Pat DiPersia
SCCoA Admin
I put a call in to Olive Garden and the manager on duty told me the GM said no more reservations Fri-Sun nights. He's on vacation and I'm waiting to hear back from him. Every year that I've called the Olive Garden, we get a bunch of hemming and hawing and it's like they're doing us a favor. So with all of that said, for kicks, I called Quaker Steak and Lube.
And they'd love to have us Saturday night! Didn't really care how many people we have. They have a private room that can hold 30, but I imagine we'll easily be over that. She said they have a part of the restaurant called Corvette Alley that holds 50+ and they put up partitions so it's "private" (She's going to send me a picture.)
So I've made the executive decision that we're moving. Olive Garden has always been great in terms of service, but I'd prefer not to show up on Saturday night and be told they'll fit us in when possible (Even though they always get us in quickly every year.)
Anyway, would like to get a rough count for dinner on Saturday night. Location is 165 Gateway Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. It's literally across the street from the Park Inn hotel - maybe 10 minute walk if you wanted.
And they'd love to have us Saturday night! Didn't really care how many people we have. They have a private room that can hold 30, but I imagine we'll easily be over that. She said they have a part of the restaurant called Corvette Alley that holds 50+ and they put up partitions so it's "private" (She's going to send me a picture.)
So I've made the executive decision that we're moving. Olive Garden has always been great in terms of service, but I'd prefer not to show up on Saturday night and be told they'll fit us in when possible (Even though they always get us in quickly every year.)
Anyway, would like to get a rough count for dinner on Saturday night. Location is 165 Gateway Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. It's literally across the street from the Park Inn hotel - maybe 10 minute walk if you wanted.