I walked into an almost empty restaurant today, having apparently missed the lunch crowd by only moments. I was dining alone, and what could have felt unusually quiet instead created a calm, relaxed atmosphere. I enjoyed the peaceful ambience and the opportunity to take in my surroundings without the usual rush of a busy dining room. The attentive service made the experience feel almost as though I were being personally catered to, and I walked out feeling very satisfied. One of the reasons I continue to be drawn to this restaurant is the Michigan salad. I especially appreciate that it is never made with iceberg lettuce, which gives the salad more character, freshness, and nutritional value. The salad itself was beautifully presented and very satisfying. My waitress was accommodating and attentive, never making my request feel like an inconvenience. Between the freshness of the greens, the combination of flavors, and the care shown by the staff, I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. By the time I finished, there truly was not a drop left. Dining alone gave me the chance to slow down and fully enjoy the meal, and the entire experience reminded me why this is a restaurant I enjoy returning to. read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Red Olives' Michigan Salad - arugula, cherry tomatoes, mandarin oranges, cranberries, blue cheese, grilled chicken - raspberry vinaigrette - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

I was really disappointed with my recent takeout order from Red Olive in Southfield. I ordered two salads and two hamburger patties (plain, no bun or toppings). I expected to pay the same $4.79 to $5 add-on price that I have seen for other proteins like chicken or gyro meat in the past. Instead, they charged me the full $9.49 price for the complete hamburger sandwich for each patty. When I called to politely point out the mistake and ask if they could adjust it (since I did not receive buns, cheese, veggies, or anything else that comes with the sandwich), they flat-out refused to correct the charge. The staff was unhelpful and basically said that is how it is rung up with no exceptions. The salads were fine (fresh as usual), but paying almost double for just plain patties feels like straight-up overcharging. I have eaten here before and liked the food, but this pricing confusion and lack of willingness to fix a clear error left a bad taste. I will not be rushing back, and I will definitely double-check the receipt next time (if there is a next time). Save yourself the hassle and maybe go somewhere else for simple add-ons. read more

My brother treated my sister and to dinner after church around 3pm. Not many ppl but more than usual. Waitress was just ok until brother made a joke. Then she smiled. The food was hot and delicious and reasonably priced. read more

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First time ordering this Greek wrap it was absolutely delicious! Will be trying the others wraps soon!! read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Greek Wrap - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

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I was visiting from CA and needed a Greek fix. I ordered the combo plate to-go: moussaka, pastitsio and gyro with rice, green beans and a Greek salad. It was a nice few bites of each and tons of gyro meat. Honestly, the thickest tastiest slices I've ever had. I wish they gave more tzatziki on the side. The side of a liquidity tomato sauce was new to me. I guess it goes on the rice. I also ordered banana nut pancakes. 3 fluffy tasty pancakes. Unfortunately they forgot the butter. All in all, it fulfilled my Greek food tasting. I encourage you to give them a try. read more

7-11-2024 Came with my crabby mom and her caregiver and my husband. Everyone liked their food (even my mom). I got the Greek skillet, which was very tasty and generously portioned. Great value since we came in under $40 for 4 people! read more

Good service, and fast too. The guys that work there are great even during this time of COVID. I had the spinach pie, and it was delicious. My mom had the teriaki chicken, and she really enjoyed that. They gave us some bread, and extra items. We met some really nice people at the next table too. Look forward to coming again read more

Online order - A corned beef sandwich means corned beef, not corned beef and Swiss cheese. If I had wanted cheese, I would have asked for cheese. At least they put the 1000 Island dressing on the side so I wasn't completely grossed out. In the gyro meal, the gyro was completely deconstructed and the pita was cut in to 4 pieces so I couldn't even "build" a gyro sandwich. What is the point? If I order a gyro, I don't want to make it myself. At least the lemon rice soup was properly thick and creamy and had good flavor. read more

Service was horrible!! ordered a carry out at lunch went to pick up , servicer would not accept my Visa gift card because their machine doesn't always work. They're was no manger to assist, and server would not give their name. She threaten to call the police on me because I asked her name to contact manager at later time. Another server was only other empl there and refuse to give any names as well read more

The Menu is great! I love their Breakfast Omelettes!! The food is great at Red Olive; salads and sandwiches! Everything served is done with excellent skill, and, tastes delicious!! read more

