Incredible food! We've only ordered take out from here (since we have a new born) and it's been a wonderful experience each time. Apps, pastas and mains are all delicious! My husband especially loves their meat balls. We can't wait to dine in one day. read more

The pastas are amazing and I recommend getting appetizer portions so you can try them all! I understand why they were rated best restaurant in Denver! read more

Restaurant Olivia was quite honestly the best food I've had in Denver. Hand-made pasta, specialty cocktails, and even gluten-free focaccia bread created fresh for our party made this evening absolutely amazing. Everyone who served us was very friendly and extremely accommodating. Even if you are gluten-free, this restaurant is perfect for date night or a celebration. I cannot recommend Olivia enough! read more

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Wow. I will be dreaming of the delicious pillows of homemade pasta filled with short rib. The staff and hostess was also absolutely amazing. They make you feel at home and welcome themselves into your dining experience without being too intrusive. We will be back!!! Ps if you like mezcal like me, don't pass up the mezcal Negroni! read more

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Feels like home! Wonderful food from caring people. Meatballs are incredible. Salad was perfect. Lasagna hit the spot. Love you!

I never want to go to Thanksgiving at my relative's house again! The savory pie was to die for! The cranberries ,salad and wine we got to go for Thanksgiving 2020 was all aaaaamazing! Best decision ever. You made our night. Thank you, chef!!!! We haven't tried the apple pie yet but I'm guessing we'll be beyond happy. read more

Olivia - Italian Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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There's no room for improvement. Even if the food weren't 5 star (it is), the remarkable service surely is. The team works effortlessly in this small venue...you never know who will keep your water glass full, replace your napkin, or serve your menu selections. They discreetly survey and move through the room. I won't go on about the food. Try as many dishes as possible. They will split the pasta offerings so you can enjoy 2 half portions. read more

Monday night.....probably the slowest for most restaurant take-outs, even more so in The Time of Corona. It was my wife's Birthday and she wanted fine Italian. We live on the east side, and had not been to OLIVIA. For 4 of us: Pasta Primavera was a huge order and even with all the vegetables (Vs being served right off the stove) was OH SO delicious!!! Let me put this compellingly.......The Take unt Bake Lasagna for 4-6.....is magnificent and unless you actually have, have made well your great Uncle Lucci's secret northern Italian recipe that he brought over to the US during the Crimean War.....you cannot touch the amalgam of flavors that your mouth & stomach will love after trying theirs. Nor can you buy & make this kind of deliciousness for the money. We now need to keep at least 4 of these in our freezers for future social-distancing societal time-outs. THANK YOU OLIVIA STAFF & OWNERS for being there and putting the LOVE into your food for all of us!! read more

My wife took me here for my birthday and everything--everything--was fantastic. Cocktails and food were delicious and the staff knocked it out of the park. Right from the start, we knew this place would be good. We had a 7:30 reservation, but the hostess told us they were waiting on some slow tables to finish. That was fine; if they were to kick a party out from a table, that other group would be leaving a nasty review right now. Even though we said the wait was not a problem, though, the hostess still offered free glasses of bubbly and took our coats, which we though was above and beyond. Better yet: we ended up being seated no more than 5 minutes later. TLDR: they do service right. read more

My friend abs I really enjoyed our experience at Olivia. They followed all precautions of COVID while delivering an exceptional level of service. It is a small restaurant with a small staff which adds to the charm. The deliver fresh made focaccia which is absolutely delightful. The courses were truly amazing. The flavors are like a story and the courses provide a wonderful adventure. I used to be a chef and this brought back memories of professional cooking. The chef is brilliant with flavor combinations! read more

Olivia - Eggplant Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Food, drinks, service. What could be better? Have eaten at many Denver restaurants since moving here a year ago. None are better. M Menu is varied. Will feel very good about bringing guests here, vegetarian or not. Sharing for two lets you sample many more dishes. read more

