The tag line for Olive Garden restaurants is: When you’re here, you’re family,® and that is just how I feel when I am there.
I love how I never feel rushed when I go there to eat. However, if I am ever on a schedule, the servers are always considerate of that, too. I am an Olive Garden fan and recently had the opportunity to go there and take the family for dinner.
Now, I am usually the one who likes to venture out and try new things at restaurants. I love Olive Garden’s lasagna and Fettuccine Alfredo. However, I only have those dishes occasionally. Most of the time I get soup along with the salad and breadsticks. Dipping sauce for the breadsticks is a must in my book. My family’s sauce of choice is the alfredo! I have tried all the soups and love them all, but this time they had a new one. It is Chicken and Potato Florentine; it was delicious. It was kind of like the Zuppa Tocana with a tomato twist to it.
My hubby is all about the Cheese Ravioli but with alfredo sauce. That is what he chose this time. He will occasionally order the Lasagna Fritta appetizer as his meal. I have sampled it, and it is delish. It’s like a breaded lasagna. My two boys are too big for the children’s menu, so my oldest went for Fettuccine Alfredo and my other boy decided to give the Create Your Own Pizza a try. In true boy style, he was all about the meat and chose pepperoni and sausage as his toppings. The pizza was more than enough for him after bread sticks and salad, and he ended up taking 2/3 of the pizza home. The pizza really is a dish that is easily shared. 
My youngest and only daughter followed in true kiddie style and picked good old mac and cheese. She could be a mac and cheese connoisseur with the many bowls she has tried at various restaurants. She gobbled up every last noodle. The kids’ meals now come with a choice of sides, too—grapes, streamed broccoli, or garlic mashed potatoes. She chose grapes.
If you happen to have room for dessert, they have some great choices. My favorite is the Black Tie Mousse Cake, but the White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Lemon Cream Cake are great as well. The Black Tie Mouse Cake is everything a chocolate lover could expect and is so creamy. 
I love that my family is always happy after a meal at Olive Garden, and no one goes away from the table hungry.
Olive Garden is introducing a dinner special. The 3 Course Italian Dinner offers a 1st course of soup or salad, a 2nd course of one of five new entrees, and a 3rd course of one of five Dolcini desserts. To see the new entrees and all of the available options, visit Olivegarden.com/specials.
Interested in trying their new 3 Course Italian Dinner? Olive Garden has provided a $100 Gift Card to one RMK reader.
To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post telling me what you would eat at Olive Garden if you won the gift card.
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This sweepstakes runs from 1/23/12 – 3/18/12.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected. The Official Rules are available here.
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I might try the 3 Course Special
I’d get Fettucinni Alfredo – and try to leave room for dessert for once!
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chicken parmigiana
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I would love to get the fettuccine alfredo or try the new smoked mozzarella chicken.
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Shrimp Scampi Fritta looks great. Lots of salad & breadsticks.
Thanks for the contest.
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I would get the 3 course special, chicken & gnocchi, spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce, and tiramisu. thanks for the review and giveaway.
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I would eat lasagna.
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I’m not sure about the entree, but we always love getting the salad along with an appetizer – stuffed mushrooms and toasted ravioli
I’d get eggplant parmesan.
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My favorite food to order in Olive Garden are their unlimited soup, salad and bread sticks – and id bring my family
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I’d for sure get the Fettuccine Alfredo! it’s the best!
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I would get the Zuppa Toscana.
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/MsTofuFairy/status/180672183234859009
I love their Lasagna Rollata al Forno with salad, breadsticks, and alfredo dipping sauce! I would def get that!
The salad and breadsticks.
I would get the spaghetti and Italian sausage meal……it’s so good!
#LoveLansing, I will eat Fettuccine Alfredo at the #OliveGarden if I win!
https://twitter.com/#!/corinafflores/status/180001171744886784
My dear Fettuccine Alfredo! Last night I had a dream that I was being served the most perfect dish of Fettuccine Alfredo, but I had go to the restroom. When I came back from the bathroom my dish was gone! In my dream one of the servers took my plate away because they thought I was done! Oh please, bring back my Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine Alfredo
Love the salad and bread sticks!!
tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/KerryBishop/status/179025169271099392
I love the soup, salad and breadsticks!
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I’d order the minestrone soup, salad, breadsticks and probably the chicken alfredo. So many delicious choices!
I’d get my favorite dish – the Chicken Alfredo.
If we won the contest we would get…. Zuppa Tuscana, (absolutely my favorite) and the Ravioli Portabella
grilled shrimp caprese is my absolute favorite!
the breadsticks!
I would have soup, salad & breadsticks and feed my son!
I’d get chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
No doubt, dessert first, go straight for the Lemon Cream Cake!!! Yummm!!!
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I would take my family with me and I would eat Chicken Fettucine Alfredo.
