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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

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One of the Most Revieweds in East Brunswick Township


Address

777 NJ-18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, United States

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

+1 732-651-8940

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (2.2K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • 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: good (13) service (10) great (10) Olive (9) nice (9) restaurant (8) shrimp (7) server (7) bread (6) table (6)
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  • 5/5 krutartha s. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of my favorite Olive Garden branch. The staff is amazing and very cooperative. My favorite appetizer is shrimp scampi. Proportions are very good and if you are not satisfied with the food quality they even change your order. Plenty of parking is available in the front and back.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeannie C. 2 years ago on Google
    Brittney our waitress was amazing! She was attentive and on point with her service. The food was delicious and plentiful. We even saved room for dessert. I had the grilled chicken Margherita, and my cousin had the chicken and shrimp carbonaro. Both dishes were great.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Akshara T. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited the place for a family dinner and ordered quite a few things and it was strictly decent! Food: Ordered eggplant parmigiana, five cheese baked marinara pasta, fettuccine alfredo and three kids menu. It was strictly ok and the side bread was hard and tad bit stale and the overall salt and spice level need adjustment. Ambience: Quite nice and bustling with people. The only challenge was temperature control, there were few cold spots and hot areas making it super weird feeling! Performs like a decent chain restaurant and wouldn’t quite recommend the place
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Maruf R. 2 years ago on Google
    The portions are gigantic!! Food is very good. Loved the pasta and their special appetizer.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Abhiram B. 4 months ago on Google
    Food was Good……. Love the atmosphere and service was awesome. Definitely recommend to give a try when you are around here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Priyank P. 8 months ago on Google
    Great authentic food and humble staff service. I would definitely make this my “Go-to” date place. Even perfect for family.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 American P. 10 months ago on Google
    Food was very good. Portions were a little bit small, staff was also very nice.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Amish 1 year ago on Google
    It was over all a pleasant experience similar to all my previous Olive garden visits. The service was excellent. The server was very responsive and visited the table few times to see if we needed anything. The food, however, I felt has been drifting towards mundane compared to what it used to be years ago. I've been going to Olive garden's for over a decade, probably once a year on average and never had any complaints about the food. But this time it seemed like they changed up their sauce recipe, their bread recipes/baking process, and just the overall food experience wasn't quite up to par to expectations from past visits.. will continue to go there prob once a year.. so food wasn't horrible at least
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel O. 1 year ago on Google
    Haven't been to Olive garden in years. Service was great. Food was better than I expected. Their famous salad and bread sticks were awesome as I remember. Our server Omar was perfect. Polite, professional and helpful. Will go back again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 OMAR R. 2 years ago on Google
    Its been over 10yrs since ive visited an Olive Garden and i must say that the food was very good compared to my past experiences. The pasta, sauces, and meats were very flavorful and tasty!!! The spiked strawberry margarita could use some help though as it was alittle light for my liking and some extra tequila might of done the trick! Wouldnt mind returning back to dine at this location. Very satisfied with the service and establishment seemed clean!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 L T. 1 year ago on Google
    The only criticism I have is for a restaurant of your name you could serve better shrimp. Our local pizzeria serves bigger shrimp on their Shrimp Scampi. Your popcorn size shrimp isn't worth the price on Shrimp Scampi or Shrimp Alfredo dishes. The picture is the left over shrimp where I had for lunch over broccoli. The other picture is my local pizzerias Shrimp Scampi. I think you can do better.

  • 5/5 Earl D. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely lovely place! Looks really nice and with convenient parking. Service exceeded all my expectations, they can even change your order if you are not happy with the food. But the food is great, I really adore their bread sticks and shrimp scampi is my favorite appetizer!

  • 4/5 Jen G. 1 year ago on Google
    I went here around 2pm on a Friday and was told there was a 10 to 15 minute wait. That was a bit of a surprise but it was awhile since I visited this restaurant. We were seated and a server came to our table in a reasonable amount of time. We got our drinks quickly and received our breadsticks. No complaints about the service at all, compared to my last experience eating out it was great. The food was good and portion were decent. My only complaint was that the tables seemed kind of close and it was busy. It was a little disconcerting when a elderly couple who were seated at the table next to us during our meal were staring at us, mainly the women. We weren't talking loud really. Except for the diminished atmosphere, everything was good.

