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Updated October 2026 · 127 dishes · prices + official calories

Olive Garden Menu With Prices & Pictures (October 2026)

Every dish on the Olive Garden menu with today's reference price, a photo and calories, plus the deals, soups and tips that help you order smarter.

Olive Garden Tour of Italy plate

Quick answer: Olive Garden dinner entrées cost $11.99–$30.79 (about $21.42 on average), lunch entrées start at $13.49 and kids meals are $7.99. Dine-in entrées include unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks.

Here is the full Olive Garden menu with prices, pictures and calories for every section: appetizers, soups, pasta, chef specialties, lunch, kids, desserts, drinks, To Go and catering. Every dish links to its own page with full nutrition, cheaper and lighter swaps and ordering tips, and the guides below cover everything else people ask before they go: deals and coupons, delivery, the waitlist, hours and holiday closures, gift cards and how to make the favorites at home. Want a copy to keep? Use the printable menu PDF.

127dishes & drinks listed
$21.42average dinner entrée
$11.99–$30.79dinner entrée range
$13.49cheapest lunch entrée
About these prices: they are U.S. reference prices cross-checked in October 2026. Olive Garden sets prices per restaurant, so yours may be a little higher or lower. For the exact price, open your restaurant's menu on olivegarden.com. This site is independent and not affiliated with Olive Garden.

Browse the Menu by Section

Olive Garden Appetizers Prices

Olive Garden's starters are built for sharing: fried classics like calamari and mozzarella, baked dips and a couple of newer fried pasta bites. Most come with marinara, Alfredo or ranch for dipping, and those sauces add calories that the base numbers below do not include.

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Olive Garden Soups, Salad & Breadsticks Prices

The four homemade soups, the Famous House Salad and the garlic breadsticks are the heart of the Olive Garden meal. With a dine-in entrée you get unlimited soup or salad plus breadsticks, and you can also order Soup, Salad & Breadsticks on its own as a full meal.

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Olive Garden Classic Pasta Prices

This is the part of the menu most people come for: Alfredo, carbonara, ravioli, lasagna and spaghetti. Prices run from the low-cost marinara spaghetti up to the seafood and chicken-tortelloni dishes, and calories vary even more, so it pays to compare before you order.

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Olive Garden Chef Specialties Prices

Chef Specialties are the newer and more involved dishes, including the Calabrian chili bucatini line, stuffed chicken marsala and steak gorgonzola. They cost a bit more than the classic pastas and tend to be higher in sodium.

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Olive Garden Chicken, Seafood & Steak Prices

If you want more protein and fewer noodles, this section is where to look. Grilled salmon, chicken margherita and the sirloin are among the leanest full entrées on the menu, while Tour of Italy and the parmigiana plates are the hearty classics.

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Olive Garden Lunch Menu Prices

Lunch-sized favorites are smaller portions of the classics at lower prices, served on weekdays until 3 p.m. at most restaurants. They still come with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks, which makes lunch the best-value time to eat at Olive Garden.

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Olive Garden Kids Menu Prices

The kids menu is for children 12 and under, and nearly every meal sits at the same flat price. Options cover pasta with several sauces, ravioli, pizza, chicken fingers and grilled chicken, plus two gluten-free rotini choices.

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Olive Garden Desserts Prices

Olive Garden's desserts range from a classic tiramisu to layered chocolate cakes and warm doughnuts. Calories vary a lot here, so the table is sorted to make lighter and heavier choices easy to spot.

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Olive Garden Drinks Prices

Non-alcoholic drinks include fountain sodas, fresh-brewed tea, lemonades, flavored iced teas, sparkling limonatas and espresso drinks. Sodas, tea and classic lemonade usually come with free refills when you dine in.

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Olive Garden Cocktails & Sangria Prices

The bar menu covers sangrias, margaritas, Bellinis and a few signature tropical drinks. Alcohol prices vary more by state than food prices because of local taxes and licensing, so treat these as reference prices.

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Olive Garden Gluten-Sensitive Prices

Olive Garden calls these dishes gluten-sensitive rather than gluten-free because they are prepared in a shared kitchen where cross-contact is possible. The core of the menu is gluten-free rotini with several sauces, plus grilled proteins.

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Olive Garden To Go & Take Home Prices

Take Home entrées are chilled pasta dishes you can add to a dine-in order for a low price and heat up later. Everything else on the menu can also be ordered To Go online or in the app for pickup or delivery.

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Olive Garden Catering Prices

Catering pans each feed about ten people and cover most of the classic pastas and chicken dishes. Add a jumbo salad, half-gallons of soup and breadsticks to round out an office lunch, party or family event.

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Olive Garden Family Meals Prices

Family-style bundles package an entrée with salad and breadsticks at one price for a group at home. They are usually a better deal per person than ordering individual entrées To Go.

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Olive Garden Soups, Salad and Breadsticks

Every dine-in entrée comes with unlimited soup or Famous House Salad and unlimited breadsticks, which is why Olive Garden feels like good value even at dinner prices. Choose from Zuppa Toscana (220 cal), Chicken & Gnocchi (230 cal), Pasta e Fagioli (150 cal) and Minestrone (110 cal), the only vegetarian one. One breadstick is 140 calories and the salad with dressing is 150.

