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
4.0
Aug 5, 2025

Olive Garden-Mooresville

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tip card- access to your tips same day. More lenient compared to other server jobs Your own private section You can pace your own tables Everyone is willing to help out

Cons

Only 3-4 tables in your section You have to share a party of 8 or more even if you're capable of taking it alone Soup and salad is endless so a lot of people take advantage of it, and it's cheap so you'll be running around for $5.

4.0
Jul 28, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast money and Fun crew

Cons

It has it's downsides sometimes

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