Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Houston, TX

While in Houston for a few days, we had lunch at the location on SW Freeway. I typically avoid Olive Garden but it was... convenient for us so we took a chance. The restaurant was clean & in a good location. Our server, Jevante, was very friendly &an excellent waiter; our food was great. Without asking, he brought our 3 year old granddaughter’s entree first which was verythoughtful. I wish all locations had great food & service like this one. Read more

The food tastes fresh, delicious and is very nutritious The waiter staff has also improved greatly in the last few years. Prices... are affordable for laypeople. I am glad they realized that to be a great Italian restaurant in a competitive field, customerservice and experience needs to be maintained outstanding. Wonderful job Read more

Love this place and the staff ! My second favorite location Amazingly we eat so much and the bill is so low ???? Best place for... cheesy people and amazing Italian food! Love the complementary salad soup and bread sticks ! Read more

My husband, daughter, grandson and I ate at Olive Garden. The food was fresh and delicious, and the restaurant was clean. Our... waiter was nice and working hard. The endless alfredo dipping sauce and breadsticks were a hit with everyone! Recommended! Read more

We went in for an early dinner expecting a good meal, based on the high rating, but we were sorely disappointed. We ordered... their 'five cheese baked ziti', which is supposed to be their specialty, and it was barely even a dish. The sauce is piled ononly in the middle with baked cheese on top of it. I'll admit that the cheese part doesn't taste bad but that's literally theonly good thing about the dish. Even the marinara sauce seems to be on the tangy side and as you can see in the pictures, thepasta on the side that's away from the sauce, literally has no flavor. As it's an entree, it comes with a bowl of soup/salad andbread sticks. We got a bowl of their chicken & gnocchi soup, which was mediocre at best. For appetizer, we'd ordered theirLasagna Fritta which was strictly okay. We went in with much higher expectations given the positive reviews and highrating. Special mention for the hospitality though. The service is excellent. Our server, Earl, was particularly kind andconsiderate. Even though the entree comes with just one bowl of soup, he brought us two bowls because he saw that we weresharing it. He even split the portions of the ziti to make it easier for us to eat. Another server attentively asked us our foodpreferences. Even though we didn't like the food, the staff's kindness improved the quality of time we spent there. 5 stars forthe service, but sadly, 2 stars for the food. Read more

Nice and quiet atmosphere! I walked over to have lunch, while my car was being serviced next door at Discount Tire. Food was... tasty and lunch menu prices are great. I recommend the staff replace restroom soap with real soap that lathers. Read more

Food was delicious, waitress attentive. Glad to see that they rather put you on a small wait than overwhelm their servers.

I'm not a fan of Italian food, so I I based this solely on my preferences, this would be a skewed review. However, as I was with... my unbiased family, their input will form the meat of this review. That said, everyone was incredibly impressed, and wellsatisfied with their choices. The pricing was good too. Seven of us ate (four adults and three children) for around $100. Notbad. Read more