Olive Garden Buy One Take One: Is It Back?
Prices & Calories — October 24, 2026
Buy One Take One was Olive Garden's "eat one here, take one home free" promotion: pick a dish from a short list of entrées, enjoy it in the restaurant with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks, and leave with a second entrée packed to go. The offer is not on the menu as of 2026. Below are the {stats.count} dishes that were part of it, with today's price for the 5 that are still served and a clear label on the ones that were dropped.
Is Buy One Take One back? Not right now
Status (2026): not running. The last Buy One Take One ran March 16 – May 3, 2026, from $14.99. It is seasonal and has returned before, so this page is re-checked with every menu update.
What you can get instead: the $6 Take-Home Entrée
Buy any entrée and add a chilled Fettuccine Alfredo, Five Cheese Ziti al Forno or Spaghetti with Meat Sauce to take home for $6 (a little more in some areas). It comes without soup, salad or breadsticks. Details and today's other deals are on the specials page.
Dishes That Were on the Buy One Take One Menu (7)
Olive Garden Buy One Take One — Prices & Nutrition Table
| Item | Price | Calories | Total Fat | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaghetti with Meat Sauce | $13.99 | 640 cal | 22g | 1050mg |
| Fettuccine Alfredo | $16.99 | 1,220 cal | 89g | 1210mg |
| Five Cheese Ziti al Forno | $17.99 | 1,170 cal | 69g | 2440mg |
| Lasagna Classico | $18.49 | 940 cal | 55g | 2260mg |
| Chicken Parmigiana | $20.49 | 1,020 cal | 51g | 3300mg |
| Rigatoni alla Vodka no longer on the menu | last $14.99 | 880 cal | 46g | 950mg |
| Four-Cheese Manicotti with Marinara no longer on the menu | last $14.99 | 770 cal | 40g | 2200mg |
* Nutrition values are per serving and may vary. Prices may differ by location. Last updated October 2026.
Olive Garden Buy One Take One — What to Know
Buy One Take One was one of Olive Garden's most popular limited-time offers: a dine-in entrée from a short list plus a second entrée, chilled and packed to take home, at no extra cost. The list covered 7 dishes — Chicken Parmigiana, Fettuccine Alfredo, Five Cheese Ziti al Forno, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Lasagna Classico, Rigatoni alla Vodka, Four-Cheese Manicotti with Marinara — and most of them are still on the regular menu at their normal prices, starting from $13.99.
The promotion has come and gone several times since it was introduced, which is why this page stays online. When Olive Garden runs it again the dishes above will switch back to deal pricing automatically; until then the specials page lists what is on offer today.