Olivelli in Southwark

Lovely and cosy Italian restaurant

Underwhelmed by food. Ordered nocellara olives and was given queen pitted. Pasta was same base for both mine & partners dishes, ingredients were not fresh or plentiful. Service was wonderful, even if waiter gave our plates to wrong table they were nice. Maybe try their calzone.

The food was absolutely delicious and the service was amazing also if you asked for something they would bring it to you instantly,also they were quite friendly to us.

The food was absolutely delicious and the service was amazing also if you asked for something they would bring it to you instantly,also they were quite friendly to us.

Overall a nice experience - we had lunch here yesterday and did not regret. We had Carbonara Pasta and Calzone Pizza. The portions are generous, although a bit pricey in my opinion, but worth it (as my husband also agrees!). We will definitely return as we liked the atmosphere, the food and the service (could be slightly improved as we had to wait quite a bit to be acknowledged and it wasn’t even busy).

We had lunch here yesterday, the venue is absolutely stunning, clean and it makes you think from the first step in that you are somewhere in Italy (especially on a sunny day!). The food was delicious, a bit pricey but think it is worth it. It took a bit longer for one of the waiter to approach us, we had a bit of walking around as we were not even sure if we can use the outside table but after few minutes he finally spotted us and proceeded to seat down and get served. We will return as overall we have enjoyed the experience.

Overall a nice experience - we had lunch here yesterday and did not regret. We had Carbonara Pasta and Calzone Pizza. The portions are generous, although a bit pricey in my opinion, but worth it (as my husband also agrees!). We will definitely return as we liked the atmosphere, the food and the service (could be slightly improved as we had to wait quite a bit to be acknowledged and it wasn’t even busy).

Delicious food, especially the Salmone pasta. The children's pasta dish could be a little larger as my kids were still hungry and wanted more; This is equally a compliment to them enjoying the dish. We have been here many a times and will keep returning. Great food, atmosphere and service is always calm and kind.

Nothing memorable. The super attentive waitresses. The appetiser is the great quality wine. But she was disappointed with 2 orders of Tagliolini salmon, pasta completely off point, poor quality salmon. The order of Masa with carbonara, the dough completely out of point, the carbonara had no flavour and the pancetta completely burned, with a bitter taste. Simply the manager made me pay half a d and a dish that was not consumed

The Food and wine were brilliant. The service and ambience was also very good - would visit again

Had a lovely pizza here. Will come back.

Had a take away Risotto Frutti Di Mare was delicious! My only problem was my 3 year old daughter wanting to eat it all!!!

Well it was Mother's day so a free glass of prosseco always brightens the day. Good Sicilian menu...also blessed with the presence one of my favourite comedians and local celeb... I'll let you guess...my 2rd visit, which certainly is a good sign...treat yourself

Really good food, nice setting and excellent service. Will definitely be returning.

Sooo happy with the vegan menu! It was so lovely to have so many vegan options with vegan protein. Yummy! We will definitely be back lots and the service was lovely.

The food is honest, authentic and refreshing. I love the simplicity of the food and the taste.

Nice Italian restaurant in Dulwich Village.

Dined at this lovely restaurant We made reservations in advance to ensure a table was available for 5 people. I visited twice lunch times. And evening. The is a nice set lunch time menu avaliable. I liked the decor and the atmosphere the cleaniness overall is top, some of the tables were well spaced apart.The service was outstanding by the waitresses,so kind patience and helpful with the menu's. Each course came out on time and piping hot! I was very happy the way the waitresses served us.! Everything we ordered was delicious .Portion sizes are on the large side. We couldn't finish our plates. We also never felt rushed. Good opening hours for Lunch.If you are looking for a very nice Italian restaurant this one is the best. But very pricey!!!!

Fantastic food and going again this weekend. Highly recommend

We live local but not heard great things about this place so avoided it. We got some vouchers as a gift and thought we would use them for my mums birthday lunch. All I can say is what an unpleasant experience. The service was terrible and the food not far behind. The 2 stars are for the decore and look of the place but wish we didn't chose my mums birthday to go as it was not nice for her. We took a cake which they brought out when we asked but the waiter just stood there and was looking where to place it and didn't even say Happy Birthday. When we were leaving I took the box and packed the cake myself with no offer from any staff. Most of the food was left and nobody asked us why. Never again.

Cozy place for Italian dinner. With nice food and vine. We were happy to stay quite late but didn’t feel pressure from staff. Definitely will come back.

