Sunday, April 14, 2013

Double The Taste with Olive Garden's Buy One, Take One Promotion {Review & $75 Gift Certificate Giveaway}

Olive Garden logo
(I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Olive Garden. I received a gift card to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.)

Prior to having children, I didn't truly understand why going out to dinner could be considered an occasion all in itself. You're just going to a restaurant, picking what you wanted from a menu, and eating it. What's the big deal?

As a parent, it's a big deal. A night out to dinner is not only rare, but a fully-planned, highly anticipated event. What type of food? Are the kids ready? Will they be occupied? Is there something that everyone will enjoy? How far is the restaurant? Will there be a wait?

On the plus side, not only does taking the family out to eat mean a night off from cooking, but it removes the stress of planning, shopping, preparing and cleaning that goes along with it. Instead, we show up, enjoy a (hopefully) delicious meal and get to spend time together talking, laughing and connecting.

It's too bad that we can't combine the two, right? The ease of eating at home with the hassle-free experience of a restaurant?

Now you can. Thanks to the Buy One, Take One promotion at Olive Garden, you can now have the best of all worlds and extend it far beyond their walls.

Buy One Take One

With their signature Italian dishes and affordable prices, Olive Garden both satisfies our comfort food cravings and ensures the ease and convenience of dine-in and take-out dinner options. Is there anyone that doesn't leave fulfilled and happy after eating Olive Garden's delicious entrees, handmade soups and garden-fresh salads?

But as well as their traditionally tasty restaurant and menu, Olive Garden has made it even easier to enjoy their variety of foods with their Buy One, Take One promotion.

Simply enjoy one of five delicious entrees — served with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks, of course — and then choose a second entree from their special menu to take home for later. When you're ready for your next meal, just pull it out, heat it up and enjoy... and the total for both meals is only $12.95!

Olive Garden specials

Yum, right? Menu options include:
  • Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara (new!)
  • Smoked Mozzarella Chicken
  • Spaghetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce (new!)
  • Five Cheese Ziti al Forno
  • Fettucini Alfredo

Olive Garden has long been one of our family's favorite dining spots, as everything from the delicious food (on the regular as well as kids' menu) to the friendly service has resulted in a casual, positive experience.

But take an extra meal home so that we can extend our Olive Garden love into the next day? You don't have to ask us twice!

Olive Garden

While there have been times that we have had to wait to be seated, during our recent visit we walked right in and were shown immediately to our table.

Now just to decide what to eat!

Olive Garden menu

While all of the regular menu and the five Buy One, Take One options sounded tasty, I couldn't pass up trying the new Mezzaluna Ravioli (cheese ravioli in a crescent moon shape) and the opportunity to take home a dish of the Fettucini Ravioli (a big favorite of mine and Big Sister E's).

Instead of having to wait a great deal for our food to be cooked (and listening to the kids begin to complain about being hungry), in no time at all our salad and breadsticks arrived to satisfy everyone.

Olive Garden salad breadsticks

Even better, our server offered to bring out the kids' meals as soon as they were ready, so it was only a few minutes later when those showed up as well!

Olive Garden kids menu

While there are times that I have ordered only the salad and bread due to how filling and tasty they are, I wasn't disappointed at all when our server arrived a short time later with my meal as well.

Olive Garden mezzaluna ravioli

Yum, yum and yum! You know it is the sign of a good meal when the talking ceases in favor of filling our mouths with more food instead!

Olive Garden kids meals

I'm sure I looked just as happy as the girls, as my Mezzaluna Ravioli was absolutely delicious! The cheese on the inside was just the right amount of richness and the sauce was the perfect complement — I would definitely order them again!

When it came time to leave, a "regular" restaurant experience would have ended there... and, in this case, we would have been happy. However, with the Buy One, Take One promotion, I was not only able to leave with the leftovers of my tasty raviolis, but a full serving of Fettucini Alfredo for the following day!

Olive Garden take out

By the time dinnertime rolled around the following day, I could hardly wait to warm up my Fettucini Alfredo and dig right in! Olive Garden makes the whole process as foolproof as possible, as the meal comes chilled with its own directions on how to properly heat it.

Really, can this get much easier? All it took was to place both containers in the microwave for a few minutes and dinner was done! I can't imagine a busy mom that wouldn't love being able to have a night out to eat and then having the following night's dinner taken care of as well!

fettucini alfredo

When it comes to knowing how to provide customers with the pleasure of enjoying a delicious, hassle free, casual night out to dinner, Olive Garden has long been a frontrunner in our list of favorite places to visit. But now with the Buy One, Take One promotion, being able to indulge in their tasty food two nights in a row for only $12.95 is a deal that can't be beat!