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I’m a sucker for Fettuccine Alfredo. And dessert? Absolutely! The Black Tie Mouse Cake sounds wonderful. One plate and two forks, please. :O)
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I would definitely get the chicken alfredo since that’s my favorite! I would also probably splurge and get a Peach Bellini. I’ve had it there once on my birthday and it was so yummy!
I love the Lasagna.
Mmmmm….I love the Zuppa Tosacana soup. That & a big bowl of their salad would make a perfect meal for me!
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I would order salad and chicken alfredo! thank you!
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I love their Alfredo sauce! I’ll actually order some on the side to dip the breadsticks in when I feel like really splurging
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I would get the Chicken Parmigiana!
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I truly can eat about anything there. Just love that place.
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I would have the cappallini pasta dish at Olive Garden if I won the gift card.
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good dining experience is when the food is great and leave full and happy
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I love to get the minestrone and salad for lunch. For supper I usually get the chicken alfredo and ask for broccoli with it. Yum, yum. I love me some Olive Garden.
I love Olive Garden. Haven’t been there in a while and my taste buds are watering… I’d have the 5 cheese ziti al forno and honestly it’s between the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake and black tie mousse cake for dessert!
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All you can eat soup (chicken gnocchi), salad and breadsticks!
The chicken con broccoli, and of course the salad and breadsticks!
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I would try the chicken scampi.
I would order the Creamy Parmesan Portobello Mushroom Fettuccine. I’ve never had it but it looks AMAZING!
I would definitely get the Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno…YUM
I love the five cheese ziti al forno so that’s probably what I would get
Yum
My kids would love the 3 course meals. Who doesn’t like a little dessert.
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I would definitely get the 3 Course Italian Dinner for myself, my husband loves the Chicken Parm. and my girls love the Tour of Italy! Thank you!
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I would eat the Seafood Alfredo if I win.
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I always love Olive Garden’s Soup and Salad! It is such a great meal especially when it is cold outside. It is one of my favorite restaurants for lunch with friends or a night out with my family.
We love Olive Garden. We have to drive 120 miles to the nearest, and make it a special occasion with shopping and an overnight stay. I would eat something from their 3-course Italian dinner; probably salad, the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken, and Amaretto Tiramasu for dessert. Yum! (I’m drooling…)
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I would definitely order the lasagna! I love the bread sticks, too! Olive Garden is my husband’s favorite restaurant. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love their salad and breadsticks! So I would have that and Pasta e Fagoli.
Everything I have tried at Olive Garden is wonderful. The soup, salad and breadsticks are a favorite but many items are still to experience!
yum. olive garden make my belly happy!
My family and I love to eat at the olive garden… we even have a favorite waiter… believe it or not, his name is Mario (and he has an italian accent… yummy) My husband and i usually split the tour of Italy, and the kids choose their favs off the kid menu… with 100$ I could treat myself to the wine!!! and really get a taste of italy
I never know what I’m going to get until the very last second. I try to have something different each time I go out. Olive Garden has nothing but yummy choices.
My favorite date night place, Olive Garden! Always get the same thing, Chicken fettucine alfredo, yum!!
I would get shrimp alfredo, pasta e fagilio soup, and cheesecake.
I would have soup and salad then a big, luscious dessert. I love desserts at The Olive Garden.
https://twitter.com/#!/aes529/status/169171909056012288
fettucini alfredo!
It would be Chicken Marsala for me. Love Olive Garden!
That Lemon Cream Cake looks seriously delicious!
I absolutely love Olive Gardens salad and breadsticks! I always get the Chicken Marsala. So good.
When i go to olive garden i either get soup, salad, & breadsticks with alfredo sauce or garlic herb chicken con broccoli. So garlicky and i love it!
I would get the BLACK TIE MOUSSE CAKE and share it with my hubby. We love it! We also tend to share the Steak Gongonzola-it is so so good.
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I’d get Sicilian Scampi
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I’VE RECENTLY BEEN A FAN OF THE
Lasagna Rollata al Forno
Lasagna rolls stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, asiago, parmesan and romano cheese. Topped with mozzarella and seasoned breadcrumbs, baked in five cheese marinara.
I’m an Olive Garden fan too! I love just about everything they serve. I’m super sweet on the Alfredo with shrimp though.
My kids are grown up (High School & college) so when my family goes there for dinner it costs!
The smoked mozzarella chicken for me!
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The manicotti & Chocolate Amaretto drink are DIVINE! I really want to try the special above, too!
Yum! I haven’t been to the Olive Garden in years!
Our favorite place to dine, and hands down the best alfredo sauce around. LOVE!
I’m a big fan of anything Alfredo too! But I do loove their salad and bread sticks too!
I love anything at the Olive Garden! But I almost always stick to the basics …unlimited soup, salad & breadsticks. My favorite entree is the chicken Marsala! It’s delicious!
I’m so boring, I always get the same thing, the spaghetti and meat sauce. Its soooo yummy though, I can’t help it.
I love Olive garden! It would be great to win this!
I would eat something awesome – love tomato dishes and shrimp dishes and of course all the salad I could eat. Would be a great place to celebrate our 44th wedding anniversary coming up.