Beautiful pizza after work! Very very quick service (although very quiet time of day). Definitely will return if work brings me this way again. Many thanks

LOVED it!! Great with gluten free and dairy free/vegan needs whilst feeling very authentic. Food was delicious!

Mediocre food, service okay- not friendly, no smiles- just hunting for the next customer

Got a takeaway from here, was charged £10 for a calamari starter and only got a few pieces (see the attached photo), terrible service and value

Prompt service with stupendous meals for the three of us, my wife was extremely impressed with the Lamb stew ( sorry cannot remember the correct menu title). We went to Olivelli, East Dulwich and were glad to have done. Maremma in Herne Hill was full up.

The atmosphere is lovely with dimmed lighting. Service is excellent too, our waitress was very competent. The food is also delicious, I had the Polpette Amatriciana with pasta instead of bread which was crazy good!

Service was great but very expensive for food that was completely average. Ingredients tasted cheap - eg the parmesan on the parmesan truffle fries (that cost £5) had no flavour depth whatsoever. The pizza was ok but there is far better and more authentic pizza elsewhere in Dulwich. The nero d’avola wine tasted vinegary. Will not be returning.

I came here to the Dulwich branch with my partner for a afternoon lunch I ordered a carbonara and I don’t eat pork so they accommodated for me and I was able to add prawns and chicken, guys when I tell you the food was soo delicious and the portions was plenty I couldn’t finish, the service was really good also I will defoo recommend coming here if your into Italian food and want tasty food.

They booked us as a large party at short notice. Accommodated all our needs. Great food, good choices.

On a personal recommendation, we took our friend to Olivelli's for their special birthday. We were not disappointed! Everything was wonderful and our friend was delighted. We all had such a great experience that we booked our Christmas meal straightaway!

I love Olivelli East Dulwich. They have a substantial vegetarian and a vegan menu. George the manager is lovely. I held my birthday party in the upstairs function room and had a brilliant time - we could play our own music - fabulous! :-) Sometimes my partner and I pop in just for pudding as the desserts are ridiculously good. The service is always exceptional and the food divine. Tip - ask for the chilli oil with pizza - it's gorgeous. Thanks Olivelli! 😀

Visit this restaurant in a fairly regular basis. It’s got great food and always good service. The pizza is great and the goats cheese salad is also a winner. They do a great aperol spritz as well.

Woooow superb in every way! The view into the restaurant is like a sunny magnet with Sicilian art on the walls and beautiful warm lighting lifting out fresh flowers set in authentic Sicilian vases. You feel as though your there and enjoying the real deal, without the pain of Gatwick. The food is exceptional and the service matches it. My wife and I went for the "specials" Tagliolini Granchio with Crab and prawns in brandy, it was absolutely georgus and topped off with the Tiramisu which is a must.

Great food, definitely worth a visit

Lovely meal at this restaurant in the middle of E Dulwich main street. Sicilian food - delicious, well presented and good choice. Staff efficient, friendly and welcoming. Would definitely recommend.

Wonderful food and atmosphere. Service also outstanding! We had the mixed starters, followed by fish and home made desserts. We will come back!

Ended up here by mistake when the restaurant we wanted to try was full; however, very pleased to have ended up here! Both our pizzas were fantastic - great base, tasty sauce and quality toppings. Starters were okay, but would suggest giving them a miss and going straight into the mains.

I'm reviewing again as I went here on Saturday. Olivellis is just as good as I remember. Different flower decorations around the front window (very nice 😊), the staff were as good as ever, always smiling, always happy to help. The food is definitely as good as I remember 😋!! Olivellis is a very reasonably priced restaurant for the quality and taste of their food, let alone the top quality of their staff...I will be back, thank you so much for an amazing evening 😊.

jenny was amazing, lovely girl , beautiful service! definitely will return

A rare treat to share an evening meal with our son, daughter and son in law..A good choice of venue, food, wine and ambience that made this a, special evening to remember..

Great food and friendly staff I recommend for anyone, 100% authentic Italian food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rude manager, it is unbelievable that in 2023 Italian restaurants in London are serving fake Italian food . Should be given to prisoners as a punishment .

Very expensive and average food. Spaghetti allo scoglio did not have the squids in it although listed in menu and it was just ok. Prawns I had in my pasta were the usually already peeled prawns and linguine rather overcooked

£15.50 for salmon pasta main dish hugely inflated on two counts. (1) flavour and quality, (2) size of the meal. My previous experience was a tad nicer but based on my enjoyment on this occasion I would be reluctant to return to Olivelli Dulwich.

