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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Restaurant Bar Meal takeaway Italian restaurant Family restaurant Seafood restaurant Catering service Wine bar Mediterranean restaurant Gluten free restaurant Soup restaurant

One of the Most Revieweds in Smyrna


Address

2467 Cobb Pkwy SE, Smyrna, GA 30080

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(770) 933-8971

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (3.7K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: (Easter), 11 AM to 10 PM, Holiday hours
  • Monday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (14) server (13) soup (13) Olive (11) nice (11) time (9) Garden (8) salad (8) manager (8) location (8)
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  • 4/5 Jacob G. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best Olive Garden I’ve been to. Very delicious food and server was very nice. I feel very comfortable to recommend this one. However, the bathroom probably can be cleaner.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cedric M. 1 year ago on Google
    I've been to many Olive Gardens but this one stood out as one of the best I've had the pleasure of being served at. It was your typical Olive Gardens but what made it stand out was a the server. He was on point. A wonderful server. He knew the menu, was able to suggest great meals, friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was very nice, clean, the meal was fresh and see delicious, and the price was a good price for the price, quality and portion of food given. I'll definitely return to this establishment. Every Olive Gardens should use this one as a model of how a restaurant should be.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 IAP MAD Team L. 1 year ago on Google
    Place has a musky smell. Waitress came with the salad a main course all at the same time. We had to ask for the bread. There was an extra charge for a soup we never order or received. Ask the Waitress sand she said the bill was correct. We pay and I decided to ask at the front. The gentleman explained that looks like we order a soup. I explained that we didn't and he immediately called the manager. Another gentleman came over and offer two solutions to correct the overcharge. These two employees are the reason I gave the place a four star.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Debbie H. 2 years ago on Google
    So, the food wS delicious when it came. Dakota very nice young man who was BUSY!!!Olive Garden only gets 3 stars because service was UBER sssssslllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww. So slow we considerey just getting up and leaving. Ultimately they FINALLY bought food out but, I am not impressed and very disappointed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Dinah W. 11 months ago on Google
    I use to eat here all the time but I was extremely disappointed this time. I attached a picture of the pasta I received the noodles were old and I received about 50% less than it usually is. I ordered ToGo and the food came out 10 minutes after it was supposed to be ready. For contexts I ordered the dinner spaghetti. The only reason I’m rating it a 2 and not a 1 is because the service that delivered my food was very nice!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Adrianne P. 1 year ago on Google
    Unfortunately our experience was subpar. It started with an unpleasant greeting from your manager, Andre. When I walked in with my 18 month old twins and my 2 month old daughter, I was told we had a 10 minute wait. I decided to take the girls to the bathroom and get them ready for dinner. We came back and sat down for another 10 minutes. By then it had been over 15 minutes. I checked in with Andre and asked about our table. He seemed very irritated that I asked him about the table again. I told him that I was managing three small children and I needed to be seated quickly. He rolled his eyes and said something to the effect of “ because you need high chairs I can’t sit you anywhere and I’m doing my best“ I told him that I did not even need high chairs anymore. I just needed to sit quickly because my children were melting down. At this point he walked away and left someone else to help me. At that point I thought that he was the greeter. After eating dinner I asked to speak to the manager and I was shocked to find out that it was him. I was appalled to find a manager was such poor customer service. Since he was a manager I told him that my issue was with how I was treated by him. He curtly apologized. I did not seem sincere. I was really disappointed with the customer service experience from the manager. Otherwise, my server was great!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M. D. 1 year ago on Google
    Outstanding CUSTOMER SERVICE. Unmatched by ANY other restaurant. EVERY time we come here the food is prepared to our dietary specifications and the service is impeccable. Don took our order and took care to ensure all was right. An African American young man before him and a African American young lady before him. Absolute professionalism no matter if its near closing or just opening. Just consistent excellence.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Samadhi S. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow! This place is expensive by item but one dish is so huge and you can even share one plate with two people. Also, they have $6 Togo box offer so if you get any entrée, you can get $6 of full meal. I am so satisfied for their service and I’ll go again with my family. The price definitely worth it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 jessie l. 2 years ago on Google
    Olive Garden is just not what it use to be. The sauce from the pastas taste like they were from a package and heated up. I thought each sauce was made from scratch but that’s not what we were told by our server. It’s from a package and sat in a warmer all day. Which is why our sauces were so clumpy and oily. Our sever was very nice and food came out super quick. It’s just the food quality was horrible. I don’t see the point of having chefs in the back if you just put everything together on a plate from a warmer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tha Ice M. 2 years ago on Google
    My brother-in-law REALLY enjoyed here for his birthday. I on the other hand am not a big pasta fan. I did enjoy our visit. The food was good. The staff was professional and courteous. I'd recommend it for a visit. Especially for a GREAT cold beer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Naomi B. 2 years ago on Google
    The bread sticks are incredibly delicious along with the all you can eat salad! Our waitress was top of the line customer service Tia, who went above and beyond her waitress duties. She made our outing worthwhile and she did it with finesse! Superb job! Thank you. Make sure you go by and pay her a visit because you'll be glad you did. Kudos to you Tia for a job well done!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rashad �. 1 year ago on Google
    Disappointed to say the least. My wife and myself came in for soup & salad for lunch and let's just say I should've took heed to the 2.5 stars out of 270+ reviews on Yelp. I only took one picture of the first bowl of soup and it was chunky, no complaints really with the soup, it was chunky. The salad was okay, had about 2 small jalapeños, 2 tomatoes, 3 olives and a handful of croutons and red onions onions. I requested the server put parmesan cheese on it and added some black pepper to make it "pop". The Strawberry-Mano Tea was too sweet (only drank half) and so was the regular lemonade. The service was HORRIBLE, Yasmin was our server. She was nice but after the first bowl of soup we didn't see her for nearly 15 minutes, then after the refill we saw her about every 7 to 12 minutes. I didn't want to give her a tip but times are hard so we tipped but I won't be back to that location, if I try Olive Garden again I will go to the Dunwoody location. I wish Scalini's across the street never closed down permanently. This location needs a visit from some regional managers or something. It needs help quick! The ambiance is typical, nothing special

  • 5/5 Gus H. 5 months ago on Google
    Cute little hole in the wall. I can't believe I've never been here. I truly felt like family. The little touches like unlimited bread sticks and salad were so generous of them. My favorite parts were the music and the little chocolate mint they give you when you're finished.

