The Olive Italian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant

Address: 195 Center St, Sewell, NJ 08080, USA

Phone: +18564686655

Rating: 4.5
based on 128 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is spectacular, way better then the commercial Italian food chains."
  • "Hands down, the best French onion soup I have ever had, and I try the French onion soup everywhere I go that offers it!"
  • "The food was excellent and the service was superb as always!"
  • "Everything was so delicious!"
  • "The food was great and the ambiance was spectacular."
  • "Food was fantastic! We had fried calamari, bang bang shrimp, seafood fra diavolo, seafood supreme, eggplant Florentine, French onion soup, penna alla vodka, carrot cheesecake, limoncello cake, tiramisu. Everything was excellent!"
  • "The food was absolutely outstanding!! So fresh and delicious."

Cons:

  • "Worst lasagna I ever had honestly."
  • "The Veal parmesan was good but lacked flavor and not enough sauce."
  • "Not much taste to the pasta and the stuffed flounder was dry without much crabmeat in the stuffing."
  • "The lemon chicken was OK but also lacked lemon flavor."
  • "The Marsala was loaded with black pepper and the red sauce could have used more seasoning."
  • "As much as I wanted to like this place, the chicken parm was bland."
  • "The Penne alla Vodka was so bland it was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

  • "A shout out to my families favorite waiter Ben. He was on top of everything and did a great job."
  • "The service was incredible, the food was delicious, everything was perfect."
  • "Jenn (great server!) came over and explained their specials and asked if we had any questions."
  • "The manager was excellent! His customer service skills and attention to detail was top notch, which made our experience there so enjoyable."
  • "Service was great and food was out fast."
  • "Very friendly service."
  • "Server was friendly and very efficient."

Cons:

  • "I was cursed at by owner."
  • "The owner was very rude and when I informed him I would never eat there again and I would give a bad review he stated DO What You Want."
  • "The service was really lack luster compared to the asking price of the food."
  • "Once seated, we sat and waited at least twenty minutes to order."
  • "During the time we were there she never refilled any of our drinks, we had to ask another server to do that."
  • "Waitress was in a hurry constantly and did the bare minimum."
  • "Our waitress was not attentive and despite being a small restaurant I could not spot her to help us with what we needed."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Noise level is low, no useless pseudo ambiance so-called music saturate your ears."
  • "The extra plates and glasses were promptly cleared giving us a nice private feeling."
  • "The colors of the environment were comfortably inviting for a delightful meal."
  • "The atmosphere is adorable - fun and fresh but also warm."
  • "Great atmosphere!"
  • "The atmosphere was very warm and inviting."
  • "We found the decor and atmosphere very immersive similar to the lengths that you'd fine the mouse theme parks restaurants in Florida."

Cons:

  • "First, the restaurant is very tight and I had difficulty navigating it with my walker."
  • "We really enjoyed the food, but a table of 4 was seated less than 2 feet away from us."
  • "Highly recommend not sitting at that table we felt like we were stared at the whole time we were eating."
  • "Constantly being reminded by server we have to get out at a certain time."
  • "They close at 8 walk in at 7:30 wait a couple mins to be greeted they say we stop seating at 730 look at our phones it’s 7:32 show them and they give us a sarcastic sorry and we can give you take out."

Pricing

Pros:

  • "Prices were fair for the size of the meals. We do agree that the entrees could have been more well seasoned."
  • "BYOB but they sell wine which was super convenient!"
  • "Great prices too, I am so glad there is finally good Italian food around here!"
  • "It's a very good value for the price."
  • "The price was better than similar restaurants but still a little high."
  • "Prices are not a ripoff."

Cons:

  • "One price was given when I put a deposit down and today it when up $3 a person. I was never notified of the change when they called to confirm reservations."
  • "Food was very expensive and it’s quality was not worth the price."
  • "This place wants to charge you $3 for extra sauce or dressing."
  • "If I’m paying $130 for 3 people i expect a bit better than bland."
  • "Prices are expensive for Pasta."
  • "Salads are getting smaller... Prices climbing for what you're getting."
  • "Way to Expensive for poor quality 'italian' food."

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