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    Turkey BLT sandwich
    Kate K.

    I am visiting family in St. Louis and have been to Oliva's a handful of times now. I can truly say I love love this place! They have very limited hours and really only do lunch and events/parties (outside those hours). They share a parking lot with an antique store so it can get crowded and busy. But there is also street parking. When you enter in they have a separate area where you place your order that also is a giftshop with kitchen knick knacks etc. Its super cute! They are very friendly and can answer any questions about the menu and also do modifications. The menu is lunch focused- sandwiches, salads, etc. You get a table number after you order and seat yourself. They have an outdoor seating area in addition to an indoor one which is across from the firepit area. Both are lovely! This time we choose to sit outside. I got the chicken and cherry salad (with all romaine no arugula) and my friend got the Turkey BLT minus guacamole. The sandwich comes with waffle sweet potato fries and a side of dipping sauce. The food is so fresh and always delicious! I have also had the meatball sandwich and that is amazing. The day we went it was really crowded so they took a bit longer than normal to get all the food out, which is understandable. Highly recommend this place! Overall experience 5/5

    Goat cheese, cheese board, sliders, and wine
    Jade H.

    Oliva is going to be a repeat spot now. Their Wine Down Wednesday is absolutely perfect. The patio is beautiful with a nice set up, I love the walk up bar and easy way to grab waters, plus there is a cute cafe to check out! The staff was friendly and helpful in their recommendations and I can't wait to go back. Thanks Oliva :)

    Mimosa!!! It is too good. I would have taken a picture before but I drank it a little too fast. Flavor amazing!
    Olivia S.

    Food, drinks, service, vibe, ambiance, all good prices and amazing. HIGHLY recommended! The servers are so nice and quick. Definitely coming back and recommending to friends and family!

    Cherry and goat cheese salad
    Valerie T.

    Such a cute place! If you have not tried this super cute, tucked away lunch spot, you are missing out. It is way down at the end of the street. You will think you are lost but you aren't! You order as you walk in and after you enter this beautiful patio with an arbor draped with wisteria. It is so beautiful! They have wonderful choices for lunch. Great, really fresh salads, quiche, soups. I had a goat cheese cherry salad and I woofed it down. It was so good. They have wine and beer, teas and other drink choices. Staff is friendly and attentive. An added bonus is the antique mall next door. Go in and see some interesting things! The hours are only until 2 (I think). Wine down Wednesdays are popular so check that out!

    Covered patio
    Maddie W.

    Love, love, LOVE!! I'd been hearing such good things about Oliva's Wine Down Wednesday & finally made an appearance. Great beverage selections & the food menu (while limited) has some truly delicious options. You've got to try the flatbread & spinach artichoke dip. They have 2 outdoor patio options--one in the sun & one covered courtesy of wisteria (quite lovely). The indoor seating is great too! They had plenty of servers who were friendly so while it was busy, food & such came out in a timely fashion. I very much enjoyed visiting & will be back!

    Chopped salad
    Madhura J.

    Great spot for a lunch with friends weekday or otherwise . They have salads , sandwiches and a kids menu . You order at the counter and they bring the food to you . There was only one server for the entire patio but she was efficient and friendly . We had tea with our meal but they have a wide selection of beverages : coffee , soda , flavored sparkling waters and wine . They do a wine down Wednesday evening and that is a lot of fun ! Make sure to visit the antique store next door . It's great :)

    Lunch on the patio
    Kate M.

    A secret garden in the heart of The Hill neighborhood. There is a small parking lot and street parking available. You enter through the side door into the store to place your order. The menu boasts salads, sandwiches, and flat breads. We ordered the Cesar salad and the Italian sandwich with sweet potato fries made a perfect meal. A glass of rose' for a warm after noon rounded out the menu. You walk through the side door out to the garden. It's absolutely enchanting. A pergola covered in vines and tree branches making for a comfortable place to sit and relax. The service was prompt and friendly.

