Red Lobster vs. Olive Garden

United States
May 24, 2007 10:44pm CST
My husband has worked at both and I love food from both places. At the present time he works at Red Lobster. And I'm the hugest fan of shrimp. So I get to eat shrimp whenever I want. But my question to you is what one do you like better. Red Lobster or Olive Garden.
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@piasabird (1737)
• United States
25 May 07
I'd choose Red Lobster over Olive Garden every time. I love sea food so much. But acually I think that everything is better at Red Lobster. Even the salad is better.
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• United States
25 May 07
Seems like everybody likes Red Lobster better.
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@cynddvs (2948)
• United States
25 May 07
I prefer Red Lobster over Olive Garden. And that's saying a lot since I love italian food. But I just love the cheesy garlic biscuits at Red Lobster and they have some really good pastas.
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• United States
25 May 07
Oh I love there biscuits too. MMMmmmmmm
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• United States
25 May 07
As I like Red Lobster and my best friend likes Olive Garden I get the best of both worlds as we take turns eating at our favorite one.
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• United States
26 May 07
There you go thats a great idea.
• United States
25 May 07
I like both, but at Red Lobster they only have a couple of chicken dishes and since I don't eat seafood, that really limits the dining experience. However, I love the cheese biscuits they serve. I'm always tempted to ask for extra so I can take some home in the doggy bag, but they are sooooo high in fat they'll have to remain restaurant treats. To answer your question, by default I would have to choose Olive Garden. I really do like their food but our last several trips there the service has been so lacking we've quit going.
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• United States
25 May 07
I'm sorry to hear that. Did you know they are both owned by the same company ? Darden Restaurants And General Mills.
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• United States
25 May 07
There is no comparison in my eyes. Red Lobster will win out every single time. I like The Olive Garden, but the quality is nowhere near as good. I am a big seafood eater, so someone who liked Italian better might have a different opinion. Great question...
• United States
25 May 07
Cool Red Lobster is great thank you for answering.
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@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
25 May 07
My choice is the Olive Garden. I love Italian food. I only went to Red Lobster once. The service was terrible. I we waited over an hour to get our food. We would of left but we were with my mom and she really wanted to stay.
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• United States
26 May 07
Good choice.
@Michele21 (3093)
• United States
25 May 07
I don't really like sea food so I would choose Olive Garden. That is really our favorite place to go out and eat at, everything is soo good there!! the breadstcks and all the different pastas!! yummy...I am getting hungry just thinking about it all!!
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• United States
26 May 07
They do have good bread sticks.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
25 May 07
I love Red Lobster. It my very favorite place to eat. I love to go during endless shrimp days. Shrimp is my favorite food. I like Olive Garden,but Red Lobster is better.
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• United States
25 May 07
I pick Olive Garden. I love Italian. I don't really like Seafood that much, except shrimp, so I go to Red Lobster when they have that 30 shrimp deal. I like the shrimp pasta :)
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• United States
25 May 07
well i love olive garden and i do not like any type of seafood so red lobster isnt the place for me...so ill go with olive garden ;)