Darden reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,846 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

72% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Darden has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,846 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
1.0
Feb 12, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-pleasant customers at my restaurant from Darden, I know it's not true about all though. -clean restaurant -access to your work info and everything else through an online database

Cons

-extremely rude managers (only 1 respectful & respected manager that I worked with) -next to NO recognition for hard work -expect all the servers to be complete robots, uniforms have to be EXACTLY the same, very strict dress code, examples: must have specific number of buttons buttoned, must hit on 37 different points at each table during their visit, only give you 3 tables at once in order for you to spend a good amount of time with each table while they eat, however, that's NOT what a lot of tables want, so you either end up being extremely bored or extremely annoying to your table. -are extremely quick to punish you for your score on the customer review surveys, will have private talks with you about the bad ones, but never say a word about the good things customers say, never reward you or compliment you.

4.0
Feb 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some managers are great, others not so much but if you are a good employee they will accomodate you when needing time off, go home early, etc. The overall atmosphere is great if you like fast-paced work place with good co-workers. It does get hectic and somewhat stressful during rush hour so you have to be capable dealing in those situations.

Cons

It does get hectic and somewhat stressful during rush hour so you have to be capable dealing in those situations. There is very little opportunity for growth. You can become a certifies trainer after a couple of years but it doesn't guarantee a management position in the future.

4.0
Jan 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

teamwork, nice people to work with. love the environment, everyone is friendly...........would work their again and reccommned becoming a server to anyone

Cons

busy all of the time. sometimes very stressful. can be very time conusiming and draining. bad with scheduling. managment decisions are somewhat question

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