I love Olive Garden!!! It’s my favorite and all my friends..I am 5 months prego and baby wants chicken parm and white chocolate raspberry cheesecake
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i love the soup and salad! actually pretty much anything i get at olive garden is fantastic!
Instead of salad I would have the Chicken Gnocchi soup, follwed by the Shrimp Primivera!! YUM!!
I am 7 months pregnant and olive garden has been my #1 craving! I love the seafood alfredo and of course the salad and breadsticks. The next dessert on my list to try is the lemon cake. I am looking forward to having a big glass of peach bellini tea after this baby is born.
Chicken Alfredo for me….
I love the unlimited salad and breadsticks. I’m a vegetarian and it love the “all you can eat” of something good!
Nancy
I would get the Shrimp & Crab Tortelli Romana
I love olive garden as much as i love cooking from my own microwave at the house. it is the best hands down. the microwave operators at olive garden really know what they are doing.
I would definitely order the pasta con broccoli–a favorite for sure!
I would get the sicilian scampi for sure!
I Love Olive Garden! The alfredo sauce is my favorite!
I would have the eggplant parm.
I’m not sure I could pick anything particular – everything I ever get is wonderful! We would have to get the staple salad & breadsticks!!
I tweeted here:
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if I won I would have to get Chicken Parmigiana – I just love it!!!
https://twitter.com/#!/tcarolinep/status/166014236542238721
I’d love Shrimp Scampi Fritta
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The smoked mozzarella chicken looks fantastic, that’s what I’d try!
I would get the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno and Lemon Cream Cake. *drool*
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If I won, I would try the new 3-course meal. I’d get the salad and the Five Cheese Marinara Penne with Shrimp, followed by the Dark Chocolate Cake (if I still had room for it!).
If I won the gift card, I would take my daughter out for dinner. She has a son that has autism, and she doesn’t work as she stays home with him for his therapy. She has no money and rarely goes out except for her sons needs. I would take her to dinner as she is most deserving. Thank you.
I would get the Ravioli di Portobello as it is one of my favorite dishes from Olive Garden. It’s the best! Plus, their salad dressing is delicious. I bought a bottle from the store and use it at home!
Love Olive Garden. Everything on their menu is delish!
I would order chicken alfredo with TONS of breadsticks and salad! SOOOO good
I love the food at Olive Garden and always feel very taken care of there. Would love to win!!
I love Olive Garden so much, but don’t get to go very often. Maybe once a year! How I would LOVE to win this!
Thanks for the opportunity.. I love your blog. You inspire me!
Penny
Everytime I go, I say I will order something different. But I cant get past the beef tortelonni. It is filled with cheese and has portabella mushrooms in a wine sauce. I think I will have to get that if I win.
Lisa
I love their gnocchi soup
I would like to try the chicken alfredo pizza!
Mmmm…. salad and breadsticks = this one happy momma
My family loves Olive Garden and we try to order something different each time. I could live on the soup, salad and breadsticks.
My favorite is the seafood alfredo, although, I do love trying their new dishes that they always have, but I tend to always do some sort of seafood dish– YUMMY!
I love their fettuccine and there bread sticks are sooo good
Breadsticks and salad!!
Are breadsticks allowed to be my favorite menu item?
I’ve been wanting to try the new smoked mozzarella chicken, yum!
If I won the gift card I would love to try the cheese ravioli.
I love it all but Black Tie Mouse Cake is one of my favorite desserts so I would for sure leave room for that!
Love Olive Garden and would love to try their new dishes!
My favorite menu item was the Chicken Vino Bianco, it was removed a few years ago. I regularly order the Grilled Shrimp Caprese & Chicken Scampi entrees.
My absolute favorite is their Zuppa Toscana soup, I get it every time!
the potato and Florentine soup looks so yummy with bread sticks of course!!
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I adore Olive Garden’s bread sticks and salad! I’m definitely going to try the 3 course Italian Dinner next time! What a good value!
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Love anything with shrimp!
Where do I begin?? I love Olive Garden!! Zuppa, alfredo sauce, breadsticks, there is really no end to my love for Olive Garden!!
Love it all!!
The Zuppa Tosacano soup is my FAVORITE…and I’d undoubtedly try that White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake too!
Also, I have two little girls who loves “noodles” so we would enjoy checking out the Kids’ Menu.
I’ve always wanted to try the pizza.
Olive Garden—anything on the menu yummo!!
I love Olive Garden’s salads and breadsticks. Love, and then end with Zeppoli. Donuts and chocolate sauce. What a meal that would be.
That new soup sounds fun to try. We hardly ever go out to eat, so this would be a fun treat
That new Chicken and Potato Florentine soup looks delicious! I’m going to have to try it!
I love their soups salad and breadsticks!
