Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Bowl Promotion Returns

One of Olive Garden‘s most popular promotions, the Never-Ending Pasta Bowl, is back again. After going on a two-year hiatus during the COVID pandemic, this special deal has returned each year since 2022.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 26, customers can enjoy never-ending combinations of their favorite pasta, sauces, and toppings. The deal will cost $13.99 — the same price it was back in 2022, according to Food & Wine.

Placer.ai, which reports on location analytics, shared the following about Olive Garden and its parent company, Darden Restaurants: “Though 2023 was a particularly successful year for Darden foot traffic, Olive Garden, LongHorn, and Cheddar’s were not immune to this year’s arctic blast. The extreme weather in January 2024 impacted dining visits and put a damper on traffic to these chains. But once the weather warmed up in February 2024, YoY visits to Olive Garden, LongHorn, and Cheddar’s began to heat up as well — outpacing even the strong early 2023 traffic — indicating that Darden brands are likely in for another year of robust visits.”

Hold on to your forks — Pasta Season is coming…🍴

But because we love you, we're starting the celebration early. As in "today". 😉

No code or proof required. Just ask your server for your Never-Ending Pasta Bowl & enjoy the endless pasta-bilities. pic.twitter.com/abVIjAnOFw

— Olive Garden (@olivegarden) August 19, 2024

To Food & Wine, Olive Garden Senior Vice President of Marketing Jaime Bunker said, “In the spirit of treating our guests like family, Olive Garden is excited to bring back our guests’ favorite promotion of the year — Never Ending Pasta Bowl — at the same price since 2022. Guests continue to look for great deals when dining out, and Never Ending Pasta Bowl is the ultimate value, offering unlimited amounts of their favorite pastas, plus as much soup or salad and freshly baked breadsticks as they choose.”

As always, customers can choose from unlimited soup and salad and take advantage of the restaurant’s infamous endless supply of breadsticks. Nation’s Restaurant News reports that the pasta choices include fettuccine, spaghetti, rigatoni, and angel hair. To top their choice of pasta, consumers can choose from sauces like cream mushroom, marinara, five-cheese marinara, meat sauce, and Alfredo. For an additional $4.99, customers can add toppings, including meatballs, Italian Sausage, and Chicken Fritta.

The Never Ending Pasta Bowl will only be available until Nov. 17. However, customers who join the chain’s eClub and follow Olive Garden on social media can get early access to the deal.