Where to begin.... Olivia has moved into my top 5 restaurants and is some of the best of not the best Italian I've had in Denver. So let me break it down for you. The ambiance: this 9 table, elegant space is intimate yet chill. If you are sitting inside (which I recommend) you would have no idea you are feet from a busy intersection. Don't let the location scare you. Once you are inside, you are transported to a quiet, delicious place. The service: they mentioned they can't operate at full capacity because they are struggling to staff their kitchen but that did not stop them from fabulous service. Very friendly, helpful yet unobtrusive staff. They were there when we needed them to answer questions, order more and get a refill but did not notice them otherwise which made it an even more pleasant dining experience/ date night. The drinks: they have something for everyone. Unique cocktails, classic cocktails, mocktails and a tasteful wines selection. Our serve made great wine recommendations. The strawberry Negroni was a lovely, refreshing cocktail. The FOOD: I'll start with our server making incredible recommendations and giving us all the details so we felt really good about what we landed with. When we had once bite of the table bread with garlic confit butter, we knew we were about to be blown away and leave with happy stomachs + taste buds. The chopped salad and octopus came next. Hands down best octopus I've ever eaten. Next is where the server really came into play (I wish I remembered his name, he was great!). We did appetizer portion of the carrot gemelli and lobster spaghetti + the duck entree. The appetizer size portion was the best because we could try more options. Strawberry limoncello to finish. Really some of the best food I've had in Denver. Perfect sport for date night or treat guests who are in town. We will definitely a back to try the tasting menu! read more

The food and service was excellent. Loved all the flavors of the various dishes we tried and the cocktails were top notch. Highly recommend eating here. read more

*TLDR-Exceptionally rushed dining experience, aloof waitstaff, omission of mentioning that gratuity was included in check. Food was excellent but service was very disappointing.* I wish I could gush over our meal at Restaurant Olivia but things felt a bit off at every turn. From what I'd read online, Olivia's received mostly rave reviews and seemed to be the perfect place to go for any sort of celebration-great food, great service, and a deep interest in hospitality. I'd confirmed our reservation the day before however Olivia's took the added step of phoning me the "day of" to confirm personally. They asked if 2 hours would be adequate for us to enjoy our meal. I answered in the affirmative as I relish a relaxed pace when dining out. They then asked if it was a special occasion. We were in fact in Denver to celebrate our anniversary and our meal at Olivia's was the perceived high point of our stay so I shared this with them. I was told that the restaurant looked forward to celebrating with us, which prompted the expectation of some sort of festive gesture when we arrived. Unfortunately, this set us up for disappointment as our hosts never welcomed us with an acknowledgment of the evening's celebratory nature and frankly, why bother asking if it's a special occasion if you're not going to do something special for your guests? The lackluster reception deteriorated further as we didn't find our waiter, Shane, to be particularly welcoming or cordial but rather very cut and dry. He took our drink order and upon delivering our cocktails, promptly asked if he could put our dinner order in. As we had anticipated being able to savor our time there and had been seated for just 15 minutes at that point, we requested a salad starter and a few more minutes to decide on entrees. Shane informed us that the kitchen preferred to get our full meal order at once so that they could "time it." We're all about that so we took perhaps another 7 minutes to decide on our dishes, dropping any starters from our order and requested instead 2 appetizers and 2 pasta dishes to be served all at once. As we looked forward to what we hoped would be an epic 2-hour meal, 3 pieces of warm focaccia with parmesan butter were brought to our table (delicious!)...but then a mere 5 minutes later, and not even halfway through the small plate of bread, our entrees were delivered. We quickly moved our bread plates aside to make room for the main attraction but were dismayed as top tier restaurants know that if you're engaged in consuming what lays on the plate in front of you, it's bad form to bring out the next course. How they missed that culinary social cue here at Olivia's is beyond me. It would have been difficult to resuscitate the evening at that point but I held out hope. We'd seen a neighboring table that had arrived before us and was allowed to linger over their meal, enjoying some bubbly on the house prior to cocktails in honor of their celebration as well as a gift of cookies at the end of their meal. Perhaps a dessert flourished with "Happy Anniversary" on the plate rim would arrive...but no. This was doomed to be the celebration that never was. I'm not suggesting that the food wasn't wonderful...it was, but partaking in a very pricey meal within such a rushed timetable by a less than convivial waiter and without any fanfare greatly diminished and undermined the entire experience. The final disappointment was the delivery of the check which was brought to us without any explanation that gratuity was included within the pricing of the dishes (nor was it seemingly printed on the check itself). Fortunately, I'd remembered reading about this online and inquired when one of the owners was in sight. He confirmed my understanding of this important omission and prompted our waiter to stop by our table to reaffirm what had not been stated initially. Our waiter's lapse most certainly wasn't an oversight and as such, in the end, we were left feeling further disheartened, overlooked and most certainly underwhelmed. read more

We loved Restaurant Olivia! Every dish we got was amazing and the restaurant was very cozy. We particularly loved the Arancini, Duck Tortellini, and Gemelli Alla Norcina. Also don't skip the take and bake cookie!! read more

