The Olive Mediterranean Grill

Sunday evening I drive to this place thinking this would be a great spot to watch a bellydance show. It says seat yourself, well there’s no bar seating in the main room, and all the tables are organized into group setting. So I ask the waitress where can I sit? She says in the other room or the backroom unless you have a group. I said well, I don’t have a group, I am here solo. Basically long story short, don’t come here if you’re alone. They do not have a place for you. And I was then told I can join some other folks here for the same show but now there’s a table minimum. I just got tired of hearing no this and no that, and okay sit here but pay us. finally I just walked out. I won’t be coming here again. Basically makes you feel so unwelcome trying to go out solo

I have been going to Olive for 8 years, almost 9. So keep in mind that my review is a comprehensive look at what I consider to be like my second home. I have seen many changes in staff, in service, and of course, in infrastructure/​couches. Hehe.
1) Lets talk about food: Even though their menu leaves much to be desired, order anything Mediterranean and you won’t regret. My personal faves are the hummus, Greek salad, and wraps. You can NEVER go wrong with chicken fingers and fries, either. The quality is fresh, the taste delicious, and the presentation adequate. ⁴⁄₅ stars for food. :)
2) The atmosphere is TOO NOTCH. Whether you are looking for a lunch at the café in the entrance, a relaxing lounge, a weekend nightclub, or a quiet place to study-​Olive has it all. Great size for larger parties, as well. The décor is nice and relaxing, gray lighting for a lounge feel. It is a little loud in the lounge on weekends, but if you love great, local, live music… you are in for a treat!
3) The service there makes you feel like part of the family. Go enough, treat people like human beings, and joke around with everyone and you’ll soon be welcomed into the Olive team. The waitstaff and hookah hosts are so friendly and responsive, not to mention engaging.
4) The location is about 10 minutes from the airport, easily accessible from the 95, and very central. Great overflow parking for the busy nights.
I go to olive approximately 10x/​month. Lunch is a cheap, quiet place to check-​out of the office for an hour. I recommend this to everyone I know, even people who are just in town visiting. There are plenty of places, but if you are friendly, outgoing, and like a chill place to relax for a while, this is the place to be!

Olive is one of my most favorite places. I have been going there since it practically opened. It is my home away from home, my office space when I need a quiet place to work, and a great place to meet up with friends for any occasion.
What we ordered… Normally hookah, salad, and fries. Depends on the mood, but always a hookah.
1) You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. The pita chips and salsa is awesome, hummus is fresh, and they have chicken fingers and fries for those of us that aren’t as adventurous. Overall 4.5÷5 stars
2) There are 4 different spaces for seating at Olive. The main café and pool (table) rooms are quiet all day. They also have another 2 rooms, the lounge and the space behind it, that are quiet during the day and have live music at night. There are couches, chairs, and booths that are all comfortable. The lounge is great for large groups too! The live music is great addition and they have a great variety throughout the month. I have spent many of hours there working on papers for grad school or other work and always feels just like home. Overall ⁵⁄₅ stars
3) I’ve never had an issue with the service here. If you go often enough and get to know the staff you will be treated just like family. It’s a wonderful feeling walking in and they not only know your name, but your regular order as well.
Overall ⁵⁄₅
4) Location is great. Close to the airport, the 95 and the 215 (sort of). The parking is ample with overflow parking close as well. Overall ⁵⁄₅
Would I go again? Heck yes!
Would I recommend to friends? Double heck yes! I recommend this place to people who are my friends and to strangers.
This place is great. More importantly it’s locally owned and operated. They are a wonderful family, who takes great pride in their business and it shows. I go to Olive (on average) about 2 or 3 times a week, which should tell you how committed I am to the place.

