Watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve in Times Square is a bucket list event for many — but if you want to watch it from the comfort of the Times Square Olive Garden, you'll have to shell out $400 per person, The New York Post reports.
Here's the real kicker, though: While the Olive Garden New Year's Eve party will have a DJ, open bar, and buffet meal, there will be no breadsticks. To top it off, Olive Garden manager Michael Garver also told the Post the view of the ball drop is "limited."
#balldrop #nye #nyc #timessquare #olivegarden #2015 #newyorkcity #balldroptimes #balldroptimessquare #hny2015A photo posted by Geoffrey Blass (@gjblass) on Jan 1, 2015 at 1:13am PST
But as far as dining in Times Square on New Year's Eve goes, Olive Garden's $400 ticket is a steal. Bubba Gump Shrimp charges $799 a person and a VIP "Couple's Table" at Ruby Tuesday will put a pair of revelers out $1,699.
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