Olivia - Ricotta Gnocchi - Italian Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Nice place to go for something different. Tasty French food!! Tight and cozy quarters. Romantic. Great for anniversaries. Service was on point and they take reservations!! I had their duck dish-very good. read more

Guys, stop looking. If you searched for "best Italian restaurant/Denver," you've found it. There was not a single component of this meal, including service and ambience, that was anything less than outstanding. I don't drink. They have mocktails that drink like cocktails, and cocktails that are as pretty as they are perfectly composed (photo of ours). Best focaccia I've ever had. The arancini was perfectly cooked, creamy and delicate inside (even with the chicken), lightly fried crumb, served in a creamy, ever so slightly spicy tomato base. We were surprised by an aloe vera/lime sorbet "palate cleanser" course before our entrees of French onion ravioli and the gemelli alla norcina. The ravioli was "interesting" at first bite, but just got better with each bite. The gemelli! SO GOOD! I started out taking pictures, but got lost in the food once the entrees came. Also, the online reservation didn't have an opening for a month out. I called and accepted a 5:00 seating for the next day. Epic meal. MUST GO! read more

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Fantastic as usual!! Chef choice is awesome, and get the wine pairing too. And leave with a cookie

I really wanted to like this place. I had heard they had amazing pasta and pasta is my favorite. Ambiance: 3.5 stars -- slightly better than the strip mall and view of the gas station would suggest, but still not what I would expect for a fancy-ish restaurant. Service: 5 stars. Incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive. Food: 3.0 stars. We had the focaccia, which was good but not as good as Somebody People's vegan version. We also had the fried artichokes (6 tiny slivers for $20), which were decent but exorbitantly priced even for inflation times. I ordered the tagliatelle and it was over cooked and it was definitely in the shape of linguine. I'm super disappointed that this pasta place doesn't actually know that thin noodles don't qualify as tagliatelle. The sauce was good but not memorable. My husband ordered the mafaldine and while the noodle name paired up with expectations, it was also not Al dente. For dessert we had a watermelon granita. This was actually the best thing we ate here. Overall, the food was fine but expensive, especially for the ambiance. read more

Not only is this the best Italian restaurant in the city -- by a very wide margin -- but it's one of the five best restaurants in the city. We've eaten here four or five times, and the service and food have been impeccable each time. read more

The lobster spaghetti blew me away. Everything was good and we enjoyed ourselves, but that lobster spaghetti will haunt. My. Dreams.

Fresh pasta, delightful cocktails, cornucopia of flavors, and great staff, all descriptions of Restaurant Olivia. Mafaldine pasta is a go to dish. read more

Olivia - Pictured is the summer salad, mafaldine with meatballs, and lobster spaghetti. Ordered from their website for takeaway. - Italian Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! The food here is great and the staff awesome. I did fund management a bit stuffy and not very friendly. The chef came out and brought out an amazing dessert and was really a great guy. We tried many things on the menu including the onion soup which was unique and amazing the foie gras which was incredible and the lobster pasta which was also incredible and I can't remember what my guest had for their entrée but I remember that it was also really tasty. If you like great food I don't mind spending the extra money because this place is expensive then I would definitely suggest dining here Two appetizers. Two entrées four drinks and a dessert was over $200 so like I said it's definitely a pricey restaurant but the food is definitely worth it read more

Ordered takeout during covid shut down and highly recommend it for food and safety. They offer a selection of menu items and take and bake, so opted for a variety to stock up. Grilled artichokes - great flavor, nice touch of parm and dash of salt Short ribs - absolutely delicious, personal fave Focaccia - tasty herbs, generous portion Take and Bake - included large tray of meat lasagna, Caesar salad, ready to bake cookie dough balls and a bottle of wine - overall a great deal The lasagna was tasty but found the consistency to be a little off, possibly from the homemade pasta. The proportions also leaned too heavily on cheese (and I love cheese). It was still good though and look forward to defrosting the leftovers. Finally, the woman that brought the food to the car wore a face mask and gloves (very much appreciated). There were typed instructions for the lasagna and cookies (which went straight to freezer for now). And to top it off, presumably someone in the staff's child wrote a handmade thank you note, which was a really sweet touch. Look forward to visiting again, especially when we can eat there. read more

WOW! This place is incredible. The best to-go meal kit ever. Lasagna, salad, cookies & wine! Not to mention it was all AMAZING. Love this place. Ambiance is perfect inside and there is a cute little bar. I would highly recommend read more

