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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 Bars in Riverside


Address

3650 Tyler St, Riverside, CA 92503

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(951) 351-9798

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (3.9K reviews)


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: soup (14) time (14) great (13) good (13) wait (12) service (11) chicken (11) sticks (10) gave (8) tasty (8)
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  • 5/5 Jose B. 3 years ago on Google
    Came here yesterday, 03/30/2021 for dine in with my future in laws. It was great! It was worth the wait! I had the Tour of Italy dish. Delicious! Was full at the end! 😂 The salad was great to have before the main entree! Will come again! Thank you to the waitress who served us! Great customer service!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sami Z. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was delicious, but the service was even better. You won't be disappointed. Will for sure come back. Starr our server was just amazing...
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeff H. 1 year ago on Google
    We came here for a weekday lunch special! You get to pick your entre plus endless soup, salad, and breadstick! As you may know, special meaning smaller portions compare to regular prices. After two soups and appetizers, we were kind of full, and some of us packed to go for dinner later.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Angela A. 3 years ago on Google
    Was served rotten food.. I waited 1 1/2 hours to be called in for a party of 2 (my son and myself), then when I walk up apparently my table was given away and I had to wait an additional 20 mins for a table.. Then I was served rotten food. I gave the food back obviously and lost my appetite. I saw MANY angry customers, one was screaming and storming out while a manager was chasing after her out the door to her car.. And the employees at the door were talking bad about her being a problem customer.. (I should have taken it as a hint watching that go down).. Hopefully the restaurant gets fresher food and better service.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sumrhot 1 year ago on Google
    10-minute wait was not too bad for 545pm on a Saturday night. Service was a bit slow only because the sever had a large group. The food was great. Tried the Moscato Sangria with watermelon, it was off the hook good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angel G. 1 year ago on Google
    The food super tasty. The service received by Ashley has been on of the best ever. She was so friendly, attentive and went beyond of our expectations. She sang me happy birthday because of my occasion and gave me a little cake as a courtesy. The best experience...!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sherrie T. 10 months ago on Google
    We decided to dine here since I received a gift card for my birthday. What a waste of my gift card. The sea food Alfredo was horrible overcooked. Spaghetti was dry. We had to ask for more sauce. By the time the waitress came with the sauce, my husband had lost his appetite. We were very disappointed with our entire meal. This was our first time eating at Olive Garden. I doubt that we will return. Very poor service and food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josh H. 2 years ago on Google
    Stopped by this Oliva Garden for the first time. Very positive experience. Our waiter was prompt and attentive. The food was hit very good. Portion sizes were generous and the warm Italian donuts were great! I'd recommend this location to anyone!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jack Sins (. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was pretty good. We ordered the shrimp scampi, chicken Parmesan, a kid’s pizza, 1 strawberry daiquiri, 1 Italian rum punch and a kids peach smoothie. The shrimp in the shrimp scampi was okay in flavor but the scampi (sauce) was very tasty. I dipped my breadsticks in it and it was better than the shrimp. The sauce didn’t absorb too well into the noodles but the noodles were of decent flavor. 🍤 The chicken Parmesan was quite tasty, it was full of sauce and significantly wetter than normal but it was the best Parmesan 🐓 I have ever had there. The sauce permeated all of the meat and oh wow was it delicious. The kids pizza 🍕 was good for what it was but the kids peach smoothie was supremely just the right amount of sweet. I didn’t. It know peach 🍑 smoothies could taste so amazing. The strawberry daiquiri was super great as well as the Italian rum punch. The daiquiri was blended and that really added to the flavor. Next time I will order the rum punch because the strength took my taste buds my surprise. As for soup, we had the pasta fijole and chicken gnocchi, both tasty tasty tasty tasty soups. The kiosk at the table I was using had issues working when checking out and the breadsticks tasted much different than usual but it was a swell adventure overall.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Raymond P. 2 years ago on Google
    As always food was great and service exceptional.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jon D. 11 months ago on Google
    The dining area was clean but it was a busy night so kind of loud. The staff was great. They were friendly and professional and checked on us often. I had the unlimited soup and salad. The lettuce was crisp and fresh. The dressing was very good (we had ranch and 1000 island). The bread sticks were the bomb! I had the minestrone soup which was really good. Due to some medical issues I was having trouble eating the beans and noodles (oh the many kids of cancer). The staff had the cooks strain it for me and brought just the broth. That was really nice of them. My wife had the chicken and shrimp carbonara which she really liked. We had several people on our party and we all enjoyed our meals. Really my only complaint was the restroom. It was not very clean, and not enough stalls and urinals for a restaurant that size. Give it a try. Ill be back for more soup!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Richard H. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is not the same anymore since 6 or 7 years ago this is what I get when ordering a tour of Italy the breaded chicken is the shape of a chicken sandwich patty not at all like chicken breast or even a parmesan chicken piece in person and as you can see the Lasagna is beyond disappointing don't bother getting lasagna from olive garden the lasagna should be called spaghetti lasagna because it's all deconstructed pretty much nothing here is really cooked from scratch now but reheated in the ovens very sad. I was super thirsty after eating also from all the salt the food had.

