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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 Reviewed Italian restaurants in Louisville


Address

4811 R, Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(502) 968-2978

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (3.5K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • 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

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: salad (14) great (13) server (11) Olive (10) table (10) time (9) soup (9) good (9) Garden (9) experience (8)
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  • 2/5 The Traveling M. 2 years ago on Google • 863 reviews
    We got here at 11:30 am on a Saturday. Walked in and it was so cold we decided to leave our jackets on while eating. It's like they turn the heat off overnight then turn it back on when they open. The food and waiter were fine. Right after we ordered a large group sit next to us at 2 tables with quite a few kids. Turns out, the adults were acting worse then the kids. It seem like all the waiters and waitresses converged on their tables while we had to wait quite a while. Next time, we will go elsewhere for lunch.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nathan H. 1 year ago on Google • 86 reviews
    Alrighty. We went here for an early Saturday dinner. Place barely had anyone there so we were seated immediately. Staff was friendly and it's a nice looking place. Very atmospheric. As far as Italian resturuants go, it has a great variety to choose from. Their unlimited breadsticks comboed with soup or salad is a great cheaper option. The breadsticks are just ok, but the soup was really good. The endless soup or salad is included with most entrees. The entrees themselves are pretty tasty, but definitely not worth the $16-$20 you'll pay for each one. Too expensive in my opinion. Next time I go, I'll probably just order the better valued endless breadsticks and soup for much cheaper.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ToraOni 3 months ago on Google • 63 reviews New
    The Olive Garden is still a fun option when you are looking for Italian food. The bread sticks are still the same the soups are pretty good. Our server made the experience worthwhile. Very attentive and helpful. We got plenty of cheese on our salad and our beverage was never empty. Chicken Alfredo was very nice.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Maggie P. 2 years ago on Google
    Dinner at this particular Olive Garden has always been a good experience for us. The portion sizes were huge & the complimentary salad & bread sticks were fresh & delicious that it can appeal to just about anyone who's neither a bread or veggie aficionado in my opinion. We ordered the tour of Italy & chicken Alfredo dinner platters and although the sauces tasted fine the noodles were a little undercooked. Also I forgot what our waiter's name was (brown haired guy) but he was very nice & checked up on us frequently between meals. He also recommended that we tried the strawberry passion fruit limonata drink if we wanted something sweet but non-alcoholic & let me say that it was very delicious although it was too bad they could not do refills. Even though I'm not big into Italian food I wouldn't mind visiting this Olive Garden again given the exceptional customer service & experience this place has shone to us however I would definitely have a glass of water on hand if you're ordering any drink besides water cause they do not do refills.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rossy A. 1 year ago on Google
    The service is very friendly and the food always is great
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 angels3baby 10 months ago on Google
    They was courteous enough to allow the bachelorette party dine in 30min before closing. The staff was awesome.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kelly H. 1 year ago on Google
    My family and I had been wanting to try Olive Garden for months. We had never eaten there before. Unfortunately, after our experience today, we will never try to eat there again. We were told there was 15 to 20 minute wait when we arrived and that they would text us when our table was ready. After about 25 minutes, I walked in to check and our table was already ready but we were not notified. No big deal here, of course, things happen. Then, we were seated by the host. After 20 minutes of sitting at the table, we had not even been acknowledged by a server. At this point, I went to find the host. I politely asked if we needed to do anything specific or if a server would automatically come to our table. She informed me that someone should come automatically but that she would go get someone now. I went back to my table. 10 minutes later, there was still no server to be found. At this point, we had been waiting to eat at Olive Garden (for the first time) for over an hour and didn't even have drinks or the courtesy of someone to acknowledge us. Terrible experience. We will not be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kristen W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great experience here! Food was less than 20 minutes order to served. Good serving and service, only thing was our waiter only checked in once, but otherwise great! Chicken scampi and the tortellini was fantastic!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Don H. 6 months ago on Google • 482 reviews
    Food was fantastic. Had the triple plate. Best Olive Garden Salad I have ever eaten.

