Colton L

The place was a bit loud and the food certainly wasn’t to die for. What made this visit to Olive Garden wonderful was our server, Kelly, who patiently helped me and my mom, who is visually impaired, pick out the food we wanted. She was super quaint, patient, and gracious. Couldn’t have asked for a better waitress. Thank you Kelly!

H3ATH3R P

I come here at least once or twice a month. Today was definitely a different experience. Brenda was our waitress. She went above and beyond by listening to our requests and getting our food exactly right. She was quick and responsive. The salad was made beautifully. It’s just really refreshing when you come to a place often when someone stands out with excellent service. Great job Brenda!

Brandon Gildark

Tried the new Calabrian Steak & Shrimp Bucatini. It is a little spicy, with a nice creamy sauce, and steak or shrimp, or both. We also got the chicken scampi, soup, salad, and breadsticks as usual. Very warm and friendly family environment and would recommend this new dish to all.

Hugo Lino

So me and my spouse of two years love coming to this restaurant, and we came today especially for our two year anniversary. Our server, Mera, was amazing during our visit and went above and beyond with her hospitality, suggestions, and accommodations. The food was especially fresh tonight and we had a great time eating together. Thank you so much!

lynda marrokal

Olive Garden Review I had a fantastic dining experience at the Olive Garden last night! Our server, Jay, was absolutely amazing. He was attentive, friendly, and made sure we had everything we needed. We started off with a delicious Italian margarita and a strawberry lemonade. The drinks were perfectly refreshing and set the tone for a wonderful meal. For our main course, we both ordered the shrimp and scallop fettuccine, and it was absolutely incredible. The pasta was cooked to perfection, the sauce was flavorful, and the seafood was fresh and tender. Overall, I highly recommend the Olive Garden for a delicious and enjoyable dining experience. Be sure to ask for Jay as your server!

+2

Sometimes I get a craving for pasta. The OG gives me what I need. And I love that I can choose between baked or friend chicken on my pasta!! By the way. I love it fried (frita). Grossmont location ha…

Sometimes I get a craving for pasta. The OG gives me what I need. And I love that I can choose between baked or friend chicken on my pasta!! By the way. I love it fried (frita). Grossmont loc…

Sometimes I get a craving for pasta. The OG gives me what I need. And I love that I can choose between baked or friend chicken on my pasta!! By the way. I love it fried (frita). Grossmont locatio…

If you're going to go to an Olive Garden, the Santee location is where it's at. They don't disappoint! I've gone to multiple Olive Gardens in different locations and they are not worth it. In Santee …

The food was exactly what you want from Olive Garden: comforting, filling, and low-stress delicious. Everything came out hot, fresh, and ready to ruin any plans of eating light.\n\nBut honestly? The …

The food was exactly what you want from Olive Garden: comforting, filling, and low-stress delicious. Everything came out hot, fresh, and ready to ruin any plans of eating light.\n\nBut honestly? Th…

Sarah was very professional kind friendly gave us great menu options and provided great customer service and the food was amazing. Nice and hot. Keep up the great work thank you.

Sarah was very professional kind friendly gave us great menu options and provided great customer service and the food was amazing. Nice and hot. Keep up the great work thank you.

I went out of my way to visit this location because of a great past experience, and somehow they exceeded it. Our server, Brenda, was incredibly friendly, professional, and attentive. Drinks and br…

My very dear friends took me to Olive Garden in Santee. I haven't been to this restaurant before and immediately I walked in with them, the ambiance of the restaurant struck me and just the wonderf…

Nice restaurant. Polite and helpful staff, beginning with the hostess and our waitress. The food was delicious and the ambience was quiet and enjoyable.

We got there and emitietly a a person sat us. She was very nice and made us feel very welcomed. We got out sever who was very nice and super sweet with the kids. The food was awesome as always and …

When we entered, the hostess greeted us warmly, and got us us a table within one minute. Our waitress was immediately there; she brought our drinks and then took our order cordially. Our food was…

When we entered, the hostess greeted us warmly, and got us us a table within one minute. Our waitress was immediately there; she brought our drinks and then took our order cordially. Our food was…

Never disappoints us. Endless salad bar is great. Anything you order always done correctly, hot and served with a smile. Glad we didn't have to wear a mask. Very different and cooling drinks for a …

The food was great, and the service was better. Got there as it opened and had a lovely lunch. There is plenty of seating. I really enjoyed the tour of Italy. Fried Mozzarella was tasty. Ice cold glasses for your beer are a plus. Can't wait for our next visit. The bread sticks and salad are the best, can't miss with soup and salad lunch. Sorry, no pics of food. It came out so fast. Thanks.