I’d try a peach bellini and use the special to stretch the gift card. I’d get the salad with dressing on the side(as well as have a breadstick or 2) try the creamy parmesan portobella fettucine(a half portion since the calorie count is a liiii-ttle bit high- and I’d get to save the other half for lunch the following day.) Then for dessert I’d try the amaretto tiramisu dolcini.
With the leftover on the gift card I could try the 5 cheese marinara with shrimp and a limoncello mousse dolcini on another trip.
Christine
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I’d love the Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara. Thanks!
I love Olive Garden and would love to try their new 3 course meals.
the soup salad and breadsticks combo
I think I would order their 3 cheese marinera pasta. So Yum!
Hard to choose but probably spaghetti with meatballs and pasta fagioli for me. Chicken alfredo pizza and salad for my son. Of course, we top it off with zuppoli for dessert!
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I would love to try Shrimp Mezzaluna!
Honestly, I may spend the whole meal eating just their breadsticks and salad… heavenly.
I’ve never been before but Soup, salad and breadsticks sounds fantastic!
The tour of italy is my fav. I get the best of 3 worlds!
I would start with the chicken flatbread (is it the capreese flatbread? Or something to that effect…) Then go for the chicken scampi…. Topped off with a lemon cream cake…
So yummy!
I would first order some appetizer. The fried Calamari! yumm! Then I would order the Shrimp Caprese! OMG! So delicious!! Then for dessert, the best dessert ever, Tiramisu! I lovee Olive Garden!!
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Mmmm, Olive Garden. My 5 year old daughter asks to go there all the time! When we do go I usually end up ordering whatever’s on promo, last time it was the braised steak with lasagna noodles. And those little mousse desserts (I like the lemon ones) are sooo good!
love their chicken gnocci soup, but would definitely try their new potato soup! i’m in love with the alfredo pizza followed by their lemon cream cake!
Ooh, I love Olive Garden and so does my family. I always have a hard time deciding what to get. I really want some chicken alfredo. I am so hungry right now! Yum!
I’ve never tried the dessert! I am usually too full from my meal! Definitely going to give it a try next time!
I love their Baked Tortellini and of course the bread sticks! But I never have enough room to try one of the magnificant looking desserts
My husband gets the Chicken alfredo EVERY TIME so I always try something new. I love the chicken scampi and their gnocci. And hey, if we have a gift card we would have to order a few desserts
I would have to go for the lasagna. YUM!
Let’s see…I’d start off by sharing the appetizer sampler (fried cheese, mushrooms, and calamari), then on to salad and breadsticks…then seafood portofino. Then a few bites of tiramisu! And the peach bellini iced tea is a must!
LOVE the soup (chicken gnocci, though the pasta fagioli is good, too), salad, and breadsticks. The bruschetta rocks. The zeppoli and dolcini are great desserts for sharing.
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Oooo my! What wouldn’t I try with a giftcard?
I love their lasagna and my husband usually goes for the Seafood Portofino (or something like that).
I love their Chicken Alfredo with salad and breadsticks–yummy!
soup, salad and breadsticks
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Olive Garden is our all time favorite restaurant. It is the first restaurant that my husband and I went to on a date… oh so many years ago. I love the soup, salad and breadsticks, but their lasagna is to die for. Thank you for all you do.. Many blessings… Tammy in Alabama
The waiters, waitresses, and greeters are so friendly and helpful at Olive Garden. They will take all the time I need to ask questions and decide what to order.
I love all of their soups and breadsticks! Yummy!
I would probably get my old stand-by of alfredo dipping sauce and chicken scampi as my entree but I would HAVE to try that lemon cake…oh my! Thank you!
I love getting the alfredo sauce with the breadsticks…man my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
I would probably have my normal – alfredo! Although, I do love their pizza too.
love the soup salad and breadsticks for lunch!!
With all the new choices over there right now it would be a hard decision. My normal choice, however, is the same as so many who have already commented…soup, salad and breadsticks!
I would get the chicken alfredo pizza – with alfredo dipping sauce, yum! makes me hungry just thinking about it. thanks for the chance!
Love the soup, salad, and breadsticks!
I’ve been obsessed with their portobello ravioli lately. The sauce is to die for.
Love the soup and Salad! Eat it in or take it home. It’s always good.
I would definately try the new soup, looks Dee-Lish!!
I love the mushroom tortellini! I have it almost every time I go.
So many choices and not enough room in my tummy! Def start with breadsticks & salad, then I normally go for the cheese ravoili or with the Eggplant parm!
Their Alfredo is by far my favorite. I would like to try new things on the menu but that sauce wins every time! And I’m pretty sure I drink my weight in their peach bellini tea!
I love the Chicken Asparagus Risotto. They don’t always have it on the menu but if asparagus is in season, they will make it. I also love the soup, salad and breadsticks.
Seafood alfredo for sure!
Lasagna, yum
Taste of Italy, I believe it’s called. Fettuccine Alfredo, lasagna, and chicken parmesan. So tasty!
Love the salad and breadsticks with lasagna! Yum!
