Oliveto in Weymouth and Portland

This was the venue for a 21st wedding anniversary. Nice food and a lovely view along the beach.

A hidden gem! I wasn’t sure when I saw the building from the outside but when we got inside we were immediately impressed by the gorgeous sea views. Food was great, our toddler *loved* the kiddie pizza, staff were lovely - we really enjoyed our meal here.

Lovely restaurant, my partner loved his dish, but my risotto was revolting!

Lovely food and fantastic service and very nice decor

We booked our 3 monthly get together here as we wanted something different from the usual "pub" type food and place we usually go to. We were very pleasantly surprised. Lovely ambience, tasty food, great service and fantastic views! The food was good value for money and not really any more expensive than pubs on the harbour. We were so pleased, that we booked our Christmas get together there in December. The only negative was that the only way to access was up some steep stairs. Not good if you have mobility problems.

Disappointed after reading the reviews, food was average, was told it was the head chefs night off, we went on a Monday evening.

Had a great early evening meal yesterday. The location is without question fantastic. Food was excellent. The icing on the cake was lovely waiting staff, loved the bright,cheerful and attentive service.

We enjoyed the service the food was amazing hot and fresh .

An excellent restaurant on the beach at Weymouth with great views across the bay.

Lovely Italian restaurant with very good food and a nice atmosphere

Absolutely fantastic in all respects. Wonderful service - 2023 Not quite as good - 2024

Fantastic service, quick service and well priced

A really beautiful restaurant and excellent, welcoming staff. I chose the venue to meet with friends from abroad, as the views are the best in Weymouth and I love Italian food. I'm vegetarian and usually have great success in Italian restaurants for pasta / pizza dishes, however I was surprised to see there were not many options... (I should have checked the menu beforehand!!) Nonetheless, Oliveto were happy to accommodate adjustments to make my dish vegetarian - which was lovely. My friends who enjoy seafood said that the food was great.

Beautifully decorated and lovely atmosphere. We were given a seat in the smaller dining room, right over the sea with a lovely view of the bay all lit up at night. All the staff were friendly and polite. Husband had the carbonara which he said was good, it was well presented. I had the seafood risotto, unfortunately all the seafood was very rubbery like it had been left on the heat too long and as both meals came out to our table about 5-10 minutes after ordering, it was a little suspicious! The desserts however were good, tiramisu and pana cotta (my favourite) with toasted almond and honey, which was delicious. The restaurant was very full so the risotto we put down to just a one off and maybe because it was a busy night. Wine was also very nice and my limoncello spritz was huge. A good meal and quite nice overall, more on the expensive side (about £75) but we’d expected it to be so not really an issue. We’d chosen it ans had heard good things and wanted somewhere special for our date night. Unsure whether I’d risk it again for the price though, I’d have expected flawless for what we paid but everyone has off days and maybe we just caught them on one?

Poor food no favour under cooked vegetables. Poor ice cream. Not good advert for Italian food

We were asked to preorder our meals when booked 3 weeks in advance as we were a group of 9 so we did. Table booked for 8pm, shown to our table and then left for a long period of time without drinks menus. When we finally got to order our drinks, they arrived slow and table water was forgotten. The house red 3x bottles was ordered, turned out it was the cheapest on the menu(house usually is a good picked wine representative of the restaurant)no bread, olives or anything else offered. Food started to come out quickly when it did. We were not asked how we wanted our steaks so when put in front of us, they were dry and chewy. No sauce, barely any rocket and shavings of Parmesan with a drizzle of sweet clearly not homemade balsamic dressing. I asked if there was cheese and biscuit option only to be told they have cheesecake. I could go on as all 9 of us left disappointed and will not be returning or recommending to anyone visiting Weymouth. We left a very generous tip as I am sure the serving staff were doing their best but even they could have made more of an effort, no checking in on our meals or thank you when we received the bill. We paid and left. Photo attached.

A fantastic restaurant offering top tier food with spectacular views and friendly service.

Good Italian food . Helpful staff . Worth a visit. Second visit for lunch was excelent.

Been planning to visit for ages and were not disappointed. Food was well presented and tasty. Staff were friendly and attentive. Don't be put off by the unassuming entrance, step through the door and its a different world.

Lovely restaurant overlooking the bay. Staff friendly and welcoming. Booked a table about a week before and requested a nice table by the window for a double celebration, happy to say we were not disappointed in any way. Wonderful food & service from a very polite waiter. Would recommend 100%. Don't be put off by the exterior, inside the restaurant is art deco and spotless. Thank you Oliveto for a lovely evening.

