A real hidden gem. Between KFC and O'Reily. Lovely atmosphere but small and cozy. Food was excellent , got the steak, fries salad and homemade bread. read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Steak supposed to be 14oz. But reality it was 22 oz I believe. - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

The only negative I have about this restaurant is that they don't have a full wine or liquor bar. They only serve a limited selection of beers, but I did see a lot of people bringing in their own wine. The pasta that I had was delicious. My husband's pasta was also delicious. The pizza that I saw and the daily special were gorgeous and cooked perfectly. The very sweet staff was quick to seat eight of us on a Saturday evening, miraculously. For such a small town, this place is a diamond in the rough... If and when I return to Paris Tennessee I will be back. Parking was plentiful and the restrooms were also clean. read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Smoked sausage pasta - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

Solid pasta place in Paris. Food is good. Service is solid. Would definitely recommend going on Tuesday's to get the lasagna on lasagna night. read more

I was visiting from Tampa, and this restaurant came highly recommended by a local friend. We arrived right at 3 on Friday and were warmly greeted by the staff! The bread was exceptional, and we started with three appetizers: the calamari paired perfectly with its sweet sauce, the mozzarella cheese bites were crispy on the outside and perfectly cheesy inside, and the fried mushrooms had amazing flavor. For the main course, I had the chicken parmesan--it was served hot, with fresh-tasting chicken and a generous portion. Overall, an awesome experience! read more

The staff was rude and slow. The waiter sat me by the door. I ask to move but was told no. Food was ok. And I never saw the rest of the restaurant. I had on blue jeans and a shirt that said Trump. I was not aware of any dress code. read more

Food didn't really have any flavor in it, service was good. Tried it twice first time great second time sucked.

One of the best Italian spots in Paris. Good service and good food. Nice cozy little eating area (not sure how it is now with COVID) - Jason's Spicy Penne (4/5): very flavorful, love the kick of the spice. Large portion size read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Jason's Spicy Penne - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

3.5 Stars: Took the boss on a date night and had heard good things about the Olive Pit so we gave it a try. The place was busy (always a good sign) and has limited parking (bummer). It didn't take too long to get a seat and our server was really sweet and attentive. I ordered the chicken parmesan with spaghetti. The chicken was thin, breaded, and smothered in marinara. Everything looked really great. The chicken tasted like it had a hint burnt charcoal, edible, but definitely not yummy. The spaghetti was really good, I loved the sauce, tasted like Prego. The boss had fettuccini and loved her meal. They have a bread that tastes really nice and oil at the table to make a dip. The interior of the place is charming and the bathrooms were clean. Not good enough to go back, but I wouldn't say I'll avoid the place if someone wants to invite us out to eat at the Olive Pit. read more

We were seated and waited over 10 minutes and no one even acknowledged we were there. The server went by us at least 4 times and never even looked our way. read more

The ambiance was nice. The waitstaff was very good. I ordered the house special. Shrimp, mussels and clams over pasta. The clams and mussels were so tiny! There were 3 shrimp. There was a huge mound of pasta. I personally didn't care for the very sweet sauce. I imagine that is just a matter of taste. I doubt that I had a half of a cup of seafood. All in all it was a pleasant experience, however, I wouldn't go out of my way to dine there again. read more

Olive Pit is one of the best restaurants in Paris, TN. The food is always fresh and the service is great. This last visit we ordered lunch portions of the pizza, Jason's Alfredo, and chicken Parmesan all to go. They were piping hot when we got home. You might have to call them when you arrive for your to go order. They didn't respond to text message. read more

They seated us but after 15 minutes no one had acknowledged us or even gotten our drink order. We ended up leaving... ‍ We have eaten there many times and love their food but, the service needs to serious help lately. read more

My son and I stopped here for dinner. I ordered the OP Bowtie Pasta which was tasty. My son ordered the spaghetti and loved it. I was not impressed with the beer selection, everything was light beers. Apparently you can BYO wine, but they do not have any wines on the menu. read more

Order 9 in cheese pizza with $2 upgrade for pepperoni. Came cut into 8 slices. Each slice had a fragment of sliced pepperoni. If I had pulled every fragment off and put together like a puzzle it might have made a slice and a half of pepperoni. Certainly not worth the $2. My significant other had the veggie risotto and was ample and delicious. Advice: go any pizza place (the Hut, Domino's, Papa John's) not Olive Pit for your pizza fix. Also: cooked on a pizza stone not wood burning oven. read more

Very nice place to eat. It has a very authentic Italian feel and look inside. I got the spicy Jason and it was spicy, but nothing that will have you reaching for water every bite. I also had the Caesar salad. It was very good and surprised me with the authenticity. A wonderful place to have a nicer meal read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

Every time I come here I get such quick service and such good food if your new in town I definitely recommend it!

