Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Covington, LA

I typically eat at Olive Garden once a week and this so happen to be the day. This was by far the worst Olive Garden I’ve ever... been to. We made it to our table at 6:20 and not one waiter m/waitress stopped to ask us for drinks nor food until 6:45. Sevenwaiters by passed us and not once asked if we’ve been served. Once the waitress arrived she took our order and went to servicetables that came in after us. Although we placed our order right when the waitress came, she came back 10 minutes later statingshe has to put our order in. We received bread with no plates 10 minutes before our drinks! How can you eat garlic bread (lovethe bread) with nothing to drink?We had to ask for everything. Other tables similar to size or larger that came 20-30 minutesafter us received their salads and meals before our table. The manager went to every table except ours. The waitress kept sayingservice was a bit slow but all the tables around kept receiving their entrees. We ended up requesting a second bowl of salad forthe wait, and it took 15 minutes to receive it. We did not get our entrees until 7:55. Even when Olive Garden had long waits,I’ve never waited that long to receive an entree! All we had was the traditional spaghetti, never ending soup and salad, andshrimp carbonara! Imagine requesting the never ending pasta bowl and not being able to receive the second request because ourwaitress service was delayed, but other waiters/waitresses were on point with everything!!! It took us 30 minutes to receive theItalian doughnuts and we placed the order 25 minutes before leaving!!! The worst experience ever! Read more

Great service, sat at the bar. Ziti fritta was delish as an appetizer. The Italian margarita and blue amalfi cocktails were very... good. I had fettuccini Alfredo, hubby had the ravioli carbonara, if you like bacon (who doesn’t?!), you will love this. Strawberry cake was fresh and creamy, reminiscent of strawberry shortcake. Read more

Took my daughter for her birthday. Staff greeting us was extremely pleasant and helpful. We were seated after a very short wait.... Our waiter named Jared was amazing. Very knowledgeable, very helpful, attentive and checked on us often. Even took some groupphotos for us. Couldn't have asked for a better experience. Food was excellent! We will be back. Read more

Very short staffed but staff was very kind and attentive. Food and bread was hot and fresh. I like their Alfredo sauce and... their salad dressing. All you can eat salad consists of lots of fresh lettuce, one black olive, and one small tomato slice perperson with as much fresh grated parm cheese as you desire. Read more

Spaghetti and meatballs were excellent. My wife loved the salmon. The staff was very attentive to my wife's food allergy, to... the point of management addressing it with my wife and I. And our waitress spoke with the kitchen staff about it. Great job allaround. Will definitely be back!!!!! Read more

Came in for lunch with my daughter and we got her well before 3. They were not busy at all, told us there was a 10 minute wait.... They sat us at 3:02. How convenient is it that the lunch special ends at 3. They purposefully waited so that we would not beable to order off the lunch menu. There were only 2 other tables that were seated in our section. Will not be coming backhere. I’m not one to complain over trivial things but this was just ridiculous! Read more

Server was excellent, cleanliness was leaving more to be desired. Guy with big beard came into restroom, took trash looked at... rest of it and went on to other chores. This is a picture I took after he left. Bottom left of chrome cap is where I wiped itwith toilet paper. That toilet hadn't been scrubbed in a long while. Disgusting a restaurant can be allowed to operate whencovid is still real and they can't clean a bathroom. Read more

Pretty much your average restaurant! Our server was super friendly and made us feel welcome. We had a few question about the... menu but she was able to answer everything nicely. The place is pretty spacious! The food was delicious and hot. Their shrimpappetizer was really delicious!! Read more