Olive Garden Review {Fall Giveaway Festival #RetailMeNotFallFest }

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My Fall Giveaway Festival sponsor is the fabulous Olive Garden!

When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I had the Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Bowl probably 1-2 times a week the whole time it lasted.  There was just so many pasta and sauce combinations and you can imagine how much I could eat being as pregnant as I was!  Ever since then everytime the Never Ending Pasta Bowl comes back we visit Olive Garden at least a few times.

Well until October 9^th, Olive Garden has their Never Ending Pasta Bowl going on!  There are 42 total combinations to choose from and with never ending pasta for only $8.95 you can definitely get your money’s worth!

My husband ended up visiting Olive Garden on my birthday to take advantage of the Never Ending Pasta Bowl.  We started with my favorite drink, Peach Raspberry Bellini Iced Tea, and breadsticks.  The Never Ending Pasta Bowl (just as all the entrees do) comes with soup or salad.  My husband chose salad and I ordered the Chicken and Gnocchi soup, both were perfect compliments to our meals!  Then we mixed it up with our pastas but we did add Meatballs (me) and Italian Sausage (him) to our pastas for $2.95.  Yes you do get more meat with each additional pasta bowl you order.

Explore all 42 combinations!

Choose Your Pasta:

• Spaghetti
• Whole Wheat Linguine
• Linguine
• Fettuccine
• Penne
• Angel Hair
• Orecchiette

Choose Your Sauce:

• Pizzaiola Meat Sauce
• Roasted Mushroom Parmesan
• Alfredo
• Meat Sauce
• Marinara
• Five Cheese Marinara

So basically for $11.90 ($8.95 plus the $2.95 sausage/meatballs) each my husband and I got unlimited pasta and meat, breadsticks and soup/salad.  We left full and even had small to go containers for lunch the next day!  I actually could eat at Olive Garden every day, regardless of whether or not they have the Never Ending Pasta Bowl or not – but during the Never Ending Pasta Bowl is a nice treat!  Olive Garden is also a great family restaurant that we regularly take our kids (3, 4, and newborn) to.  My boys love their breadsticks and since there are usually many families there, I don’t feel like my boys are being loud or causing a scene!

Oh and I forgot to mention that the Sauce choices available are new and not necessarily available on the regular menu so you should definitely try to visit before October 9^th!  I warn you though, it can be addicting to want to keep trying out the different combinations!

VISIT:  Don’t forget to check out Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Bowl by October 9th!

Mom and More Disclosure: I was sent a gift card to review in exchange for my honest opinion. Please see my Disclosure Policy.