Olive Garden opens its first India restaurant at Aerocity, with GIHG planning phased national expansion.
Olive Garden has opened its first restaurant in India at World St., 4 Worldmark, Aerocity, New Delhi. The American-Italian dining brand has been brought to India by Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group, or GIHG.
The launch marks the beginning of Olive Garden’s India rollout. GIHG will first expand the brand across Delhi-NCR before taking it to other key cities in the country.
The Aerocity restaurant introduces Olive Garden’s American-Italian menu to India, with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. The menu includes dishes such as Chicken Alfredo, Lasagna Classico, Chicken Parmigiana and Tour of Italy. As part of the brand’s standard dining format, entrées are served with soup or salad and breadsticks.
Speaking on the occasion, Ramit Bharti Mittal, Executive Chairman and Director, Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group, said, “Launching Olive Garden in India is a natural progression of our vision to bring thoughtfully chosen, global dining icons to India to cater to the evolving consumer aspirations in the country. In deep collaboration with Darden International & Franchising, we have ensured that the brand’s hallmark hospitality, comfort-driven menu, and celebratory, family-style experience are authentically reimagined for India. This milestone marks an important step in our long-term ambition to shape the country’s premium, family-focused dining landscape.”
Brad Smith, President, Darden International & Franchising, said, “We know Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group’s deep restaurant experience will help us deliver Olive Garden’s signature never-ending American-Italian generosity to our Indian guests.”
S.K. Sayal, MD and CEO, Bharti Real Estate, stated, “We are delighted to welcome Olive Garden to World St. at Worldmark, marking its much-anticipated debut in India. Bringing globally loved brands to Indian consumers has always been central to our vision, and this launch is a significant milestone in that journey. World St. is a curated culinary and social destination at Worldmark, Aerocity. Positioned as ‘The Social Spine of Worldmark’, it transforms Worldmark, the finest Global Business District in the country, into a vibrant, dynamic, and walkable lifestyle and F&B hub. The arrival of an iconic international brand like Olive Garden further strengthens this proposition, adding a new dimension to our culinary and lifestyle offering.”
The restaurant design draws on Olive Garden’s Tuscan influences, with indoor and alfresco seating areas. The interiors have been developed by Incubis Consultants.
Globally, the Brand is known for American-Italian dishes, pasta, freshly grated Parmesan served tableside, Fettuccine Alfredo, and its soup or salad and breadsticks format. The brand has operated for over four decades as a casual dining restaurant for families and groups.
Following the New Delhi opening, Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group plans to expand Olive Garden’s presence in India through a phased rollout.
Read More: News
