Fig & Olive

Been here three times and I’m sad to say that the food just isn’t that good. The service is average and the décor is elegant and simple but so far only one or two things have actually been worth the price. I keep coming back because I haven’t figured out where else to go have a nice sit down meal in midtown yet. My opinion is its not bad but it’s not amazing either, just average blah.

The food was good, oysters were delicious. I had veal which was a bit bland compared to my friend’s lamb chops, the pasta that came with my meal was delicious, deserts weren’t too bad but i do think it is a bit over priced.

Went here for drinks and appetizer. We had the Fig Jamon with goat cheese and the fig and gorgonzola tartlet. Excellent flavor. Superb service, though I felt like I was in Britain as the wait staff kept saying «cheers.» I may have to go try dinner sometime.

Restaurant week dinner was great.
Mushroom truffle croquettes amazing and i had to force myself not to finish them. Branzino was 3 small pieces on a fig and snow peas and the seated skin had a hint of sweetness. It was a really pleasing dish and though not large filled me up. Few bites of mashed potatoes were good. The fig and olive martini was light and so easy going down that it didn’t hit me until it was over. Not too sweet. Chestnut mouse over the sorbet was better than I expected but again stopped myself from finding. It’s very light like a whipped texture rather than dense or pudding like. Very pretty and sitting upstairs was lively and beautiful.

Love this Mediterranean/​Italian restaurant. Fresh, healthy menu options that often include figs and olives as per the name of the establishment. Restaurant week is an especially good deal. 38 dollars for appetizer, entrée and small dessert. The Fig and Olive salad is a great starter plate. Olives and figs are the star. The Tagine with Couscous was flavorful and served with a heart broth, almonds, harissa and a pesto on the side. The atmosphere is cool, calm and relaxed. Service was very good.

I’ve been to the Fig & Olive downtown and loved the experience. But visiting the midtown location was different. It could’ve been because I attended a work dinner, or because the ambiance is not as sexy or fun as the downtown location. This time around I had the chicken tajin which was ok. The chicken was a bit dry and it tasted like someone’s grandma cooked it… too much flavor and too much going on. Don’t get me wrong, I love grandma’s cooking but there was something off about the dish. What was amazing however were the appetizing crostinis. I was so pleased with the appetizers that I should’ve just ordered more. Overall experience was good but I’m definitely sticking to the downtown location.

Went here for Restaurant Week. All around very good place.
The 2 main highlights were the mushroom croquettes, and the chocolate pot de crème. Both dishes were something I’ve never experienced before and were just phenomenally well thought out and executed.

Beautiful restaurant, great atmosphere. The menu was deep and varied. Great tastes in all of their dishes, except the butternut squash soup.
Our waiter, Michael, was excellent. Should be recognized as such.

Went for restaurant week 2016 dinner.
We had extra crostini, butter squash soup, croquettes to start and for main course truffle pasta abd the fish.
All dishes were correctly prepared and the ingredients fresh.
What we did not like was the fact that they brought all together: olive oil tasting, crostini, the soup and the croquettes. You are not supposdd to eat all at the same time; what happened was that we end up having soup very fast to avoid it got cold.
Best dish was the fish, smooth and tasty.
Oh, the place was freezing cold, AC too high.
They should improve their service, because the food is good

Let me preface with saying that this is not my style of food and perhaps my review will be bias because of it.
First with the postives…
The service.
The drinks
The truffle mushroom appetizer.
We had 7:45 reservations and were promptly seated the moment we walked in. Our server was excellent and very helpful.
The sangria and martinis were very good.
The truffle mushroom appetizer was perhaps the best mushroom dish I’ve ever had. It was delicious.
And now for the negatives…
The chicken tajine dish was not to my liking at all. As I said, I wasn’t a fan of the flavor profile at all but even with that, the chicken wasn’t very well cooked. It was overly dry. Just not a good dish at all.
The dessert was decent. Not amazing.
I’d never go back. But at least half of that is due to the food just not being my style.
For that price point, you can do much better.

