Olive Restaurant

An absolute must visit for anyone who’s in the Capital! Great atmosphere with lovely staff and they even have a garden courtyard (basically unheard of in town!). Really like the eclectic, vintage.
I had the most perfect poached eggs on a thick piece of buttery sourdough and fresh avocado.
Coffee is also fantastic, and they even offer coconut milk.
10/10

We enjoyed the interior design and there was a nice ambiance. The waitress was lovely. There was a small, seasonal menu but it had good options. The food was well presented. Meals were tasty and well portioned. Really enjoyed the seasoned yams. Would recommend this cool little cafe for dinner.

I live the brunch, the atmosphere is great, it feels like a cabana in the garden/the jungle ^^

Lovely restaurant with rustic quirky decor. Food was delicious and staff were great. Thoroughly enjoyed our dinner

Cute place for a quiet drink and meal if you go in the afternoon. Lovely food and excellent service.

The coffee is great. The breakfast is amazing (my favorite are the olive works and waffle of the day). However, 1 star off for the lunch menu as there is not much options, mostly salad dish and a bit overprice. Service is ok. Might have to wait for 15-20 mins for a table especially late morning on the weekend.

We had a fantastic breakfast in the stunnng courtyard. Couldn’t fault the food, the scotch eggs and salad were fantastic. Great service and good coffee. Best Bloody Mary I’ve tasted too. We’ll definitely come back when next in Wellington.

Great first visit. Why we have not been before I will never know. Keep up all the good work you are all doing Olive we will be back. First class in all departments.

What more can I say! Great night, food, atmosphere and service. Remains a quality restaurant. Group of 9 well catered for.

My partner had the market fish (forgot to take a photo before she started eating!) for lunch and I had a cocktail, both were delicious and the service was quick and friendly. They have a beautiful courtyard out the back that makes you feel like you’re in the middle of the forest! Highly recommend

Everything was perfect. The food was delightful with inventive twists, an amazing service and an ambiance to die for! It's a rendez-vous ;)

Took a long time for the waitress to come to our table and when we were ready to order there were a lot of the options in the menu not available, we were there at 10: 00am. My friend and I ordered the same plate and hers had way less food than mine, coffee lukewarm, etc. Don't bother going.

I really enjoyed this cafe, we dined for breakfast and were seated quickly. The staff were friendly and and coffee was delicious!

Great coffee and really wonderful brunch options. A lovely old building - probably a great dining experience too.

Execellent dinner! Very good service and food was excellent. Only critique I could give is it is a bit hot and stuffy inside, next time I'll definitely book to sit in the garden area

A culinary bastion of contemporary New Zealand cuisine, Olive restaurant has been serving French, Italian, and Kiwi inspired dishes for well over 20 years.
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With the Poached Fillet Of Salmon (NZD $29) here, a thick and luxurious cut of ora king salmon fish is poached to release its natural meaty sweet savoury fatty flavour, resulting in a tender and moist texture with beautiful pink flakes.
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It's coated with a spring onion crust for vegetal sweet herbal flavour.
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Served with crunchy broccolini florets with vegetal sweet herbal flavour, juicy brined kalamata olives with vegetal earthy sour flavour, tender fingerling potatoes with starchy sweet salty flavour, and crunchy walnuts with nutty earthy flavour.
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Completed with a unique anchovy fish mayonnaise, creamy with salty savoury milky notes. I like that staff asked for my choice of doneness; and it turned out a perfect medium-well.
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The Rhubarb And Pear Mousse, Candied Walnut Crumble (NZD $16) is a rich dessert, with a thick smooth creamy mousse of rhubarb and raspberry, holding vegetal fruity sour sweet flavour.
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Chunks of juicy caramelised pear sit on the surface, lending bright fruity sweet flavour.
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The dessert is completed with a generous shortbread biscuit and walnut crumble, grainy with buttery sweet nutty flavour, contrasting nicely with the richness of the mousse.
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The Seared Venison Carpaccio Salad With Truffle Mayo (NZD $20) is an Italian Kiwi style appetizer salad, featuring crisp rocket leaves / arugula, firm capers, and thin tender venison carpaccio, with flaky puff pastry on the side, and garnished with grated parmesan cheese and creamy tuffle oil mayonnaise.
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Combined, each mouthful of the salad has bright vegetal bitter sweet meaty savoury earthy salty cheesy milky flavour. Wholesome and healthy, with an interesting contrast that awakens the palate.
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The Braised Lamb Shoulder Ragu, Pappardelle Pasta (NZD $34) features a base of thick ribbon-like strips of al-dente pappardelle pasta noodles, chewy firm in texture and grainy savoury sweet in flavour.
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Garnished with a thick luscious ragu gravy with generous strips of chewy shredded braised lamb shoulder and crisp baby spinach leaves, combining robust meaty savoury salty vegetal sweet flavour.
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Finished with a creamy dollop of sour cream for added milky sour notes. The pasta is filling, but feels so comforting and homely.

Good food, great service and a lively ambiance. What more could you want Definitely a regular go to café restaurant.

Very popular so reserve your lunch/Brunch table. Menu options slightly short but the food is well done. Reasonably priced.

Everything was excellent -Setting, service, accommodating our specific needs and circumstace. Food choices more restricted now but everyone's.dishes were outstanding and enjoyed.

You can just tell by the smell when you walk in the door that the food is going to be worth it. The wait staff couldn't have been more helpful and polite and the coffee was so good we had 2 each. Will be back next time in Welly.