Olive Garden Returns to Ontario With Summer 2026 Openings at Vaughan Mills and Westboro Village

Overview

• Recipe Restaurant Group says the first new restaurants under its control will be at Vaughan Mills in the GTA and in Ottawa’s Westboro Village.
• Both sites are under active development with openings targeted for summer 2026.
• The Ontario launches follow Recipe’s purchase of all eight existing Canadian Olive Garden locations and a national development agreement with Darden Restaurants.
• The deal grants Recipe exclusive rights to develop new Olive Garden restaurants in Canada, with additional sites described as in various planning stages.
• Recipe operates nearly 1,100 restaurants across brands such as Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, Montana’s, New York Fries, Kelsey’s, The Burger’s Priest and The Pickle Barrel.