Average food. Risoto a bit tasteless. Average starters. Good service.

We went to this restaurant pretty much by accident, and when we entered we were impressed by the striking decor and friendly service. The wine they serve is delicious but the real show-stopper is their gnocchi hazelnut dish, the flavours were absolutely divine. I had insalatta pantelleria - a hearty and generous salad of chicken, also with excellent flavours, servings are generous, and even the plates are beautiful. Great ambience and playing nice music- 100% recommend.

A cracking little authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of East Dulwich. Quality food, honestly priced. Would heartily recommend it.

Nice food, but slightly overpriced, the quality and flavour could be better for the price.

Used to eat here a lot when we lived in East Dulwich and loved their vongole in particular. Returned in between Christmas and new year for the first time in a while and was sorely disappointed. Extreme surly service throughout, portions massively increased (well the pasta element at least) perhaps to justify the price hike and food taste and quality much diminished. Tiramisu utterly vile and when we mentioned to the staff and queried if they had changed suppliers we were told it’s the same as always. It wasn’t. My children look forward to that part of the meal and have eaten it often there. The manager took half the pudding off the bill. So we then asked for the service to be removed. (£17). He asked why and my husband explained the service had been bad. The manager then brought back the other half of the pudding cost in loose coins - a complete insult. Never been so offended and having spoken to several friends they agree it is not what it was. A shame as it was pre Covid, a friendly restaurant with consistently good food. Staff overhaul needed.

Excelente restaurante italiano em East Dulwich, recomendo a lasagna e o spaghetti with salmon and pesto.

Service from the lady yesterday was rude and she clearly hated being in the job. Serving across the table as too lazy to walk around. Offering a spoon across the table. Very sad miserable face. Frustrated with payment even though we paid it all. You didn't deserve service charge but I secretly paid my friends shares myself

Came here yesterday evening for a 60th birthday meal and afraid we were let down by an unpleasant experience with the manager on duty. The restaurant was quite busy with a large party upstairs and we were left waiting a long while for our starters - the bruschetta eventually arrived and we were all perplexed as to what we had been served. The bread was barely toasted and left to sit soggy with a mound of tomato piled on top. We refused the meal and the manager on duty was seemingly quite frustrated. Our mains arrived not long after and credit where credit is due it was absolutely delicious. I then went to pay for the meal and informed the manager that we were a little disappointed considering the above. At this point he began to get extremely confrontational with very little apology offered. It seems as though our criticism was accurate as I can see many photos of the bruschetta online and it looks like a completely different dish to what we were offered! Besides the point really my real frustration is how I was spoken to by the manager. Adversarial and antagonistic at times. The rest of the staff were lovely. Hopefully he reads this and reconsiders his approach next time round!

Solo estuvimos en la terraza tomando unos cafés. El sitio agradable y el personal atento

I had been to this restaurant in Waterloo so was expecting good things and it delivered! Service was excellent, gorgeous dim lighting and great restaurant for any occasion. I opted for the salmone tagliolini with black and white truffle cream which was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious, flavours packed a punch. Prices about average. Fantastic Italian choice in Dulwich.

While there are plenty of Italian-light restaurant chains around, Olivelli offers a far more authentic experience, both in terms of the menu and the ambience. Having enjoyed the bustle of their Waterloo venue, I booked for an early supper at East Dulwich where the evening session atmosphere is more intimate and relaxing. Once again, top marks for fresh-cooked , quality cooking (you can see and speak to the chef and his team) and attentive service.

Great experience - Italian, as name suggests. Authentic and cooked to order...

I called in to my favourite local Italian – Olivelli – the other evening with a friend. Food five star as always. A starter of Bruschetta Paesana followed by Insalata Serafino (that’s the chargrilled goats’ cheese salad with caramelised onions and other delights) and a glass of the excellent Chianti. The staff are always friendly and welcoming so the temptation is to linger. (The new hand-painted plates are lovely, by the way!) A word to the Instagrammers: the colourful autumnal floral theme is worth a look….

I called in to my favourite local Italian – Olivelli – the other evening with a friend. Food five star as always. A starter of Bruschetta Paesana followed by Insalata Serafino (that’s the chargrilled goats’ cheese salad with caramelised onions and other delights) and a glass of the excellent Chianti. The staff are always friendly and welcoming so the temptation is to linger. (The new hand-painted plates are lovely, by the way!) A word to the Instagrammers: the colourful autumnal floral theme is worth a look….

