Olives and Oil New Haven

124 Temple St, New Haven - 06510
222 reviews
Italian Wine Bar Cocktail Bar
(203) 891-5870

This is such a cute little restaurant. I apologize for not taking a picture of the front of the restaurant and the menu. Dove right into ordering. Everything from appetizers to pizza was delicious. The calamari was just the right amount of calamari and batter. The roasted cauliflower was *chefs kiss*. The prosciutto pizza was something I’ve never tried before. On the menu while I was reading the ingredients, I thought it would be too salty. To my surprise, the hint of honey taste when you bite into the pizza was tongue twisting. The mixture of flavors, which I didn’t expect, really pulled everything on this pizza pie together. Definitely going back for more.

Cocktails always on point, and they’re so reasonably priced, too. Food’s good as well!

I came here for the first time on repeal day and had a really pleasant time. The drinks featured were interesting, and I also tried the garlic spread with bread. The bread was a bit stale and the garlic spread needed something, not sure what exactly, but I’d rate it an 8/10. I’ll have to come back to try more of their menu.

The service was on point! Great atmosphere. The food was delicious and our waiter was very friendly!

This was my first time had this restaurant. I'm typically not in the New Haven area and it looked like a great spot. The atmosphere is good. I was actually on a date. I never even looked at the menu prices, I ordered a pasta dish. She ordered shrimp scampi. The pasta was way overcooked mush! And cold. The shrimp is way overcooked. Pandemic? Not the regular chef? Regardless, with gratuity which I still gave generously. About $120 and that was with one glass of wine. Do not recommend. Will not return.

Great atmosphere and food. Drinks were very good and everything was well priced. Highly recommend for a nice dinner or date as well. Bar vibe but a lot nicer and not uptight. Almost everything we ordered to eat was delicious and would order again. Menu changes constantly. Only complaint was food took a little long to arrive, other than that had a great experience.

I tried Olives and Oil for the first time after hearing great things about it from multiple people. The cocktails were amazing, everyone in our group tried a different one. We ordered multiple appetizers because we couldn't decide, they all sounded so good. The warm olives and arancini were my favorite. We also tried the brussel sprouts and garlic spread which were also good. For my entree I ordered the shrimp scampi which was delicious. Not a huge portion but definitely enough. My gf ordered the seafood fra diavlo. They brought it out without the calamari in it. We mentioned it to our server and the quickly brought over a heaping plate of it in sauce. Overall it was a great experience I'd go back and try other items. Definitely not an inexpensive meal if thats what your looking for.

The Arancini Benedict was devine and the service was pretty good. However a few people in my party ordered items that were not great - avoid the steak and eggs and the breakfast risotto. Good food but not consistent

Went here for brunch as most of the people locally have mixed feelings about the location. Drinks are excellent, and the drinks and brunch mimosas are worth a try if you are here in the morning! Although the drinks were great, the food needs a major upgrade. The steak and eggs may be a but dry, and alot of the other dishes like the breakfast risotto seem to lack salt or much seasoning. I recommend coming for morning coffee or drinks, as the servers are really attentive and will go out of their way to make sure you are comfortable!

Good place to hangout with friends. Don't forget to try their 'The Notorious PIG' drink. Food was good, our server was friendly. If you’re planning to visit near Yale University, this is a must-go place.