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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 Vancouver


Address

8101 NE Parkway Dr, Vancouver, WA 98662

Website

www.olivegarden.com

Contact

(360) 256-8174

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (3.6K 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: good (15) Olive (9) service (8) time (8) delicious (6) soup (6) Garden (6) great (6) server (6)
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  • 5/5 Cynthia S. 2 years ago on Google
    I figured after eating here multiple times over the years, that I should finally give a review. Great menu options....I have not had a dish that I haven't liked yet, and I'm pretty sure I've tried them all. I do miss the cheese ravioli dish topped with mushrooms in a rich smoked gouda cheese sauce, and hope it reappears on the menu (hint, hint). You gotta love the perfectly seasoned breadsticks, which come warm and soft, and go excellent with a side of their house alfredo dipping sauce 😋, and of course their signature salad. Save room for dessert if you can! Or go in for dessert alone paired with one of their many delicious coffee drinks.👍
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nat L. 2 years ago on Google
    Ordered curbside pick up, stayed at hotel nearby. The steak was dry, overcooked, fries where soggy and fettuccine Alfredo was really dry. They forgot our utensils wich I specifically asked for 2 times and had to ask for ketchup for fries few times the girl just said she didn't know if they carried ketchup and just stood there. Lol I asked her if she could ask someone because I got the fries and she said she was new. I liked Olive garden before now I will definitely not go back. They ignored my special request.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin G. 1 year ago on Google
    We’ve been coming here for years and the experience is consistently very good. The greeters are polite and friendly. The waitstaff are proactive. I can’t remember being disappointed by a meal here. The prices have increased but that’s the reality of the economy now.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jess B. 2 years ago on Google
    The salad has gone downhill. Lasagna Classico was good. Our seating area was comfortable and quiet. Decent customer service. Shrimp was weird.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jen L. 2 years ago on Google
    Headed here for a special lunch with my daughters. It wasn’t too busy & got seated quickly. The waiter was pleasant after a few interactions. Order for drinks & good we’re taken & delivered timely. Exactly what I had coke to expect. .
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josh S. 2 years ago on Google
    Endless soup salad and bread sticks for the win! Highly recommend! Get super full on a budget! If you get breadsticks I highly recommend dipping them in the Alfredo sauce or the traditional marinara. Amazing! Great costumer service as well.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jade M. 1 year ago on Google
    We go to Olive Garden often and I have to say today's lunch was the best service we've ever experienced. Our waiters name was George, he was on top of everything. He made sure that our drinks were replenished and checked in with us in a non overbearing way. Seriously this waiter deserves a raise.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 amberly r. 2 years ago on Google
    Make sure when you order broccoli that you asked for it cooked… ordered the steak and subbed out the fettuccine for broccoli with Alfredo sauce. They replaced the broccoli with steamed broccoli, but my steak came out well done when I ordered it medium rare. Which I guess is understandable when the steak is cut so thin. However, they made it right by comping my meal and giving me free dessert.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Morai B. 11 months ago on Google
    My family be there June 3rd Saturday around 3pm. Services were great. I have 4kids. I was Chaos with them. But Crews are amazing my table server She is absolutely amazing kind, patient and thoughtful for us. I’m appreciative of her and Olive Garden. We really like this restaurant foods were good. Kids were happy. Salad was fresh. Breadsticks were wonderful. Thank you We will see you guys again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Rachel F. 2 years ago on Google
    Ordered car side to go Friday night, the girl on the phone was rude and had an attitude, put me on hold in the middle of ordering my food. My sons pizza was cold & fries were cold and soggy. The salads we got had rotting lettuce and peppers in them 🤢 Overall not happy with our food especially with the prices they charge you for the dish.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew N. 5 months ago on Google
    No issues with this chain. The food was good and the wait staff was polite and friendly. For a chain the prices are reasonable except for alcohol was a bit high. One drink wasn't great and they nicely removed it for us. Will return.

  • 4/5 Matt W. 6 months ago on Google
    The food was good except the meatballs. They were very soft almost like bread. Our server was excellent. She worked her butt off. The managers were doing an odd training exercise where they would disrupt every table during their meal and ask for a verbal survey. Quite unprofessional and did take away from the experience

  • 5/5 BinBinBinnouz 8 months ago on Google
    Good Food, Big servings and Unlimited Soup/Bread. I ate too much 😭 They let me take the Cake home! 🥰

  • 5/5 Dmitriy L. 5 months ago on Google
    The food was delicious, and the service was outstanding! Thanks to George!👍

  • 5/5 Rosie H R. 5 months ago on Google
    My family and I went to take dinner last weekend, it was kind busy but we didn't wait too long, the food was so good. The service of our waitress was friendly and respectful but I felt discriminated because I heard him in the others tables offering more soup or something else and the new people coming he offered them appetizers and he never did that with us. I also asked him for a Strawberry lemonade and he told me they didn't have it he said they only have raspberry but I heard a person asking for one and he didn't say anything but even though I tried to had a good time with my family and I hope that never happens to someone else because it doesn't feel good at all.