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Start with my favorite zuppa Toscana, then smoked mozzarella chicken followed by that lovely looking lemon cream cake
Lasagna!!! Oh, and breadsticks. Yummo
Mmmmm…Creamy Parmesan Portobello Fettuccine!! Yummy giveaway!
Cappelini pomodoro! Yum!
I love their soup, so I would probably get that or the ravioli. I love ravioli!
My husband would probably get the salmon!
I would order the smoked mozzarella chicken, salad, and strawberry cream cake for the 3 coarse dinner, but I would also order that lemon cream cake to go along with another salad to go. Love love love Olive Garden. I love it all, the entire menu.
I would get Chicken Scampi.
I love the breadsticks and salad of course and I also love the manicotti! My kids are big mac and cheese fans and my hubby, he will eat anything.
They have so many new things to try. Hard choice! Definately some alfredo sauce to dip the breadsticks in.
Love the soup, salad and breadsticks!!
I always want to try new dishes when I’m there but usually just get the chicken alfredo and zuppa toscana because I loooove it! Yum!!
I’d like to take my Mom to lunch!!!!
My most favorite thing… the cheese ravioli with alfredo sauce. YUM!
I’m a creature of habit and I love the alfredo and salad and breadsticks. Never tried one of the desserts, but that sure looks AMAZING!
I tweeted. https://twitter.com/#!/HeathersCuisine
I would order the salad, Chicken Alfredo and if I still have room the mousse cake..
Lots of girls nights out with salad and breadsticks!
ummm that Lasagna Fritta sounds pretty appealing!!!
Oh, my heaven! I would love to try their smoked chicken!
I usually try what is the special but I LOVE their salads and the tiramisu the MOST!!! When I go to lunch I would get the soup n salad
Felicia
I would order the chicken alfredo, breadsticks with the alfredo sauce, and their lemon cream cake yum!
I love the breadsticks dipped in alfredo and their mozzarella smoked chicken looks really good!
I tweeted your giveaway
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Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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I love the salad!
I love the chicken con broccoli. Oh and the salad. The bread sticks and dipping sauce is always a must too!
I love anything with cheese and then top it off with the raspberry cheescake.
The chicken and potato florentine sounds good!
I recently saw an advertisement for the new three course meal. I would love to go try that.
I love their chicken con broccoli! And the salad. Oh my, the salad!
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I LOVE the soup, salad, and bread sticks. I would eat that ever date night til the gift card was used up. Yum!
https://twitter.com/#!/susan1215/status/164150107099512832
I always get the lasagna, I also love their salads and bread sticks
I’m all about the Zuppa Toscano and breadsticks-oh and salad, of course. Their salad is delish!!
I am so in love with their Portabello Ravioli!
the Create Your Own Pizza
I too LOVE their lasagna!! We finally just got an Olive Garden so would LOVE to win & go
I love Olive gardens Chicken Gnocchi soup. delicious! I would love to try the smoked mozerella chicken and the chocolate mousse. We love restaurants that do a three course deal, it is great for date night.
Soup, Salad, And breadsticks for sure…
I would love to try the mozzarella chicken and of course—the strawberry cream cake!
Ooh and I love that right now they brought back the yummy pasta with the sundried tomatos and parmesan cheese sauce. That is AMAZING.
I ALWAYS have to get salad and breadsticks but also get alfredo sauce to dip the breadsticks in. Now I’m hungry for Olive Garden! such great food.
Bread sticks….love those things
Olive Garden is a favorite of mine and my daughter. One of our favorite mommy daughter dates is Olive Garden and then Desert Star Theater where we have ice cream dessert.
I love the fettuccine Alfredo, but I try new things all the time. Never disappointed.
I would eat the salad and bread sticks!!
Eggplant parm. or Portabella ravioli!!
Soup, salad, and breadsticks are my Olive Garden favorite!
I would order the chicken Alfredo Pizza. My sister talked me into splitting one with her. I have loved it ever since. I sure hope I win.
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Love love love the soup, salad, and breadsticks! yummy!
My husband and I love to go and share the Mixed Grill with all you can eat salad and breadsticks!1
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I would get the Soup and Salad, I love Olive Garden’s salad!
I love Olive Garden and my absolute favorite item on their menu is their Moscato wine … YUMMY!!!
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Love LOVE cheese ravs as well – but with red sauce, please
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it is so hard to decide. But I think I would get the braised beef and tortelloni. YUMMY!
I have only had their soup and salad and breadsticks–so it’d be fun to go and try some new menu items. But I must say I have never been dissapointed just eating their salad and breadsticks…so good!
We are Olive Garden “kindred spirits”. I ALWAYS get the alfredo sauce to dip the breadsticks in and honestly I always eat way too many and end up fuller than I should be. Normally I go for the chicken alfredo with the house salad. Last time I ordered the chicken alfredo pizza and it was perfect for me to take the left overs home for lunch the next day. Sadly the pasta dishes do not re heat so well. I would choose the pizza again. thomandalicia @ msn. com
I absolutely LOVE Olive Garden’s Eggplant Parmesan. That is what I always order when I go there.