This is a pretty cool place, they have a bar side and a restaurant side. They have live music almost every night, sometimes with a full band and sometimes just one person play9ing and singing.
This is a hookah place so most everyone there is smoking hookah which is very cool, they have an amazing system to keep everyone happy and smoking.
The food is just what the name implies and is actually pretty good. The service was kind of strange, a lot of girls standing around talking to the bartender and really not helping each other out. Our server was trying very hard to keep her head above water, it just would have been nice if the other servers could have helped out when they passed your table. there was one other table other then ours who asked someone else for something, they said they would tell our server instead of being a team player and just bringing it out to you. Needless to say, the requests were never passed on to our server.
Other the that, overall everything was really good here and this is a place we will definitely come back to because the food is good, the menu is not extensive but the music at least on the night we were there was really good. You get LARGE portions and don’t be fooled if you order more then one plate per person you will be taking food home.
This is a place worth supporting and worth going back to…

I came here on Christmas night with my bestfriend. The parking lot is small and finding a parking spot was difficult. I was surprised to see that there were quite a bit of people.
There is a restaurant and then in the next room there is the lounge. It is laid out very beautifully.
We didn’t order any food, but we did see a few people eating and it smelled and it looked wonderful.
That night they had a band.
It was not too loud. My friend and I could still carry our conversation comfortably.
The drinks were strong and the Hookah was ok, but not great. I’ve definitely had better.
My experience here was average. Our server was nice, but nothing really stood out about this hookah lounge.

I used to Love this place a few years ago before they got really popular. Friday and Saturday nights are the best if you want to be in a club atmosphere. Mid day any day of the week is good to just chill and smoke hookah. The service can be bad if you are there on a busy night servers will neglect and forget you ., From my own recent experience This is why they get 3 stars.

I love the foods here. We have been there just for food and returned for hookah lounge for Friday night with live band. Enjoyed the crowd a lot. Recommend making reservation on weekend. We shall return again and again!!!

Came here for my friends birthday. I’m not a hookah smoker but they made strong drinks and the hummus was delicious. My absolute favorite part was the live band, they were INCREDIBLE!!! I could listen to them for hours. There was a diverse crowd and, good service and a great vibe. So glad we came here, can’t wait to go back!

Haven’t been on Unilocal in a while. Returned to find a reply to my review from them saying I was «nitpicking» and that people only go on here to complain. This confirms their lack of customer service which should be more interested in fixing their issues rather than expecting their customers to accept their flaws. I understand stressed servers if a place is busy, but such was not the case. Will update again if I have a better experience.

The food is pretty good. .Mediterranean tapas. It’s a rather cool atmosphere with the dimmed lighting, red walls, hookah being smoked lounging on comfy couched watching Barry Black and his cool crew up on stage singing island reggae. I go mostly to watch Barry.

I am in love with this place. The service, hookah, food, drinks and entertainment are all well thought out. The staff are friendly and observant. Highly recommended.

My husband and I have been regulars to this establishment for quite some time. I have not been back since the incident that occurred in 2014.
No one greeted me when I walked in so I seated myself. There was plenty of seating as it was not busy at 8:30 pm. After my friends arrived we ordered drinks, hookah and food. An older woman came up to me as my friends were in the middle of eating our dinner and smoking hookah and rudely asked us to move. I told her no we are in the middle of eating, why would you ask us to move after we had been sitting here for 30 minutes waiting for our food? She got angry with me and actually told me that i just sat myself anyway and shouldn’t have. There were plenty of empty couches and tables available.
This was the first time I have ever been treated like that at the olive! My friends and I felt very uncomfortable for the remainder of the evening because this woman was clearly pointing at us and talking about us to other employees and making comments to us every time she passed by. Had the waitress greeted me when I walked in and didn’t ignore me I would have waited for her to seat me.

