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| Olive
Italian Restaurant Manchester - member's reviews |
| "We booked a table at Olive for 5.45pm before going to the Opera House. The staff were very friendly and we ordered a garlic pizza and a dish of olives, which were all very nice. I'm not sure if the kitchen then lost our order but at 6.50pm we had to ask how much longer our main dishes were going to be. When we finally received our food, the Home Smoked Duck in Tagliatelle had no duck in at all. When I complained, I then received some duck but, I have to say, the dish lacked flavour, a comment mirrored by all our party with their dishes." - Heather Thomlinson, Carlisle ~ TRUSTED REVIEWER ~ (16/5/11 visited on a saturday evening) |
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"My
husband and I visited Olive on a busy Friday
evening. First impressions were good as we received
a pleasant welcome. A little strange was the very
large open storage cupboards to one end of the room,
which was half empty with cardboard boxes and very
unappealing to look at whilst eating! We started with
the Antipasti (£7.25) which was very disappointing,
especially the two slices of very dry and shrivelled
Beef Carpaccio but thankfully we ordered the Selection
of Italian Breads (£3.25), which were great!
We both had pasta for mains and the two dishes were
lacking in flavour and content. I think that the Olive
is tailored towards people who prefer a more
'English Italian', as I didn't think the taste
and food was quite up to the standard of a real authentic
Italian restaurant! We probably won't go
back as there are too many other Italians in Manchester
offering better quality for a cheaper price."
- Michelle Knowles, Rochdale ~ TRUSTED REVIEWER
~ (11/4/11 visited on a friday evening) |
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"We
turned up at Olive at 8pm, not expecting
to get a table, but there was a small table for
two free near the bar. The service was very good
and quick. I enjoyed the 21 Day Matured Char Grilled
Fillet Steak (£22), and my girlfriend had the
Swordfish with pasta & vegetables, which was
excellent. Overall, we both enjoyed the food at
The Olive. I've been to the other branch in
Preston, and the Manchester one is far better. It
is a reliable restaurant which serves up the
goods."
- Bill McLocklan, Manchester - TRUSTED REVIEWER
(14/7/09, visited on a friday evening) |
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"Three
of us visited Olive on a Friday night without
booking and got straight in. We'd tried a few
other places and were surprised that it was so
busy the first weekend after Christmas. We ordered
our drinks and sat down with the menu. There was
no need for a starter, so we went straight to
mains, ordering 2 pizzas and cannelloni, specifically
requesting no chillis on one of the pizzas. When
the food came, the cannelloni and one of the pizzas
was ok but the other pizza had to be returned
because they'd included chillis on it. Unfortunately
the waitress insisted that there had been no request
for the absence of chillis. Never a good sign.
Another pizza arrived pretty sharpish and we enjoyed
our food. At this point, we had to ask for
a second time for some water whilst we looked
at the dessert menu. We ordered a chocolate cheesecake
and a panacote. The cheese cake was good but the
panacote was excellent and the highlight of the
meal.
"On
the whole Olive is ok but
I was surprised the service wasn't a bit better
bearing in mind it wasn't that busy. I would,
however, question going back given the price of
the meal. Just up the road you have Croma and
Piccolinos doing similar food, cheaper and arguably
better. We decided upon Olive because
we didn't want to stray far given it was -3°C
outside, which leads me on to my final point.
When it's so cold outside they should have put
the heating on in the restaurant."
- stephen lake, manchester ~ TRUSTED REVIEWER
~ (12/1/09 visited on a friday evening)
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"I've
been to Olive several times, and I'm usually
not disappointed. The food is always very tasty
and reliable and the staff are absolutely first
class. This is one of those versatile restaurants
that has something for everybody, a casual
drop-in for a quick meal anytime of day or a more
leisurely evening meal with a good bottle of wine."
- ian, stockton heath ~ TRUSTED REVIEWER ~ (16/5/08
visited on a thursday lunchtime) |
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