Really nice food and atmosphere 😍🙏

Ottima pizza e buona scelta negli altri piatti. Buon servizio e staff cortese. Bel locale.

My husband and I went to the restaurant in Lordship Lane for our Anniversary and my birthday. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The food was amazing. Definitely going back there.

Good food and service, but a bit disappointed that the beer is put as 330ml on the menu but we receive a glass of half a pint (230ml). we paid for 100ml we did not receive. this 330ml costs the price of a full pint

We visited this restaurant when on a trip to London and I have to say it is one of the best Italian restaurants I have ever set foot in. The food was top quality and the service excellent. Would definite recommend.

Negative and erroneous service staff on a recent visit was unacceptable. The food is fine, but also coupled with the price tag, this isn’t an experience I would recommend.

Been twice a good experience and lovely outdoor seating All dishes cooked well, nice portion sizes, nice prompt and professional service.

This unequivocally one of the best Italian restaurants in south London. The food isn’t cheap, but you get what you prefer pay for. The pest pistachio is particularly yummy. I recommend changing the pasta noodle though. Choose classic pasta dishes over the specials as they are even better. Desserts selection are average, but the main dining food is wonderful. Service was prompt, knowledgable about the food and very warm.

Such a cute place, fabulous meal, and great service. Every dish was spectacular and timely. Cannot wait to eat here again.

A very nice friendly restaurant, menu good, food excellent, service good totally enjoyed visit would recommend this place to all.

Fantastic atmosphere, sumptuously delicious food and attentive warm service! Can’t wait to return.

Whenever I visit here I always have a great meal and the icing on the cake for me is that they serve gluten free pasta (Penne).

Excellent! Love it. Really authentic and amazing

We have been several times before as we are locals and always enjoyed our food. Food was again lovely last night, however what a disappointment with the staff. They need to seriously address that and I might just pop in and tell them as they will lose customers. They must be fairly new as we didn't have problems before. We dealt with several waiters who were either rude or incompetent or both at the same time. I can't even go into details as there were too many issues. As it was my birthday and we had friends with us, I didn't want to make a fuss but I should definitely not have paid for the service charge as service was poor. All of us found the staff unpleasant and mostly unfriendly.

We had a wonderful meal at Olivelli last night.Fab limoncello cocktail, not too sweet. Delicious starter platter and sea bass. Ans it has the best tiramisu anywhere!

Good local Italian restaurant with flavourful food and helpful, pleasant staff.

Nice food, good service but I just thought it needed a bit more "wow" for the price

We were walking around Dulwich and we found out this italian place. Honestly one of the BEST pizzas we ever tried in London. I High recommend this place!!!! Pizza was tasting very good! Very happy about this Pizzeria 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Nice food great staff would definitely go back nice local place to go

Very small lasagne for £15...not worth the cost!

We had the calamari and arancini for starters. The arancini was nice, but the calamari was small and half of the portion was essentially small pieces of batter (see photo). For mains we had the veal milanese and the lasagne. Both were disappointing especially for the price. The veal was very dry, and the chips were soft and came to the table luke-warm. The lasagne was in a single layer. Essentially a bowl of Bolognese, a tiny amount of pasta and an incredible mountain of cheese which rendered it inedible. We couldn't finish the veal or the lasagne. We expressed our concerns with the manager who spent time telling us that while we may have a point regarding the veal, that they had never had any complaints about the chips (apparently they were supposed to come like that) or the lasagne. We didn't feel we were listened too and while the dishes may otherwise be made well, we certainly didn't think the ones we were given were. When the bill came they had not offered any discount, but did offer us 2 further drinks on the house. We left feeling we'd rather had gone to pizza express.

Olivelli in east Dulwich is a fine restaurant. Offering authentic Italian food with an impeccable service.

I went to this restaurant a couple of weeks ago and was the first to arrive at 12:00pm when they opened. I had made an enquiry about whether we had a reservation and the waiter looked horrified. I sat outside and waited before going for a brief walk, before my sister called to say they had ordered. My sister and her husband had already order margarita pizza for my nephew who were 4 sliced in when I arrived and she noticed a hair poking through the cheese. We immediately notified the waitress who asked said “how do you know it’s not one of your hairs? We were not caucasian and so evidently upon looking at the fine hair, it clearly wasn’t from one of us. The waitress asked if we wanted another one but judging from the first one, hygiene may have been an issue and as my nephews were young we didn’t want to take the risk? I enjoyed my pasta nonetheless. They didn’t mention it again. Didn’t apologise? Nothing. Make of their service as you will?

