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    Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Reviews

    Updated December 12, 2018
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    Olive Garden Italian Restaurants CEO Gene Lee
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    • "Unlimited Soup and Salad is the worst" (in 179 reviews)

    • "3 table sections make it more difficult to earn money, but it is a more demanding situation than most restaurants" (in 98 reviews)

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    1. "Food Server"

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      Current Employee - Food Server in Waldorf, MD
      Current Employee - Food Server in Waldorf, MD
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Schedule, management, flexibility, fun environment & great physical workout!

      Cons

      Typical of any restaurant job

    2. "Service Professional"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time

      Pros

      corporate company, benefits, standard of business

      Cons

      hours, inconsistent pay, little pay increase

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    3. "Good Company to be employed with"

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      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Brandon, FL
      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Brandon, FL
      Recommends

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible hours, good benefits and plenty of opportunities to make pick up extra hours when needed

      Cons

      Servers can get behind when they are also responsible for stocking needed items

      Advice to Management

      Although it may not always be possible, having an employee dedicated to keeping items stocked, especially when the restaurant is busy, is one way to improve service to customers

    4. "Good Pay and Flexible Schedule"

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      Former Employee - Server in Irmo, SC
      Former Employee - Server in Irmo, SC
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      -Fast paced work environment
      -Employee friendly programs
      -Fun working environment

      Cons

      -Restaurant was understaffed at times

      Advice to Management

      -Keep good employees in the company

    5. "Love it they treat you like family"

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      Current Employee - Line Cook in Bellingham, WA
      Current Employee - Line Cook in Bellingham, WA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Everyone is awesome and make you feel welcome

      Cons

      That its extremely busy and not enough hours

    6. "Server"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time

      Pros

      If you are willing to work doubles Thursday thru Friday close to open you can make 700 plus per week. If you are going to work. Normal shifts you can expect to 500-700 in a full week. It all depend on you.

      Cons

      Every table gets unlimited soup salad and bread it’s a lot more work to prepare but defiantly worth it

    7. "Service Professional"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time

      Pros

      A lot of focus on developing and growing as individuals and as a company.

      Cons

      Long hours but still maintain a healthy quality of life balance.

    8. "Great compensation"

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      Former Employee - Server
      Former Employee - Server

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Tips were great , mobility

      Cons

      Management can be disorganized

    9. "Server"

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      Former Employee - Food Server in Orlando, FL
      Former Employee - Food Server in Orlando, FL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Insurance, steady business, ample opportunity

      Cons

      Long days, excessive table turn, everything survey based

      Advice to Management

      Pay attention to your servers, not so much scores

    10. "Server"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time

      Pros

      Discounts and cleaner then most restaurants and not as stressful

      Cons

      Pay is not enough it’s time for waiters/servers to make more then 2.50 a hour, the base should start at 4.25 at least not be the same it was 20 years ago

      Advice to Management

      Don’t require so much for each server to take care of when Olive Garden is normally 5-7 course Resturant