I came here with my coworker for NYC’s restaurant week since it was only $ 20/​person (with the $ 5 discount when you use our AmEx!).
The restaurant week menu had only 3 types of pre-​fixed appetizers, 3 main course, and 2 dessert. I got the Butternut Squash & Chestnut Soup while my coworker had the Truffle Mushroom Croquette. There’s nothing special about the soup. your typical pre-​made, heated on order soup but the Truffle Mushroom Croquette was really delicious! It wasn’t overly fried, the texture was just right and the creamy wasn’t too creamy as well! If I do return to dine at this place, that’s definitely one appetizer I’ll be sure to order again.
For our main course, I got the Paella Del Mar while my coworker got the Grilled Thyme Chicken Paillaro. I don’t think this is extraordinary good or anything. it just tastes alright (and to be frank, pre-​made). I felt the Grilled Thyme Chicken Paillaro was a little dry and could use a bit more moisture and flavor as well. The salad wasn’t extremely good but nothing that stood out on my palettes. The Paella Del Mar was slightly better with Tiger shrimps, Squid, clams, rice but again, it felt like a meal I got from my Lean Cuisine. The dessert wasn’t extremely good either. We had the Crostini and Chocolate Pot De Crème, neither of which we finished.
Although our server did mix up our order once (we didn’t get two buttersquash soup), I have to say their waiters are very attentive and respectful. We weren’t rushed and was able to take our time eating, chatting, and got treated like good customers.

I came here for the restaurant week lunch! the food is best so far. I love the appetizer with truffle mushroom. Definitely order that!
The main dish is paella del mar. It was alright. small portion with some seafood. I am not a huge fan but it’s ok.
The dessert i chose chocolate pot de crème. It’s way too sweet, I only finished ¹⁄₃ of it.

I stopped by Fig and Olive today to kick off Restaurant Week. I had high expectations from hearing about it from so many of my friends, I figured why not make use of the deal and check it out now.
I walked in and was directed upstairs for our table. We were quickly seated at some tables that are just a little too close together. We were seated between two other groups, and as they each left, both groups had to shift the tables to make room to exit. Other than that slightly awkward table arrangement, the restaurant is beautiful. There was tons of natural light streaming in from the large window overlooking 52^nd St, and the whole ambiance was really classy.
On to the important part — the food. I have to say the Truffle Mushroom Croquette stood out the most to me. Everything else was good (between my friend and I, we also tried the butternut squash and chestnut soup, the paella del mar, grilled thyme chicken paillard, the crostini, and the chocolate pot de crème), but that was probably my favorite.
I think the best part of our experience was Stephon, who saw us contemplating whether or not to get a cocktail (we ultimately decided against it), and then came back and gave us some cocktails anyways! His attention and service is probably the main reason I might return. Food was solid, service was great. Well worth the money.

Loved it! Super packed during lunch! No chance unless you have a reservation, which lucky I did. Great service, excellent food and great ambiance. The truffle mushroom croquette was my favorite! I ordered the Fig & Olive salad with shrimp. It was delicious! Only thing is they forgot to bring the Brussel sprouts, and by the time she remembered we were already full. I’d def recommend it, and eat there again if I am in the area!

This location is big, it has 2 floors.
I like the French Riviera lifestyle and the Mediterranean cuisine. I have been here for lunch before and this time, I came for dinner. I really like that their kitchen is open all day long. I get off work early and it’s not always easy to find good restaurants that serves early dinner.
I ordered 3 vegetable dishes:
I was delighted to find non alcoholic drinks on their menu. I had the cherry juice which is purely made of 100% cherry (jus griotte) without any added ingredient. It’s more like a tangy cherry nectar.
Carrot & Brussels Sprout: carrot confit in olive oil, cumin, orange juice, cilantro, spanish onion, charmoula, dry apricot, harissa. The carrots are tender, the brussels sprouts aren’t cook so they are crispy. The dressing was really good with a touch of spiciness.
Confit Heirloom Potato: hot small potatoes. I like that they didn’t add oil in it.
Roasted Beet with Caramelized Onion & Almond: the warm beets are good, and the caramelized onions were really sweet. That was delicious.
The vegetables dishes are good for sharing. I ate everything and had no more room for dessert.
The décor of the restaurant is nice and bright, before 5 pm, they dim the light and it feels warmer. I noticed that they sell a Music Collection CD, then I started to notice the songs that are playing in the restaurant which are inspired from the French Riviera lifestyle.