Love Eggplant Parmesan !!!!
I have never been to an Olive Garden so I would have to go by your recommendations. The pizza looks good and there is always room for cheesecake…
I would love to take my family there!
Love to eat at Olive Garden. Love the whole menu. Wish there was one in my town.
. Love love Olive Garden. Wish there ws one in my town so I could eat ther more often.I love the salad and after looking at the new items would like to try the Smoked Mozzerella Chicken
I have never been to an Olive Garden so I think I’d have to choose from your recommendations. The pizza sounds good and it seems there is always room for cheesecake afterwards…
I love their salad and breadsticks
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I would try their new 3 course dinner special. I love Olive Garden!
We recently went to Olive garden after too long of an absence. It ws great. I of course had the Fettuccine Alfredo. Simply out of this world. and my husband had the steak Basticca after his bowl of minestroni. loved it. I hope to get there more often this year. the salad is to live for…thanks for the opportunity….
I love Olive Garden! My favorite is the ravioli, but I would be adventurous and try something new if I was the winner
Oh I would probably have a 5 cheese ziti or a soup and bread stick meal. It all sounds wonderful.
Olive Garden is our favorite restaurant. I always order the mushroom ravioli.
Love, Love, Love Olive Garden. I love the salad and after looking at the new items would like to try the Smoked Mozzerella Chicken. I do try to experiment with the menu everytime I go there. But I love the Chicken Parmesan and of course the breadsticks!!!
Love, Love, Love the all you can eat Salad, Soup and Breadsticks. Your making me hungry.
Olive Garden is definintely one of our family’s favorite restaurants! We all usually pick the same meal each time we go. The black tie mousse cake is my favorite dessert too! I always get the chicken parm but if I had to choose from their 3 course dinner I would get the salad, spaghetti with 4 meat sauce, and the chocolate mousse. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
I would get any of the paninis with soup and salad! I love Olive garden so much!! YUMMY!
I would get soup, salad and breadsticks- or maybe the pizza. That looked delicious!
I haven’t been to Olive Garden in ages (only because my husband is a student and the budget is tight… not because I don’t love them).
I LOVE their salad. My mouth is watering right now thinkign about the alfredo. I would do both.
I get the braised beef tortilini and the muscle appetizer. The muscle sauce is the best bread stick dip!
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I would order the fettuccine alfredo for me and my husband would order the 5 cheese ziti with penne pasta. that is our usual.(and with a gift card we might even order real drinks! Then we would fill up on all the salad they give you that dispite my trying i can not replicate!
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i would get the chicken scampi
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Oh gosh I would get the soup and salad for lunch… $100 would go a long way! I love Olive Garden!
I have never eaten at Olive Garden, and quite honestly somewhat believe the negative connotations that it has…”not real italian” etc. I am willing to give it a shot though, and if it changes my mind, then I will def be an Olive Garden recruiter for others.
My first choice would be Fettuccine Alfredo then soup and salad
Minestrone of course and then Lasagna. I love Olive Garden.
It’s been so long since I’ve been to the Olive Garden. But I used to get the Seafood Portofino. Is that still on the menu? If not, I’ll go with the usual standby…..soup, salad & breadsticks!
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The Chicken Alfredo pizza – yum!!
i love the bread sticks
I would choose the soup, salad and breadsticks!
Salad and breadsticks! The Creamy Parmesan Portobello Fettuccine is a definite must try!
The menu looks so good, I may have to go for dinner tonight! I would order Salad, Five Cheese Marinara Penne with Shrimp and the Amaretto Tiramisu – yummmmm! Hope I win the gift card!
Well, the menu looks so good, I might have to go for dinner tonight! I would get the Salad, Five cheese Marinara Penne with Shrimp and the Amaretto Tiramisu – yummm! Hope I get the gift card.
I would want to try the Stuffed Chicken Marsala! It looks delicious!
I haven’t been to Olive garden in years! I love the breadsticks, soup and salad!!
I LOVE Olive Garden and I can’t resist their breadsticks!!!
The fab salad, the parmesan portobello pasta and the limoncello dessert!!! YUM!
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The question is what wouldn’t I eat with this gift card…I love olive garden (especially their soups!)
I would get manicotti and definitely the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. I love it!
I love their breadsticks, salad and most of all, the Zuppa Toscana!
Their breadsticks are my favorite. I love going to Olive Garden! They also typically have really good service, too.
stuffed chicken marsala!!!
I would love to try the new soup – Chicken and Potato Florentine and the Lemon Cream Cake. Sounds like a perfect meal!
I always get soup and salad at Olive Garden because it’s so good!! The new 3-course dinner looks interesting!!
I would love to have the Black Tie Mousse Cake with a side of Chicken Alfredo! :@) Thank you for the giveaway!!
My favorite dish at Olive Garden is the Eggplant Parmigiana. Nobody makes it like Olive Garden, and I’ve been looking for almost ten years.