Ordered a Western Omelette through grubhub. Upon eating there was a very long strand of hair EMBEDDED within the omelette. It was so embedded within the substance of the egg that it was hard to pull out and even made a noticeable track within the omelette after pulling it full out. Disgusting to say the least and lost appetite. I called and staff apologized and gave me a refund, which is the only reason it is 2 stars not 1 star. They admitted to NOT wearing a hair net! Please be aware of this when ordering from here. read more

This place is down the street from my office. So it's convenient for lunch. I love their lemon rice soup. My go-to order is the grilled chicken sandwich. The staff is pleasant. The food is excellent. Also, they have a vast selection of salads. Today I went with breakfast, got the corn beef hash with over medium eggs and toast. read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Corned Beef Hash and Over Medium Egg's. - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

I came here one morning by myself at about 7am and it was completely dead. I was greeted by a lady in the back who told me to sit wherever. She talked to me as if she was confused if why there would be a customer in the restaurants. She took my order and came back to check up on me once. The hashbrowns were super greasy, but the eggs Benedict wasn't bad. I would say this place is anything special, just your typical breakfast diner. read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Eggs Benedict - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

I was the only person in here for breakfast at 7:00 on a weekday, but that's okay. I arrived just as they were opening up, turning on lights and getting this set. So my waitress was attentive and undistracted. This was nice. I opted for the corned beef hash and eggs breakfast which was prepared exactly as I ordered. Eggs poached and one broke. She was sincerely apologetic about that an offered to make a replacement. What? Not needed but very much appreciated. The corned beef was decent and the eggs were just excellent. Toast was as requested as well, without butter. Overall, a solid breakfast that kept me going for hours! Good job, Red Olive! read more

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Great environment. Nice service. I got the bbq quesadilla lunch special. It was amazing. Fresh mozzarella sticks. Hot and fresh. Got a side of fries also. Everything was amazing. Definitely a good place to eat. read more

Ordered the falafel and this is what I get. Never again will I order here. Should of known better. Had horrible experience last time and thought I'll give it another try. NOPE read more

Red Olive Restaurant - food in a styrofoam container - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

Love love love Red olive the staff is over the top professional. Great for a quick breakfast without waiting for an hour. My fav neighborhood stop! read more

This probably more of a tip than a review. I didn't eat here because we couldn't get any service. We walked in and waited to be told we could seat ourselves and then continued to wait and wait and wait. You get the picture. We will be pretty forgiving if we see waitstaff "in the weeds" rushing around trying to catch up. But on a Sunday morning on a holiday weekend with no less than four wait staff hanging out chatting paying no mind to the fact that potential diners were waiting. We were out. We went down the street to the new National Coney Island. Had great service there. I love Red Olive - but not this one. Some serious management improvements are required here. read more

Get it together if you're going to utilize Grub Hub; twice you've not sent eating utensils. Really? You get the order wrong for a clientele that specifically needs you to get it right. Hello! If I'm using Grub Hub then obviously I'm limited in getting out. How irritating to be ready to eat and can't. Whomever you have filling the orders needs to get it right. read more

Red Olive Restaurant - I SAID, NO MAYO!!!!!!!!!!! - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

I was surprise by the versatility of the menu! It worried me at first to see mediterranean, Coney Dogs, BBQ ribs, and Breakfast ALL on the same menu. However, the food was good and the service was nice. We went with breakfast! Prices are reasonable, good for kids and groups! read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Country Skillet Breakfast - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

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Really great food and service,I have been eating here with my wife and friends for years because the menu is so versatile and plentiful.I really recommend this place to anyone and everyone. read more

This is a solid place for breakfast. We always have excellent service, good food, and no complaints. Its not high end food, but its better than your average coney island. A LOT of choices, and their eggs benedict and choc chip pancakes stand out. I've had several of their salads for lunch and been pleasantly surprised at the quality and portions. Very reasonably priced. I hope Red Olive sticks around. read more

Really good Greek food. Definitely not Olga's! Lol The lamb is tender and flavorful. Portion sizes are great! My husband ordered extra meat on his gyro and really didn't need to. And the fact that extra meat is only $2 is amazing in itself. The hummus is super fresh and the bread they give is grilled and delicious! The vegetarian grape leaves are really good as well. We ordered take out but can't wait to have a sit down in here. read more

Got carryout. Food was ready right when they said. Burgers cooked to perfection. First time but wont be the last

