Dan Wolf

Review of Olive's Restaurant & Bar

The atmosphere was so loud that I couldn't hear th...

The atmosphere was so loud that I couldn't hear the people on the other side of the table from me. The food was high quality, but at this lofty price point, I would prefer a more comfortable place. Even for casual food, I would probably not go out of my way to such a loud venue.

All the main courses hit the spot. We got the burger, sliders, halibut, and I believe my wife got a Cuban.

Chips and salsa with crab and shrimp it was good but probably should not call soft warmed corn tortilla chips. It was also impossible to eat without a fork since soft tortilla cannot actually scoop anything. The taste was very good despite the awkward scooping.

The fries were a little bit disappointing. They weren't bad but I expected above-average and felt they were slightly below-average. They were seasoned well and had good flavor, so some people might like them, but I prefer my fries to have a little bit of crisp, and the fries are fairly soft and floppy.

The quinoa patties were my favorite appetizer of the two.

Seating was pretty awkward. We called ahead to reserve a table because we were attending a fundraiser. During the call, the staff told us there would be enough capacity that we should not reserve a table. When we arrived, we were told they were so busy that they had no way to estimate the wait, but they said it could be up to an hour and 20 minutes. Despite the fundraiser being planned with the staff, they did not have the upper floor open to meet demand, so several parties left instead of eating in support of the fundraiser. We wound up then being seated much sooner than expected but the fundraiser lost out because there were then open tables and parties who had already dined elsewhere. I would strongly recommend not planning a fundraiser with Olive's.