Olive Garden pours discounted wine, beer and cocktails at the bar on weekday afternoons. The Olive Garden happy hour runs dine-in only and covers a short list of appetizers alongside the drinks. Individual restaurants set whether they run it at all.
Deal prices below come from one published Olive Garden happy hour list. State liquor law and local licensing move what a glass comes to. A bar in one state therefore charges differently from a bar in another, even inside the same window.
The short answer
Olive Garden runs happy hour at the bar on weekday afternoons, dine-in only. House wine, domestic beer and the margarita list all drop to a deal price. Eight appetizers come down alongside them. Restaurants opt in locally rather than nationally.
Olive Garden happy hour at a glance
$3.99
domestic beer
$5.99
house wine glass
$9.99
happy hour calamari
Olive Garden Happy Hour Menu with Prices
Each figure below belongs to the drink or plate on its own row, and the deal column sits beside it. The Olive Garden happy hour covers the bar and the tables beside it. A server rings the lower figure through automatically inside the window.
Alcohol pricing moves with state law, county rules and the licence a restaurant holds. Treat the figures here as the published deal rather than a promise, and check at the bar before ordering a round.
Olive Garden Happy Hour Times
Weekday afternoons carry the window, and it closes before the dinner rush builds. Saturday and Sunday fall outside it. A restaurant that holds a limited licence, or sits in a state with tighter rules, may not run the deal at all. Close to a thousand Olive Garden restaurants trade nationwide, and the window varies among them.
| Days | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Saturday and Sunday | No happy hour | No happy hour |
Olive Garden Happy Hour Drink Prices
House wine pours by the glass. Domestic beer comes down to the lowest figure at the bar, and imported bottles sit just above it. Peach Bellini, the Italian Margarita and the Venetian Sunset Margarita all mix to order in front of you.
| Item | Happy Hour Price |
|---|---|
| Peach Bellini | $6.99 |
| Venetian Sunset Margarita | $6.99 |
| Italian Margarita | $6.99 |
| Mango Splash Margarita | $6.99 |
| House Wine (glass) | $5.99 |
| Oven-Baked Pasta Spritzer | $5.99 |
| Imported Beer | $4.99 |
| Domestic Beer | $3.99 |
Olive Garden Happy Hour Appetizer Prices
Calamari comes out with marinara. Lasagna Fritta and Chicken Meatballs sit a step below it on the list, and both arrive hot from the same fryer. Crispy Risotto Bites, Stuffed Mushrooms and Stuffed Ziti Fritta share one figure between them. Several of them also sit on the year-round appetizer list at full price.
| Item | Happy Hour Price |
|---|---|
| Calamari | $9.99 |
| Chicken Meatballs | $8.99 |
| Lasagna Fritta | $8.99 |
| Crispy Risotto Bites | $7.99 |
| Stuffed Mushrooms | $7.99 |
| Stuffed Ziti Fritta | $7.99 |
| Fried Mozzarella | $6.99 |
| Breadsticks with Dipping Sauce | $3.99 |
Olive Garden Happy Hour Questions
About the author
Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.

