Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Veterans Day Visit We stopped by Olive Garden around noon for their Veterans Day special after visiting the Nashville Zoo. I expected a wait, but we were seated right away. The restaurant is big, clean, and easy to get around. Our server, Xavier, was excellent. He was friendly, patient, and especially kind to my our two boys. When my son asked for more breadsticks, Xavier brought some out personally just for him, which meant a lot. We’re from Cookeville and visit Olive Garden often, and the food is always consistent, portions generous, and prices fair. The tables tablet makes paying simple, too. He even thanked me for my service which was a nice gesture. Great experience all around. 🇺🇸

No pasta a few shrimp No sauce for dessert horrors service as usual!! Where is the pasta in shrimp scampi? The kids meal had pasta under the broccoli and hardly any Alfredo sauce. Meatballs with spaghetti had hardly any sauce. I love this place and order once a month but it’s never consistently the same. I spend $75 on our dinners but for a chain you would consistently it to be the same. Well found out depending on kitchen and manager’s check. I also change the spaghetti for angel hair which you may get a smaller amount but sometimes you don’t know.

Even on presumably the busiest day of the year for Olive Garden (Valentines day, our yearly tradition), the service was prompt and kind, the food was tasty, and we didn’t even have to wait! Logistically it seems like they had everything figured out! Our server Ian was particularly fantastic

Coming from Virginia this is the best experience I’ve ever had at Olive Garden. Christina was amazing! She kept checking on us making sure nothing ran out, and the place was packed. Next time I fly out here I’m definitely coming back just to be in her section. Amazing experience!

Table was spacious and neat. We had a nice lunch time and the children enjoyed their meals. We had lots of food as attached and they were delicious. We saw people going in for birthday parties and group meals. The staff that served us was cautious and friendly. I will highly recommend this place.