Wow! Finally an Italian restaurant that has been to Italy! Delicious seafood, beautifully cooked pasta and best of all - fried courgette flowers just like you get in Rome, I have never found these in the UK. I wish I lived closer so I could order boxes of these at a time. Friendly service, nice drinks, lovely atmosphere, but the food is the absolute star of the show.

I came here as a group to celebrate a birthday and had a delightful evening. The menu here has a lot of variation which includes classics like pastas, pizza and lasagna, but also really amazing main courses like veal, fish/seafood, risotto, arancine etc. We ordered a wide variety of different dishes and everything came out timely, perfectly cooked and tasty. Our waiter was polite, attentive and friendly. I ordered the Scallopine al Funghi and absolutely loved it. Would definitely come back :)

Had dinner in NYE and food was delicious. We were looked after the Colombian waitress (sorry don't remember her name) who offered us an excellent service. Will be back.

Had coffee it was delicious (a latte) and the service was above par

£14.15 for a very basic flavourless watery spaghetti. Literally had no flavour! Also some of the mince was stuck together in lumps. As a Italian restaurant spaghetti Bolognese should be your speciality. Clearly no effort or care goes into your food.

Super service , great menu choices ( maybe heavy on veal) and truly lovely service.

Fine dine in. Had a good experience. Nice staff as well

Delicious pizza and quality pasta. Would definitely recommend.

Went for dinner on Saturday night with a group of friends. Place was very clean and service was good but the food disappointed. We started with some garlic bread but most of it was left as the garlic was almost raw - very harsh. Our mains very OK but nothing more. Felt I could have cooked better at home.

Astonishing restaurant, excellent food and brilliant service throughout the stay One of the best spaghetti carbonaras I've ever had and the chocolate brownie with hazelnut ice cream was incredible If you're in lordship lane and you love Italian food, you have to eat here!

We had such a nice meal here last night! The waiter (he finished his shift during our meal so we didn't get to ask his name) was lovely, helped us with our order and, since they weren't too busy, even gave us an extra table to spread our food. We ordered the single veggie antipasti, the forestra pizza (which the waiter had requested came split on two plates for us since he knew we'd be sharing) and a side of truffle fries, fried courgette flowers and broccoli. We had been looking for a place to have a roast in and had been ignored everywhere in Lordship Lane, so we were both disappointed and starving when we arrived at Olivelli. Luckily, we were pleasently surprised and left feeling full and delighted. We loved the house wine too. We'll definitely return!

Ate at Olivelli Dulwich on Saturday 20 November with my daughters. The food was perfectly cooked and very tasty, and the staff were pleasant, attentive and quick. When we ate quickly and asked for the bill, they also enquired as to whether we were heading for the cinema (we were) and made sure that our bill arrived very swiftly. We always have a good experience here.

Ate at Olivelli Dulwich on Saturday 20 November with my daughters. The food was perfectly cooked and very tasty, and the staff were pleasant, attentive and quick. When we ate quickly and asked for the bill, they also enquired as to whether we were heading for the cinema (we were) and made sure that our bill arrived very swiftly. We always have a good experience here.

Good food, nice ambiance, excellent waiting staff

Excellent dinner outing with family. Very busy but service didn't suffer. Would recommend (and it may fill my need for a decent, dependable Italian restaurant).

SMILE AND LIE Because if you politely make a small complaint when asked "How is everything?" by the manager (beard & glasses) he'll just shrug his shoulders, dash inside, and avoid you for the rest of your time there. Olivelli's customer service simply sucks! Which is a pity because the food is good and the waitresses who brought it were nice. THE COMPLAINT? SMALL PORTIONS: My £14 carbonara main was no more than a starter portion. The side of spinach was miniscule too (a good, professional manager might have taken this off the bill as a gesture of goodwill to encourage our return. Sigh) Am I being picky? No. Another couple sitting outside, at the next table, expressed exactly the same complaint to us when their food arrived. AVOID, THERE ARE BETTER RESTAURANTS NEARBY (including a truly excellent Italian one)

Great Italian restaurant, 100% Italian food and very nice atmosphere.

Amazing place to have a Sunday lunch with friends. The past is amazing!!