Good a server were great!!! Had 9" pizzas came with 3 choses of toppings House salad an small homemade bread. Delicious read more

This place is a little high but the food is amazing! It is mostly Italian but you get massive portions with anything you order along with delicious bread!! read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Portabella mushrooms - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

Wanted take out. Went inside to hostess and asked to order take out. She hands me an itty bitty piece of paper. I ask what's this? She says that's the phone # to call for take out. Really? I've got to call? The hostess can't take my order? If not for the good reviews, I would have just left. So I grabbed a menu and headed outside to place an order via my phone. Order placed. They told me I can stay in my parking space or better to drive around to the back door for order. So when I get a text saying order is ready, I figured I'd save them time and meet them out back. Parking lot is so tight, I was in the way unless I parked in a space. 10 minutes after saying my order was ready, they finally come out. Spaghetti & meatballs. Meatballs were spongy, like the prepackaged frozen ones you get. Flavor was pretty good, but texture, gross. Sauce was average. Spaghetti Jambalaya was very good. But at $18.50 I thought was a bit pricey. Tiramisu tasted a lot like cheesecake. Oh wait, that WAS cheesecake. So didn't get what I ordered for desert. Will not be returning. read more

We stopped here for lunch when driving through Paris. Food was great! I had the lunch size ravioli with marinara sauce (loved that you could choose your sauce!) and my husband had the build your own pasta with bowtie pasta, marinara and added meatballs. The homemade bread was divine ( we ate 2!) and the hi-light was a lemon blueberry mascarpone cake, so moist and yummy! Service was great, too! When traveling through small towns it's always hit or miss with local restaurants but this one was definitely a "hit"! read more

The food here was amazing!! I had the spinach and mushroom pasta and my husband had pizza. Food came out quick and that bread was amazing. We also saw a super sweet little calico kitty outside. We tried to say hi, but she didn't seem interested. read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Sweet little calico kitty napping outside. I hope she has an owner :( - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

The food was exceptional. My brother his wife, my husband and I went for the first time earlier in the month. Love the appetizers, we had Fried Mozzarella and Fried Mushrooms. My husband had the soup and really liked it and the other 3 had the dinner salad. The entrees were fantastic. My brother and his wife had the Mark's Special, my husband had OP Spaghetti Pie and I had the Linguine and Clams. My brother is a very picky eater and he almost finish his dinner. The bread was soft and fresh. The L&C had lots of clams and the spice was perfect. We'll be going back for my mother's 93rd birthday! read more

The bread they serve before the meal is delicious and the service was great! I didn't really like my main meal, because it seemed like something I could make myself at home, but maybe their other meals are better. Despite its simplicity the meal was comforting and hot. read more

Friendly service. The food, atmosphere and service were all very good. Portions are large.

We ended up having to get our food to go (child was sick) and by the time we got home everything was a bit cold so can't knock it for that. The portion sizes were rather small and paired with the cold made us rather unhappy, but the people make the place and the people were fantastic. Price and portion would have been low but people pulled it back up. (again we did not eat inside so maybe the portions are better at the table) read more

Olive Pit is one of my family's favorite restaurants for a nice dinner or lunch. The building is immaculate, the staff is friendly and always helpful and the food is heavenly. We usually start with the fried ravioli and Spanish dip, both are delicious are delivered very fast. My favorite is Jason's Spicy Penne with chicken, peppers, and onions. Food is perfection and comes with either soup or salad, my choice was their salad with the best balsamic dressing I've ever had. Soup choices are Italian wedding soup and a tomato bisque, thought they might chance daily. You have the option to build your own pasta or go with one of your favorites. Brown butter bow tie pasta with chicken is delicious as well as their meatballs. Do yourself a favor and stop in for some fabulous pasta. Don't forget about the bread! read more

Fabulous food, wonderful service. Risotto is the best we've ever had, but we've never had anything there that wasn't very, very good. Big portions, almost always took some home for a tasty lunch the next day. Every time we're in Paris, we insist on eating at the Olive Pit! read more

This place is one of the best Itailian restaurants i have every been to. Fresh ingredients great food and great atmosphere. read more

We actually had to order to go and right before closing. They didn't mind at all, the service was fast, food fresh and the staff friendly! We will definitely return when we have time to come in and enjoy the restaurant! We had a 45 minute drive to get home and our food was still hot when we were finally able to eat! read more

I just tried this place for the first time and I would've rated it five stars but I'm knocking a star off because the pizza. Now I like pizza and unlike some pizza I've had in the past this one had flavor so why did I knock off a star? It's simple. The crust. The crust was super thin. When I say this crust was thin I mean it was like eating a pizza on one a really thin cracker. However, I also got the Italian wedding soup and it was very good. The fettuccine pasta with brown butter sauce also had a lot of flavor and the staff was very nice and friendly, but like I said if the crust on the pizza was just a little thicker this restaurant would've gotten all 5 stars from me read more

Atmosphere is grea! Service is remarkable and food is delicious. Love the linguine with brown butter sauce. Love the ceasar salad too.