Love Olive Garden’s soup salad and breadsticks with Zuppa Tuscana! YUM!! I would like to try the seafood alfredo, that sounds good too and of course dessert but I’m usually too full by then
Olive Garden is my favorite restaurant!!! I go for my birthday every year
If I won the gift card, I would eat the salad with their house dressing and ranch, breadsticks, spaghetti with marinara and the Lemon Cream Cake!
My favorite meal there!
Love Olive Garden! I never go away hungry.
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We just got an Olive Garden in my town, so I am looking forward to going! I’m usually an Alfredo fan when I go out for Italian food, but I’d probably have a hard time choosing – everything there looks delicious!
I LOVE the lasagna! So good, but so bad! Ha!
Love me some Olive Garden salad and breadsticks. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Yum!! Their breadsticks and salad are simply amazing!
I usually order the soup, salad and breadsticks for their minestrone soup. I love that stuff. If I won though, I would probably order something new because all the stuff you described sounded delicious.
salad (it’s the best salad ever), roasted garlic tortelloni and chocolate mousse! and my weight in breadsticks. yum!!
I would eat some Zuppa Toscana soup and their Chianti Braised Short Ribs. Those short ribs are the best I’ve ever had!!
I agree with a few who said Chicken Scampi… love it!!
Love Olive Garden! It seems like the hubby and I have gone there right before we’ve had each of our kids. Figuring I have 5 weeks left with my current pregnancy this would be perfect!
I love their breadsticks!
I would try the 3 course meal and I would start with a salad, then have the 5 cheese marinara penne with shrimp and end my meal with the dark chocolate cake.
I really like their chicken scampi.
I love Olive Garden and I usually order the eggplant Parmesan and the Lemocello Lemonade.
I would start out with their wonderful artichoke dip and then move onto a huge plate of lasagna…all of their food is amazing!
Maybe the Seafood Brodetto? I’ve never had it, but I usually order seafood when I go out just because that’s something we hardly have at home. Price wouldn’t matter if I won the gc otherwise I might never try it…almost $20 a plate!
Toss up between the Italian sampler or the Sicilian Scampi……….both sound terrific!
Zuppa Toscana & their salad are my favorites!
Oooooh, I love Olive Garden. I could live on the Pasta Fagioli soup and breadsticks. I could eat it everyday……..twice a day……….every day of the week…….no matter the weather. I’m afraid to try the desserts because I’m sure that I’ll love them.
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Whenever I can get into olive garden, it’s sooo popular;) I love their soups and lemon cake:)
The salad & breadsticks are wonderful!
I would have the salad (LOVE this salad!), Smoked mozzarella chicken and the strawberry cream cake. It all sounds delicious!
I love the Chicken Parmigiana.
The tour of italy, salad and breadsticks
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I would order Lasagna and Tiramisu with Capuccino
Zuppa Toscana soup, lots of breadsticks, Chicken parmagiana. Classic and delicious! Manicotti for my wife and ministrone soup!
I love olive Garden and would probabby eat the backed Zitt , the manacotti the ravorioli the chese totelini or the pizza I would order a dessert to vo the lemon cake or the cheesecake. I would also eat some breadsticks of course. I usailly takke half the food home to save for another meal.
I’d get the Lasagna Rollata al Forno. And of course stuffed myself with the delicious salad and breadsticks!
Oh Olive Garden…how do I LOVE thee? Let me count the ways….I LOVE the salad and breadsticks with oil and vinagar dipping sauce! I LOVE the chicken alfredo and your once upon a time tomato alfredo pasta (not sure if you do that anymore). My family LOVES Olive Garden!!! We would LOVE to win this giftcard
I would have the seafood alfredo!!
Breadsticks! I love their breadsticks!
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I would get their soup (tuscana), salad, and breadsticks for sure!!!!
Although I can rarely pass up their cheese ravioli!
a nice dinner out for my husband and me before our second baby arrives in a few months. Tons of breadsticks and a nice bottle of that amazingly delicious dressing
I love the Chicken Scampi! Soup Salad and Breadsticks!
I would get their herb-grilled salmon. Yum!
I love the steak gorgonzola fettuchini. Yumm!
I LOVE Olive Garden. I would eat the zuppa, breadsticks and salad until I was stuffed
Lasagna, and lemon cake for dessert!
I always have eggplant parmesan. Nothing can compete!
Chicken Alfredo!!
Breadsticks with alfredo sauce is my fav…and for an entree I love the chicken scampi!!
I love the salad and do not have a usual pasta but the pizza is great!
I love love love their seafood portofino. I literally eat that everytime that I am there, sooo delicious!
I think I eat the Five Cheese Ziti every time I go there – whether off my own plate or someone else’s. A definite favorite! And who could leave without a belly full of their salad and breadsticks?
Try as I might, I can never get past the chicken scampi.
I would eat the breadsticks – so good!!
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We love their soup, salad, & breadsticks! Thanks for the reviews.
The tour of Italy is delicious but I love the breadsticks too.