  • 5/5 Diana S. 4 months ago on Google
    Deliza was absolutely wonderful!! i went with my family for a birthday dinner and she did an amazing job!! she was also super sweet and has the best smile!! definitely coming back to this location.

  • 5/5 Cindy J. 6 months ago on Google
    Have gone twice and both times have been extremely pleasant. Had the nicest and most attentive server tonight, her name was Daisy. They had big parties coming in and out and still you could tell they all took their time to give their tables much love. Saw a server drop some glass and the manager came to help clean and made sure she was okay. Thank you for such a great experience!

  • 5/5 wes w. 8 months ago on Google
    Dinner service here with a large wedding party with little notice was great. Service was on point and we had no wait time to get to the table. Food and service was fantastic! All involved did a great job and service!

  • 3/5 K. F. 5 months ago on Google
    My mother was in town and specifically indicated she wanted some minestrone soup from Olive Garden. I had a gift card that I figured I would never use that actually came in handy. We opted to stop by for lunch and we both ordered the $8.99 lunch special. You get unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks!! This is a steal of a deal!! Not to many places you can go today and eat a meal for less than $10!!! Our wait staff was friendly and service was quick. I only had one bowl of soup and one bowl of salad and a few breadsticks. That is all it took for me to get full. My mom had 1.5 bowls of soup, one bowl of salad and breadsticks. One nice feature of this special is you don’t have to keep getting the same soup. My mom tried two different ones. One thing my mom noted is that every Olive Garden she patronizes has this interesting smell. It’s like an old person, musty feet kind of smell that was present at this location. I told her maybe it’s because the buildings are so old. She seems to think it has something to do with what they cook with. Just note- there is a not so favorable scent in this restaurant. While I feel you can’t beat the price, it’s just not my cup of tea. I highly doubt i will be back, unless it’s at my mothers request again.

  • 5/5 Sherry C. 9 months ago on Google
    Karla was the most friendly waitress I've had in years. Knowledgeable, very attentive and made sure everything was good. I will recommend her next time

  • 5/5 Dabid G. 3 years ago on Google
    We had a wonderful time with family here. The food and service was one of a kind!! 🥰😋. We will definitely return to this location. Brennan our waiter was the absolute best. He sang happy birthday to my two nieces and gave us complimentary desert!

  • 4/5 Phyllis R. 11 months ago on Google
    Our server was nice, friendly and polite. Our experience was nice! So, we did notice some things. Like the window seals were dirty, thick accumulated dust, quite visible. The light fixture was dusty as well. An emergency light fixture was not section the ceiling. These are things we noticed immediately upon sitting. Such cleanliness of restaurant should be addressed.

  • 5/5 Parth P. 9 months ago on Google
    This place always rocks, but today was extra special. Our server Ronnie was absolutely the best, she made our evening! Thanks Ronnie and the OG team, appreciate the positive atmosphere here!

  • 5/5 Melanie 2 years ago on Google
    Olive Garden rarely disappoints and this location sets the bar. A new trainee was very attentive and even knew the menu. The front desk staff seated us promptly from the wait list (always join the wait list!) and the manager recommended a delicious chicken and shrimp carbonara that was amazing.

  • 5/5 Jeri Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Our waiter was very attentive and described some menu items. The food was very delicious. The menu hasn't changed much. Two in our party shared a meal. The other had the soup. The portions were standard Olive Garden sizes. The food was served piping hot. The overall appearance of the lobby and dining area was very clean and welcoming.

  • 5/5 Derpy Chancla :. 2 years ago on Google
    The waiter was such a delight, he consistently kept coming back every 5-8 minutes. Service was out of this world, food was phenomenal. Definitely recommend coming here!

  • 4/5 Trey H. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff was awesome very friendly and helpful food was good average meal ok prices

  • 1/5 Web M. 2 years ago on Google
    Very disorganized place. Many free tables but there's wait. Understandably possibly understaffed. They give you the option to order food at the bar. The wait to get your order at the bar is longer than waiting to get seated. If you get sent to the bar, still put your name for a table, you are going to get a table quicker than placing your order at the bar.... Very dirty place. The bathroom looks like a crusty Shell station' bathroom... After eventually placing the order at the bar it took very long to get the food served. 15 minutes later they brought plasticware in a plastic wrapper like the ones you get in Taco Bell. Save yourself the disappointment and go to the local Waffle House. They have metal forks and knives. This place should be closed until they hire bar tenders, waiters and until they have money to buy silverware (set of 8 are $9.99 at Target)

  • 4/5 Pri 1 year ago on Google
    The place is decent but the pasta served was undercooked. The server was pretty nice though as she got me another cocktail coz the first one was not that great ! The bread sticks served as a side are pretty good but the soup options didn't work very well for me. The food overall was average but the service was excellent.

  • 5/5 L S. 2 years ago on Google
    2 for 2! This was our 2nd time dining at this location and we definitely weren't disappointed! We were a party of 5, Janiece was our server. She did a phenomenal job! She was so nice, attentive and funny! Our food came out quickly and EVERYTHING was hot. We will be back for sure!


Call (770) 933-8971 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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