Olive Garden - Saint Charles

Our first visit back to Olive Garden since the pandemic brought a few surprises. First, the menu is much more limited, particularly for vegetarians. On a positive note, the menu now clearly indicates vegetarian options with a "V" symbol. There are also a few dishes that can be made vegetarian by substituting marinara sauce for meat sauce. Secondly, the house salad still consists of iceberg lettuce, and what ended up in our salad bowl largely came from the core, which isn't particularly green. While it tasted fine, I would have preferred healthier greens. Aside from that, our food was quite good. My fettuccine Alfredo had some clumps of noodles and was a little lacking in sauce, but the portion was so generous that I focused on the two-thirds I planned to eat. Our service from Daniel was excellent; he was friendly, helpful, and attentive without being overbearing.

This Olive Garden location is possibly the best one I've ever been to. The staff was incredibly helpful and made sure we felt respected throughout our visit. And the food—wow! I really appreciate meals served piping hot, and they nailed it! Although it's a bit of a drive for us since we have other locations nearby, this experience is worth the trip. Thank you, Olive Garden of St. Charles!

Great waiters… wonderful location. The waiter Maddie was great and really had a good mood. The Margharita was great.

My friend and I had a lovely time together at this place. Sharing a bottle of wine was affordable and made the night even better. I liked that they had an option to try three different pasta dishes in one. Would come again!

The food was great. We had the Chicken Parmesan, Tour of Italy, chicken and pasta our waiter was good. Very knowledgeable and helpful especially with the kids.