Service always great when I sit at the bar for lunch. I'm in a rut but always order the soup and salad combination. It's perfect actually and very consistent up until my last visit. This time the pasta e fagole was way too thick - it had crossed from soup to stew-land which was not what I came for. I hope it was just a brief short coming and not a change of recipe.
Another problem this visit is that Olive Garden has decided putting tablets in everyone's face is a really great idea. They were placed up and down the bar with bright animated images. Can we not just sit and have some peace and a little chat with the bartender or another diner? I also wonder if the cameras on the tablets are operational. It just seems intrusive.