My family of 4 ate at Olive Garden for the first time, and our $150 meal felt like an excellent value
We tried Olive Garden for the first time. My family agreed the chain had great food and portion sizes and was great value— we'll be back.
- My family of four ate at Italian-American chain restaurant Olive Garden for the first time.
- Our $150 meal included an appetizer, entreés, desserts, soup, salad, breadsticks, and wine.
- Based on the giant portion sizes and quality of the pasta dishes, I'd return to Olive Garden again.
Since my family started visiting chain restaurants for the first time about a year ago, we've dined everywhere, from Ruth's Chris Steak House to Bahama Breeze.
I've never seen customers lined up just to get a table at any of them until we visited Olive Garden on a Friday night.
But I guess I shouldn't have been surprised — Americans are spending more of their income on going out to eat than ever before, and diners are searching for value.
And, after a great meal, my husband, our two teens, and I found it at Olive Garden.