My friend and I got here last night around 11:30pm and it was crazy busy. There were bouncers at the door checking IDs and the first thing I noticed was the dumb disco ball/​laser lights that created little red dots, like sniper rifle type dots, everywhere. It was weird and successfully annoyed me the whole time we were there.
Anyways, we went in and there’s a seating section for the 18 – 20 yr olds and then a different club like area for the 21+ crowd. And crowd there was! Holy shit man. There were tables and couches and seats everywhere and so many people! It was so hard to walk around in there to go to the bar or the bathroom or anywhere really. But what kinda killed it for me was the noise level. It was so loud in there my friend and I were literally yelling at eachother just to communicate (i.e. I’m going to the bathroom). Speaking of, the bathroom was a one toilet only kinda deal and lines started to form. My friend and I went in together so we could talk for a second without yelling and as we were walking out some other girl opened the door to walk in (faulty lock?). It was pretty awesome because her face conveyed pure shock/​embarrassment/​surprise like she thought we were hooking up or something so I winked at her and grabbed my friends hand as we marched out.
Anyways, my friend knew someone so we scored a table in the back where it was a little quieter and more intimate. We got hummus and pita (best ever, most likely!) and tahzikti (cucumber yogurt dip) which was alright.
Though they were packed the service was on point and I never had to wait long to ask for a drink or anything. And the wait people were really friendly so that was good.
I tried two different hookahs and they were alright. I don’t like hookah so I’m not really a good source but my friends really enjoyed it.
Also– there was a live band that was killing it! They were all relatively cute, very talented and played an awesome variety. I would go back.

The service and food here is phenomenal, and the hookah is the cherry on top.
I ordered food here expecting I would receive a typical meal. My girlfriend and I chose to share the tabbouleh (pronounced, tuh-​bull-​lay) salad with chicken and pita chips with salsa. While waiting shortly for our food we noticed how peaceful and lovely the dining environment is. After receiving and tasting our dishes we knew immediately we would be back soon for more. My tastebuds were firing on all cylinders after trying the tabbouleh. The pita chips were fresh and warm and paired perfectly with the salsa which I did not imagine could taste so delicious.
The Olive is easily the only real contender in the Las Vegas Mediterranean food scene and I would recommend this place to my family, closest friends, business clients, and anyone else.
Thank you so very much for this treat of an experience.

So me and my husband went there date night Friday we arrived around a lil after 11pm it was kinda dead not saying it’s a bad thing but it was a Friday night so If your looking to party n dance this is not the place. we got service right away which was awesome we didn’t order food but we ordered 3 rounds of crown and coke was mixed very well strong so that was a plus
Very chill atmosphere dark we also ordered a hookah and I must say the Godfather blend with guava is very good!!! Loved it! It was very refreshing almost like a menthol after taste very nice the First DJ was good played a mixture of everything got me moving in my seat lol the 2^nd DJ kinda killed the mood played too much Dubstep just wasn’t feeling it but other than that it’s a very chill place will go again on different night I gave it 4 stars cause I didn’t try the food and the DJ got carried away on a mood I wasn’t feeling.

Every time I go to Olive, or should I say, plan to go, the customer service is always great! As I walk in every time, I’m well greeted and helped in a timely manner.
The Live entertainment with BB soul and the Senzual’s keeps me coming back for more on more occasions then once a week. It would be 2 – 3 times a week I come here. The music is great and puts out good vibes every where!
The Hookah here has, hands down the best flavors in town. Coals are always on point and each hookah hits pretty smooth.
Now the food is on another level! Anything on the menu is always mouth watering and booming with flavor.
Everyone who works there are very genuine and make it easy to call this place a second home.

