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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

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

One of the Most Reviewed Italian restaurants in Charlotte


Address

8225 Northlake Commons Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28216

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(704) 494-4473

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (3.7K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 11 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: (Good Friday), 11 AM to 11 PM, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • 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

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (14) great (9) time (8) server (7) Olive (7) meal (6) wait (6) Garden (6) service (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Heather Lea L. 2 years ago on Google
    Enjoyed a meal with family our server was fantastic food was really good. The wait was longer than the online check in lead you to believe but they were definitely a Lil short on wait staff but had that well under control they were not filling dinning rooms with more than the staff could handle. So that shows good management as well, better to make people wait or turn people away than to overwhelm your staff and give everyone a bad experience.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cynthia R. 2 years ago on Google
    Stopped in for a quick lunch/early dinner and was able to sit at the the bar right away. Service was fast and friendly. Salad great as always and my salmon was cooked to perfection. I tried a rum punch drink that was definitely made with love lol. Perfect amount of alcohol and juice mixtures.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Richard M. 10 months ago on Google
    One of the best olive gardens I have been in. Service was great. Food came out quickly. The restaurant was clean. Had the chicken and shrimp Alfredo. It was good. I would go back.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patricia V. 8 months ago on Google
    We always love eating here. I noticed that they now have GRILLED Chicken Parm and was very pleased with the dish. They also allowed me to sub fresh grilled vegi for the pasta. Service was great as well. **UPDATE - Went for dinner tonight as a couple. (Wednesday 5:00ish) We waited 20minutes before being seated with "Alex" ALEXANDRA. She was a real delight. Her sweet smile and eagerness to make our meal perfect made our evening. I always love the BYO PASTA & order angel hair, scampi sauce, and sausage but tonight was especially good. My Zuppa Toscana tasted fresh, hot, meaty, and different than I've had in any Olive Garden. Tasted as good as my homemade recipe! The bread was too hot to eat and too light & fresh to rush. My sausage was grilled crispy on the outside but still moist inside with the perfect ratio of sauce to pasta. My husband said his salad(s), rigatoni with traditional Maranara and sausage were as good as usual. All while I was doing back flips over my meal. Thank you OG for being so reliable, both with food and service.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Ranita I. 1 year ago on Google
    I want to start this off by saying I love Olive Garden. Positive points: The food at this branch was delicious and our server was very sweet. Negative points: This branch however was one of the worst we've ever come to for these reasons. When we arrived, we were told we needed to wait so we waited, and when it was time to get our table, the lady who led us there seemed to not have any manners. She left the menus on the table in a pile and when we thanked her, she replied with a "mmhmm" as if we had just done her a disservice. She didn't check if we were comfortable. I'm bringing this up because we have always been looked after by the other staff at other Olive Garden's, and they've been courteous, so this behaviour was unexpected. The bathrooms were very badly maintained - not flushed, doors that don't lock, and tissue paper on the floor. So yeah, not the best branch however we will keep going to Olive Garden as this is the first time we've experienced this.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Raquel S. 1 year ago on Google
    We went around 6pm on a Sunday night and it was busy! There was a 25 minute wait for a table so we thought sitting at the bar would be faster. WRONG. The bartender was the only person working in the bar she was very slow. We ended up waiting for a table and it turned out to be the best choice. Our server was busy but she attended to us quickly. Food came out on time and hot. It wasn’t amazing but it’s how we expected it to be. We hadn’t been to Olive Garden in years and the food was consistent with how we remembered it to be. Haha Definitely recommend making a reservation before you go!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Henrique G. 2 years ago on Google
    I’ve been here a couple times and every time I’m surprised with the quality of service. I haven’t had a bad experience here. The food is always fresh and well prepared. The place is big, and I never had to wait more than 10 minutes.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Michael G. 2 years ago on Google
    Two things I can always count on when it comes to Olive Garden - the food is always good, and the bathrooms are always in need of attention. I visited the bathroom before and after my meal. The puddle of urine under the urinal grew in the interim, and the vinyl gloves left on the floor by someone from the kitchen were still there.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 DELTA T *Air C. 1 year ago on Google
    Today Lyric was our server, she did awesome! She is smiling girl and fantastic attitude, we know the words is not the only important, also we gave her good tip today. thanks for your great attention. Also before today our server Uriel was very attentive, and Chicken Carbonara great!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tasha S. 1 year ago on Google
    I dined here to celebrate my birthday. It was a Wednesday night and it wasn't very crowded. My entree, the shrimp scampi, was delicious! I received a generous portion and the salad and breadsticks were an added bonus. My waitress was very attentive and pleasant. I was not disappointed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Makeuplov13 6 months ago on Google
    We ordered a medium sirloin but came well done. We sent it back and got a perfect medium. Also, the tortellini pasta was great. The service was very good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Iswarya M. 6 months ago on Google
    Good amount of food and drinks. We couldn't complete the whole meal. They came with a side of soup, which I didn't actually like as much as the Chicken Alfredo. The bread is so good. Soft and melting.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kris P. 8 months ago on Google
    I have not been to Olive Garden in years and recently someone mentioned it and I decided to give it a try. Omg, the food, service and drinks 🍹 chef kiss everything was delicious. It took my entree a while to come out, but other than that-yummy!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lee Roy “Bam-Bam” Richardson I. 2 years ago on Google
    I love this place! And thanks to of our kids and his wife this dinner was free!!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mahely R. 1 year ago on Google
    We come here all the time, the staff is always very nice; but out server this time was Danny, he was phenomenal: very attentive, funny, & friendly, our favorite server by far. The food was good as usual.

  • 5/5 Srikanth S. 1 year ago on Google
    It's not just any olive garden, it's a well run one. Service is quick and organized, food is what you expect and they are accommodating towards little children. Stress-free experience.

  • 5/5 Caroline N. 1 year ago on Google
    I purchased the shrimp scampi two days in a row. You get two nice and warm garlic sticks, a huge salad and of course the main dish. Today I asked for extra dressing. It was there in the bag. Fantastic customer service and on time. Food was hot and delicious!!!

  • 5/5 Mike L. 11 months ago on Google
    Had a great experience sitting at the bar. Akin B was our bartender and he took great care of us even though he was trying to cleanup. We will definitely check to see if he’s bartending on our next trip. The meal was great and the atmosphere was perfect.

  • 5/5 Lee Jacques (Hopeful O. 1 year ago on Google
    Finally, a nice waitress. Fifteen years of off and on going here and hating it because food is always good but service has been horrible. Until this time. A very polite young lady served us patiently and was on point. Good hiring choice, finally. Food was, as always, very good. Ample food and endless salad. Love your salad and hope it never changes.

  • 4/5 Elizabeth M. 7 months ago on Google
    It was a good experience. Salad, vegetable soup, tiramusu, excellent. Lasagna was ok, not as before, but was not bad.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ 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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