If you're looking for a way to bring the whole family together (or have a relaxing date night, perhaps?) leave the distractions or stress of preparing a meal from scratch at home and head to Olive Garden instead. But, as this great money-saving promo is only on for a limited time, be sure to hurry over soon!

And, thanks to this Italian favorite, one person will get to do just that, because...

One lucky person will win a $75 Olive Garden eGift card!

Olive Garden gift card

523 comments:

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Unknown said...

I would like to try Spaghetti with four cheese mea sauce.

wendishifflette at yahoo dot com

jules said...

i would get the five cheese ziti al forno

adjn1104 said...

I always get the fettucine alfredo, so I'd love to try the other four for something different!

Unknown said...

Fettucini alfredo and ravioli

neoh42f said...

I would choose the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken. Sounds yummy!

Carmen Van Deursen said...

I would love the fettuccine Alfredo.

Paula V said...

The Mezzaluna Ravioli

Nancy P said...

Five cheese ziti!

Tracey said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken
traymona[at]aol.com

Unknown said...

Spaghetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce and take home the Alfredo

Sarah said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken

debra pauley said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli

Lloyd Family said...

the mezzaluna ravioli with five cheese marinara!

Susan Christy said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken and Fettucine Alfredo

tina reynolds said...

the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken sounds so so good

latanya t said...

smoked mozzerella chicken

TheAtticGirl said...

I want the five cheese ziti al forno

Debra said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara sounds really good

Sarah said...

They all sound good, but I'm going to say the mozzarella chicken.

snowwolf222 said...

I'd like to try the five cheese ziti.
snowwolf222@yahoo.com

Robert said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken sounds amazing

dailymom said...

The five cheese ziti is always a favorite, but the smoked mozzarella chicken sounds good too

rosannepm said...

Spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce
rosans4@comcast.net

April Yedinak said...

I would love to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken. Every time I see the commercial I announce that to the room. Lol!

april yedinak

Katie C. said...

smoked mozzarella chicken

jill190 said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

jenspurg said...

I'd like to try the fettuccine alfredo.
huntandride@hotmail.com

mellyrox said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken or Spaghetti W/Four Cheese Meat Sauce :)

Thank you,
melly66(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

Unknown said...

i want to try the smoked mozzarella chicken
sarah hirsch

frugalistamommy said...

mezzaluna ravioli sounds delish!!!!

Linda Stewart said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken OR the spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce.

David and Cathi said...

NY and I love Olive Garden. We went on one of our first dates there. ;) I would choose the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno and Fettuccine Alfredo although the Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara is another favorite. No meat for me and I think you and I have the same taste!!

richelle bowers said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken

cbowlingtn said...

I would like to try the Spaghetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce

Lesley said...

the smoked mozzarella chicken

Liz Parker said...

ravioli + five cheese ziti, yum!

Miss Spoken said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

Thabal said...

The "Five cheese ziti al forno" looks so tempting! Thanks for the giveaway.

thabal628 (at) gmail (dot) com

Unknown said...

I'd try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken!

bnchile said...

spaghetti with 4 cheese meat sauce

Stacy said...

Definitely the Mezzaluna Ravioli

Unknown said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara

Denise S. said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken.

Naomi C. said...

the mezzaluna ravioli

Ashley Morrow said...

I'd Like to try the Mezzaluna ravioli with four cheese marinara. Sounds delicious!

mkjmc said...

Teh smoked Mozzarella chicken

Unknown said...

Spaghetti with 4 cheese meat sauce.

dwarzel said...

Smoked mozzarella chicken

dwarzel at hotmail.com

Salleefur/Jesselyn/Jesster said...

I adore pasta - in all of it's formats - but the bottom line is that the little kind in me just can't resist Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (and in this case CHEESE too!)

My Honey/Hubby would probably go for the Smoked Mozzerella & Chicken.

Jesselyn A/Jesstinger
jessterlyn(at)aol(dot)com

Michelle said...

Fettuccine Alfredo! Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

Meggiedarlin said...

The 5 cheese ziti

mendyd said...

I would love to try the Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara. I think it will be great for the coupon.

mendyd15 at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara

Kelly Skibbe said...

spaghetti with four cheese meatsauce.

Anonymous said...

The five cheese ziti

bettycd said...

I'd opt for smoked mozarella chicken

Anonymous said...

I would love to try the Fettucini Alfredo! :)

Anonymous said...

I'd get smoked mozzarella chicken!

Selinda said...

Five Cheese Ziti al Forno!

Thanks,

selinda_mccumbers at yahoo.com

GracePartyof5 said...

I would love to try the mozzerella chicken!

tnrina said...

