Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Cedar Rapids, IA

Olive Garden always tastes delicious. Our server was very new.. and very wrong about a few things.. I didn't want to ask for a... manager to have it corrected on the bill... knowing he was new.. but his attitude was also awful when I explained to him how hecharged us wrong and when we had to ask for our salads.. I think management should keep a way better eye on the tables ofservers who are fresh out of training. The service was terrible in every single way. Read more

Went here for dinner tonight and I was very impressed!! My server was phenomenal!! You need to have Jessi as your server!! She... was amazing. Apparently she's new according to the hostess but she knew what she was doing. She kept up on my drinks, my breadand my soup. Very rare where you'll find a server like her in this world. She was so polite. I've been to other olive gardenlocations and their servers are awful. But Jessi was amazing!! It was busy but my food was spectacular!! I'll be back! Ask forJessi, you will NOT be disappointed! Read more

Came here with my family on a whim! My 5 year old really wanted the bread sticks and we only live 6 min away. We arrived just... before it started getting busy, we had two kids with us, a five year old and a two year old. I noticed they seatedchildren/families with children in the front of the restaurant by the bar. I didn't really like that personally. Felt like theywere just keeping us away from the rest of the place, which i understand. But at the same time i felt like we didn't get thewhole "going out" to eat experience because of this. You could see all the pick up orders coming in and out and all the staffmembers seemed to "hang out" in this area as well. Our server was very nice and attentive. She came to check on us often andfelt the need to apologize many times because the food took a long time to arrive and all we ordered was the unlimited soup andsalad, and two kids meals. Which we requested all be brought out at the same time. Our kids were luckily ok but started gettingantsy after waiting a little over 30 minutes for their kids meals to be brought out. Overall it was a good experience, onlything i really didn't like was where they seated us. Made me feel like they put us in the worst spot just because we brought ourchildren. I could've said something but it truly wasn't a big deal. Read more

I have always been a fan of Olive Garden. We had an excellent server, wish I remembered her name, All you can eat soup salad and... breadsticks with a side of alfredo sauce is my go to. Dad loved his seafood alfredo and cheesecake. Drinks were good, very sweetSangeia, but I think most folks like em that way . Read more

My daughter and I are from out of town (2 hours, 1 direction) and stopped here for lunch since we were in the area for another... obligation. We came on a Monday during lunch time, and my only regret is that I forgot our waitresses name. The calamari, shrimpscampi, and chicken Alfredo was delicious. The food came out quick and fresh, our waitress was polite and attentive. When we'rein the area again and in the mood for Olive Garden, we'll definitely be stopping by. Read more

I don’t mind the constant mistakes with my order or the main plate being served at the same time they serve the salad or soup,... but not letting sit ONE person in the bar at lunch time for whatever reason, it’s just too much. I chose to eat here during mylunch time from work because the food is delicious, but you need to get your business in order and avoid wasting peoples’time. This is the last time I visit this location (a free desert won’t make it even this time) Read more

We went to Olive Garden for the all you can eat salad, soup, and bread sticks. The soup was delicious and the bread sticks were... fresh and tasty. Spaghetti and Chicken was yummy. Great service by a nice young man. Read more

My daughter and I are in Marion,IA for work and we decided to go to Olive Garden since we hadn’t been in a couple years. I... ordered the chicken scampi and she made her own pasta with red sauce and chicken. She had the chicken and gnocchi soup and I hadthe salad. We ordered mozzarella sticks as an appetizer. Our waiter was really nice and kept us full in refills. Olive Garden isalways a nice place to go for soup,salad and an entree with breadsticks! Four stars as I felt the restaurant could have beencleaner. Read more