Please stay away from this establishment if you are celiac, I got glutened. I am both GF and DF and they tried to kill me on my business trip with coworkers. They said I could have the dressing on the salad, I asked them to double check since I couldn't in the past. They did double check and confirmed I could not. My GF DF pasta had spaghetti pieces in it that I was picking out I stopped eating after about 1/3 of the dish. This restaurant needs to take things seriously before they put someone in the hospital or kill them.
— Not at all
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Not Much
— Poor
Big fail at this Olive Garden. We informed our waiter of cross contamination concerns and he relayed to kitchen, but then we found pieces of gluten shells pasta mixed up in our gluten free rotini. They are not charging us for it, but the damage has already been done.
No
I've been there twice now and enjoyed both times. They have clearly marked gf options. The staff is knowledgeable of cross contamination and will let you know what can be done. They have a system in place for letting the kitchen staff know - always a good sign in my book. The pasta was cooked well (not a mushy mess). The 2nd time the waitress wasn't as familiar with gf, so she asked questions and found out answers. Again, another good sign in my book. I have a wheat intolerance, not celiac, so minute cross contamination is not a problem for me. It's now on my go to list of restaurants for ease of ordering and filling options.
the gf menu is a joke. there is not hardly anything to choose from. also when I got my food there was a regulard spaghetti noodle mixed in with my gf noodles. this may not hurt some, but could be a big deal for the ones that are extremely sensitive.
No
This is my first time at Olive Garden since being diagnosed with Celiac Disease. I was greatly disappointed by their gluten free options! The only real option they have that they go out of their way to make is the GF penne. Other than that they have 2 GF sauces and a couple of meats that they would have either way as they use them for all of their other dishes. They basically just put the gluten free penne on there so they could say they have something. The dish itself was good but nothing out of this world. I will give them points for having SOMETHING on the menu to order. Again it was good but I would probably go somewhere else unless I had to.
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Not Much/None
— Average
They had one of the managers handle my food so he was only touching my gluten free food. Their pasta is great and they were so sweet to my bf and I! The same manager made my food separately so it was safe! I think this is a new policy they have :)
— Very
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Not Much
— Excellent
Got glutened after eating potatoes soup and a salad. Waitress said it was gluten free. B S!
— Not at all
— Not Much
— Good
I normally wouldn’t go to a pasta place but it was my son’s birthday and it was his choice. Olive Garden does have a separate gluten free menu which is nice. While minimal, I found the rotini pasta with meat sauce and grilled chicken to be very tasty. Their Zuppa Toscano soup was also great tasting.
I’m sure there’s better pasta restaurant options but if you’re at Olive Garden there are tasty choices.
— Somewhat
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Not Much
— Good
Listen, I do NOT get the gf pasta. Their options for sauces are pretty boring for the price. But I LOVE to do the endless soup and salad with the zuppa Toscana soup and ask for no croutons on the salad. I do make sure to tell them that I cannot eat the salad if they just pick the croutons off. They are always very accommodating. If a food runner brings out a salad with croutons, I just ask our server for a new one and it's never been a problem! I also love the Italian margarita!
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Excellent