Soup, Salad and Breadsticks at Olive Garden is the dinner version of the restaurant's most iconic combination, priced at $12.99 and available throughout the dinner service without time restrictions. The combination includes the famous house salad, choice of one homemade soup, and warm garlic breadsticks, with calorie counts ranging from 400 to 520 calories for the base serving. This is the item that defines Olive Garden's hospitality philosophy — an unlimited combination at a fixed price that rewards guests who take their time at the table.
The $12.99 price point reflects a $2.50 premium over the Weekday Lunch Special, reflecting the dinner-time positioning and broader availability. For guests who want a light dinner or prefer soup-and-salad over pasta, this is the natural choice at Olive Garden — and one of the few full-meal options in casual Italian dining under 500 calories for a reasonable portion. The four soups rotate through the same daily-fresh preparation regardless of time of day.
The Soup, Salad and Breadsticks combination is $12.99 for the dinner service. The weekday lunch version costs $10.49 and is available Monday through Friday, 11am to 2:30pm.
Yes, the Soup, Salad and Breadsticks is unlimited for dine-in guests. Soup, salad, and breadstick refills are brought to the table on request throughout the meal. The unlimited policy applies for the duration of your table service.
The four available soups are Zuppa Toscana (spicy sausage, kale, potato, cream broth), Chicken and Gnocchi (creamy broth with roasted chicken and spinach), Pasta e Fagioli (bean and meat tomato broth with pasta), and Minestrone (vegetarian vegetable and bean tomato broth). All are made from scratch daily.
The base combination is one of the lighter full-meal options at the restaurant, ranging from 400 to 520 calories for the initial serving. However, each breadstick adds 140 calories and additional soup servings increase sodium substantially. Choosing Minestrone and limiting breadsticks keeps the meal the most nutritionally balanced.
The standard Soup, Salad and Breadsticks does not include a pasta substitution option. If you want pasta alongside the salad and breadsticks, the appropriate order is a shared Classic Entrée or an individual pasta plate added to the Soup, Salad and Breadsticks service.