Not hungry enough for an entrée? Soup, Salad & Breadsticks is a full unlimited meal for about $16.49, or $13.49 at weekday lunch. Compare every bowl in our Olive Garden soups guide.

Ways to Order: Dine-In, To Go, Delivery and Catering

Olive Garden is set up for four ways of eating, and the cheapest one depends on your group. Dining in gets you the unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. To Go pickup avoids delivery fees. Delivery is ordered through olivegarden.com or the app at most restaurants. For groups of eight or more, catering pans usually cost less per person than individual entrées.

Deals, Coupons and Promotions

Printable Olive Garden coupons are rare, and most coupon-code sites list expired offers. The savings that actually work are weekday lunch, Take Home entrées for about $8.99 with a dine-in meal, discounted gift cards from warehouse clubs and seasonal promotions like Never Ending Pasta and Buy One Take One.

Lunch vs. Dinner Prices

Lunch-sized favorites are smaller portions of the same dishes, served on weekdays until 3 p.m. Here is how much you save:

DishLunchDinnerYou save
Cheese Ravioli$14.49$17.29$2.80
Cheese Ravioli with Meat Sauce$14.99$17.99$3.00
Chicken Parmigiana$15.49$20.29$4.80
Eggplant Parmigiana$14.49$17.49$3.00
Fettuccine Alfredo$14.49$17.29$2.80
Five Cheese Ziti al Forno$14.49$18.49$4.00
Lasagna Classico$15.49$19.29$3.80
Shrimp Scampi$15.49$20.49$5.00
Soup, Salad & Breadsticks$13.49$16.49$3.00
Spaghetti with Marinara$14.49$11.99$-2.50
Spaghetti & Meatballs$15.49$17.49$2.00
Spaghetti with Italian Sausage$15.49$17.49$2.00
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce$14.49$12.99$-1.50

Nutrition, Allergens and Special Diets

Every dish page lists Olive Garden's published calories, protein, fat, carbs and sodium. The lightest full entrées are Shrimp Scampi (490 cal), Spaghetti with Marinara (490 cal), Herb-Grilled Salmon (610 cal). For gluten, Olive Garden offers a gluten-sensitive menu built around gluten-free rotini; for allergies, always check the official allergen guide with your server.

Nutrition & calories · Low-calorie menu · High-protein menu · Gluten-free menu · Vegetarian menu · Allergen guide

Make Olive Garden Favorites at Home

Some Olive Garden dishes are easy to copy in a home kitchen, and they're the ones people ask about most. Each recipe uses grocery-store ingredients:

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Olive Garden Hours and Locations

Most Olive Garden restaurants open at 11 a.m. daily and close around 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Lunch-size favorites are served weekdays until 3 p.m. Restaurants are generally closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. With more than 900 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada, the official locator is the quickest way to find the nearest one, its phone number and today's hours.

Tips for Ordering at Olive Garden

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Olive Garden Menu FAQ

How much does it cost to eat at Olive Garden?

Dinner entrées cost $11.99–$30.79 with an average of about $21.42. With a drink, tax and tip, most people spend $25–$35 per person at dinner, and less at lunch.

What is the cheapest meal at Olive Garden?

The cheapest full dinner entrée is Spaghetti with Marinara at about $11.99. At lunch, entrées start around $13.49, and Soup, Salad & Breadsticks is another low-cost option.

Do Olive Garden entrées come with unlimited breadsticks?

Yes. Dine-in entrées include unlimited breadsticks and your choice of unlimited soup or Famous House Salad.

Why are Olive Garden prices different at my restaurant?

Olive Garden restaurants set prices locally, so the same dish can cost more in big cities, airports and tourist areas. The prices here are U.S. reference prices; your restaurant's online menu shows the exact amount.

What is the most popular dish at Olive Garden?

Chicken Alfredo and Tour of Italy are among the most ordered entrées, Zuppa Toscana is the favorite soup and Tiramisu is the classic dessert.

Is the Olive Garden menu the same everywhere?

Most of the menu is the same across the U.S., but a few items, like Stellini soup, are regional, and seasonal specials come and go.

Does Olive Garden have a happy hour?

Not chain-wide. Some locations run their own bar specials. See our happy hour guide for what to ask for.

What soups does Olive Garden have?

Zuppa Toscana, Chicken & Gnocchi, Pasta e Fagioli and Minestrone at every restaurant, plus Stellini in some regions. See the soups guide.

Does Olive Garden deliver?

Yes, at most restaurants. Order on olivegarden.com or in the Olive Garden app; fees depend on your address. See delivery and To Go.

Does Olive Garden take reservations?

Most restaurants don't take traditional reservations. Join the online waitlist instead, and call ahead for large parties. How it works.

How much is Olive Garden catering?

Full catering pans cost $49.99–$73.99 and feed about ten people each. See the catering menu.

Are there Olive Garden coupons?

Printable coupons are rare. Real offers come through the eClub and app. See which coupons are real.

How do I check my Olive Garden gift card balance?

Use the Check Balance option on the Gift Cards page of olivegarden.com with your card number and PIN. Step-by-step guide.

What time does Olive Garden lunch end?

Lunch-size favorites are served Monday to Friday until 3 p.m. at most restaurants. See the lunch menu.

Written and checked by The Olive Garden Menu Prices editorial team
We track Olive Garden menu prices and official nutrition data and update this guide when the menu changes.
Last updated 2026-10-20 · How we check prices