Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Portage, MI

Food: Decent but could be better. Started with Chicken Gnocchi soup and breadsticks. Soup has a good flavor and would recommend... it. Could be better if there were more than 2 pieces of chicken and 4 noodles. The bread was good arm but oily dry and hard.Clearly microwaved prior to serving. Chicken Parmigiana was good too for $19. But could have been better in two ways. First thechicken was very salty. Not sure if it came that way from their supplier or if it gets salter out of the fryer. Which leads meto my second opportunity. I would love a grilled chicken Parmigiana option. To be fair I did not ask if that was anoption. Dinner service from the bar was ok. Read more

One of my favorite Italian restaurants of all time! But to put the bias aside, the overall service and food was quality work!... The server that has only been working there for 3 days was excellent at serving us and being very understanding of our requests.With that, our order was not messed up in any way and was delivered neatly and appealing or appetizing for some :) Olive Gardenis very quite and dining-like and is perfect for a family to catch up or to just go out for a night! You won’t bedisappointed, unless you don’t like Italian food :P Read more

Decent food for the price. Our server was very pleasant. The whole staff I observed were happy to be there and didn't seem... rushed but definitely had things to do. Very little front of the house antics and side conversations. Everyone knew the job andthe atmosphere they were putting forward. Paying at the table with the kiosk device was a breeze and provided simple games forthe kids while we ate. Read more

I came in today by myself for a late afternoon lunch. I was told my server, "Stephanie," had just gotten a party but would still... be able to take care of me. And that was definitely the truth. Stephanie's attention to my needs were just as quick andefficient as they come. It's nice to have good service when one dines out. I will definitely keep coming back. Read more

Nailed it. My main course was the "Tour of Italy" and chicken soup. Delicious. They were very busy and the waiter did his best.... Very polite young man. We had 3 adults and one child. The price was under 100 bucks and we were stuffed full. I highly recommendthis location Read more

It was clean. The waitresses were all nice and friendly. The food was scrumptious, fresh and right on point. I enjoyed the whole... experience. Money well spent. My friend and I already planned a Mother Daughter Day there. I can't wait to go back! Read more

I don't like doing this but, our experience, was awful tonight. Waiter was excellent. We both ordered chicken & gnocchi, it was... very runny and had almost no taste at all. We also ordered artichoke dip, that was very good. My boyfriends dinner was awful. Hegot the cheese stuffed shells with marinara and "sautéed" shrimp. Marinara tasted like sauce from a can and the shrimp lookedlike it came in a bag you get from Meijer and not sautéed. For a $70+ meal, it was very disappointing. I don't know if OG isgoing cheap on food purchases, to save money, but it will not work for them in the end. Read more

The chicken Parm was great but omgosh@the chicken and gnocchi soup???? was awesome!!! Our server >>>Micheal<<< was fantastic,... funny, friendly attentive and not at all slacking in any sort of way! I stayed full the whole time I was there and had plenty totake home and eat. We were celebrating my daughter's 23 birthday and he hooked her up with a free chocolate lasagna and theywrote happy birthday on the plate in raspberry sauce???? she LOVED IT!!! THANK YOU MICHEAL AND I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING TO ADDYOUR NAME(thank you for being you!) TO MY GOOGLE REVIEW!!! Read more