  • 3/5 J J. 5 months ago on Google • 130 reviews
    Caroline was great and courteous. We had a reservation and still waited one hour. It was very frustrating. When I think it could have just been 10 minutes. They kept saying we are cleaning up the tables. I have worked in restaurants. I asked if I could put the tables up myself. I don't understand a reservation when u still wait an hour. Kudos for Caroline. She made the long wait a lot better.

  • 5/5 Brian Griffiths (. 5 months ago on Google • 102 reviews
    First of all, shout-out to my server, Taylor. She was exceptional. She was very patient, polite, and professional. (I'm sorry about all of the cheese for our salad; I hope your arm recovers. ) The food was hot and very tasty. Our door host was also very nice. Man, i cannot wait to not be full and eat this cheesecake!

  • 5/5 Lisa Marie K. 7 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    I arrived with a party of 6, we were told it would be a 10 minute wait and it was. I don't mind waiting, when the wait does not exceed the time frame given. Our waitress was kind, she easily kept track of all 6 individual orders and separate tickets. She was prompt of keeping glasses refilled, salad and bread sticks restocked, and anticipating our needs/requests. The environment was pretty chill, surprisingly busy for the time of day (11:15ish am) but that only further proves my review. Great experience 😄

  • 5/5 Alexi F. 3 months ago on Google • 15 reviews New
    Our server Omar was wonderful and friendly, food was fresh and the drinks were great. I got the salmon and broccoli, which was delicious; the only thing that felt like it was missing from the dish was some type of sauce.

  • 2/5 JaRaya W. 3 months ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    Olive Garden is my favorite restaurant! I’ve been to many however this particular location has some work to fix. The food was very bland. I had to put salt and pepper on everything. I had two servers one that barely spoke English so I guess she was being accustomed by the other however that’s frustrating! I got up to use the bathroom and came back to our table cleared. What an inconvenience. Will not ever return to this location.

  • 5/5 Gregory M. 5 months ago on Google
    We had a large party (20+ persons) come in 1.5 hours before closing. Our waiter Ronald W. and the team were exceptional in service and making sure our needs were taken care of. This location did a great job on a weekday evening. Thank you.

  • 5/5 Chrissy B. 2 years ago on Google
    My daughter and i came here on the 18th for my birthday right before they were due to close. The staff were so VERY AWESOME, EFFICIENT and great atmosphere! Our food was excellent and even still warm as we put our leftovers in to go boxes! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this location! Esp the dinner shift!

  • 2/5 Tamika Griffin (Real Life With M. 2 years ago on Google
    I am sad to report this after such high recommendations of eating here. The front house people were friendly when we arrived. Since we had called ahead we were seating rather quickly once we arrived. The waiter acted as if she was afraid to serve us. She checked on us a total of 4 times throughout our meal. We literally were the last people served in her section. Literally she would walk right past us and go to the next table. The bartender actually helped us more then our server. We never even received a glass of water and I am not joking. We tried speaking with the manager and I am not sure what her deal was either but she just smiled and shook her head. On the plus side, the meal sizes are decent for the price and once you rewarm the food up it wasn't bad. Should have went to Red Lobster.

  • 3/5 DecafCoffee 2 years ago on Google
    We ordered car side pickup. The lady that brought us our food was very nice, and our food was in good shape when we got home. Our pasta, however, was near flavorless.. the dessert and salad was fine though!

  • 4/5 Pravin S. 4 months ago on Google
    The team at Olive Garden was truly amazing! Little Rush in the evening , but amazing service and great food. Italian salad and Grilled chicken Margherita was delicious. I enjoyed very much!

  • 5/5 Michelle B. 8 months ago on Google
    My husband, my youngest son and I met our oldest son, his wife and son there to have dinner. They were visiting from out of town because their son had a doctor's appointment. Our poor server was busy being harassed by another table of hers, so the manager started out getting part of their order (they arrived a little bit before us) and offering them a free appetizer. When our server was finally able to have her difficult table appeased enough and was able to take care of us she was very attentive and made sure all of our needs were met. I can actually say that this was one of the best experiences I've ever had at any restaurant including this restaurant, I've ate before.

