Reviews for Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in San Jose, CA

Food was decent, not amazing but not bad either. Clarissa the server, however, is on another level! We had a bday party of 7,... who were somewhat demanding (7 waters but no ice in one, drinking straws for 2, extra orange for the Blue Moon, bottle of Merlotbut only 4 glasses, etc) but she met every request with a smile. She automatically split the check without asking, evencorrected the checks as requested so the wine would be on mine. She made it a 5-star experience and everyone made sure to tip30-50% Read more

Have been here for a team lunch on a weekday. Not so busy. Got a nice seating. Server was amazing, responsive, constantly... checking if we required anything. Coming to the order for the day, we ordered Minestrone soup(6), Salad(2), Breadsticks(2), FiveCheese Ziti Al Forno, Eggplant Parmigiana, Cheese Ravioli and Shrimp Scampi. Everything was served hot. We ordered from lunchmenu, liked everything. Note that quantity is mostly for one person if you are ordering from lunch menu. If you want to try morevarieties go with lunch menu, but you will be missing on few specialities. Best part was the total came to $80ish which wedidn’t expect. Read more

They put a device on the table looks like a menu thing and my 5 year old who can’t even read play for a bit before our meal... delivered and got changed for 2.99. This is really ridiculous. They should have told us about this. Or at least needs to beconfirmed by swiping card before we know we will be charged. It’s really a scam. Won’t come here again. Read more

Went here for a birthday dinner with five people seating was a bit cramped. The service was amazing. The food was also very good... and hot. I had a chicken and shrimp with chicken gnocchi soup along with a few drinks from their pitcher section. Definitely oneof the better Olive Garden locations. Will be back! Read more

Being vegetarian, my choices are few. I had the minestrone soup and salad. Soup was not tasty. Salad pretty much iceberg... lettuce, no dark greens, a sprinkling of carrot stickings, olives and tomatoes. The servers were attentive and helpful. Thecheesecake was good. Read more

The BEST Shrimp Alfredo! I always get it with some black olives on the side so I can add it in. Olive Garden’s Alfredo sauce... has always been so divine to me extra creamy, rich, cheesy and buttery. Just truly unbeatable, everything you would hope for inthe perfect Alfredo. Great friendly service every time I come here and they really give you a good size portion of food. I’venever had a problem at this location. We always come here for our family birthdays. The dessert I can’t get enough of andalways have to get is the chocolate brownie lasagna cake. It’s delicious just the right amount of chocolate, it melts in yourmouth the way the layers hit your tongue is just different than traditional cakes you find. Read more

Not a bad Olive Garden location. Ordered the stuffed pasta dish and berry sangria. Obviously it’s a chain restaurant so... don’t expect too much. The place was clean and the staff was friendly. 4 stars because for the prices I’d rather go to a momand pop restaurant spot Read more

So delicious! Olive Garden started as a unit of General Mills The first Olive Garden was opened on December 13, 1982,... in Orlando. By 1989, there were 145 Olive Garden restaurants, making it the fastest-growing units in the General Millsrestaurant division. Olive Garden restaurants were uniformly popular, and the chain's per-store sales soon matched former sistercompany Red Lobster. The company eventually became the largest chain of Italian-themed full-service restaurants in the UnitedStates Read more