Will not be going here again! Went there yesterday for breakfast. Walked in and there was no one to seat us so we took a booth when directed to sit wherever we wanted. Immediately noticed that both the salt and pepper shakers were almost completely empty. I set them out for the waitress to deal with. She brought the ketchup bottle as shown. Disgusting. The bathroom garbage can was lid was also very dirty and disgusting. When I asked to see a manager I was told there was not one on duty. This was Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Yuck! read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

Decided to stop here after work. I did take out. I ordered shrimp Alfredo w/lemon rice soup. I received my food within 15 mins. The Alfredo was good & the soup was ok. It also came with plain bread as well. They have many options on their menu. It kind of reminds me of Coney Island. read more

If you're looking to be seated and ignored by 3 servers for 15 minutes without being given drinks or a simple acknowledgement of your existence, this is the place for you. If you would like to actually get drinks or food go somewhere else like Jimmy Johns next door. read more

Food is average at best. The service slow and unengaged on a good day. Disappointment!

This place has everything you'd want to eat! It's always clean and the staff is all friendly and professional. The food is so good. I've never had any issues and I'm sure if I did, they would do their best to rectify. They are kid friendly. The costs are normally priced. Food is fresh. And they have saganaki(OPA!!!!). Things I've tried Salads, breakfast, nachos, and dessert-all good. read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Kids pancake and sausage. So yummy. - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

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Service was slow and not great over all. Got breakfast food. Eggs were cooked right and were good. Hashbrowns were so greasy and not tasty. Can get a meal pretty quick and prices are very affordable. read more

I was hopeful that this would be great because it is super close, but there is nothing positive to report. The food was fast but lacked appeal, flavor, basically everything that you'd want in food. Nothing good, folks. Other than sorta inefficient but friendly service. I ended up with a grape leaf / hummus pita which was a mess. Mostly it was crunchy, seasoned with something (?) rice. My mom had a non-descript omlette. It was a full plate of blah food. No thanks. read more

I LOVE this place. I'm new to the area and my favorite thing in life is having a versatile family restaurant nearby that I can depend on. Red Olive is IT. The restaurant is clean, service is quick and friendly and the food is fresh and reasonably priced. We've had Italian, Greek and breakfast there and it's all great. Their Rosa Marina soup is fantastic - it's a tomato-based soup with orzo and shredded chicken. And their Saganaki has a decent portion of cheese; larger than most places. I'm a big fan, and you should be too! read more

Great coffee service is great. A quick place to get a worthwhile meal. The servers are good and accurate

I came here off of pure convenience due to an inconvenience. I never wantes to come here becasue I knew how the experience would go. I cane in with my toddler on a late Sunday morning. There were 3 girls at the counter. The red head looked at me and didnt smile or speak. I was seated by anither young lady who I am positively certain was the most courteous of the bunch. Food....well you get what you pay for wouldn't be the best way to put it because I've had cheaper diner food that was much more tasty than this. Microwaved bacon, burnt eggs, frozen hash browns and pancakes that had an odd perfume taste and grittyness to them. Also, the place smelled like old mop water. I knew I wouldn't be back, my waitress probably did too. read more

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Really love this place! Greek/family restaurant with a very large menu. Heavy on salads and Greek specialties, along with entrées and a large breakfast menu. Prices are fair, service is excellent. Look for coupons in the SavOn mailers. read more

Great place for lunch/dinner! Waiter was super nice and helpful. I was fasting from any meat so he offered several different options and told me which ones actually tasted the best. Pretty spacious layout! Will be coming here more often for lunch! read more

Red Olive Restaurant - Michigan Salad with Teriyaki Shrimp - Greek Near Me - Southfield, Michigan

I thoroughly enjoy the food and service at this location. I like the fact that the menu is diverse. This place is good for groups and kids as well. It's not too pricey. read more

Hooked on the salads. Huge and not all that bland iceberg lettuce. Really nice staff. I've only ordered take out.

Traditionally I've gone to the Red Olive and enjoyed a solid meal. This time was a little less then appealing, and was met with little remorse on the part of the establishment. My wife, daughter and I went for a lite dinner, of which I had a Garden omelette, my wife had grape leaves and my daughter had a falafel. While everything came quickly, the meal was made undesirable when my daughter discovered mold on the pit bread. This was pointed out to the server, but neither new pita bread was offered, nor was any consideration given on our check. Everyone avoided us until we departed. After several visits to Red Olive, based on this experience, my family has asked to take a brake from this restaurant, with the hope both customer service and product quality improve by the time we return. read more

Probably one of the best full service restaurants in the area. The wait staff are wonderful and the food is like eating at home. The restaurant has several other locations all family owned. read more