Location: Olive Garden, Italian Restaurants, United States
Olive Garden Menu: Prices, Calories and Full Guide (2026)
Author and Visit Details
By Food Menu Journal. This is a researched guide, not a visit report. We did not eat at an Olive Garden location for this guide. Every fact below comes from Olive Garden’s official site and menu pages, including the official Never Ending Pasta Bowl page, and from independent 2026 menu price trackers rechecked on November 11, 2026. Olive Garden publishes no single national price list, so every price here is a third-party range shown as an estimate. Your local restaurant shows the exact price before you order.
Introduction
The olive garden menu is a full Italian American menu built around pasta, chicken and seafood, and its best value is the unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks that come with dine-in entrees.
Prices on the olive garden menu are ranges, not fixed national prices, because Olive Garden publishes no single national price list and locations set their own prices. This guide covers the whole lineup for November 2026: soups and salads, classic pastas, chicken and seafood, lunch portions, the Never Ending Pasta Bowl, deals and how to save, hours, and the unlimited breadsticks rule. Every price was rechecked on November 11, 2026, and every calorie figure comes from Olive Garden nutrition data as reported by the trackers we checked.
The spine idea of this guide is simple: one menu, one rule. Treat every price as a range, use the unlimited first course, and check the local price before you order.
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Restaurant at a Glance
The olive garden menu at a glance: Italian American food, dinner entrees about $17 to $26, lunch entrees about $10.29 to $16, hours 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM Sun to Thu, 11:00 PM Fri and Sat.
| Restaurant | Olive Garden, a Darden Italian chain |
| Cuisine | Italian American: pasta, chicken, seafood |
| Signature dish | Tour of Italy |
| Dinner entrees | About $17 to $26 (estimate) |
| Lunch entrees | About $10.29 to $16 (estimate) |
| Best value | Never Ending Pasta Bowl from $14.99, ends 22 Nov 2026 |
| Unlimited first course | Soup or salad and breadsticks with dine-in entrees |
| Hours | 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM Sun to Thu, 11:00 PM Fri and Sat |
| Breakfast | None, no breakfast served |
| Price note | No national price list; prices are ranges |
Why We Visited
We researched the olive garden menu because it is one of the most searched restaurant menus in the United States, and one of the hardest to price accurately.
The trackers disagree with each other by several dollars on the same dish. The sharpest disagreement is the Unlimited Soup, Salad and Breadsticks meal, listed from $10.99 to $16.99 depending on the source and the time of day. We checked the olive garden menu on the official Olive Garden site first, then checked the trackers against it. This guide collects those trackers, states where they disagree, and gives ranges instead of single prices, so you can budget before you go.
What We Ordered and Prices
The olive garden menu below is the short version with prices: dinner entrees about $17 to $26, lunch entrees about $10.29 to $16, all third-party ranges rechecked November 11, 2026.
| Item | Price range (estimate) | Notes |
| Unlimited Soup, Salad and Breadsticks | $10.99 to $16.99 | Lunch $9.49 to $13.99 |
| Zuppa Toscana, bowl | $7.49 to $8.99 | 220 cal |
| Fettuccine Alfredo | $14.99 to $16.99 | 1,010 to 1,220 cal |
| Lasagna Classico | $16.79 to $16.99 | One listing $18.99 |
| Chicken Alfredo | $18.79 to $21.79 | 1,480 cal |
| Tour of Italy | $21.79 to $22.49 | 1,520 to 1,550 cal |
| Chicken Parmigiana | $20.49 to $22.99 | 1,020 cal |
| Never Ending Pasta Bowl | From $14.99 | Official; ends 22 Nov 2026 |
| Lunch Duo, Fettuccine Alfredo | $9.49 to $11.49 | Weekdays to 3 PM |
| Family-Style Meal (4 to 6) | About $59.99 | Prior check, unverified today |
| Breadsticks, per stick | Included | 140 cal each |
Our Food Review
The olive garden menu works best when you order it the way regulars do: an entree, then as much soup or salad and as many breadsticks as you want, because that unlimited first course is the value engine of the whole menu.
The variety is the second strength. There are four soups, a long pasta list, chicken and seafood, and a seasonal deal that changes the value math for weeks at a time. The weak point is consistency of information, not of food: prices change from town to town, lunch ends at 3 PM on weekdays, and the best deals run for a limited time. That is why every price in this guide is a range, and why the app check before ordering matters more here than at chains with national pricing.
Tour of Italy on the Olive Garden Menu
Tour of Italy is Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna Classico and Fettuccine Alfredo on one plate, at about $21.79 to $22.49 and 1,520 to 1,550 calories.