This is awesome!
Thanks for the review and the giveaway!
I’d like to try the Shrimp Mezzaluna, looks yummy!
Olive Garden is mine and my husband’s favorite place to eat! We love the Chicken Alfredo with Angel Hair pasta!
Can’t go wrong with the seafood alfredo! Butter, heavy cream and pasta! Are there a better comfort foods in this world!
I adore the Zeppolis..those adorable lil doughnuts with chocolate dipping sauce..worth skipping a meal for!
Thanks so much!
I love eggplant parmigiana.. I wish I could make it taste as good as theirs
I would definitely get the chicken alfredo–it’s the best! Always love their salad & breadsticks too!
I’ve been wanting to go and try out their specials right now. The new smoked mozzarella chicken sounds like my kind of dish!
I’m all about the Chicken Parmasan. It’s my all time favorite!
Would love to try the Five Cheese Marinara Penne with Shrimp!
I love chicken parmigiana, but I am always up for trying something new there.
My favorite is the cheese ravioli with marinara. I used to love getting the chicken con broccoli but they took it off the menu.
It was a good one for me and hubby to share. I also love the salad and bread sticks! And for dessert, white chocolate raspberry cheesecake! Yummy!
I love their salad and breadsticks, but I am like your husband and would choose the ravioli!
I love Olive Garden! I would have their breadsticks and their chicken alfredo!
I love anything on the menu at Olive Garden. It is absolutely delicious, luscious or just downright yummy!!!! Who doesn’t love Olive Garden!!
I would eat almost anything on the menu. There isn’t really anything on the menu I don’t like. It is all delicious, lusious, or just plain downright YUMMY!!! Who doesn’t love OLIVE GARDEN!
I would try one of the new entrees. The penne with chicken and a white sauce looks good or even the mushroom stuffed tortellini with the sausage!! MMMm……
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I love their Steak and Gorgonzola Alfredo and of course, the breaksticks!
I love their salad, and breadsticks. However my favorite dish is lasagna.
i LOVE to eat at Olive garden! recently i had knee surgery and when i went in on crutches the host seated us in the booth area so i wouldnt have to go far!!
i want stuffed chicken marsal
soup and salad – yes both i LOVE EM
and for dessert Lemon Cake!!!
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I’d like to try their ravioli. With a basket full of breadsticks! Thanks for the giveaway.
We’ve never been to Olive Garden, their stuff look amazing though. I would love to try Sicilian Scampi. Thank you.
yum! if I won I would splurge and get the tour of Italy – lots of yummy food!
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I would have salad, breadsticks, and my favorite, spaghetti and meatballs.
Well, I love seafood so I would love to try the Seafood Brodetto! Looks yummy!
I think I would have to get a bottle of the Roscato and try something new to go with it.
I never knew the Olive Garden had a kids menu til I read your blog post! I’m very excited about this, as I have a 5 year old (eats everything) and a 3 year old who is also a mac n cheese fanatic! So the mac n cheese and grapes is what just sold us on going back to the Olive Garden WITH the kids
Thanks! Love your blog!!!
I have lots of favorites at Olive Garden. I love getting the soup, salad, and breadsticks. I always get the chicken gnocchi soup. But I love their entrees too. For a long time, my “usual” was the portobello ravioli in a smoked gouda sauce. Yum! But then once I tried their Pork Milanese and I loved it too. We don’t get to go out very often, but when we do, we often pick Olive Garden.
If I won I would have the Fettuccine Alfredo. I love how Olive Garden does it. Hubby would have anything that has the big cloves of garlic in it! He loves that! When (and it isn’t very often) I have room for dessert I always have the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake! YUM! Oh, and the berry sangria is to die for!
The chicken parm is my go-to dish. My favorites are always limited time dishes like the caprese chicken or the chicken con broccoli. Mmmmm…Heaven on a dish!
I haven’t been to an Olive Garden in forever. I’ll just be over here dreaming of that salad!
We love Olive Garden!
Ive always loved their chicken pizza, you dip it in an Alfredo sauce, it’s the best!
I think I would have to try something new that I have never had before. I just love their salad. Mmmmm!
My family loves Olive Garden. Our individual favorites are chicken parmesan for me, shrimp primavera for my husband, manicotti for my daughter, and pizza for my son. Yummy!
I love the soup and salad – the pasta e fagioli is my favorite. I’d love to try the new soup you mentioned.
Chicken alfredo is my favorite!
My family loves the steak Gorgonzola! I usually get their salad and breadsticks.
I would take my whole family (my kids have never been!) and have lots of salad and breadsticks! YUM!
Salad!!! I could eat bowls of OG salad.
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I love to try different things at Olive Garden, but the Seafood Alfredo is always good to me
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I LOVE their salad!
Woah! I’d love to win an olive garden gift certificate!
Chicken alfredo! Or one of the new 3 course entrees
I’d go for the lasagne!! Or the make your own pizza
YUM!!
I like the soup salad and breadsticks!