Thank goodness for Barry Black and good friends. I wouldn’t consider being a regular here.
There’s plenty of seating. It’s a big hookah lounge; however, the waitress was really slow. She wasn’t very attentive at all, and I had to raise my hand a few times to get her attention. When she noticed me the first time, she told me she would be right back because she had to help the «VIP» section. She could’ve just told us that she will be right back instead of saying that the VIP section was a priority. We are still customers too paying to be there!
I’ve been to other hookah places where the servers were attentive to us and making sure that our hookahs were working at all times. Not this place. I think the guy who brought us the hookahs only came once.
Boo

Still on my Las Vegas hookah bar quest, I found this spot when I was in the area and figured I’d give it a try. The service was great… though, it was a weekday afternoon so there weren’t many patrons.
There is a separate area for those who are just eating… so if you’re worried about the smell of smoke, it isn’t really crazy in here. Once you go into the lounge area, it’s a different world. Still, not to smokey… but the mood definitely changes. The lighting is more dim (windows have darker curtains, so it’s not crazy sunny) and the seating screams «RELAX!» There were 3 tvs (at least) for you to watch if you show up alone — as I did.
The hookah itself hit nice… the flavor was a little, off, from what I’m used to. I didn’t ask what brand they served… I will have to next time. They may have multiple brands. They use the washable hoses… which I’m noticing a lot of establishments are switching to. I must have stopped in for a happy hour because with a bottled water, my total was only $ 12 when I had read the hookahs were $ 14. I was there before 4p on a weekday — so keep that in mind. :)
Pretty snazzy place!

Good variety of hookahs, drinks and food. The live band is also a good plus, but not all the artists are good.

This review is going to be a testament of how AMAZING service can make up for a horrible beginning of a night.
I used to come to The Olive years ago, when I lived near their location. I always enjoyed the food, and the service was nice.
Saturday night, I came out with a friend for the first time in probably 5 years.
We were there for a belly dance show, and after walking in, said hello to a few people, and looked for a seat. One of the girls who helped organize the event pointed me to a covered couch section that had 2 people sitting there, and NO RESERVED SIGN. There were many tables with signs that said «Reserved» but this one did not. We asked if we could join the couple, and sat down.
The couple got up and moved a little while later, to sit closer to where the girls would be dancing, and shortly after we were approached by the owner.
She said to us, with a TON of attitude: «THIS section is reserved. WE didn’t seat you here. You can’t sit here.» (I felt like I was in «Mean Girls»! «YOU CAN’T SIT WITH US!!!»)
I replied, nicely, «Um…ok…we were told it was ok to sit here, since there wasn’t a „reserved“ sign… and there was no one seating anyone when we came in.»
She says again, with a huge amount of attitude, like somehow we’re inconveniencing her by trying to sit in her restaurant and spend money «Well WE didn’t seat you here. You can sit over at the bar or at a small table, but ALL OF THIS is reserved.»
Well excuse the h*** out of me. I already explained to you that there was not a «reserved» sign on the table. If you want your staff to seat people, maybe you should have a sign at the door saying «Please wait to be seated.»
So, my friend and I looked for seats, and decided to just sit at the bar.
This is where the review gets the extra 2 stars, because based on my interaction with the owner, I wanted to leave, and would have left a 1 star review.
The bartenders, Chris and Ashley, were amazing.
First of all, Ashley had a small table reserved that she offered to us. She said she wasn’t supposed to be working, and that she just hadn’t released the table yet, but it was ours if we wanted it.
We declined, as the seating at the bar was fine for us, and would allow us to order drinks and hookah without having to wait.
We ordered an AMF hookah, and two shots, and then had a couple more drinks a little later, which were all very good, and very strong. We also ordered a second hookah towards the end of the night.
We had a few snags when it came to getting more coal for the hookah, which turned out to be a good thing (bellydancers with veils+coal= probably not a good situation).
Chris and Ashley were the saviors of the night. They were personable, funny, and gave incredible service.
I would be willing to come back JUST for them.
As it stands right now, I probably won’t return for a while, until there’s another event for the dance community. The owner’s attitude really left a bad taste in my mouth. I understand being stressed out about a big turn out, or even just needing the space, but it is not MY fault that your staff didn’t put a reserved sign down, and its not my fault that there was no signage stating to wait to be seated, or anyone at the door to let us know to wait. A little less attitude, and a simple «I’m sorry, but this spot is actually reserved, can we find you another table» would have been sufficient.