It is the flagship sampler on the menu, and it is the most efficient way to try three signature dishes without ordering three entrees. The three dishes arrive together, so you can compare the lasagna, the parmigiana and the alfredo side by side. Most trackers list it at $21.79 to $22.49, but one three-city check found it at $29.99 in New York, so city prices run higher. Order it on a first visit, or when your table cannot agree on one dish.
Chicken Alfredo on the Olive Garden Menu
Chicken Alfredo is grilled chicken over fettuccine in alfredo sauce, at about $18.79 to $21.79 and about 1,480 calories.
It is the most ordered chicken dish on the menu, year after year, and the price spread comes from portion size and city: some listings show a large portion above 1,900 calories. The sauce is made from butter, cream and parmesan. If 1,480 calories is more than you want, the lunch-sized Chicken Alfredo is the lighter way to try it, at a smaller portion and a lower price.
Fettuccine Alfredo on the Olive Garden Menu
Fettuccine Alfredo is imported fettuccine in parmesan alfredo sauce, at about $14.99 to $16.99 and 1,010 to 1,220 calories.
It is the signature pasta, and the base of both Chicken Alfredo and Tour of Italy. It is vegetarian. The calorie range reflects portion size and how much sauce is served. A lunch duo pairs a lunch portion with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks from about $9.49. Ask for extra parmesan at the table if you want a sharper cheese note.
Lasagna Classico on the Olive Garden Menu
Lasagna Classico is layered pasta with meat sauce and cheese, at about $16.79 to $16.99.
The price disagreement here is small: most trackers list $16.79 to $16.99, with one listing at $18.99. A lunch-sized Lasagna Classico runs about $12.49 to $13.99 on weekdays. It also appears as one third of the Tour of Italy, so try the Tour first if you want lasagna plus two more dishes. The layers hold together well, so it travels better than most pastas as a takeout order.
Zuppa Toscana and the Soups on the Olive Garden Menu
Zuppa Toscana is spicy Italian sausage, kale and potato in a creamy broth, at about $7.49 to $8.99 a bowl and 220 calories.
The four soups are Zuppa Toscana, Chicken and Gnocchi, Pasta e Fagioli, and Minestrone, which is vegetarian. All four soups are made fresh daily, and any of them can be your soup in the unlimited first course that comes with a dine-in entree. Ordered on its own as a bowl, Zuppa Toscana is the most ordered soup on the menu. Do not confuse the bowl price with the unlimited meal price.
Never Ending Pasta Bowl on the Olive Garden Menu
The Never Ending Pasta Bowl starts at $14.99 on the official Olive Garden site, with unlimited pasta, sauce and toppings, plus soup or salad and breadsticks, through 22 November 2026.
This is the one official price in this guide, and it corrects older pages that still list $13.99. The bowl is dine in only, refills are dine in only, and protein toppings cost extra, about $4.99 by one listing. The promotion runs from late August through 22 November 2026, so go before that date if you want it.
- Included: unlimited pasta, sauce and topping combinations, plus soup or salad and breadsticks
- Not included: protein toppings, takeout, delivery, sharing between guests
Olive Garden Lunch Menu
The olive garden lunch menu runs on weekdays until 3:00 PM, with lunch entrees at about $10.29 to $16 and lunch duos from about $8.99.
Lunch Duos pair a lunch portion of a favorite, like Fettuccine Alfredo, Cheese Ravioli or Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks. Lunch-Sized Favorites are smaller portions of the classics at lower prices. There is no lunch menu at weekends: Saturday and Sunday run the dinner menu all day, so plan a weekday visit for the lunch prices.
Deals and How to Save on the Olive Garden Menu
The best ways to save on the olive garden menu are the Never Ending Pasta Bowl at $14.99, the 2 for $25 deal when it runs, and a weekday lunch instead of dinner.
- Never Ending Pasta Bowl: from $14.99, through 22 November 2026, dine in only
- 2 for $25: two entrees plus one shared appetizer, runs periodically, not every day
- Buy One Take One: a second entree to take home, runs periodically, not every day
- Family-Style Meals: about $59.99 for 4 to 6 people, prior check figure, not verified today
- Check the Olive Garden app before you order: local prices and current offers vary
No promo code is needed for these deals, and none is published for Olive Garden, so do not trust a site that lists one.
What to Know Before Visiting Olive Garden
Olive Garden hours are 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM Sunday to Thursday and to 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday, and Olive Garden serves no breakfast, so the regular menu runs all day from opening.
The phrase “available all day” means the regular menu runs from opening, not that breakfast is served. Most locations run an online waitlist instead of reservations, so join the waitlist before you leave home on a busy night. Unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks are dine in only: takeout and delivery do not refill. Check the olive garden menu in the app before you order, because local prices vary, and check your local restaurant listing for hours, because hours can vary by location.