    Meatball sub
    Courtney F.

    Okay WHAT IS THIS PLACE. It's so freaking good! We were looking for a somewhat quick lunch, and this popped up in the area we were in. We were super surprised there's plenty of parking - both a large parking lot and specific street parking. It was so nice since the Hill is usually so packed. You order food in their cute little boutique, they have only a few options but they are all so good! I had the meatball sub and omg so much flavor. My fiancé got the Italian panini and it was also great, the flavor profiles went so well together. They were both served with sweet potato waffle fries with garlic aioli which was honestly just as good as the sandwiches, I could eat them every day. Great lunch spot! They also have s beautiful patio for nicer weather that I can't wait to utilize. Their indoor space is an event venue and is so pretty worn stained glass and a comfy, welcoming feel. Loved the whole experience. Truly a hidden gem!

    Brie cheese
    Janet L.

    Quaint wedding venue! My best friend and I visited on Wine Down Wednesday and enjoyed the atmosphere. Food was just okay - baked Brie, pretzels, and sweet potato fries all came out lukewarm. Pinot noir was very light, but the Sangria was a refreshing surprise! Plenty of cozy indoor seating for chilly days, and outdoor seating with fire pits for a romantic glow. Great vibe for date night or girls' night out - will definitely return for the great drinks but may skip the food!

    Cheese Plate
    Whitney S.

    Wine Down Wednesdays, need I say more? Well I should because that's the only day this gorgeous hidden patio is open for your enjoyment! The small tapas menu will have something for everyone's palette and all pair perfectly with their glasses of wine. Oliva's Wine Down Wednesday is perfect for a girls night out! My favorites: Artisan Cheese Board & the Baked Goat Cheese with Caramelized Onion and Figs

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    Great food, patio, and the girls working were super nice and helpful. Can't wait to go back

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    Rose of the Hill - Mural

    Rose of the Hill

    4.2(11 reviews)
    0.5 miThe Hill

    Came here with The National Park Travelers Club...nice facility for a large group with a cash bar…read more Food provided by Favazzas down the street. Favazzas put out a delicious spread. I was surprised to have such yummy Italian food outside of NYC, but I learned that this area of St. Louis has a large Italian community.

    If you read some of the earlier reviews, a couple people were not pleased with this venue. But…read morewhatever Rose of the Hill was doing wrong before, they must have fixed it all before we got to them because we were not only pleased with everything, we were BLOWN AWAY. And most importantly, so were our guests. We just had our wedding reception at Rose of the Hill on June 23, 2018, and could NOT be happier with our choice! First of all, Quentin Dunk is amazing to work with. He's extremely helpful throughout the entire planning process, but the best part is how great he is on the actually day of your wedding. Quentin checked in with my husband and I SO many times to make sure we were getting everything we needed, he took care of our family and friends incredibly, and if there was a job to be done, Quentin jumped right in there to do it. THE FOOD. Oh my goodness.... DE-LICIOUS. We decided to do a Family Style dinner and it was an absolute hit. Everyone commented on how quickly the food came out and how nice it was to be able to sit down while still getting to pick and choose what they wanted on their plate. And everyone said that the Penne with creamy tomato sausage and sage was their favorite =) We would have our reception there all over again. DEFINITELY recommend.

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    Rose of the Hill exterior

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    Upstairs at the Cheshire - Gorgeous wood walls, lighting fixtures and beautiful windows.