Le Cretique- Rube in the Hood

Iam disabled found a disabled parking spot right in the front of the restaurant . The hostess greeted me opened the door for me .The waiting time was less than ten minutes. I ordered the 6 Oz steak deliciously prepared . I chose the soup to begin my meal. I also relaxed with coffee and Kaluah Ha Ha ha!! Most places serve their coffee& kahluah in a glass mug with whipped cream. If your paying 9... 9.50 for coffee& kahluah it should come in a glass mug. NOT at this OG. they bring you coffee in a coffee mug that you'd get at some off the wall restaurant. A Dennys ... plus you have to ask for whipped cream. This OG needs to get with the program . I probably will not order coffee and Kaluah at this [behind the times] OG. I will go where I know that when I pay $9.50 for a coffee& kahluah I will get. A little more classier cup other than a old mug that you'd expect to find at a Dennys or other second rated restaurants. I did enjoy my steak and my server Daisy was an excellent server.What I do enjoy is a calm quiet atmosphere. OG does offer that. Will I be back. Well-l like coffee & Kahlua , but not in outdated old coffee mug fit for a rummage sale. I enjoy a Good meal and will pay for a good meal. Just don't serve me food on dishes cups that you might find at a yard sale . I guess its a true statement. "You get for what you pay for!! NOT SO AT THIS OG. I will show my displeasure by not returning ! A simple thing like a glass mug can change the whole dinning experience.

Maria C

You really just can't go wrong with this OG, staff are happy, attentive, welcoming, and helpful. They've got lots of seating, outside, inside, and at the bar -can accommodate 1 to large groups. They start with that hot, fresh, buttery bread, then soup & salad, nicely spaced out until the entree. Right now they have there endless pasta bowls, always good if you have teens! We went with Eggplant Parm and 5 Cheese Zitti with meatballs. Both were excellent, the Eggplant was perfect breaded and crisp, fresh marinara and cheese, and then the huge side of spaghetti! Hubby had the Zitti, said the sauce was good and the meatballs were good texture and flavor. We sat in the bar and Victor was our server, he was on it! All tables were continuously checked on, served and refilled. He was very nice too.

+3

Todd Lewis

Very nice, clean but typical Olive Garden. There was no wait, but the restaurant was busy on a Mother's Day afternoon. The waiter was very nice and friendly. Our order was correct, but the food came out so quickly we received the bread sticks, salad and dinner all at the same time. Overall the food seemed fresher that I past years. The tomato sauce was a little salty and acidic, but was good. The lasagna was a large portion and they brought out more salad when asked. It was a little price, about $108 with tip for 3 meals, 1 kids meal and a couple drinks, but overall, I would recommend this restaurant.

+7

lisa" our waitress was very friendly but after our meal was served she didnt come around that often to refill our drinks or offer us more bread \nthe portion of spaghetti with mestballs was a very …

lisa" our waitress was very friendly but after our meal was served she didnt come around that often to refill our drinks or offer us more bread \nthe portion of spaghetti with mestballs was a very …

I love coming to this location you get seated really fast. I love the chicken Alfredo only disappoint is lately it's very dry hardly any Alfredo sauce.. \nStrawberry cream cake has to be the best !…

long wait. only people with big parties bigger than four could reserve a table. The service was slow and the food was cold. The best part about this Olive Garden is the beautiful atmosphere looks l…

Awful service, September 8, 2025 11:57am\nMy mother and I wanted to share a plate which the server Sydney said was okay, when she brought the salad she brought one plate even though their was two o…

Alfredo noodles where stiff and cold , Eggplant dry and old , we got home with take out and soup was missing ! \nThank you for a wonderful Monday nigjt dinner !

