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Oliveto Cafe & Restaurant
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Ratings and Reviews for Oliveto Cafe & Restaurant
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Mar 21 2008
via Citysearch
I have been wanting to write a review for Oliveto for a while since it's always excellent and finally just had to after eating lun...read more
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Dec 19 2007
via Citysearch
I absolutely love this place. I go there as often as I can afford. It's worth every penny though. They have two sections: Upsta...read more
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Nov 12 2007
phields via Citysearch
We gave this restaurant another try after 7 years of a boycott because our friends wanted to go there. Boy, was this a regret! Ou...read more
The Scene
Oliveto is actually two restaurants in one: a casual cafe with much-coveted outdoor tables on the ground floor, and a more formal restaurant up a sweeping staircase on the second floor. The restaurant, located in the heart of Rockridge, has a pleasant Tuscan-villa feel, with a crackling fireplace and lush flower arrangements. Service is pleasant and knowledgeable.
The Food
The menu changes daily, but recent highlights have included succulent spit-roasted Niman Ranch beef, toothsome rabbit pâté, fresh mozzarella with baby artichokes and luscious squid-ink pasta with white shrimp and basil. Grass-green spinach ravioli, unadorned but for a dribble of olive oil, sometimes seems like it needs more than plain sheep's milk-ricotta filling. The downstairs cafe's menu is built around the wood-fired brick oven, with cold plates and salds side-by-side with pizzas and baked pastas.