Olives and Oil

4.3

215 Reviews

$31 to $50

Contemporary Italian

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 23, 2024

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.

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

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Nina
New York City
5 reviews
2.0
5 reviews
Dined 1 day 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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Mike
San Diego
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 23, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

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

Website
http://www.olivesandoil.com/
Phone number
(203) 891-5870

Olives and Oil

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Experiences

New Year's Brunch!

Menu

What 215 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

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