Olive and Oil - Hillcrest

This is a pleasant and value for money restaurant with good food – we were here on a Thursday and probably being on the first floor not as busy as those underneath – we had the lunch special a choice of two or three courses – we chose two which included a carafe of wine for R150.00 – efficient and pleasant staff – worth a visit.

This is a great family venue situated within the Lillies Quarters complex in central Hillcrest. A quiet venue with an affordable menu. Caters for lunch and dinner and has an open area on the verandah.

I took my husband out for his birthday as he had visited the one in Westville before and was impressed. Not friendly greeting at entrance. Drinks came quickly but starters took a while. The fried camembert was divine! The mains too a while but they luckily brought the kids' first. Ribs very very disappointing. The sauce just not up to standard. Fish excellent. My husband wanted a special order and because of this his meal was not well prepared. We just asked for a bigger portion of steak so nothing major. But it was rushed. The veg was overcooked. Steak was very soft and perfect. My calamari was tough and dry. Horrible. My g&t was not complete and I didnt even get an apology. We wanted dessert after our meal but I had to eventually get up myself to grab a menu and ask the manager to please call our waiter as he had disappeared. And no, the place wasnt busy. The free icecream for the kiddies is a nice thing to do. I ordered coffee and my husband kahlua pancakes. It took almost 30 minutes to arrive. And we could even taste the kahlua. They did bring him some icecream and a sparkler! I will not return, its really not worth the high prices.

Went there specifically as their ribs so highly rated, only to find our they had no ribs available!. Also poor offering for vegans. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. No management visible.

Great food ! Great service ! Fantastic area for kids to play !Definitely recommended. Lunch special runs Monday to Sunday and well worth it

Took some searching to decide where to eat in Hillcrest. Happy with my choice and that I was give a table I had requested on booking. Service was friendly quick and efficient. The food was very good tasty and well presented. Happy with my venue choice.

We have been to Olive and Oil often, mostly because they cater so well for children. The wonderful Marilyn keeps the children busy and happy in a separate room and the grown ups get to have a peaceful dinner. The service is good and the food is good and there is a large menu to choose from, but the prices are now so high that we will probably not be able to afford to go back again ! Sad.

The staff are lovely.The food is very mediocre. A night out the costs thousands of rands should be an experience, a treat, a time to remember.It's become all to acceptable for food to be sufficient. This is not acceptable.Decor needs some attention. Come on, you have great staff. Get the food and decor to the same level!Money is tight and people need to know you value their hard earned patronage.

We visited the restaurant on Sunday for a sibling re union family lunch. We had to leave as the situation became untenable. Given, it was a hot humid summers day you would think that aircon would be optimised by keeping the doors closed. Owing to open doors we were not comfortable. We had phoned ahead to be sure that it was airconed and children would not be a problem. Well, we were seated near an extended family with three young screeching kids moving backwards and forwards through the dinning room.My brother glared at them to behave no avail. I gestured to the father to quieten the family down. This was met with unfriendly movements of the hand. I then got up and went to the desk and arranged for our order to be changed to a takeaway. The manager did apologise but as I explained that if he was managing the restaurant properly the situation would have been contained. Previously, it was an elegant place to enjoy fine dining with appropriate background music. Now, just a mismanaged noisy diner.We Will Never Return.

A surprise family lunch turned out to be a very pleasant affair with a 3-course special on the menu, complementary drinks and added live entertainment. With no prior booking, we were indeed lucky to get a table as the venue was fully booked.After a slow start (full house, remember) the service was friendly and efficient. The food was superb and everyone was happy with their choice of meal.Commendable were the haloumi starter and the prawn curry, which was tasty with just enough spices and not too hot.