Olive Garden Italian Restaurant in Novi

Even though Italian food is not my favorite but I love this place. The atmosphere, food everything I tried were great. They have lunch specials for weekdays that perfect for us because the dinner size is too much food for us, friendly staff, great place business lunch, to hangout, chill or go out on a date and dinner with family.

First time to enjoy italin food bht this was a great place to enjoy nice dining food.. Food was yummy.. place was great with good ambition.. I am vegetarian so food attendant suggested us with options and did customization according to that .. In dessert Tiramisu is best ... Visited on busy days so make sure you do reservations that will save your waiting time..

The food 🍱 was delicious and the servers were very nice. They had good games for my children. My kids enjoyed it very much. It’s the best restaurant ever. They were So nice and very good it was a really nice restaurant you should go to Olive Garden right now it’s really pretty place My husband loves Olive Garden and so do I and you should too if you’re not busy go to Olive garden and make it quick because you’re missing out on a really great restaurant .

I ordered Fettuccine Alfredo but I substituted angel hair pasta. I wasn’t a fan of it, pretty bland, just not much flavor. We asked the server if I could just get it off the bill. They were very nice about it and did not make me feel bad for it. I was impressed by the manager Adam. He came to the table and politely asked what I didn’t like about the dish and explained he is only asking so future customers don’t have the same experience. He then reassured us that it would be taken off the bill. He personally brought us the bill to show he removed the dish. Overall I had a good experience despite the dish.

I came on a Sunday and there was a 20 minute wait probably for the best because the service was very good. I got the tour of Italy with breadsticks and zuppa toscana soup which was all very good. All of that came fast. I definitely like this location.

I haven't been to Olive Garden in years, but I recently had a random craving for their unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks. I have fond memories of eating at Olive Garden from my childhood. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised with my experience here. Service was slow initially, but once we got our food and drink orders in, the pace of the service and soup refills picked up significantly. Everything tasted great. I was a bit surprised by the small wine selection, but I was happy about the prices of everything.

I want to start this off by saying that based upon my previous Olive Garden experiences at other locations, I was expecting a very lackluster experience filled with a smorgasbord of bastardized Italian food created by an American corporation. It had been about 4 years (give or take) since I stepped foot into any Olive Garden, and I wasn't looking forward to going back but we all do things for our children that we otherwise would not do for ourselves. It was my son's birthday, and he wanted Olive Garden, so that is what he got. What I found at this location, was nothing of the sort. The exterior of this location looks how I remember, but the inside looks like it had some sort of a facelift at some point. Out with the cheesy Italian décor, and in with something that looks much more like a place you'd go for fine dining. Personally, I dig it because eating at Olive Garden before kind of felt like you were at some food faux Italian eatery in Epcot at Disney World. I am very glad they've put that look to bed. Perhaps what used to be even more disappointing than the décor, was the food, followed very closely by the service (or lack thereof). But not anymore folks...not..any...more. Changes of plenty have happened, and for once, it was for the better. A lot better. We'll start with the service. It was very much on par with many other restaurants you might find yourself in, or keep going back to because you for once (as a customer) feel like you matter. Our server was attentive, informative, and efficient. Couple that with being friendly, yet professional, and you really can't go wrong. Honestly, I was pretty shocked because I was still basing everything off of past Olive Garden experiences (some of which show up as nightmares as I am sleeping). The food. Ahhhhh the food. Let us talk about the food. I am relatively certain that every authentic Italian restaurant out there uses Olive Garden as an example of everything they want to stay as far away from as humanly possible. I will admit, I had a bit of sticker shock when looking at the menu and quickly realizing most of the entrees here were $20 a pop or more. I'm no penny pincher but in my mind I was going to be paying a premium for something that was certainly edible, but basically just a notch above those frozen pasta skillet meals you find at the grocery store. Luckily I don't think I could have been more wrong than I was. For the first time in quite a while I actually felt that I was getting my monies worth when it came to what I was eating versus what it was costing me. I normally don't delve into what I order at places, but it is very relevant here, I promise. I ordered the Seafood (Shrimp & Scallops) Alfredo, and the seafood to noodle ratio was incredible. There were a ton of Shrimp and scallops to go along with the noodles and surprisingly delicious Alfredo sauce. I literally have zero complaints about the dish, and my wife was shocked when I started to praise it as I was simultaneously inhaling it as if I hadn't eaten in a few weeks (she'd be even more shocked if she found this review of me praising Olive Garden). As far as I am aware, everyone else enjoyed their meals as well (probably not as much as I did though). It was worth every penny, and paired so well with what I think has become my favorite drink to order while dining out anywhere and that is the Bellini Peach-Raspberry Iced Tea. It's so good, while being pretty bad for you, but that's okay. I purposely didn't eat all day so I could consume a copious amount of calories at this dinner, and that is exactly what I did. When all was said and done, I am almost kind of glad that my son chose this Olive Garden location for dinner if for nothing else but to prove me wrong. I am glad I was wrong, and glad we ended up here, which is something I never thought I would be saying about Olive Garden again. It's not good for you, but man it is good. Cheers!