  • 5/5 Deanna E. 1 year ago on Google
    Olive garden is a pleasant experience. From the time you open the door to be seated untill you leave, some one is there to help you. We have not experienced a poor meal or service. The food has always been good and the helpings filling.

  • 5/5 Alesia C. 10 months ago on Google
    What can I say, Olive garden can be a hit or miss sometimes...tonight it was a hit. Our server Payton was lovely, she was prompt, brought everything to us quickly and with a smile. Our food was great, superior to the other times we have come to Olive Garden. 🫒

  • 5/5 Tso “Chucky Cheese” P. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent atmosphere and friendliness. Food quality is still just as good as always. The room is adequate for a large event. Was there for business lunch and the service was very slow. Took server forever to respond, take order, etc. Not worried about the time it takes to cook, that is fine. Talking about strictly how long it took to just see the server and place orders. Hopefully this will improve.

  • 5/5 Kellie S. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was great as always but I really came here to say that our host was most excellent and I wish I remembered his name so I could shout him out some props!!! Also, the manager at the time, most excellent as well, both made us feel welcome and appreciated, thank you

  • 4/5 Saundharya S. 11 months ago on Google
    Amazing restaurant with so many variety on menu and so far all the dishes were yummy. Chicken and gnocchi creamy soup is so delicious, chicken Alfredo and calamari is our go to food. The dessert lasagna cake is also good but a bit different in taste when we tried the second time other than that everything was good. To mention the bread sticks has our heart ❤️ Restaurant is kid friendly and the service was outstanding with atmost care.

  • 3/5 Peter S. 1 year ago on Google
    It's olive garden. It's going to be busy, the food is olive garden food. If you have eaten there you know it's not the worst place out there, but there's better. If you haven't eaten there, you could, and see how it goes. Some of them are probably better than others.

  • 3/5 Jason Van C. 1 year ago on Google
    Ironically, the thing we came here specifically for, we should have made at home. My wife has learned (by carbon copying their menu) how to make OG's Zuppa Toscana soup, and does a damn fine job of it! However, she didn't want to make it today, so the next best thing was to go to the source...right? Well, the soup was just...okay. All the ingredients were there, but the broth seemed watery, and lacking spice. My wife makes a far superior iteration. How does that happen? As for the rest of our visit, well...it was on par for what you'd expect from Olive Garden. We try to avoid big chain restaurants whenever possible; more often than not, they're just not worth it. Flash-frozen, reheated foods; kitschy, soulless décor, a bland and uninspired menu. You get the idea. We were seated immediately, which was a nice change and, as before, we split a Tour of Italy, the aforementioned bowl of the Zuppa Toscana, and of course, salad and breadsticks. Our server, Drew, was competent and attentive, and friendly enough in his interactions with us, although I felt like he was battling a bout of depression at the time. Believe me, I get it, man. I'd probably be depressed if I worked at the Olive Garden, too. Other than the mediocre soup, the food was, all-around, pretty darn good. I'm hoping not to make a habit out of coming here, as there are far better Italian restaurants in the area. But sometimes, you need that fast food Italian fix. It may be the McDonalds of Italian cuisine, but everyone eats (and enjoys) McDonalds, on occasion, whether or not we care to admit it. Call it a guilty pleasure, a moment of weakness, or a white trash extravagance; in the end, the result is the same: we left fat and happy, and with leftovers, despite splitting an entrée. I have no idea how anyone could finish a single order by themselves. Talk about carb overload! I guess that's why diabetes is a thing in this country.

  • 4/5 Ann W. 1 year ago on Google
    Its my first time ever dining at Olive Garden and food is really great! The space was small and feels too crowded when really not a lot of people dining in. I may consider coming back again.

  • 4/5 MVP M. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great time at this restaurant last night with the family, music was lovely. Order: Zuppa Toscana and Chicken Gnocchi soups, was delicious! Eggplant Parmigiana was over cooked and chewy. Didn’t enjoy it! Chicken Marsala was delicious! Chicken Alfredo a delicious classic. On kids meal: Spaghetti with sauce and shrimp with a side of fries. Service was good, but it would’ve been nice if plates were removed after we finish eating so table wouldn’t be full of plates.


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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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