Olive Garden [merged threads]
Aug 24, 2018, 8:01 pm
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I’ve been offered leftover salad from the bowl on the table and a bag of breadsticks that I wouldn’t eat anyway. Never been offered soup.
Aug 24, 2018, 11:50 pm
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This was the first time I actually got through for passes. I was able to actually get one for myself and my husband. I was shocked I was able to actually process one payment completely and then get a second one.
With some of the new options, it works for us. We actually enjoy going there. Good food for a reasonable price.
They actually offered a yearly pass for $300 this time around.
With some of the new options, it works for us. We actually enjoy going there. Good food for a reasonable price.
They actually offered a yearly pass for $300 this time around.
Last edited by cblaisd; Aug 25, 2018 at 8:31 am Reason: merged poster's two consecutive posts
Aug 25, 2018, 1:17 am
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Aug 25, 2018, 6:25 am
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We have had waiters bring a fresh salad with dressing in a separate container and soup to go when Olive Garden runs the buy one take one home specials.
Aug 25, 2018, 9:14 am
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Aug 25, 2018, 12:29 pm
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IIRC, they allow you to take home part of your last refill, but you must have eaten a portion of it. However, knowing people in this area, I wouldn't be surprised if they took take-out containers into the restaurant and put "refills" in those as extra to take home.
Aug 25, 2018, 5:27 pm
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The waiter brought a fresh bowl with the dressing on the side with a to go container. No one had eaten out of the salad. The same with the soup. Fresh bowl and a take out container.
Aug 25, 2018, 6:53 pm
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Aug 26, 2018, 5:30 am
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No, realistic. Out here, if you tell people something is free, supplies will run out in less than 30 minutes, even if you have a truckload of whatever. People will brave blizzards for free in this area. I very much could see some of the people in this area sneaking their meals into take-out containers they brought, then getting additional refills and repeating the process.
Aug 26, 2018, 9:49 am
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I can usually finish more than a bowl of salad by myself. There's usually some to take home. I wish they wouldn't drown it in dressing though.
Aug 26, 2018, 11:29 am
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Aug 26, 2018, 12:41 pm
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Aug 26, 2018, 12:46 pm
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During the visit with buy one take one home promotion, the waiter asked us if we wanted a fresh salad at the end of the meal with a wink.
Aug 26, 2018, 1:35 pm
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