Olive Garden Buy One Take One Menu: Entrées, Prices and How It Works
Dinner tonight and dinner tomorrow for one price is hard to beat. This guide lists every entrée on the Olive Garden Buy One Take One menu, the upgrade costs, the take-home choices, and the practical details that decide whether the deal fits your plans.
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What Is the Olive Garden Buy One Take One Menu?
The Olive Garden Buy One Take One menu is a short list of pasta entrées. You order one to eat in, served with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks, and you pick a second entrée that’s packed chilled so you can reheat it at home. The second dish doesn’t come with soup, salad or breadsticks.
The offer starts at $14.99 and has returned for two spring seasons in a row. eClub members got early access in the week before the 2026 launch.
Take-Home Entrée Choices
Your second dish is chilled, packaged and ready to heat. The options in the latest run were:
- Fettuccine Alfredo
- Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
- Five Cheese Ziti al Forno
Reheat gently in the oven or microwave with a splash of water, and add fresh breadsticks from the freezer if you want the full effect.
Is It Worth It?
At the $14.99 starting price, the Olive Garden Buy One Take One menu gives you two meals for about $7.50 each, plus the soup or salad and breadsticks. Upgrading to a $7 option like chicken parmigiana cuts the savings, but you still pay for one entrée and take a second home. For a single diner, it’s a ready-made dinner for tomorrow. For a couple, it can cover lunch. Compare it with other offers on our Olive Garden deals page.
How to Order
- Confirm it’s running in the app or on olivegarden.com.
- Choose your hot entrée from the Olive Garden Buy One Take One menu. Pick a base-price dish or upgrade.
- Add soup or salad and breadsticks, which come with it.
- Pick your take-home entrée from the three chilled options.
- Check the receipt so both dishes are included before you leave.
Dine-In, Takeout or Delivery?
The 2026 offer was available for dine-in, ToGo and delivery orders placed through olivegarden.com or the Olive Garden app. Find your closest restaurant with our Olive Garden near you guide, and read the app details at checkout, since rules can differ by order type.
Tips Before You Order
- Sign up for the eClub to get early access when it returns.
- Choose a take-home dish you like cold, since it’s served chilled.
- Don’t expect extras with the second entrée. It has no soup, salad or breadsticks.
- Ask about the menu at your restaurant, since the Olive Garden Buy One Take One menu can vary slightly by location.
See our Olive Garden pasta menu to compare these dishes with the regular entrées.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Buy One, Take One available right now?
How much does it cost?
Does the take-home entrée come with breadsticks?
Can I choose any entrée for the second dish?
Is the offer the same in every state?
Two Dinners, One Bill
The Olive Garden Buy One Take One menu is simple: pick a hot entrée, pick a chilled one for tomorrow, and enjoy the breadsticks. Check the app for the next run, join the eClub, and plan your visit around it.
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This is an unofficial fan guide and is not affiliated with Olive Garden. Offers, dates and prices change and vary by location. Confirm details in the Olive Garden app.