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Olives and Oil, New Haven, CT

Olives and Oil

4.3
4.3
215 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary Italian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Good for special occasions
Brought to you by the team at Elm City Social, Olives and Oil explores Chef John Brennan's modern take on rustic Italian cuisine, wine, and life in a vintage setting.

What you'll find inside: fresh ingredients, small plates, brick oven-fired pizza, and a delicious raw bar.

Serving lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch!

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–1:00 am Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (203) 891-5870
  • Website
    http://www.olivesandoil.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    John Brennan
  • Location
    124 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06510
  • Neighborhood
    New Haven
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • New Year's Brunch!

    Jan 1, 2025 only
    We will offer a New Year's Day brunch buffet, on New Year's Day. Our regular menu will NOT be available, until after 3pm on January 1st. Our brunch will include breads, pastas, carving station, entrees coving both breakfast and lunch offerings. This is a fixed price event, there is no regular menu ordering available during the brunch.

Menu

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What 215 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • New Haven

    Great for brunch

  • New Haven

    Good for groups

  • New Haven

    Neighborhood gem

  • New Haven

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Olives and Oil offers "top tier" food with generous portions and a friendly, professional staff. Guests rave about the "divine" sausage risotto and rigatoni alla vodka, while the steak Caesar salad impresses with its value. Despite some noise and punctuality issues, the vibrant atmosphere and "excellent" service make it a great spot for casual dining, date nights, or group gatherings.

215 Reviews

  1. Nina

    New York City

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    The rushed us. The restaurant wasn't even full. And no waiting line for tables. The brought our main course when we had barely started our appetizers. The salad had no flavor. Dinner drinks in and out in 45 mins. We won't return. It didn't feel right to be rushed esp when there were empty tables on a Saturday nite

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  2. Mike

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Absolutely Delicious food! All the homemade pasta and roasted veggies were to die for

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  3. Pam

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and great staff! Will definitely go back again.

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  4. Etta

    Connecticut

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 7, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The eggplant chips were very good. We had the spaghetti and balls. It was good but on the salty side. Pasta should have been cooked more. The croutons on the salad were stale. The drink was very good. The server wasn’t very attentive

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  5. Barry

    New York City

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent meal and outstanding service. Will definitely go back.

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  6. Lisa

    Nashville

    16 reviews

    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Kinda dark. While our server was good he moved at his own pace. Food was great as usual.

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  7. Katherine

    Vermont

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 2, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Beautiful on the inside, great drinks. Food was quite unseasoned for its quality, otherwise it was good. Service was slow considering the time when we went the restaurant was not busy, I had high expectations unfortunately they were not met.

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  8. Daniel

    London

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 1, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 1
    Food was good but restaurant is tired and needs updating.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 1, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    I don’t usually write reviews but this was horrible. The sea bass special was a piece of fried fish on a huge bowl of soft mushy polenta. It tasted like an oily fish stick.

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  10. Theresa

    New York City

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Great portion sizes! Homemade pasta dishes were the best.

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Olives and Oil is rated 4.3 stars by 215 OpenTable diners.

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Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Olives and Oil

124 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06510

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    New Haven
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–1:00 am Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    John Brennan
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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