Olive and Ivy Reviews

Love this place. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is perfect. I especially love the patio area. Staff are friendly and attentive.

I had a great pasta dish for my main course. Pasta was cooked well and there was a great assortment of veggies in there. My dessert was a healthy portion of strawberry mango sorbet, super yummy! I stayed a few days in Phoenix and struggled to find a decent meal--this was by far the best meal I had on my trip! All the servers were awesome and the restaurant had a great ambiance. Definitely recommend checking this place out!

Overpriced for what you get. $100 for three pieces of bruschetta toast and couple glasses of wine. I get it that it is Scottsdale, so it will be ridiculous, but still... food was just OK and definitely expected more.

This place is just special in general. I love the brunch options and just about all of their delicious bruschetta choices

We love everything we ve tried at Olive & Ivy. There are light and healthy menu items and some rich and indulgent. The Mediterranean Salad is great, I ve heard good things about the short rib flatbread, and I loved the veal and spinach ravioli. The brunch is just all right in my opinion, but I d drink that cinnamon roll latte every dang day of my life if it were made out of quinoa and kale but still tasted as good as it does. If you plan to dine here in the evening, you definitely need a reservation, even during the week. Request outdoor seating if the weather is nice.

Loved the Sweet Potato Cannelloni and Beet Salad. Definitely recommend this place.

What a disappointment. Great ambiance but the bartenders are a joke. The simplest of drinks, an Old Fashioned, they can't get right. It's like the only qualification is a beard and tattoos, not the ability to serve customers or make drinks. Food is great though!

Wonderful food. Busy place, but seating for singles is limited.

I will go back. If I could change something it would be the parking situation.

Great vibe but a little loud good was really good tho.

Went here for more birthday shenanigans and the place, service, and food was excellent!

Great place for acting all fancy and metropolitan. Bring a tiny dog if you have one.

Food is fantastic! Everything made fresh, even the pasta!! Our server Cameron was wonderful! We ate outside and it was a gorgeous atmosphere. I wish we had this Restaurant in Jersey!

Relaxing atmosphere dining in the outdoor patio that's backs onto the river. Great wine selections and fresh and tasty food.

We stopped by here while exploring around Scottsdale and were very happy with the service, food, and atmosphere! The bruschetta was delicious and the entrees were phenomenal! Definitely worth checking out

Awesome food and great staff. You can't really go wrong with anything on the menu here! The flatbreads are awesome!!!!

Olive & Ivy was jammed the day we visited for lunch, including the outside patio. The server(s) had to light the outdoor warmers to accommodate the diners who wanted to eat on the patio despite the very cool weather. The decor includes bright accent lights, and open kitchen, and black/silver furnishings. The place includes a deli on one side. The servers match the decor -- all in black and white checked shirts. Nice touch.

So fun sitting outside!!! Fun, friendly atmosphere!!! Food is unique and tasty!!!

This is one of my favorite places to eat and socialize. The menu offers a great variety and it tastes delicious. So far the flat bread and pastas are our favorite. When the weather is right, my partner and I love to sit out on the patio and have a romantic date. This is also the excellent place for a larger party.

Been coming here since I was young, but recently I went here with my mother and brother to eat for breakfast, we got an omelette, bread, and fries. The omelette was amazing and their variety of having bacon, sasauge, peppers, etc. Had been difficult to chose from but it ended up great! I, had no bread but my brother and mom got it and they thought it was amazing! Finally the fries, in one word, amazing you don't know what actual fries taste like until you've had theese!

We had a wonderful time yesterday here! The food was all delicious & service was extra good. I forgot to ask the name of the lovely waitress that served us, she was very good. Was quite attentive and seemed to anticipate our needs before requesting them!!
If there s a way to let her know I would be very grateful! We had wanted to sit outside but all seats were Pre- reserved. We sat by the window - we came around 5:30 pm Friday. Definitely recommend & come again !

This is a great restaurant marketplace right on the water.

The food is nothing really great. The ambience is good.

One of my favorite places for drinks and flatbreads. The atmosphere is amazing!

The food was really good and the place has a really nice outside sitting, service was good too. I recommend it if you want a nice dinner.

Absolutely love this place, great outdoor seating area and good food too.

Fantastic food in a beautiful atmosphere with amazing service. Can't wait to go back!

This small gem was amazing. The food was fantastic, the service was great. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone visiting Scottsdale. The food was fresh, the dishes inventive without being crazy. Can't say enough good things.

