Reviews for Oak & Olive Restaurant in Portland, OR
Awesome local Italian restaurant, it's walkable for us. We moved to Hillsdale during peak COVID and had only had takeout until... fairly recently. Takeout was pretty good but now we have eaten at the restaurant 3 times we are more than impressed. It hasbecome a go-to when we have guests visiting. Read more
Wow. I?m a jaded Italian fan, and this was a magnificent sleeper. I?ll be back very soon to see if I can repeat the experience... of a basically perfect Italian dinner. Atmosphere is ?good?, but the food was fantastic. Read more
The roasted garlic pizza with lemon zest and arugula is truly one of my favorite things. The combination of flavors is... outstanding. The olive oil cake for dessert is also quite delicious. This is a lovely neighborhood restaurant. Read more
We've been here a couple times. And while the restaurant is known for their pizza, we have yet to try it, opting for their pasta... instead. Both times, we've had the Oak and Olive salad which is outstanding. The fresh ricotta and herb vinaigrette make thesalad. The focaccia and house made soup have been really good both times as well. On our first visit, we had the Cacio E Pepepasta which we both enjoyed. Simple but flavorful and well executed. On the second visit, we tried the dungeness crab risotto.While it looks beautiful, we were disappointed. The combination of flavors just didn't work for either of us. The corn was toosweet, and the arugula was too bitter, and both overpowered the sweet taste of the dungeness crab to the point you could barelytaste the crab. Despite the risotto, we do enjoy this restaurant and look forward to a third visit to try their pizza. Read more
Delicious and fresh. Great coffee and very nice interior design. This is one of my girlfriends favorite restaurants and it has... not disappointed each time we?ve dined here. Great locally owned business and a nice addition to the neighborhood. Read more
Hit and miss across the board at this Italian inspired restaurant in Hillsdale. We came in on a Saturday night with a party of... four and we were sat in the corner at the far end by the back parking lot. The restaurant was half full but as a previous recentreview stated, large parties with children easily overwhelm this space; concrete floors, open walls, and tall ceilings make ittoo easy to be very loud. We brought our own wine (corkage fee is $15 - not listed on website) and ordered house made focacciaas a starter. The bread came quickly with a deep dish full of olive oil with balsamic at the bottom. It was almost impossible toget the balsamic through the inch-plus of oil in the tall cup. The bread was brought out with no plates so we were left to useour napkins for 5 minutes before our server noticed. We ordered 4 entrees and soup and salad to share for the table. Whilewaiting we noticed how heavily the restaurant uses their to-go at the counter because people kept coming in and out which madethe entire room cold each time. We also sat next to a bussing station with water and silverware so the servers stood by ourtable every couple of minutes. Seems like this is a much better location in the summer to say the least. The lamb stew was goodand had fresh flavors of parsley and tomatoes, and the beet salad was a great choice for a starter to share with four people.Out of the four entrees, the gnocchi was by far the best. The lasagna lacked flavor and was covered in a red sauce that wascooked separately. The cacio y pepe was underwhelming especially for the price. With all of the details the entire table agreedthe food is good but overall the experience was just OK and maybe not worth the price. Read more
Upscale environment. Friendly waitstaff. Food was good. Easily seen from street. Lunch was not served until 12p, should open it... up starting at 11a. Eggs Benedict was delicious. Read more
Definitely visit them. We really enjoyed this place. There was, no joke, a large Italian family (kids, grandparents, the whole... deal) at the table next to us chatting away in Italian, which speaks volumes to the authenticity here. This is notAmerican-ized Italian food, but rather is the real deal. I had the lasagna which was amazing and my wife had some strange pastathat has a texture like mash potatoes that I don't remember the name. She loved it. It wasn't for me. They have pizza too, sowe'll need to go back and try that. Prices are not cheap, but fair. Portions are not huge but you are trading a bit of volumefor really great quality. We were plenty full after a great visit and then wandered to the plaza across the street for ice-creamwhich accentuated a great night. They also have a full bar and tons of wine. Read more