I'd like to try The Five Cheese Ziti al Forno
tnrina|at|gmail|dot|com

Jennifer T. said...

I want to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com

blueyedmommi1 said...

Well since I love Ravioli id have to say Id like to try the Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara

sohamolina said...

Stuffed Chicken marsala

sohamolina said...

Stuffed Chicken marsala

Unknown said...

the smoked mozzarella chicken or the fettuccine alfredo

Unknown said...

smoked mozzarella chicken

Unknown said...

I would go with the fetticinin alfredo-I love alfredo!

hoeyhooper said...


winit
Stuffed Chicken marsala.
Thanks for the chance.

hoeyhooper said...


winit
Stuffed Chicken marsala.
Thanks for the chance.

Sylvia said...

smoked mozzarella chicken

Unknown said...

Mmm, the 5 cheese zit al forno!

Conor said...

The Mezzaluna Ravioli sounds amazing! Now I'm hungry.

mperkins37 said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken

Karen said...

Five Cheese Ziti al Forno.

sparkedcat said...

The fettuccini alfredo

Teresa Thompson said...

Spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce

Unknown said...

Mezzaluna ravioli

TCuevas@iccable.com

sonyamorris (Sonya Morris) said...

I would like to try the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno & Fett. Alfredo.

Unknown said...

i want to try the mezzaluna ravioli with five cheese marinara.. sounds yummy!

Springjoy said...

I can't decide between the zita and the fettucini. I love them both so much!

:D

Betty Roberts said...

i would love to try the five cheese ziti al forno angelgenius27(at)yahoo(dot)com

Unknown said...

Id get the smoked mozzarella chicken

Kerry said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

lisa said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken and Fettuccine Alfredo

rookieabh said...

I would choose fettuccine alfredo and five cheese ziti al forno!
Ashley Sifers

Kim H. said...

Smoked mozzarella chicken!!

K.T. said...

Fettucine for me!

Leann said...

spaghetti with 4 cheese marinara. chefl@swbell.net

Unknown said...

I would love to try the Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara.

Anne said...

Tough choice! They all sound good, but the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken sounds REALLY good.

jammvj66 said...

I would like the four cheese ziti

Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews said...

Smoked mozzarella chicken

Rusthawk said...

fettucine alfredo and take ohme mozzarella chicken

LRCrispy said...

Five cheese ziti!

tiffanynichole89 said...

i would get the smoked mozzarella chicken

Anonymous said...

Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

Allen said...

smoked mozzarella chicken~!!

Jenn Hiles said...

I would love to try the smoked mozzarella Chicken!

Victoria Nyquist said...

Would love to try the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno!

Anonymous said...

Love Olive Garden and would love to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken. Delish!

Anonymous said...

Fettuccine Alfredo

Jennifer said...

I want to try smoked mozzarella chicken

(jen487@hotmail.com)

Jason said...

I would like to try the Spagetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce.

Unknown said...

Spaghetti with meat sauce

April said...

the 5 cheese ziti looks so good!

Joanne said...

Spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce.

Unknown said...

I would pick the Fettuccine Alfredo

hbbs55 said...

I would love to try Mezzaluna Ravioli, yum!

SharonC said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

Nataly Carbonell said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

Brynn said...

I would love the smoked mozzarella chicken!

Unknown said...

Smoked MOzzarella chicken.

Elaine said...

chicken alfredo and ravioli

Anissa said...

I'd eat the chicken there and take the Alfredo home (it's so much better once reheated!)

Sarah said...

smoked Motz Chicken...YUM!!

kyl neusch said...

the Mezzaluna Ravioli

Kfloveinme said...

Spagetti with Four cheese meat sauce

cyndi br said...

smoked mozzarella chicken

Diana C said...

Smoked mozzarella chicken.
Diana C
unachica_latina at yahoo dot com

Erica best said...

The Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

Tara said...

fettucine alfredo

Anonymous said...

Want to try the Fettuccine Alfredo!

billwinsbig said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

sksweeps said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

sksweeps (at) earthlink (dot) net

Tammy said...

Five Cheese Zita Al Forno

nov231973 at gmail dot com

/\Heather/\ said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken for me.

Unknown said...

I would get spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce

marissayvette said...

Fettucine Alfredo

Lorna England said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken for me!

Breenah said...

The smoked mozz chicken sounds good to me!

Anonymous said...

I would LOVE to eat that Mezzaluna Ravioli, and ASAP. I AM going to tell hubby we are going to OG this weekend... oh yum

Betsy said...

Smocked Mozzarella Chicken

rachel said...

Regular ol' spaghetti!!

Rebecca Orr said...

The Smoked Mozzarella Chicken sounds delicious.

Unknown said...

I would love to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken!

