Olive Garden

I was very careful to order food from their list of allergies. There must have been cross contamination because I got violently ill within an hour of eating my meal.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

I have eaten here twice off the gluten free menu in the past 5 months. The first time was a Saturday night and we sat at the bar. The service was great, I had one of the tomato sauce pasta dishes. It was just ok. The flavor was decent, just not to my own taste, the pasta was firm yet not undercooked, tasted just right. Obviously is corn pasta, so if you don't like that, don't get the pasta.

The second time was also a Saturday night at the bar, same bartenders as the first time. Bartenders were wonderful again. However I ended up ordering the same pasta dish because I couldn't remember which I had had last time. So I knew what this was supposed to taste like. My pasta came and while it didn't look right, I decided to try it anyway. The pasta was undercooked, it was chewy yet fell apart when I stabbed it with my fork. I moved some pasta around and it revealed the entire plate was a mess of shredded penne pasta! I was very upset because it tasted horrible and I refused to eat it. I told our bartender how horrible it was, tastes undercooked, looks overcooked, I mean, who shredded the pasta and thought that was ok to serve? I was comped the pasta and my house salad. Then the manager came over, as I'm sure is customary, though it wasn't necessary. He then proceeded to tell me "how hard" it is to cook gluten free pasta. I was insulted. I can do a better job! He spent 5 minutes telling me this and finally he walked away. I was more upset after talking to him then by the fact that my pasta was shredded. He acted like it was 'too hard' to provide good food for me to eat and somehow I should have known it wasn't going to be as good as everyone else's. I won't be going back for some time, and I certainly do NOT recommend any of their pasta dishes, which leaves little else to be had.

Not a very large selection of gluten free but meals are very good.

My experience tonight at Olive Garden was excellent. The waitress was knowledgeable about my options. Then the manager came over and acknowledged that I had requested for gluten-free options and insured me that they would change gloves to maximize safety. Then a third person came over to serve food and he pointed out that it was gluten-free and that they changed their gloves when making my food. I don't have allergies, but I am sensitive to gluten. I don't know if it would be safe for celiac, but it was safe for me.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good vegetarian options

Now offer gluten free rotini pasta, but check with your restaurant

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

You have to be careful here. You must be diluent and ask several questions. They will serve salad witout croutons, you can get them on the side. No bread, but soup Tuscana and is gf and delicious.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

I just went to Olive Garden, stated my allergy, and then ordered Gluten Free pasta option they have, if I dont remember wrong it was Gluten Free Rotini with meat sauce. I didn’t get any reaction, (I usually get respiratory and skin reaction to gluten) and it was absolutely delicious!!!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

I have eaten here twice and both times it was great! The servers are knowledgeable and their menu has everything labeled well so you can see what you have to choose from! They also instantly knew and aknowledged no croutons on the salad as soon as I mentioned a gluten allergy. I do wish they had more sauce options than what was listed.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent