Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,845 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

72% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Darden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,845 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Darden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Sep 2, 2025

Not Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Easily to get hours

Cons

It is hard to move up; if you are good at your job, they keep you there. I wanted to move up to serving, but didn't get the opportunity despite asking multiple times

4.0
Sep 1, 2025

Same old

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much different than anywhere else.

Cons

Contradicting processes from HQ constantly.

3.0
Sep 1, 2025

Solid Job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good hours

Cons

Poorly managed with business decline hours

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