--- description: Olive Garden in Times Square is charging $400 a ticket for New Year's Eve. title: Olive Garden is Charging $400 a Person for New Year's Eve image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d795143eac724e8/6988771acf40a8ab0cc41452/olive-garden.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Olive Garden is Charging $400 a Person for New Year's Eve by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 29, 2015 6:48 PM CUT  Pedestrians pass an Olive Garden restaurant in Times Square, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 23, 2010\. Darden Restaurants Inc., the owner of casual dining chains including Red Lobster and the Olive Garden, is scheduled to announce quarterly earnings tomorrow after the U.S. market close. Photographer: Jonathan Fickies/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pedestrians pass an Olive Garden restaurant in Times Square, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 23, 2010\. Darden Restaurants Inc., the owner of casual dining chains including Red Lobster and the Olive Garden, is scheduled to announce quarterly earnings tomorrow after the U.S. market close. Photographer: Jonathan Fickies/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesGetty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 29, 2015 6:48 PM CUT Olive Garden may have fast-casual fare, but it’s charging $400 a ticket to be at its Times Square location for New Year’s Eve. [According to the New York Post](http://nypost.com/2015/12/27/chain-restaurants-charge-up-to-800-a-seat-on-new-years-eve/ "undefined"), the Olive Garden party will feature a DJ, open bar, a buffet meal, and a limited view of the ball drop. Olive Garden also isn’t the most expensive spot on Times Square strip. Bubba Gump Shrimp on Broadway is charging $799 a person for the evening, the Post reports. Ruby Tuesday is charging $1,699 for a “Couple’s VIP Table.” In past years, guests at the Olive Garden have [reportedly](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/olive-garden-new-years-eve%5F56814e5be4b0b958f659da27 "undefined") been let out the back outside to see the ball drop at midnight. Breadsticks are not included in the price, [but Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/olive-garden-new-years-eve%5F56814e5be4b0b958f659da27 "undefined") reports that the restaurant says it will cook some up if guests request them. The New Year’s Eve celebration has pulled massive crowds for years, with [people allowed to start arriving around 3 p.m](http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/nye-schedule/index.aspx#.VoLPTlPF9oQ "undefined"). on the 31st. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/"},"headline":"Olive Garden is Charging $400 a Person for New Year's Eve","datePublished":"2015-12-29T18:48:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:40:57.943Z","description":"Breadsticks not included","url":"https://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/","keywords":["New York","Times Square","Olive Garden","new years eve"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d795143eac724e8/6988771acf40a8ab0cc41452/olive-garden.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d795143eac724e8/6988771acf40a8ab0cc41452/olive-garden.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Darden Restaurants To Announce Quarterly Earnings","caption":"Darden Restaurants To Announce Quarterly Earnings","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/","name":"Olive Garden is Charging $400 a Person for New Year's Eve"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"New Year's Eve In Times Square: Then and Now","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EWQHx9GI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-12-28T19:11:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EWQHx9GI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/","duration":"PT1M22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4163342/olive-garden-new-years-400-person/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```