My family and I had dinner at this Olive Garden since it's the closest one and because we wanted some sangrias. Initially we got a table that had a kids water cup on it. The table was wet which cau…

SO BLASTED DISAPPOINTED. Birthday dinner for a 91 year old. 7 people. Waitress got the drinks wrong, 2 soups wrong, 2 meals wrong and SO late in getting the correct plate to our table that they had…

SO BLASTED DISAPPOINTED. birthday dinner for a 91 year old. 7 people. Waitress got the drinks wrong, 2 soups wrong, 2 meals wrong and SO late in getting the correct plate to our table that they…

SO BLASTED DISAPPOINTED. Birthday dinner for a 91 year old. 7 people. waitress got the drinks wrong, 2 soups wrong, 2 meals wrong and SO late in getting the correct plate to our table that they h…

SO BLASTED DISAPPOINTED. Birthday dinner for a 91 year old. 7 people. Waitress got the drinks wrong, 2 soups wrong, 2 meals wrong and SO late in getting the correct plate to our table that they h…

My wife and I really like Olive Garden. We usually get the Senior soup and salad. Anything else is just too much for us to eat. We enjoy the bread sticks, also.

My wife and I really like Olive Garden. We usually get the Senior soup and salad. Anything else is just too much for us to eat. We enjoy the bread sticks, also.

I've been here with my kids a few times lately and it's not bad. Love their all you can eat soup and salad deal. Bread sticks aren't as good as i remember. We've ordered chicken Alfredo, Lasagna, S…

I've been here with my kids a few times lately and it's not bad. Love their all you can eat soup and salad deal. Bread sticks aren't as good as i remember. We've ordered Chicken Alfredo, Lasagna, S…

Karen Chen

Came in after 8pm and asked for any seating for 2 people. I was told they were cleaning up a table and it shouldn't be long. After 10 minutes I went to follow up and she said we're still waiting for a clean table and/or another party to finish. I ended up leaving because we didn't know how long the wait would be! Why not just tell us it'll be 15-20 minutes when we check in?! Restaurant is beautiful though. 3 hostesses standing around, not so much. Why don't they go and clean the empty table?!

Nonexistent service. After our order was taken and drinks delivered, it was hard to get our server's attention. I understand it was busy but she barely came to check on our table. We were missing u…

Ordered takeout, a couple pasta dishes, a gallon of soup, some salad and 2 dozen breadsticks. Breadsticks were cold, stale and nearly inedible. Spent about $15 just on breadsticks that I threw in t…

Ordered takeout, a couple pasta dishes, a gallon of soup, some salad and 2 dozen breadsticks. Breadsticks were cold, stale and nearly inedible. Spent about $15 just on breadsticks that I threw in t…

Walked in at 9:35 pm husband and I wanted a soup. The drive thru host apparently did not appreciate us walking in. First she said we could sit and the bar tables and then said their all dirty, We c…

This spot is known in Santee and has been around for a very long time. Unfortunately, the restaurant is a little bit rundown and I would say that the food is not so great. Don’t go here if you don’…

Huyen Nguyen

Nonexistent service. After our order was taken and drinks delivered, it was hard to get our server's attention. I understand it was busy but she barely came to check on our table. We were missing utensils and serving plates for the longest time because we couldn't flag her down. We haven't had Olive Garden in so long but the flavors were the same as I can remember. Unfortunately, we ended up with a bad stomachache after our meal. We didn't know which dish caused it but after eating the leftovers the next day, we suspected the shrimp and scallops fettuccine. Not a so great experience overall.

+2

Andréa Downs

I order to go and got completely cold pasta with a instructions on the lid to microwave it. Also, the steak gorgonzola pasta was disappointing. 😞 Was it because I didn't leave a tip? I was ordering to go for a reason. I think providing a warm food is basic instructions for a restaurant that sales warm and ready food otherwise I would had bought frozen food at grocery store. It would probably be better than spent $45 on dishes that wasn't worth the price.

RENEGADE RAT

Had the absolute worst experience ive ever had at any olive garden I've been to in any state. It literally just felt like a burden for my family to be there. Everyone finished their food before the kids plate came out. Refills were out of there, we wanted to order a few different items but were told no sharing salads so I had to purchase a whole other salad meal just so we could share one bowl of salad with our entree (wife a 6 and 1 year old). We also did not have a waiter, we had a variety of people stopping by "when they had time". We really felt like a bother to these waiters. 0 customer service. No chocolate mints either. It was just a bad experience. Left unsatisfied. May or May not return. I guess when restaraunts get so big they can treat others how they want. Raise prices and reduce service quality. Worst thing is they just ignore you in store. Such night and day difference between service now and service back in the day. Yal need to learn the quality of hospitality 💯💯💯💯💯