  • 5/5 Josh S. 2 years ago on Google
    Always a great place to eat. Service was friendly and fast. The food was great and waitress was quick to get all our drinks/food. We had a party of 8 and were treated nicely. We will be back!

  • 5/5 Kevin H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Chicken Alfredo, excellent Italian Tour plate of 3 different pasta dishes. Service was wonderful, our waiter was Kevin, he was warm and friendly and took good care of us. Not too crowded either.

  • 5/5 Don H. 6 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Food was fantastic. Had the trio. Also best salad I have ever had at an olive garden.

  • 3/5 Eve G. 1 year ago on Google
    I want to start off by saying the chicken n dumplings were AMAZING. They brought back all my childhood memories 😢 😍.. my chicken Alfredo was delicious although my friend had no sauce on her plate and I was only served 1 beverage no refill the whole time I was there. I did go to the bathroom but that was like an hour after being there. We were the very first customers there was no reason how no one helped eachother I even asked another server for sauce n she never came back with it. Thank u for the delicious food but it could of been way better experience.

  • 4/5 Cindy J. 2 years ago on Google
    I absolutely love Olive Garden's : Never Ending Soup, Salad & Breadsticks Your choice of unlimited homemade soup served with famous house salad and hot breadsticks Pasta e Fagioli Zuppa Toscana Minestrone Chicken & Gnocchi Breadsticks Famous House Salad I had the Chicken & Gnocchi soup with salad and bread. I'm always full and satisfied for under $12 with tax included. You can even try a different soup every time you get a refill. This is by far one of their best and cost efficient menu choices!

  • 4/5 CLee B. 1 year ago on Google
    Was feeling salad and breadsticks 😋😋 added the calamari and fried mozzarella as an added treat. Peach Bellini iced tea was super refreshing. Our service was excellent.

  • 4/5 charlotte g. 1 year ago on Google
    I love Olive Garden. However a family that was seated after us had their drink order and food order taken before we were thought about. I almost left but my daughter loves this place also. We stayed. We were never offered anymore breadsticks and the table behind us who ordered first was asked if they would like more. We did have a different waiter but that is no excuse. I understand how busy people can be but at least acknowledge we are there and you will tend to us soon. That is all I ask.

  • 3/5 Alfredo P. 1 year ago on Google
    They should pay more attention to the bathrooms 🚻. The men's room was like this.

  • 4/5 Gregory Earl A. 10 months ago on Google
    Food was pretty good. We got the BYOP Spaghetti w/ meat sauce on angel-hair pasta w/ three meatball’s. Simple comfort food. The salad was not as good as I remembered in the past, in fact it was a downgraded iceberg lettuce no romaine, no black olives! Oh, it has a few red onions and two slices of roma tomato,one pepperoncini small pkg of croutons with approx 4-5 bread bits and a tiny tub of dressing. Wow I’m underwhelmed. For the prices they charge I know they could do much better and still profit. Will have to opt for the soup in the future it is always very good. Bread sticks were fresh and tasty and the service was respectful and on time.

  • 3/5 Ashley L. 10 months ago on Google
    Food is ok not like it used to be but the service we had was great.... they were so helpful in helping us celebrate my daughter's high school graduation. They really did an amazing job taking care of our family. Both ladies did a great job.....

  • 5/5 Debi D. 1 year ago on Google
    Let me tell you, this is the best olive garden I have been to in a long time!! The server (name on receipt Thomas C.?) Was awesome. He was so attentive and friendly. Quick to get items we asked for. The food was so delicious. Thank you for a wonderful lunch of soup, salad, breadsticks and dipping sauce!

  • 5/5 Thomas L. 11 months ago on Google
    Staff handled our large family without a problem and even seated us quickly. Giselle was in training and we feel this restaurant will find her to be an amazing addition. The food was good and the soups were tasty. Most of us took home leftovers (which were set into boxes for us, something I don't think I've experienced before!)


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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
    • ✓️ 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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