Unknown said...

I want to try the Five Cheese Ziti!

Julia said...

Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno

Unknown said...

I'm a creature of habit and always get the same thing...so I would get the Fet Alfredo and order some grilled chicken to go along with it!

Samantha D
dull2000 at cox dot net

Samii said...

Smoked Mozz Chicken!

Samantha Waters
snunnrob at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

I would like to try the fettecine alfredo

Danielle Porter said...

Fettuchine Alfredo!

1froglegs said...

The Smoked Mozzarella Chicken is the one I would take first.

polly said...

love their fettuccine alfredo

Caroline said...

I would love to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken and the Spaghetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce.

Becca Ann said...

I would get the smoked mozz chicken and the ravioli!

Unknown said...

I would most like to try the smoked mozzarella chicken

Jodi said...

I think the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken sounds delicious! Thanks!

Unknown said...

I would like to try the Mezzaluna Ravioli.

Unknown said...

The Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

Leslie S. said...

The Mezzaluna Ravioli would be my first choice.

Pinky Sade said...

spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce. yummmm

Nicole Larsen said...

I'd like to try the Spaghetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce and the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

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Unknown said...

Athens smoked chicken motzerella. Everything about it sounds yummy

Amanda Rauch said...

The Smoked Mozzarella Chicken entree looks so good!! We have an Olive Garden within walking distance of our house-i really need to go there!

Shea =) said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli

Unknown said...

Spaghetti w/ 4 cheese meat sauce!

Unknown said...

I would love to try Mezzaluna ravioli.

Unknown said...

Spagetti with four cheese meat sauce

Beef McBig said...

The fettuchini alfredo, always a classic

susan1215 said...

I'd like to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

annemarie562000 said...

I would get the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken & the Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno!

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Melissa O. said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken sounds soooo good!

Tina said...

smoked mozzarella chicken
merleandtina@yahoo.com

Heidi Gail said...

Smoked mozzarella chicken sounds yummy!

lel242 said...

Five cheese ziti al forno sounds good!

Stephanie Ann said...

I'd love the spaghetti w/4cheese and take home the fettuccine alfredo

Unknown said...

The Smoked Mozzerella Chicken!

cman said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara.

cman said...

Mezzaluna Ravioli with Five Cheese Marinara.

tzar1213 said...

The smoked mozzarella chicken and the fettuccini alfredo. So hungry now...

Ellen C. said...

I'd love to try the smoked mozzarella chicken meal. Thanks for the chance.

sweetascandy579 at yahoo dot com

tlawrence said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken sounds wonderful............. I'll take 2 of them!!!!!

Jenn @ Smalltown Bookworm said...

I would try the ravioli!

Unknown said...

I would love to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

Unknown said...

i would love the fettucini alfredo!

christinejessamine at hotmail dot com

Courtney said...

Ravoli!

shirley said...

The Fettucini Alfredo is for me.

Christina said...

The Alfredo and Sita both sound delicious!

itsrob said...

i'd choose the Fettuccine Alfredo

Sandy Cain said...

The Five cheese ziti al forno. (They had me at "five-cheese)

tlcfromtn said...

Spaghetti with Four Cheese Meat Sauce

Unknown said...

The Smoked Mozzarella Chicken!

Kimberley Meier said...

Would love to try the Five Cheese Ziti al Forno!

Kimberley Meier
momof3chaos at gmail dot com

Rusty said...

I'd like to try the Smoked Mozzarella Chicken. Gaye M; rustysrambles(at)gmail(dot)com

Kelly Massman said...

smoked mozzarella chicken sounds good t me

Clarke & Lewis said...

Five Cheese Ziti al Forno.

Clarke & Lewis said...

smoked mozzerella chicken & fetuccino alfredo

Mom Knows Best said...

the smoked mozz chix

Unknown said...

five cheese ziti joseph gersch

Mammamayor said...

The smoked mozz chicken,Natalie,natbelinsky@verizon.et

Unknown said...

smoked mozzarella chicken!!! myamurphy@mail.com

Unknown said...

smoked mozzarella chicken

Unknown said...

the smoked mozzeralla chicken and the 5 cheese zita

lisa c said...

raviolo

Kim (Randominities) said...

Chicken Alfredo is what i always get, so if that's in the buy one, take one, I'd do that.

I don't really like the idea of buy one take one, though. I eat out as a treat and don't want to have another full lunch for the next day because of the extra calories.

clenna said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

guettel78 said...

The 5 Cheese Ziti al Forno looks awesome!

Geoff K
gkaufmanss at yahoo dot com

Robin T said...

Fettuccine Alfredo

rtrexel@gmail.com

clynsg said...

Smoked Mozzarella Chicken

cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com

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