Very disappointing, both service and food, portion size of burata as almost offensive, I've worked in hospitality for many years and would not recommend this place!

Olivettos' was a choice of convenience, due to the very inclement weather on that particular day, we were a walk in couple, looking to eat reasonably. the reception was great, the ambience of the restaurant area was very good, with linen covered tables, with cutlery correctly laid out. The establishment was busy or at least heavily booked, we were given a table which was needed for a pre-booking, we explained that we would be gone by the time the table was needed again, and promptly given a different table overlooking the beach. The meal was served promptly, the wine was as expected relevantly expensive due to the usual corkage charge, however the wine really was good, as was the choice of meal, the waitress was particularly attentive, and was seen to be very particular about laying a table once vacated. an excellent choice of venue, to be repeated when next in the town.

We had a short break in Weymouth and asked three locals for a dinner recommendation They all mentioned Oliveto so that’s where we went We had an excellent meal with good service and I thought a reasonable price What more could you want?

The food was amazing and the staff were lovely, would definitely go back!

Good tasty un hurried meal. Will eat there again next time in weymouth

Superb!! I attended a family birthday gathering and the whole evening was fabulous. We had a separate room overlooking the sea. Our waiter Luke was certainly put through his paces for catering for the large number of us. He was very professional and provided a top notch service throughout the evening. The venue is immaculate inside and the food is excellent. This is the 2nd time that I’ve been and on both occasions, they did not disappoint. I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant and will definitely be going back.

Lovely evening to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Food fantastic. Would highly recommend. Will definitely visit again when in weymoith

Booked 1230 for lunch l. Excellent service, very professional waitresses. Great attention to detail. Lovely food. Thanks

Great food! Best calamari I’ve ever had and the fillet was amazing. Really good portions. Fantastic wine and a beautiful view to enjoy. Hannah was our waitress and was very helpful and relaxed. Stairs banister heading up to restaurant need sorting out properly and when I used to toilet it wasn’t a great experience when the toilet moves!

Bland food, terrible service, management created hostile atmosphere, no check back on food, didn’t bring drinks we ordered, terrible drinks. Do not waste your time or money. I can barely chew at the minute due to an impacted wisdom tooth, this made it that much worse due to the lack of flavour and texture. Do not waste your time or money here

Food very average with small portions especially on starters. Very rushed, even brought the bill before we had finished and without us asking for it. Not offered any condiments, had to get up and get peppermill myself.

A lovely restaurant with a great view over the bay. Nicely priced menu. Food was lovely. Polite and attentive staff.

Food very good, but manageable portions. Beautiful sea view. Organization a bit chaotic...if you are asked for your order by 3 waiters in quick succession

Visited for dinner, the food was delicious and the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Thank you!!

Absolutely fantastic night, food was amazing, I ordered a drink off the menu and they made it for me. Service was great and the whole atmosphere was relaxed and chilled. Not rushed through courses either which made it more enjoyable. Thoroughly recommend.

Went here for special occasion which was booked months in advance . Food excellent as always , but was not happy at all as was husbands birthday and everyone else in there was acknowledged for birthdays except us and we made a point of mentioning it at booking, travelled a long way for trip to Weymouth for special occasion and just wanted this to be nice and special and was just another guest. Might as well have gone to another restaurant . Really disappointed.

Hannah made sure we were looked after, service was met with a smile. She was polite, funny, and caring. Thank you very much Hannah.

A great meal at an affordable price. We visited when it was a different name a few years ago and were little concerned it would not be as good. However, those concerns were gone almost straight away when we walked in. The staff were friendly and the service excellent. The food was plentiful and flavourful too. Highlights were the bruschetta (southern Italian style), Rib Eye Steak and the Tiramisu. Wine selection was also great and some the by the glass wines were well priced against having a bottle. A great experience

Loved our first visit to Oliveto, for our wedding anniversary, it definitely will not be our last. Food was great with very attentive service. We also really enjoyed relaxing on the veranda, after our meal, with a drink listening to the waves wash ashore. Excellent experience.

Beautiful location, very friendly and efficient waitress Hannah and well presented tasty food.