Excellent food and unique selections the spicy muscles appetizer was great. Looking forward to going back.

The atmosphere was great. No long wait (yay!). We ordered the spinach dip and the fried ravioli for appetizers. Spinach dip: delicious but honestly was more like a cheesy garlic dip with a few fresh spinach leaves. It was good...just...should either be renamed or use more than a garnish of spinach. Fried ravioli was perfect. No complaints or constructive criticisms. Their fresh bread is AMAZING. The olive oil on table for it was...not. Tasted like cheap generic cooking olive oil (was NOT rancid, though, so no big loss. We just dipped it in our "cheese dip"). I got a Caesar salad and turns out, I'm not a fan of their Caesar dressing. But, they were GREAT about it. My boyfriend ordered a ribeye which was GREAT and the potatoes it came with were to die for. I wish I would've just ordered those as my entree! Overall, great food and great service. I look forward to going back! read more

Outstanding twist on Italian food. Bread is crusty and so good with the olive oil and spices. Pasta cooked perfectly and quiet atmosphere. Good service read more

Small and intimate... romantic feel with Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra music ....I liked it. Tony and I went to Paris, Tn today in search of the World's Largest Fish Fry..well we found it but so did half of Tennessee, so we opted NOT to attempt it...so now the Quest for lunch..while driving through Paris...I said...hey we are in PARIS ..the city of LOVE..let's get some italian food...so we found the OLIVE PIT Pasta House... HUMMMM....sounds interesting...the building was white stone and looked Italianish...plus we had just watched KITCHEN NIGHTMARES with Chef Ramsay on TV last night and we were in the mood for some good ITALIAN food.. LOVE LOVE LOVE the decor inside..it was very romantic. They turned an old fast food building into a good italian rendition...the wait staff all wore sold black except for the colorful ties..even the ladies.. We were Greeted and Seated immediately...A+ in my book. Our waitress arrived immediately for drink and app order..Tony ordered Budweiser and myself Soda...A+ again... I ordered personal size pizza with Pepperoni, mushroom and onions and extra cheese and it came with Italian Wedding Soup. Tony ordered spaghetti with meat sauce and salad with balsamic dressing,,she also served us fresh bread with olive oil and basil spice blend..OMG..the bread AWESOME....A+ again...HEY 3 in a row great start right???? Well, the Italian Wedding soup...cold and bland...Tony's salad was lettuce with one slice of onion and 2 cherry tomatoes with balsamic dressing...okay, I guess it's a salad..I did like the dressing and so did Tony.. Then our entrees arrived.. Tony's spaghetti wasn't too bad...the meat sauce wasn't bad. Tony ate the entire lunch portion plate..but my pizza ugh...the crust was one of those already made you pull out of a bag..the topping were added on and then it was put into the oven. There was hardly any sauce or cheese... I ate two slices but heck $9 for this....NO....I was sorely disappointed.. Would I eat here again? NO Do I recommend it to others? Well of course because my experience is my experience..yours maybe perfectly lovely. My check was $25 with taxes and I left her $5 tip..she was an awesome waitress... Very attentive and asked me if I wanted something else..she knew I was not pleased, but hey I didn't cause a scene..I never do.. Let me know how your experience was if you go... read more

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from outside it looks pretty gaudy but I am here from Smith Co(3 1/2 hrs away) working for a few weeks let me tell you I decided to try it because I was going to mustos about every other day to eat and thought I would give olive Pitt a try and OMG I got the Jason's spicy Alfredo and again OMG it's the best Alfredo I have tasted before. I have not been to the other place In 4 weeks now and I have came here to eat 3 times a week. I love it just the right atmosphere inside and the staff is amazing and friendly they really need a raise. I wish I lived closer so I could bring my family here. thank you for being so good. read more

Ate lunch. The bread and house olive oil were fantastic. I had clam linguine and it was incredible. Very large portion.

Really good food. It's a little pricey but food is worth it. Great service my favorite Italian restaurant locally

The place was packed when I came in so I was expecting it to be amazing and it was. One thing is for sure they need more pizza options. You can only get one size in what I call a supreme so I had to add toppings to a nine inch which runs the price up. The pizza was excellent as was the waitresses. read more

Olive Pit A Pasta House - Italian Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

Called in our order 15 minutes before closing. Server who answered was very helpful since we never ate here before. We ordered raviolis as app and a marks porkalylis pizza and it was amazing and brought right out to my car will eat here again next time I'm in town. -soky food critic read more