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Mind you, I've been here for lunch many times and loved it each and every time. Dinner last night (Sat) was a completely different story however. We had no reservations, so we sat in the bar to eat. Big mistake. We got tap water quickly, then waited 20 minutes for menus. Then another 20 minutes to order and 15 minutes after ordering our bottle of wine, it arrived via some other server. Starters arrived very quickly, entrees arrived about 25 minutes later. My butternut squash tortelli was fabulous, but the Alaskan King Crab pasta was truly a disaster - dry, crunchy, with no sauce. It wouldn't take much to make it a good meal, a little cream sauce of some sort. As it is (it's a special on the menu), it's truly avoidable. Our service was completely substandard. Not just disinterested, but lacking all signs of personality. You don't have to be Miss Bubbly or anything, just maybe a smile or something to prove you're human! She took our order, but that was the last we saw of her. Needless to say she got a lousy tip. Maître d' was fabulous and got us our check quickly when we asked him for it. Won't ever go again for dinner...it ain't cheap and for what it costs, I expect at least good service. Sorry Todd!

From the moment we sat down, the servers were welcoming, helpful, and informative. I appreciated the professional service and warm atmosphere as did my guests. The menu was superb with such delicious layers of flavors in every dish, my favorite being the sea scallops. My friends enjoyed the lamb porterhouse, the wild striped bass, as well as the tortelli of butternut squash. These rich flavors seemed enough, until we were presented with a warm cookie plate that offered every imaginable dessert treat. Every aspect of our meal was complete... thanks for a great experience.

My boyfriend and I eat out at least 3 nights a week and this is the first time we have had dinner at Olives. I have been there for lunch, but never dinner. We started with the asparagus salad and it was delicious. I almost licked my plate. Then I had the half roasted chicken and my boyfriend had the swordfish. Both dishes were fantastic. I guess if I did have one complaint, it would be that there was no steak on the menu. I thought that was odd. Other than that, perfect! The chef even sent out a small plate of complimentary dessert!

i met up a friend here for sunday brunch. both of us got a burger, which was delicious! they make it with a nice relish for an extra special kick. the burger comes with a platefull of fries, too - you'll leave fully satisfied. to top off the experience, my friend also got a plate of sorbets. everything was great. our server was attentive and courteous. we liked the tables by the window which were nice and spacious. will be back for brunch, no doubt.

We went in last night about 10PM without a reservation. The only seats they had were at a small bar right at the kitchen so that you could watch the cooking and interact with one of the chefs. The food was splendid, the service excellent (everyone came to make sure we were having a good time) and it was more fun than the theatre we had just left. Can't wait to go back.

we came back because the birthday girl loves t he place....this year the service at t he front of the restaurant was wonderful,--- bar, coatcheck, all caring....and the service in the restaurant started out okay....the waitress knew it was a birthday and when it came time for the dessert we waited more than 30 minutes for our dessert....eventually -- after the coffee was cold and our tempers were flaring -- she came back with dessert and took the dessert off our bill....we never asked for it and it never made up for the lull that came over our party....the food was adequate, not outst anding and nothing could make up for the lack of service that we encountered at the end of the meal.....it was an expensive unattractive evening....

The food was okay, definitely not worth the price. The service was both snooty and bad. The waiter forgot to order an appetizer and as opposed to apoligizing for it, got annoyed. Then they brought out two. The dessert was wrong and took an extra 10 minutes to get the correct one out. By that time my coffee was cold and they never offered to refill it. The waiter rarely came back to the table to ask if we needed anything. I would not go back, it was overpriced, mediocre quality and obnoxious staff.