Very delicious food and very good service! Thank you!🫶

So we had been here before last year, which was 10/10 no complaints, everything perfect. However our most recent meal, on the day this review was written, has demoted our opinion on Olivieto, to another "what a shame they ruined it". On checking in at our time, our waitress appeared to have some sort of panic, dismissing two other colleagues, muttering under her breath while she jittered around for some reason. This put us on edge, and I couldn't think of any time I've had such an awkward exchange being sat at a table. I had booked our table a month in advance, asking for a table next to the window overlooking the sea for a date on a Tuesday night at 8pm. I didn't think that could be mismanaged, but it was. We were sat halfway down the room, and only one of us able to view out the window. The restaurant had the perfect table free, but I suppose the couple that booked that reserved it a month and a day in advance. After some deliberation , Waitress Two took our orders. I asked for the specials, and Waitress Two questioned who served us as we should be told them beforehand. I wish I knew the staff names, but none of the staff introduced themselves to us - very ironic of you Waitress Two. We both ordered the mussels and seafood risotto. Two of my mussels were dead and unopened. They also had switched from a terrific garlic, white wine sauce to a rather disappointing tomato based sauce for the mussels. The seafood risotto featured four mussels (the only shell on seafood in the main course). Also featuring were three frozen mini prawns, plenty shell-off mussels and a few odd squid rings. To this, they added a good table spoon of parmesan they keep in a cupboard in the corner, making the whole mixture Mac and cheese inspired with whatever bits are going off in your freezer right now. So we won't be returning until the previous chef/inspiration comes back, as our last visit had neither that evening.

Very attentive service and amazing food! Among other things, we had risotto and salmon pasta and both were top notch, and good sized portions, too.

Wonderful restaurant with great views, amazing food and fabulous service.

Lovely restaurant, with a perfect view of the sea. Our meals were delicious, and the staff are lovely. Would definitely recommend.

Excellent Italian restaurant. We took our 9 year old grandson there whilst on holiday in Weymouth. Although Spaghetti carbonara was not available as a 'bambini option', we pressed and they provided a half portion our grandson loved it. Food delicious, portions just right, service professional and friendly. It was not a problem for us but the restaurant is only accessible by steps so that would be a problem if you are less mobile.

Amazing, had a meal on a Sunday 7pm for anniversary So accommodating and amazing with allergies

Fantastic food and very helpful as our son has celiac disease and comadated with a great gluten free meals for little ones. Flora give us great table service and nothing was a problem.

We came for the beautiful view whilst eating and to scope out the menu and ambience for a hopeful venue and private dining. I can honestly say we were blown away. The building outside isn't the best or overly inviting, however once inside it's very beautiful! The menu has great choices and a big note that they do gluten free pasta on request for a small extra charge! With coeliac parents this is a huge plus for future visits with them. Our food was just delicious and plentiful we had starters & mains, wanted desserts but nicely satisfied so instead asked for the bill, a very reasonable price for a wonderful meal. We had a quick show around the private rooms as they were busy but we were very impressed with everything, we can't wait to go back! Highly recommend!

Family of 11 had evening meal that had excellent food for us all. The service was excellent especially the waitress Hannah who looked after us. Will return with out fail.

Even better than last time we went there and a 5* in every aspect. Even got moved to a seat overlooking Weymouth Bay byathe restaraunt

Great location, family enjoyed the food. Only one gripe in that I found the veg escalope was too thin on the veg, too thick on the breadcrumbs. The service was excellent, Hannah did an amazing job looking after our party.

We think the food has moved downmarket since our previous visits (it's now more like Italian chains offer) but so have the prices so it's still well worth a visit. The pleasant ambience and superb views remain!

What a lovely restaurant. Firstly, dog friendly, this was a massive bonus, to be able to go out for a delightful birthday meal and have our little dog with us was a real treat. The food was equally as good, especially as the portion sizes were good with value to match. To top it off the staff, at no request, popped a candle on the birthday girls dessert and came out singing happy birthday. A really super place 🙌 would definitely come back again and would recommend. Shout out to flora our waitress for her super effort.

Fabulous food for a family of 9 including 3 young children. Excellent service from Hannah. We had a private room for our group.. Fabulous views along the beach and coast. A very memorable evening - thank you.

Good italian food. Perhaps a little expensive, but very tasty. A well-balanced menu

Wonderful food, window table & views all staff very helpful and polite

Top class food in a fantastic setting! 👏👏👏👏

We've been visiting Nicetta for so many years and it's a real pleasure to enjoy the fantastic service, views, and above all wonderful food. The whole service team are fantastic, patient, and relaxed, and have dealt with some specific allergies for our family without fuss. We're very glad to keep coming back - many, many thanks!

