EXHIBIT 21


                    SUBSIDIARIES OF DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.



As of May 29,  2005,  we had four  "significant  subsidiaries",  as  defined  in
Regulation S-X, Rule 1-02(w), identified as follows:

GMRI, Inc., a Florida corporation,  doing business as Red Lobster, Olive Garden,
Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones, and Seasons 52.

GMRI  Florida,  Inc.,  a  Florida  corporation,  owning  a  99  percent  limited
partnership interest in GMRI Texas, L.P.

GMRI Texas,  L.P., a Texas limited  partnership,  doing business as Red Lobster,
Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Smokey Bones.

GMR  Restaurants  of  Pennsylvania,  Inc.,  a  Pennsylvania  corporation,  doing
business as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Smokey Bones.

We also had other direct and indirect  subsidiaries  as of May 29, 2005. None of
these  subsidiaries  would  constitute a "significant  subsidiary" as defined in
Regulation S-X, Rule 1-02(w).