What does everyone eat at Olive Garden?

ashleybreanna13

I'm looking at some options including:
Apricot Chicken
Herb Salmon ($20 though, yikes!)
Lasagna Primavera (has squash and zucchini in it, and I've never had those)
Capellini Pomodoro with chicken
Caprese Flatbread
Parmesean Tilapia

And of course, their salad and dressing. All these items are 600 calories or less.

HealthyWarrior

I've had the Apricot Chicken, the Lasagna Primavera and the Capellini Pomodoro with chicken. All super delish but my fave between those is the Lasagna Primavera.

Mareebzz

I regularly eat the lobster cannelloni with shrimp - but I usually eat half or even 1/4 of it and take the rest home. That's what I do with ALL their meals because they all have way too many calories/fat/sodium for ONE meal. But if you break any one of their dishes into 2 or 3 meals, they're not bad at all.

cadaverousbones

All of the food. I just order whatever I want, get a box and box up half for later. Then I know I am not eating 1000 calories in one sitting.

NonnyMary

ha! i just went there sunday!

ask them for extra sauce because they seem to be skimpy.

i would go for the apricot chicken. ((i saw that but i wanted pasta so i got pasta and sausage))

Achrya

Stuffed Chicken Marsala. Nomnomnom

Acg67

unlimited breadsticks

jharb2

lunch portion of portabello ravioli. You can ask for lunch portions anytime

spade117

Breadsticks, salad, appetizer, main course and a few bottles of wine. No dessert.

arghbowl

Mmmm carbs...

magerum

Their stuffed chicken marsala is decent for 800 calories. ~80g protein.

ashleybreanna13

lunch portion of portabello ravioli. You can ask for lunch portions anytime

good to know! Thanks!

tmpecus78

buttery bread sticks until I'm sick!

grentea

Can I ask an honest question without offending anyone hopefully? I think their food is seriously mediocre. I mean one step above fast food mediocre. Why do people like these chain restaurants so much? I get them all mixed up because they are all the same to me. I feel like I can get the same quality in the frozen food section of the grocery store. It tastes like cafeteria food.

daniellemm1

Chicken parm with too many breadsticks

Pangea250

I've only eaten there once in the past, oh, 12 years, and that was about 2 weeks ago. I found it not all too good. But I ate whatever I wanted and controlled my portions. I had a steak and fried calamari.

Carlyannabelle

Don't do the salad, it is way worse than the soups.

Go for the Zuppa Toscana soup at 170 cals per serving. Their best one I think.
Close second would be the Pasta Fagioli at 130 cals per serving
The Minestrone has 100 cals per serving (But I think it is gross)

Stay away from the Chicken Gnocci soup it has 250 cals per serving.

The dressing alone has 150 cals per serving and they put a serving on it per person and then some.

The Linguine Ala Marinara only has 420 cals for the dinner portion ( and you get left overs ) or the lunch has 380.

Bread sticks are 150 cals a piece.

Enjoy your dinner!! )

tavenne323

Soup Salad and Breadsticks. You can get a low-fat/low-cal dressing...or just ask for it on the side. I try to load up on the salad before my soup arrives. I usually get the chicken gnocchi because it's delicious. And no breadsticks until my soup arrives. Oh and a peach bellini....sometimes a tiramisu to go...if I've been "good"

awebs89

I get the Seafood Brodetto. It is sooooooo good and so filling that I can never eat more than half.

Nicholec2003

I like the parmesan crusted tilapia.

CentralCaliCycling

Pasta fagioli soup and house salad is one favorite but I am not opposed to Fettuccine Alfredo (substituting the fettuccine with angel hair pasta) along with bread sticks, however there is always way to long a wait and I rarely eat there.