  • 5/5 Sonja G. 2 years ago on Google
    The food was delicious. Our Waitress was nice and friendly, smile on her face. A lot of food, we took to go boxes, always a plus. The bread sticks were hot, yummy, the food as well.

  • 4/5 Nicole S. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was excellent. Service was good buuut the atmosphere was awful! The music was blaring, it was very hot in the dining room. We were sweating. Also there was screaming kids and crying babies that drove us up the wall. Big bummer because we couldn't wait to get out of there.

  • 1/5 Heather R. 9 months ago on Google
    Probably the worst experience at Olive Garden... Ever. On a position note, we only waited 10 minutes to be seated... And, on the remake, the bread sticks came out hot. The restaurant was basically empty with plenty of staffing. We arrived 1.5 hours before closing. The ladies restroom was gross... Nothing wiped down, toilet paper everywhere, paper towels all over the floors and the items needed to be replenished. We ordered calamari as an appetizer and then the soup and bread sticks for our meal (our favorite). We received the soup right away. The server gave about a tablespoon of cheese on them and walked away as if to say "that's all you get". The appetizer was no where to be found (this was completely opposite of what we requested) and the bread sticks were ice cold so I had to walk to the wait station to request different ones. After being ignored but no less then 3 servers, someone finally ask if I was being helped. I explained what the problem was, requested fresh sticks and showed him the table. We decided to eat the soup without the bread sticks as it was also getting cold while we waited. The sticks did come out hot thankfully. The soup was good but not completely hot. It was OK. We had her cancel the appetizer as we gave up on it after no updates came. With the second bowl of soup, she dropped it off and then left without a word with no cheese at all this time. She did come back a few minutes later and, I think she noticed our annoyance at the poor service and cooling food. She did offer more cheese after her singular tablespoon serving again. We decided to skip my ABSOLUTE favorite dessert, the Italian donuts - the whole reason we had come in. I figured that they would be cold and gross anyway. We paid the bill and left. While I'll probably visit other locations in the future, it won't be this one. (all of this while in a basically empty restaurant 🤦🏻‍♀️)

  • 5/5 Mari O. 1 year ago on Google
    HAVENT BEEN AT OLIVE GARDEN IN A WHILE AND TODAY WAS AWESOME.. OUR WAITRESS DANNY (DANIEL) WAS AWESOME.. HE TREAT US SUPER GOOD EXPLAIN THE MENU REALLY GOOD ALWAYS WITH A SMILE. VERY POLITE AND ATTENTIVE. BEST WAITRESS..... WE NEED MORE PERSONS LIKE HIM... FOOD WAS REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU DANIEL FOR MAKING OUR DAY ........

  • 5/5 Sophie 1 year ago on Google
    I went here starving and left full of joy and amazing food. The salad surprised me I don't know what kind of olive oil dressing that was but I ate that whole bowl. The appetizer was fresh and came with 2 choices of sauce. I love pasta so maybe I'm bias but I thought it was killer and bless that waitress that put up with us needing ALL the cheese. It's very lively, loud and family friendly. Oh and those bread sticks are still one of the best parts about eating there.

  • 4/5 Danny M. 1 year ago on Google
    Had dinner with the kids, 45 minute wait. Very busy place, good service but servers seemed preoccupied had to keep asking for more bread sticks and refills and soup. The super Toscana didn’t have any sausage. I had to ask the waitress if they no longer put sausage to which she stated they do and on the second bowl of soup they had two pieces of sausage. Over all good experience but not worth the wait.

  • 5/5 SCRAPtor 1. 11 months ago on Google
    We haven't had Olive Garden in quite a while, but due to a viral tik-tok video, we had to go back and have our favorite plates and see if the cheese grater rumor was true. It was, lol! The staff was very attentive and courteous. We will be back for sure!

