Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Tonight, we brought our young children (ages 4 & 6) to Eau Claire, WI’s Olive Garden. This was their first time dining at the chain restaurant, so we prepped them by saying that this was a fancy place and that we all needed to be on our best behavior. While inside, we were greeted by a charming hostess and immediately seated by our waiter, Liam. We explained our “fancy meal” scenario and he immediately started played along by treating us like royalty. (My daughter — the princess—curtsied and he bowed in return.) The restaurant was very clean and modern. I appreciated the gluten free menu for my sensitivity. (Thankfully my favorite soup and salad combo was GF!) Our kids devoured the bread sticks and we packaged up their meals for tomorrow’s lunch. Overall, we had a great experience and we like to give much of that credit to our server, Liam. Thanks for helping us enjoy a fun meal out as a family—the experience reminded us of our past Disney Cruise waiters.

Very high quality food at this location. I had gluten free pasta with marinara with Italian sausage. Cooked perfectly. I ate at the bar. Hannah was a very attentive server. I highly recommend