Olive Garden Italian - Salinas Ca

The Fettucine Alfredo and Broccoli ? was great!! Tirimisu for dessert!!

Great! I 've always regarded Olive Garden as a decent casual dining restaurant, but generic Italian food. But it never disappoints. My last visit I branched out from my usual and got the chicken and shrimp carbonara, and, OMG! Soooooo good!This location is good. It 's usually busy but still usually fairly good service and great food. I worked in casual dining for about 10 years, off and on, as a server, bartender and expo (well, started as a bus boy when I was 16). My opinion of Olive Garden in general is that they 're more slow at it and focused on the details and being a little more fancy (like more towards fine dining), which results in slower service and longer ticket times (time to get your food). They do a good job of managing executing this on a company level, but from a customer 's point of view I 'd personally prefer them to be quicker and less worried about the details and presentation as they are still casual dining. It 's good food, just get it going and get it out.But all in all, good place. And that chicken and shrimp carbonara is fabulous.Parking: There is a big shared parking lot. When it 's busy, it gets full but at those times the other businesses are slow/closed so there 's the whole rest of the large shared lotWheelchair accessibility: Plenty of handicap parking, and it 's easy to get into it 's all 1 floor. Their non booth tables are the perfect height for a wheelchair.

Great food, excellent service, and the bread sticks kept coming. It's definitely a place to go if you are hungry.. Unlimited soup and salad is the way to go. Highly recommended.

Olive Garden experience: Food: Good, but nothing exceptional. Service: Varies; sometimes attentive and other times lacking. Ambiance: Acceptable, but not remarkable. Overall, it's a mixed experience. It's worth stopping by if you're in the mood for pasta, but don’t anticipate perfection.

Be cautious when placing a takeout order here. They request a tip just to give you your food, even though you’ve already placed your order before they’ve done any work.