  • 1/5 Kimberly R. 1 year ago on Google
    It’s just not fair My husband and I were going because our first time at this Olive Garden Because my husband had a $25 dollar gift card. So we decided to have dinner there But at the moment we got our plates my husband notice in his chicken and shrimp carbonara had a BLACK BUG WITH LEGS we were double checking if it was something regular from the pasta but no 👎 We tell our server, she apologized and notify the manager She took off my husband plate of the check and gave a him a cake. Server just gave us to go containers for us to go. Literally didn’t touch my food after seeing that and got charge for the rest of the stuff we order. It’s ridiculous!!!!!! After a long day at work and not eat nothing just got to go containers and basically telling us to leave. I don’t have the picture of the bug But I have my receipt And I know and my husband knows what we went through as our first experience here. Worst experience ever!!! Only have my receipt (Everything happened so fast didn’t have time to take a picture of the bug) DISCUSTING!!!!!!!!!🤢🤮

  • 3/5 joanna t. 1 year ago on Google
    Our food took 45 minutes to come out. Staff was super friendly. My food pasta was dryer then a woman whos dealing with menopause:( my daughters pasta was dry as hell too. Server was great!!! And management was great too. I got more sauce made my pasta mushy but oh well.

  • 4/5 Yen B. 3 years ago on Google
    Food was good. I got the chicken n shrimp carbonara with watermelon sangria. Sangria was super sweet like a candy. I returned it to get a margarita which never came. I was never offered a water either.

  • 5/5 Mike 2 years ago on Google
    Can't go wrong with olive garden. We went a on a Saturday evening, which is expected to be a busy time. We made a reservation online before we left and by the time we got there only had to wait about 20 minutes to get seated. Had some delicious food and appetizers, can't go wrong with anything on the menu really. I think the staff felt bad we were waiting a bit of time for our food, we thought service was great since we went at a busy time. They gave a discount on the appetizer since they thought we waited a long time, I thought it was a reasonable wait. And the infinite salad keeps you occupied while waiting too.

  • 5/5 Diane M. 2 years ago on Google
    I would like to really thank our server tonight. I believe his name is Danny Z. He was so helpful and thoughtful, especially with my 2 yr old granddaughter. You made what could have been a stressful outing into a completely pleasurable one. This restaurant is very lucky to have you as an employee! Dinner was delicious as well! Thanks so much!

  • 5/5 Elizabeth M. 2 years ago on Google
    I never ever do this and for me to take the time out of my day says a lot Had this wonderful young man named Giovanni he was very pleasant clean and charming man he worked very efficiently and got me and my husband all our needs If you happen to go this location please ask for Giovanni to be your waiter hes such a Blessing as a waiter. Always on top of his tables asking if everything is okay, if there's anything missing, how's your food, etc. You won't regret it. You'll experience a truly good Customer Service! His such a Blessing as a employee! Thank you Giovanni it was a Blessing for me n my family to meet you. You deserve more then 5 stars. Awesome Customer Service skills.👍🏼⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • 3/5 tee t. 3 years ago on Google
    Olive Garden is one of my favorites. The chicken gnocchi soup when made right is oh so tasty. This location is like all other Olive Gardens, friendly staff and long wait times but everything here is worth waiting for. I ordered late and it was to-go the doors were already closed and they didnt have a direct line for someone to call when you arrived for your order. It was very quick and not like the usual 'is there anything else you like to order' or review of items which was odd since all Olive Gardens. They were nice and polite about getting missed items.

  • 5/5 Grizzly G. 3 years ago on Google
    Came to do some business and ended up at the bar section. We had a couple double shots recommended by the server. She was very attentive to what we needed gave us great small talk.

  • 4/5 Uniqueka e. 3 years ago on Google
    Really good service. Food was great as well. Kinda busy for a weekday but we only wait 10min to be seated

  • 5/5 Jeanette R. 3 years ago on Google
    Our Server Caleb was just absolutely amazing. He suggested an amazing appetizer that I was extremely and surprisingly pleased with. He provided a very welcoming experience!! Will go here again for sure!! Only down fall was the 1+ hour wait time. 🙁

  • 5/5 Dan J. 3 years ago on Google
    Waitress, Esther was FANTASTIC. Even our unique orders she brought our meal exactly as we ordered. She was pleasant and professional. We could not have asked for any better service. When it was past her shift, Olivia took over and, again, she was great. I told the manager I felt like a celebrity for her to assign us her best waitresses! The Pasta Fagoli soup has improved tremendously from a couple of years ago - thank you! We will once again, be back more frequently. 😋🙂


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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
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ 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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