Picky Eats
A picky eater can order plain pasta with butter or marinara from the olive garden menu, with breadsticks and salad on the side.
- Plain pasta with butter or marinara, sauce on the side if you prefer
- Breadsticks for dipping, and salad without dressing
- Kids menu pasta or grilled chicken with a drink, for younger plain-food eaters
Ask the server for the sauce on the side, so the pasta stays plain.
Parents Review and Family Tips
Olive Garden is a strong family choice, with family-style meals for 4 to 6 people, a kids menu, and unlimited breadsticks that keep children happy while the food arrives.
A family-style meal runs about $59.99 by a prior check, and we could not verify that figure today, so confirm it at your restaurant. Weekday lunch is quieter and cheaper than a Friday night, and it is the best time for a family visit. Order family-style when there are four or more of you, share the soup and salad first, and let children dip breadsticks while they wait.
Nutrition and Carbohydrate Information
Olive Garden nutrition figures come from the Olive Garden nutrition guide as reported by menu trackers: a breadstick is 140 calories, and the calorie bands below show why portion size matters more than the dish name.
| Dish | Calories (estimate) |
| Tour of Italy | 1,520 to 1,550 |
| Chicken Alfredo | 1,480 |
| Fettuccine Alfredo | 1,010 to 1,220 |
| Zuppa Toscana, bowl | 220 |
| Breadstick, each | 140 |
| House salad, per serving | 150 |
Calories come from Olive Garden nutrition data via the trackers we checked, rechecked November 11, 2026. Use this olive garden menu calorie table as a guide, not a medical result. Carbohydrates are the thin spot: trackers rarely source carbohydrate figures, so no carb number is given here as a verified fact. Check the official Olive Garden nutrition guide for your dish, and check labels if you manage carbs closely.
Is It Worth Visiting
The olive garden menu is worth it when you use the unlimited first course, because that is where the value sits, and it is less worth it if you order takeout, where the refills do not apply.
Go for a weekday lunch, or for the Never Ending Pasta Bowl before 22 November, and order the Tour of Italy if you cannot choose. Skip it if you want a quiet, fast meal on a Friday night, when the waitlist is longest. The best single order for value is the Never Ending Pasta Bowl with a bowl of Zuppa Toscana first.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Olive Garden Menu
What is the cheapest entree on the Olive Garden menu?
The cheapest way in is the Unlimited Soup, Salad and Breadsticks meal, listed from $10.99, or a lunch duo from about $8.99 on weekdays. Lunch duos run on weekdays until 3 PM and pair a lunch portion with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks. Dinner entrees start higher, at about $17, so a weekday lunch is the cheapest full meal. Prices on the olive garden menu vary by location, so check the app before you order.
How much is the Never Ending Pasta Bowl?
The Never Ending Pasta Bowl starts at $14.99 on the official Olive Garden site and runs through 22 November 2026. It includes unlimited pasta, sauce and toppings, plus soup or salad and breadsticks, and it is dine in only. Protein toppings cost extra. Older pages that list $13.99 are out of date.
Are the breadsticks really unlimited?
Yes, breadsticks are unlimited with dine-in entrees, and with the Unlimited Soup, Salad and Breadsticks meal, at 140 calories each. Servers keep bringing them until you ask them to stop. The rule is dine in only: takeout and delivery orders do not get refills.
When does the Olive Garden lunch menu end?
The olive garden lunch menu ends at 3:00 PM on weekdays, and there is no lunch menu at weekends. Lunch Duos and Lunch-Sized Favorites run Monday to Friday until 3 PM. On Saturday and Sunday the dinner menu runs all day, so arrive on a weekday for lunch prices.
Does Olive Garden serve breakfast?
No, Olive Garden serves no breakfast, and no location opens before 11:00 AM. The phrase “available all day” means the regular lunch and dinner menu runs from opening. If you want breakfast, you need a different restaurant.
What time does Olive Garden open and close?
Olive Garden opens at 11:00 AM every day, closes at 10:00 PM Sunday to Thursday, and closes at 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday. Hours can vary by location, so check your local restaurant listing before you go, especially on holidays.
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Sources and Review Notes
Sources for this olive garden menu guide are olivegarden.com and independent trackers, rechecked November 11, 2026; every price is a range. Trackers checked: usafoodmenu.com, thepricer.org, olivegarden-menu.net, allfoodmenus.us, menupricesusa.com, theolivemenuguide.com, plus official menu PDFs. Not verified today: the family-style meal price of about $59.99, and whether 2 for $25 and Buy One Take One are running now. Those figures come from prior checks and are labelled as such above. Check your local Olive Garden before ordering, because local prices are final.
