Olive's Restaurant

(212) 253-1875

131 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012 40.7251 -73.9999

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Neighborhoods: SoHo, Downtown

OLIVESNYC.COM

Price:

$$

Last updated 4.01.09

Category:

Restaurants, Delis And Delicatessens

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Cuisine:

New American, Mediterranean

dessert
100.0% positive
  1. My co-workers like the cookies too.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. great fresh food, lunch staple
  2. The soup id great, the slice of break is about 1/2 inch think and huge.
  3. great flavors such as tomato basil, garlic lemon, walnut.
  4. always order a special salad ($7), and the ingredients are fresh - including the dressing.
  5. It's really the best sandwich I've ever had.
  6. Everything is fresh and in the monrning when I go for breakfast (recommend the cinnamon roll-molasses!)
  7. The sandwiches are great.
  8. The sandwiches are tasty.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. great little place
service
0.0% positive
  1. The workers are rude, in personal, and have no sense of what is going on behind them.
value
100.0% positive
  1. The soup id great, the slice of break is about 1/2 inch think and huge.
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/09/08

Rip Off and Overrated

by bsmgrinch

Let's get the compliments out of the way. The sandwiches are tasty. However, they are very small, overpriced and overrated. The workers are rude, in personal, and have no sense of what is going on behind them. Because of this, orders get mixed up, and you end up waiting 25 minutes for a little tiny 10 dollar sandwich. Just as a principal, I hate being ripped off, especially when the circumstances are akin to Olives. Stay away.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/30/07

great fresh food, lunch staple

by nessafly

i work in soho and olive's is my lunch staple. sure they are a little pricey but so is all of soho. i always order a special salad ($7), and the ingredients are fresh - including the dressing. this is not your out of bottle salad bar dressing! great flavors such as tomato basil, garlic lemon, walnut.... they may take awhile to deliver, but for me its worth it! plan ahead!

  • Pros: food is fresh, vegetarian options
  • Cons: time waiting for delivery, online ordering is unreliable
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/22/07

Overpriced for so so food

by mona98

everyone at mhy job loves this place , so i gave it at try. not impressed , the sandwhich was just okay but it was very expensive. the salads are the same they are okay but very expensive and there is always a line to get in

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/16/06

Avocado Cheddar Sandwich on Thursdays

by dinenyc

It's really the best sandwich I've ever had. Seriously. Yum.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/16/06

great little place

by alicianyc5839

I work around the corner from this small take-out place and all the gurls at work love it. The soup id great, the slice of break is about 1/2 inch think and huge. Everything is fresh and in the monrning when I go for breakfast (recommend the cinnamon roll-molasses!) I see the workers making the lunch specials. You can see inside the place and it's very clean. They are always nice to me, although they speak mostly spanish. The prices are a little high, more like a cafe price than a take-out place. The place has a kind of farmy look too. My co-workers like the cookies too. The specials are great too. Each day is different. It's a great little break from the shopping in SOHO and well worth the visit down Prince, while there visit the shops on the sidestreets and say HI.

  • Pros: food, atmosphere
  • Cons: price

The Details on Olive's Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • great sandwiches
  • great little place
  • great fresh food
  • great garlic lemon
  • love gurls
  • great specials
  • fresh ingredients
  • great soup
  • always order special salad
  • good brownies
  • like coworkers
  • recommend cinnamon rollmolasses
  • fresh everything
  • great flavors
  • great lunch staple
  • rude workers