Nice meal and good service from Nataya. Pasta and seafood risotto, relaxing atmosphere and an overall pleasant experience

Good view of the beach and sea. Delicious mussels and carbonara (even if carbonara "Roman Style" doesn't come close to the original from Italy). Very good selection of drinks with delicious cider. Unfortunately, tiramisu as a desert isn't really worth it because it consists almost entirely of quark.

A very nice Italian restaurant. Many pitches have direct sea views. The restaurant is divided into several small rooms, which means it doesn't get too noisy and stays cozy. The service was very friendly and often responsive. I can highly recommend the Italian cider. Better than the English ones I've had so far. We had the mussels in a large portion and the spaghetti carbonara. The mussels were very tasty, with a great tomato sauce, but unfortunately the carbonara didn't taste authentically Italian and it wasn't pancetta either. Nevertheless, it was very tasty. For dessert we had a tiramisu, which wasn't really tasty. It was very thin in taste and also quite airy and not creamy, possibly due to a lot of cream.

Recently attended a WPCC meeting here and enjoyed my visit.

The menu choices, food and especially service headed by our waitress Hannah were all excellent. This all with a view over the sea, luckily on a night with a superb sunset.

We stayed in Weymouth for a week, and we were recommended about this Italian Restaurant, and we weren't disappointed!..... staff were great and helpful, couldn't fault the service, the food was fantastic in my Book and I've been around the World in some Exquisite Restaurants and this was definitely up there so well done to Chef and Staff. But best of all , my lady and I had our photos taken by a member of staff on the balcony sat in some weaved basket chairs over looking the gently crashing waters onto the beach, very Romantic... 🍷

Highly recommend the mussels in tomato sauce. The other dishes we tried (steak, seafood risotto) were competent, but not outstanding. Great ambience.

A beautiful experience the staff sang me happy birthday ,the food was great with friendly excellent service we will be back the next time we are back in Weymouth

Me and my partner came here tonight for his birthday meal. They bought out his pudding with a candle and sang happy birthday which I never expected but absolutely amazing! Our server (can’t remember the lovely young ladies name) was amazing and so professional. The food was beautiful! And atmosphere was amazing too such a nice laidback, chilled atmosphere. Definitely recommend this place!

Amazing food, friendly staff quick service

Great food & great service. Shame no garlic bread :)

We went Friday 28th June Nice place very clean But in the food was tasteless My husband had chicken which was covered in tomato No Italian flavours at all I had salmon (usually my favourite) But it was so overcooked & leathery. Such a shame , again no Italian flavour at all Probably the worst so called Italian we’ve ever been to . And we have been to a lot of them Just being honest…… sorry

Place with beautiful views. Limited variety of dishes. The chicken in Cetas/ Mushroom sauce is very good 👍.

Lovely elegant room with good views . Pleasant efficient staff and good food and not too pricey. We hope to return .

Somewhat dated and overpriced. Food ok, but over cooked. Wont be going back.

Nice restaurant, shame about the dogs. Restaurant is in a lovely art deco building overlooking the beach. Nice atmosphere and good service. Food good but not outstanding. I was disappointed to find that there were 3 dogs accompanied by their owners whilst we were there. I have nothing against dogs but not in an expensive restaurant. It's not a pub. Diners should be informed that they are pet friendly as some people may have allergies.

Decided to give this a try whilst staying in Weymouth, Lovely location and views of the beach. I feel the food was a little overpriced didn't have a wide selection either. I had the salmon penne which was wonderful. Nice little selection of mocktails which was nice to see as I don't drink alcohol.

Great place overlooking the bay. We're able to make a special pizza for my grandson who didn't like any on the menu. Wished I'd booked earlier so we could gave had a table by tge windows.

Lovely atmosphere friendly staff nothing trouble and best of all the food fantastic the restaurant is set on the beach with panoramic views of the sea and beach try it you would be disappointed

We had very good experience on Monday (03/06) but today (05/06) when we came back for our booked table at 6 pm, the place was empty and we asked to sit by the window to have a sea view, only to be told that it was booked for other people but the place was empty and we could have easily sat by one of the tables by the window. So because the lady put such a downer our evening, we only ate our mains and drank one round of drinks and had just one dessert and left and went somewhere else! The joke was that there were plenty of spaces left still on one side of the restaurant, for us to be seated by the window so the owner of restaurant can thank the lady with a short bob and fringe (taking calls and serving) for losing on us spending money today as one of us had a birthday! We had much more fun and attention in another place!

