Olivo Restaurant

Ph: 6685 7950; 34 Johnson St, BYRON BAY 2481 www.olivo.com.au

Modern Australian, $$
Open 7 days 6 30pm-late; Licensed, BYO, Corkage $4 person; AE MC V EFT
Chef David Prouse (10-12-08) Owner James Lancaster (10-12-08)

Mietta's Review
A narrow shopfront - two tables wide - with banquets down both bare brick walls and an open kitchen livening up the back of the room qre what greets the diner here. A simple setting - linen with white paper overlays - and careful service prepare you for well cooked dishes with finely balanced flavours at prices that are well below the competition.

Other published opinions

Courier Mail Food and Wine Guide 2009 Queensland Score: 14/20 "Nestled in the heart of Byron Bay's busy main street. Olivo is a comfortable, sophisticated corridor restaurant, a world away from the noisy, busy pub across the road"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009 Score: 12.5/20 "Round-shouldered mice would be comfortable in this narrow space crowded with linentopped tables, a cream banquette stretching the length of an exposed brick wall that's seen better days and a wellstocked Hollywood bar"

Courier Mail food and wine guide Queensland 2008 Score: 14/20 "Warm and inviting, Olivo is a long narrow-fronted restaurant with incandescent lighting and brick walls, where the daily specials are written up on mirrors"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 12.5/20 "There's a lot to like about this long, skinny, stylishly informal diner with its extensive banquette and earthy tones"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 Score: 13/20 "The warm and bustling vibe is just like you find in a busy bistro in provincial France. In the narrow, low-key space with its crisply set tables, flattering lighting and long banquettes framing the small bar, everyone mingles happily while enthusiastically tucking into Mediterranean-inspired cooking."