Olives

New York, New York, United States

Todd English Olives in Union Square

Olives is a Todd English restaurant located near union square, NYC. We visited for lunch during restaurant week in 2013. It's a nicely decorated restaurant with decent food - what you'd expect from a restaurant in a nice hotel.

Dress

Smart casual

Items Ordered

Watermelon Salad

Watermelon Salad

The appetizers were both excellent. The watermelon salad had sweet pieces of watermelon with a creamy white sauce and feta cheese.

Sweet Potato Bravas

Sweet Potato Bravas

The sweet potato bravas was great. The honey sauce was very sweet, and it was caramelized on the potatoes. There were some tiny pieces of jalapeno peppers, and they added a nice little spice to the potatoes.

Grilled Summer Vegetable Panini

Grilled Summer Vegetable Panini

The vegetable sandwich was OK; there were some slices of roasted vegetables on a baguette bread. The sandwich had a very smokey flavor. The sandwich also came with a ton of french fries which were very good.

Roasted Red Snapper

Roasted Red Snapper

The red snapper was unusually heavy for a fish dish - I think it was the buerre blanc. The fish had a rich buttery flavor that went nicely with the faro. There were a few small pieces of carrot and zucchini in the faro.

Strawberry Basil Buttermilk Cake

Strawberry Basil Buttermilk Cake

The desserts were also excellent. The strawberries were quite tasty and went really well with the basil cake. The mousse was very creamy - almost like a non-frozen ice cream.

Chocolate Layered Cake

Chocolate Layered Cake

The chocolate layer cake was also fantastic. It was rich and moist. The coffee cream was incredibly creamy and went really nicely with the cake.