  • 5/5 Melinda S. 1 year ago on Google
    Hailey was amazing. She was so nice and professional. She made my sister and I feel so welcomed. She gave great recommendations and took very good care of us. Even when the table next to us was terrible to her she was most professional and handled the situation and remained poised. The food was delicious as always and the restaurant was clean. The OG is a long time favorite and we liked this location very much.

  • 4/5 Jennifer 1 year ago on Google
    I really like Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. They have a lot of pasta dishes that are really good. All the entrees come with breadsticks and a huge delicious salad. For the price it can’t be beat. At this location I had the lasagna and 5 cheese ziti Al Forno. The lasagna was delicious! I loved the meat sauce! The 5 cheese ziti Al Forno was good, but not great. It could of been more cheesier, and it needed more sauce for the outer edges of the dish. For dessert I had their seasonal pumpkin cheesecake special, and that was very good! It tasted more like a rich pumpkin pie than a cheesecake though. This location has great servers working here. I’m looking forward to many more dinners here, and I’ll update my review after I try a few more dishes. I recommend Olive Garden in East Brunswick!

  • 4/5 Dheer G. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is great, it's very filling and the constant bread sticks are really nice. It's entertaining to go and kids always have something to do because of the entertainment provided, and there's nice seating arrangements located in the restaurant. The only issue we had was the table we got was really small, and our server, Roeanne was really calm and dealt with all of our issues, however due to circumstances in the resteraunt we couldn't be moved to a bigger table and we all had to cramp our food. Other than that it was a great place for any occasion (went for a birthday) and it's a good place to stop by to eat good Italian food.

  • 5/5 Wandering S. 1 year ago on Google
    Overall, among the better Olive Gardens out there. Goods: Decent service always. We have been there a few times and no issues with food or drinks. Or service. Minestrone soup was not watered down. Bread was soft and fresh. Italian margarita can be improved upon - was somewhat watered down - but well, if you are looking for a good margarita, find a bar.

  • 5/5 S. D. 11 months ago on Google
    My guy and I went to the Olive Garden in New Brunswick for a quick bite. We was seated immediately and the staff and our server was very friendly. The restaurant was clean and there's plenty of parking. Our appetizers and entrée was served very quickly. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

  • 4/5 Marie D. 2 years ago on Google
    Pro: Delicious food, friendly staff, we didn't feel rushed Con: The soup was a much smaller portion than in the past, but we were able to get a refill. The broccoli with 1 of the meals was cold (not even remotely warm).

  • 5/5 sumalena t. 2 years ago on Google
    Great service placed order on phone and picked up. The lady was very nice and brought our food by curb pick up. I like how they have set up the pick up area. They come process ur payemnt and come back and give u the receipt. I also went in for a dine in for my bday. It was lunch time. Our server was nice and quick with food. I felt the front desk employee who welcome guest must be more welcoming. I felt they were just no friendly and did not smile. They did greet us but it was pale. That will get the customers to visit again. We had mozzarella sticks, chicken parmasan, chicken marsala, trimasu for desert

  • 5/5 mimi o. 9 months ago on Google
    Went for lunch with my daughter. We were seated immediately, the Hostess was very Sweet. Our Waitress Gina was also sweet & helpful. She bought our drinks, Salad, soup & bread sticks immediately. Our food came out quickly & was served hot. The place is very clean and the atmosphere is calming. The prices are reasonable. The food was excellent and we well go back again.

  • 5/5 Michele D. 5 months ago on Google
    All you can eat pasta for the win! Friendly service, nice atmosphere and you aren’t beating never ending salad & breadsticks!

  • 5/5 Sagar M. 2 years ago on Google
    We had a great time. Perfect food. The server Hailey Did a Phenomenal job taking care of us despite it being so busy due to Valentines day. I would like the restaurant to give her a special pat on the back. She was very generous and kind to us.


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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
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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