Very nice Italian food with great views

It was a Fabulous night for our wedding anniversary .. very impressed with food and service . Special mention for Karen who looked after us .. she was friendly and professional.. would definitely recommend 👌

The staff were very friendly and professional food was excellent

Been here a couple of times and the food and service was perfect however came for a meal last Saturday sat at a wobbly table no issue sorted straight away we ordered starters was lovely the issue were the mains my partner ordered the roulade swordfish he took one mouthful and couldn’t swallow as it tasted foul and not right asked to speak to a manager to ask if it could be changed No apology and theses are her actually word !! (We can replace it but we can’t RESELL this dish so you have to pay for half!! ) as well as full price for replacement dish I asked for them to leave it because if he’s paying for half (£9) he’s gonna eat the chips No replacement was ordered as we were in shock Was made to feel extremely uncomfortable after with all the staff huddled by the bar looking our way so much so we paid for meal whilst still eating as was made to feel as if they were on guard for us to walk out and to add insult to injury had a server come up to us 5mins later to ask if everything was okay with our meals I’ve never had issues here before and this has been one of my favourite restaurants but this evening has put us of returning again

Absolutely fantastic! Great food, brilliant service, fabulous staff. Can't wait to make a return visit!😀

4 of us were in Weymouth to celebrate my 70th. birthday and were looking for somewhere special to eat. We certainly found it at Oliveto! The location was amazing and the food and service was so good we went there twice. The welcome we had was so special and the food was delicious. Highly recommend it.

Great setting, pleasant atmosphere. Service excellent and food served by friendly helpful staff. However, really disappointed by the food which lacked taste or imagination.

Quiet restaurant overlooking the beach which made for a lovely sunset view over dinner. I would recommend the Sea Bass with couscous while my partner enjoyed the Beef Fillet. We had starters, mains and desserts and left needing a walk. Overall, an enjoyable dinner to celebrate a birthday.

An excellent place with great views, helpful staff & delicious food. Lovely to see a place like this being dog friendly. A few more dessert options would make it even better!

Visited here for our rugby wedding anniversary. Had booked the day before, so glad I did. The staff are friendly and welcoming and the food was amazing, well worth a visit.

We had the most awesome lunch here from the a la carte menu. Mussels, calamari, prawns for starters, all high quality ingredients prepared beautifully followed by pasta main courses. The carbonara was a very authentic recipe. They cook with love. It's a lovely dining room and the sea view is fantastic. Our server, James, hit the right note of professionalism with good humour.

Lovely restaurant stuff excellent but the only down side to give 3 star is ..... We got specials mash potato's with green beans and pork belly Tasted really good but the amount of mash was pathetic 😒 Nice junk of pork belly good portion of beans and one tiny what looked like spoon of mash ???? Really?? Please chef can you get the portions right please because to pay £16 for tiny thing is just not good But taste was absolutely amazing! We looked at the dessert menu but too scared what size of it will arrive on our table So we decided to go weatherspoons which was very good BTW Unfortunately after this we won't be coming back

Great restaurant with wonderful views of the sea. Elegant interior and excellent service.

Took my family here for a birthday meal which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The service was top notch with a lovely atmosphere and STUNNING views ! Every side of the building has a different view, and we can’t wait to come back again and sit in a different window. The food was lovely, top pick for me was the calamari which was properly made (none of this thin rubbish) and tasted amazing! A mention to the prawn risotto which was also so tasty ! The service was brilliant, with a group of young local people who are well mannnored and catered to every need. A special mention to AJ who was so friendly and lovely all evening. Looking forward to returning !

Beautifully set tables. Superb waiting staff, very helpful. The salmon was cooked to perfection. The tirisumu was the best ever 👍Thank you for making my husbands birthday meal so special

Lovely food, friendly staff. We will be back.

Very good quality food at a reasonable price. Went for a birthday party and staff gave it a personal touch with a sing song. Great place. 👍

Beautiful view, food was delicious & staff were amazing. Highly recommend and would definitely be returning.

Good to see you open ,food was as remembered, thankyou

Very enjoyable meal with very friendly staff. We will come back

James the waiter was lovely. Food was great.