The Smashed Olive Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Washington, New Jersey

Address: 289 NJ-31, Washington, NJ 07882, USA

Phone: +19089468577

Rating: 4.5
based on 98 reviews.

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Atmosphere was nice and place was super clean!"
  • "The restaurant had a pleasing feel and decor, very comfortable and relaxing."
  • "The atmosphere is great with subtle lighting and soft music."
  • "Very nice restaurant, also quite fancy. The atmosphere made my dining experience very calm."
  • "Loved the atmosphere, very classy and cozy."
  • "The atmosphere is cozy yet spacious, clean, and inviting."
  • "The Smashed Olive offers an elegant note, with a warm and romantic fireplace, as much as unique design and decorations of the set up."

Cons:

  • "The building itself is beautiful… (so deceiving )."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff was very helpful and on top of things and everything looked beautiful."
  • "Service was spot on."
  • "Service was on point and super attentive to me and my group."
  • "Staff in general looks very well trained – that is a huge plus!!!!!"
  • "Our server Krysten was kind, courteous and professional."
  • "Our server, Hailey, was attentive and fun."
  • "Our server Sam was awesome!"

Cons:

  • "The service was terrible. My server was very unknowledgeable and rude about any questions I had asked her."
  • "Very disappointed in the staff service and food quality. Staff sitting around the bar area not giving me service had to wait 20 mins to pay my check."
  • "Our waitress never refilled our drinks, came back once, we asked for Parmesan cheese with the pasta and didn’t get it."
  • "Waitress was nice but clearly had little training."
  • "The service here has always been decent, but after my last take out order I have retired my efforts to like this place."
  • "Not the place for me. I’ve been here three times since it opened with new owners and won’t go back."
  • "The service was second to none from the moment we arrived!"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "THEY HAVE A GRILLED SHRIMP BURGER! And it was very awesome for my first experience with a shrimp burger."
  • "The goat cheese/Mushroom Gnocchi, which was amazing."
  • "The spaghetti with shrimps alla Scampi in lemon sauce were very flavored."
  • "The ricotta appetizer was luscious and the lemon glazed chicken was cooked to perfection."
  • "The Bacon and Blue Cheeseburger satisfies my red meat craving. It's seasoned perfectly and cooked to perfection."
  • "The food was 5 star quality."
  • "The perfectly cooked calamari, the delicious homemade ricotta started the evening off just right."

Cons:

  • "The burger was very undercooked and the fries were cold."
  • "So bad hair in my food and stake was raw mashed potatoes tasted like plastic overall bad experience never going again."
  • "The pizza was burnt on the outside and towards the middle it was soggy."
  • "I had the fish special. It was dry as a bone and was sliced too thin."
  • "The steak was cooked medium well, melting in the mouth."
  • "The Dijon sauce was bland too."
  • "The porterhouse steak we got was very overcooked and tasted disgusting."

Price & Value

Pros:

  • "For this area they are definitely on the high side but then the quality of the service (and food) ensure satisfaction."
  • "Portions are fair for the price."
  • "The prices are medium towards a bit high, but you get what you pay for - high quality entrees."
  • "Great, over the top house bloody mary with bacon for only $10."

Cons:

  • "I could comment about menu prices as I am not sure if that is why the older couple that started to sit down next to us, took one look, then left."
  • "Entrees are around the $27-32 range. No salad, no bread."
  • "Cocktail prices are outrageous as compared with other local restaurants."
  • "The food meh, would not go back, for the prices I want to be wowed, or close to wowed."
  • "My only hesitation was sticker shock upon receiving the bill."
  • "With charcuterie boards “trending”… they definitely should’ve done a better job for what they charge."
  • "Food quality/taste didn't match the bill ($150) but the wait staff and atmosphere did."

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