Olive Garden in Rochester Hills provides satisfying budget American Italian food at a quality level that is to be expected.
Entrées
Olive Garden offers many dishes that are expected of an Italian restaurant. In addition to that, they constantly offer a new specials menu with unique options.
The sauces satisfy, the portions are large, and the variety of choices can leave one thinking of what to get when they come back the next time.
Starters
Bread: The American breadsticks are about as special as the garlic salt that comes on them, but they do come warm, free, and endless. The bread comes topped with “butter”, which is a low-quality oil. Those with a weak stomach be advised against the fried foods and ask for breadsticks without “butter”.
Soup: Any lunch or dinner course comes with unlimited soup or salad. There are quite a few hearty soup choices and customers can get refills on different soups if they want. The soups are nice and chunky, with fresh firm veggies, beans, and meats.
Salad: The American salad offers nothing special, but it’s endless and satisfying.
Experience
The servers are kind and prompt. Everything comes as ordered and they offer refills before guests finish their first portions.
One nice thing about Olive Garden is that they suggest a wine to anyone that comes in. Currently they are offering 25 cent sampler glasses of promoted wines. In addition, each dish has a suggested wine to complement it.
The Best: The price.
The Worst: The quality of the fried food
Food Taste: 8
Food Quality: 5
Food Quantity: 9
Service: 9
Cleanliness: 8
Atmosphere: 7
Options: Vegetarian, full bar
Dinner Prices: $9-15. most entrées around $13.
Website: http://www.olivegarden.com/
Looking for another budget American Italian food? Try East Side Mario’s just a couple miles down the road.
For a real authentic experience, head to Andiamo in downtown Rochester.
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