This place is amazing! Price isn t bad for what you get. The restaurant is beautiful and relaxed. The food was delicious and the staff friendly and attentive. My sister and I were looking for someplace where we could get refreshing and lighter fare for lunch and this was it. She had the chicken panini and I had the lamb gyro. Both were so good and very well put together. We also shared a plate of three bruschetta. I very much recommend the Butternut squash hummus with Brussel sprouts bruschetta. We also had the Avocado bruschetta as well as their Mozarella and tomato bruschetta. All three were fantastic and one person could easily make a meal of just the plate of three.
Go here and you will not regret it. One of my new most favorite places in Arizona.

So, so good! The flavors are fantastic and our server was really good.

This was a high energy venue, food was good, varied selection on the menu drinks were made well and service was quick. Atmosphere is fun and lively- enjoyable evening worth a visit.

Fun and relaxing atmosphere. We had several of the bruschetta as well as the calamari. It was a fun place just to grab a snack while going about your day. Very close to a lot of small shops.

This was my 3rd time here, so I knew what to expect. There were 3 of us women & we went for lunch on a Wed. We were seated immediately & given menus & water. But no drink order was taken. When our waiter arrived - same thing - he brought bread & pesto - after being asked. But didn't ask for a drink order. Brought out the bread - still no order. Came back out & took our food order, but...you get the idea.We shared the 3-bruschetta combo which was fresh & tasty. Ihad the chopped chicken salad which was just OK. Too much dressing on it which overpowered the tender chicken & the yummy, crunchy peanut granola on top. The table was cleared & cleaned but we were never offered dessert or cookies, pastries, gelato, etc. Our waiter kindly split our tab 3 ways...which would have been much bigger...had he ever offered us drinks or dessert. Decent food but if I want average, offhand service, I can stay in Chandler & go to Chili's and spent a lot less $$$.

Outdoor dining here in March is fantastic. The canopy provided by the trees and the ambient noise from the fountain combine to add to the beauty of the waterfront area. We thoroughly enjoyed the hummus plate and appetizer platter. The salmon was also very good. All of this with stellar service. It was a very nice lunch, and I look forward to going back.

This is a great place for a nice long afternoon lunch or an early dinner, we sat outside and had a lovely 2+ hour lunch and watched the people wandering along the path beside the canal. The food is very well presented and prepared and the portions are very generous, the starters were excellent as was the super salads we had as our mains. The cocktail list is good and they have a few decline on offer too. The staff are knowledgeable and professional and we found them to be very attentive which was made the meals all that more enjoyable. Our next visit will be for dinner because I ll bet this place gets quite lively on a Friday or Saturday night.

Patio is perfect, food is very good, service is good. Coffee cups are horrible, sounds weird but your finger will not fit into the cup unless you weigh 75#. Coffee is good but never will I order it unless I tell them in a "to go" cup. Trust me on this...try it for yourself.

I love the setting of this place! Classy but not too formal. The portions are huge. You definitely get what you pay for in quantity and quality! The banana Walnut gelato was to die for! The flavor was fantastic and they really packed in a ton of walnuts!

Hello, we only had drinks, but Nick our server was very helpful and took good care of us. The heaters were on as well as the outdoor fire places so the ambiance was great. The chardonnay was wonderful.
All in all a great time.
Blessings, John

Update
That evening we returned for dinner and were not disappointed . We ate inside right next to the window that showed the patios fireplaces and all the lights. It was like being outside only no wind and we were warm...

If you do not make a reservation, do not enter. The food mixes are different and not to everyone's liking. They have good seasoning.

Very nice restaurant. Atmosphere was amazing. Highly recommended.

Oh, my God, I have to say this is by far the best food i've eaten so far in Scottsdale!! oh, my God is all I can say, oh, my God. it's very, very, very over priced, but the food is off the hook, oh my God. I had veal and spinach ravioli, and i've never tasted anything so good in all my life. my boyfriend had a petite filet, oh, my God, it was so good, and it tasted like something was carmelized on top of it, it was so delicious, oh my God. The desserts, oh, my God, don't even get me started!!

Great place, clean modern facility with a friendly staff.

We had the avocado bruschetta too and it was light and tasteful. I had the (freshly made pasta) lasagna and do recommend it. Half is in my fridge right now so the portion was large. My brother had the veal ravioli and it's gone completely. We loved our pasta dishes and wish we had room for more. My children both ordered the flatbreads. They couldn't finish either.

Fabulous small plates. We ordered a few to share and loved them all! Food amazing. Gorgeous patio! We ll be back.

Great atmosphere..... good food and excellent service

Management went above and beyond to accommodate our needs. We had a full day of festivities for a bachelorette party. We made a reservation, gave them our orders early, and they had our food ready and on the table 5 minutes after we arrived.
Also, their food and service are excellent! And we loved the aesthetic of the place!