Disappointing - Big Fail! I do not recommend going in the evening. They have a policy that you cannot leave the restaurant after 10:00 pm - meaning that if you want to step out to your car or go outside to get some fresh air that they will not let you back into the restaurant.
We went in with a large group of over a dozen people around 9:00 pm and at 10:00 pm a couple of our guests stepped out and the staff refused to let them back in. We explained that we had been coming there for many years and that our guests did not speak English and did not understand their policy.
Martin E., the manager, refused to allow them back in - effectively forcing our whole group out before finishing our meals and ordering dessert. The only thing he repeated was that it was a corporate policy that he had to enforce. Purely ridiculous.
Olive Garden (corporate) should invest in teaching its managers common sense. (The only reason I gave them 2 stars is because the waiters were very apologetic about the whole thing).
Not planning on returning until they decide to value their customers.