Olivia - Italian Near Me - Denver, Colorado

This was our first dining experience in Denver and boy oh boy, if everything in Denver is as refined and elevated as this place, we have a hell of a city to visit. Our servers name was Michelle; the service we received was top notch. Especially after the pandemic, dining out can be hit or miss, but Michelle and the rest of the team deserve a 5 star rating (I'd give 10 stars if I could!) The food.. recommended by Michelle we started with the zucchini Arancini. THE perfect way to start a meal. Best appetizer I've had in years. Focaccia was melt in your mouth good, the confit garlic butter was the better than any other accouchement I've ever had. Pasta rolled to the perfect thickness, cooked perfectly, flavors paired and mended well together. The service.. drinks were dropped by who we thought was the bartender, but actually the gentleman that owns the place. Husband and wife duo, working the floor, polishing the silverware, touching the tables...definitely the cherry on top of the incredible service provided by Michelle. We highly recommend this place for anyone and everyone! Very approachable menu, drink selections and stellar atmosphere. Thank you to everyone for an awesome experience we won't forget!! read more

From the time we walked in, we were impressed with the service and attention to detail. The bartender, Erica was incredible and a master of her craft. Every course from our appetizer to dessert was created to perfection and tasted delicious. Thank you for a wonderful experience! read more

Absolutely amazing service with some of the best food I've had in Denver. Very quaint space but so charming and inviting! Highly reccomend for anyone looking to treat themselves to a fabulous meal/ dining experience. read more

Grabbed a to go meal from here last night and couldn't be more pleased. The Mafaldine Pasta, Seasonal Salad, and Bombolini dessert were all so good down to the last bite. I will certainly be back for more! read more

Handmade pasta and sweet notes from Olivia made for quite the memorable dinner at home. read more

Olivia - Italian Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Great experience today at Olivia. Very attentive staff and excellent homemade Italian food. Will be returning!

The food and wine were amazing. The only negative is the decor of the restaurant. very average interior that does not match the high quality food they serve. read more

Food and ambiance was amazing. Unexpectedly wonderful! Romantic date more material. Small so make reservations.

Ordered from Olivia for the first time last night. Our family loves quality Italian food and this place did not disappoint. Every entree and appetizer were delicious as were the bombolini for dessert. Food was ready right on time for pick up. Will definitely order to go again (and in person eventually). read more

Have wanted to try this restaurant for a while. Really glad we were able to dine here last night. The restaurant itself is very unpretentious and inviting, albeit pretty small. The entire staff was friendly, accommodating and eager to ensure that we enjoyed our meal. For starters, the charred Spanish octopus was the best I've had. We also had the Arancini, which was also really good. This was all accompanied by fresh focaccia. We ordered burrata with the bread. The burrata had the perfect flavor and freshness--a great add. The really great thing at this restaurant is that you can order "half" orders of pasta so you can try several different entrees. It was perfect! We loved the tagliatelle and the gemelli--both were packed with flavor and the pasta was done perfectly! We also had the Porchetta, which was fabulous! The wine selection was good, as well. We highly recommend and we'll be back! A great experience! read more

For our first inside meal (after Covid infection as well as vaccine x 2) we finally tried Olivia. It was phenomenal. We had the complimentary focaccia, the roasted veggies, the lobster/truffle spaghetti and the halibut special. Everything was delicious, but the lobster was to die for. And the kicker is that they price their dishes to include gratuity! We will definitely return. read more

Had a great meal here; the service was excellent. Promptly seated by the host, who anticipated our arrival. Food was excellent - amazing pasta and amazing dessert. Zero complaints; would come back in a heart beat. read more

Olivia might possibly have the best Italian food in Denver. My husband and I didn't leave a scrap of food. Incredible. And the service is amazing as well! So well taken care of and extremely knowledgeable. We WILL be back and telling everyone we know to go! read more

Wow. I don't say "wow" that often. This place is fantastic from start to finish. First off, the staff called to confirm our reservation. Then, the staff explained that based on Covid, spacing, occupancy, we should arrive right out our reservation time and went out of their way to describe the parking situation, etc.....The food was fantastic....all of it...fresh, etc...wonderful. The ambiance was stellar....quaint spot and didn't feel like we were in Denver (in a good way). The service was superb. Our waitress had perfect timing, had a good understanding of the menu and providing solid recommendations from cocktails to wine to the entree. Olivia is doing special things and it's always nice to see people take such pride and deliver such a quality product and first-class experience. read more

Just what we need - another stupidly overpriced, pretentious "eatery." Over $30 for meatballs & pasta? C'mon. We were kind of hoping the shutdown (as well as so many people out of work) would get rid of these places. read more