Truly Authentic Italian cooking and very caring Italian Staff. Always make you feel at home and wonderful music and singing by the Charismatic Giovanni. Highly recommend the home made tagliatelle with homemade Bolognese sauce and I love it with hot chilli in olive oil. A glass of homemade red wine. Some tiramisu and a cup of coffee short or long machiato. Yum Yum.
Buona appetito. Ciao Bella
You can’t beat this dining experience-it’s not just the freshly prepared food, the personal service, the great ambiance or Giovanni’s fantastic entertainment-it’s all that melded with the warm Olive Jar vibe that keeps us coming back.
Thank you for always making us feel welcome at your beautiful restaurant.
Best pasta and pizza. This place has very nice pizza well cooked and rustic. I am a pizza freak and I’ve tried a lot of pizza in my time and this place serves delicious pizza light base at a great price. Takeaway is great value. Check them out. Thumbs up.
OMG, what a beautiful experience! Food is authentic, rustic and absolutely delicious! Table service is quick and friendly. Topped off with great entertainment as well. Definitely will be back and can’t recommend highly enough!
Terrific authentic Italian restaurant and takeaway that’s been around since the 60s. Great service and handmade pizza and pasta with an atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re in Italy. Buonissima!
Giovanni is a great entertainer and sang lovely Italian songs whilst we ate homemade tagliatelli with meatballs followed by homemade Tiramisu. A glass of wine. That’s amore!
Absolutely fantastic experience and delicious authentic italian pizza and pasta.Great singing too!
Great food and entertainment.Beautiful friendly service.Will definitely come again.
Lovely food,friendly service and my wife had the best lasagne she has ever eaten.Thanks guys.
Amazing ‘homemade’ food we will remember for a longtime. My favorite was the Barramundi Fillet, freaking amazing. We will be back Sydneyenjoyinggoodfood
Brought me really close to Italy. The pasta was one of the best pasta I have eaten in Melbourne. I used to like pasta from couple of restaurant’s down Lygon st but from today my business goes to them. The pasta was authentic and presented the home made flavors on the table.
Always good food and entertainment with Geovani on the microphone singing. Great with a group
GREAT TRUE AUTHENTIC ITALIANO (avoid lygon st and its false representation of true Italian food ) When you love Italian food and you appreciate its authentici style, then this great little gem its a must to visit the olive jar… I’ve dined here quite a few times with family and business friends, as an Italian we only expect the best in its true style… fresh, home made, authentic food like nonna used to cook and great prices… this place certainly ticks all the boxes … great ambience also… you really feel to be some where in the back street of Rome… Try their pizza and the pasta amazing and then the greatest tiramisu ever and the home made limoncello, the home made vino organico is a must as well … relax and enjoy the singing waiter Giovanni live around the tables singing great tunes from Dean Martin. Frank Sinatra, Elvis and much more… This to me and to many is living back the great 60s as we knew …you love it 1510 )
A nice cozy restaurant with homely setting. Though not at the main stretch of Lygon. The food were great and comes in generous portion. One appetizer, main and dessert for two. Friendly host with great Italian music selection. Highly recommended and would go back again.