    Upstairs at the Cheshire

    4.0(1 review)
    2.4 miHi-Pointe

    Overall the experience we had with hosting our wedding reception at the Upstairs was quite good…read more I had been to a fantastic Yelp event at the Cheshire, where we got to tour and taste our way through all of the fantastic spots on the Cheshire property. I already knew the Upstairs was a gorgeous space with warm textured wooded walls and beautiful imported lighting fixtures. When we began the process of planning for our wedding reception, we were already staying at the Cheshire (taking a Brit to the British hotel when he's in town visiting is the way to make him feel at home, right?), already, so we decided to see if we could see the space as a possibility for our celebration. We had a few other ideas of locations, but we loved the Cheshire. It felt so right to us. The room is split into two distinct spaces. I requested that all of the guest tables (we had 60 guests) remain on the side of the room with the wood paneling, light fixtures and windows. The dance floor and DJ were set-up on the other side. The space would absolutely accommodate more guests, but it didn't seem ridiculous to have so few. They let us use their mirrored chargers and votives for the tables, and we brought in vases of flowers with our own table numbers on them. Originally, we were set to have our happy hour in the fireplace room, which is still on the second floor, but outside of the ballroom. When Lucy abruptly left, she was replaced by Karina, who very kindle advised us that the Red Room downstairs was not being used on the night of our event, so we had our cocktail hour and hors dourves downstairs. It was perfect because this meant we could easily stand near the door to greet the guests as they arrived, and then when it was time to go upstairs, it was a whole new venue. This allowed us to have our evening bar, place card table, gift table and even a selfie photo booth in the fireplace room. It was perfect. We set-up our cake on a table on the dance floor, which if I had to do it again, would have in the fireplace room or closer to the entry somehow, as many of our guests reportedly never say the cake prior to us going to cut it... and it was a gorgeous cake and deserved to be seen. I didn't enjoy the experience of working with Lucy, as I felt like she wasn't very friendly and didn't make us feel important at all. Working with Karina was much nicer. Because we live in London, and were finalising details from home, she went out of her way to set-up a Skype call to introduce herself and go over things. I have very few complaints about our event, but I had been told that the tables would be set the morning of the event or the day prior. To me, "set" meant that there would be linens, plates, glasses, and silverware on the tables. Chris and I picked up our cake and delivered it to the ballroom ourselves at 1:30pm. Nothing was set at all. The tables were in the room, but there weren't linens or anything else. I have to admit that I started to panic a teensy bit. We were told that we could come in at 3:00pm to set the centerpieces and our other pieces. We all had planned to do this and then go get ready at the hotel. Apparently the wrong colour linens had been delivered and were moments from arrival. I was assured that by 3:00pm, this would be rectified. We arrived to set everything up, and still nothing had been done. They said that no one would be there until 4:00pm to set-up. They asked what I wanted to happen, and I said that I needed the tablecloths to be on the table so we could get the center pieces arranged. They did that, and we set-up the cake table, selfie booth and the place card table in the meantime. They offered to let us leave the flowers and things for them to arrange, but of course I wanted us to do it. The second thing that bothered me was regarding the cake. When it was taken away and cut, they brought out random slices and strew them over the tables. I had anticipated that they would put them out so people could take a piece if they wished. This meant a lot of cake was wasted with people not eating it, or not being able to choose what was given to them. We had been looking forward to the strawberry cake for months. We were so busy that we left our plates on the table to join our friends. We had every intention of coming back to them. Our plates were cleared after I'd had two bites and Chris hadn't had even a taste. They also took the Champagne he'd been saving. In my opinion, we should have been asked if it was okay to do this. We did get the leftover cake sent home with us, but there wasn't any strawberry. I'm still sad about this weeks later. My third and final complaint is that all of the place cards were taken and disposed of. I had every intention of keeping ours for a scrapbook. At the end of the day, I would highly recommend this venue. Our guests were pleased with the staff, everyone was blown away by the food, the venue was beautiful and unique and it was an overall good experience.

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    Upstairs at the Cheshire - Can you tell that we were enjoying ourselves?

    Can you tell that we were enjoying ourselves?

    Upstairs at the Cheshire - Chicken breast with mushroom sauce, over mashed potatoes and with mixed roasted vegetables

    Chicken breast with mushroom sauce, over mashed potatoes and with mixed roasted vegetables

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