Service was exceptional, my party arrived 30 minutes late with a few members missing and we were still seated as soon as we entered. They sat us near the upstairs window which was an awesome view of the city.
Michael our server was very helpful with the suggestions and recommendations. He kept checking on our table and was prompt with everything given that we were rushing to our show.
The food was… okay. If I were to come here again I would stick with the appetizers because the main dishes didn’t wow me.
Recommend:
Truffle croquette
Crostinis (the one with goat cheese was my favorite)
Zucchini
Chocolate soufflé
Skip:
Butternut squash soup
Bread they give you when you come in
Lamb chop dish (lamp chops were awesome but gnocchi it came with was actually awful)
The Sweet Pepper drink tasted bizarre to me, it was supposed to be made with tequila but tasted like vodka. I wonder if it was a slip up.
All in all: just okay.

I had a very pleasant first experience at Fig and Olive. I had a reservation to meet two girlfriends here on a Friday evening around 6 PM before a show at Carnegie Hall. My girls unfortunately were running late, but I appreciated the fact that the host seated me even though my party wasn’t present in its entirety.
Our waiter was very friendly and knowledgable about the menu, and service was fast. The three of us girls ordered three different entrees to share anticipating small plates of food, but the portions were surprisingly large and we probably could have gotten away with sharing two dishes. We had an herb roasted chicken with ratatouille, a fish with asparagus and artichoke hearts, and a delightful penne pasta with fresh parmesan and mushrooms. Every dish was packed with flavor. The pasta ended up being my favorite; I don’t usually like mushrooms, but these were fantastic — salty and seared to perfection. A little pricey for the quality of food in my opinion, but this is Midtown New York — what else would you expect? Overall a very positive dining experience with a clean and inviting atmosphere. A great place to share a meal before a show.

I don’t know where to begin — this place has always been somewhere my wife wanted to visit; maybe this is why we had such high expectations of the place but was definitely wrong; let’s start off by saying I WOULD NEVER go back here again.
Where to begin? We made reservations for 8:00PM: we arrived at the restaurant at 7:50. We didn’t get seated until about 8:30. Great start to dinner. We eventually got seated into a little corner, where the waiter comes by, drops the menu on the table and walks away; no greeting or any introduction to the wine list or menu. We looked through Unilocal to see what other people had recommended and ended up ordering the cheese platter with fig jam, crostinis, paella del mar, and 2 glasses of malbec. The cheese platter decent, crostinis were pretty good but too small for what you pay, the paella was extremely greasy/​buttery. The wine was probably the best part. probably why I’m giving 2 stars instead of one.
Long story short, I would never go back here again; glad I didn’t come here for a special occasion, it would have definitely ruined our night.

We had our last meal here for our last girlfriends’ weekend. It was wonderful and the staff was outstanding.
I was late because I had gone to the ⁹⁄₁₁ Memorial and it’s hard to make time when you are in the back of a bike cab. I texted my friends to start without me. I arrived breathlessly and the host as well as the servers were joking with me about being kidnapped on a bike. It was fun, I felt like a celebrity.
I had the Prix Fixe menu because of the paella. So worth it! I loved it and since it is individually made, they were able to not put scallops in mine. (I’m allergic.)
I loved the bathrooms, the dining room, our server and the ambiance. The coffee was also to die for.
I was so enthused about it that we are meeting friends at the Chicago branch soon.
YUM!

We had gone there recently for dinner. Couple of my coworkers and I don’t eat meat or seafood, but we had plenty of options to choose from.
I had ordered the beets and carrots for appetiser and risotto for the main course. Both were excellent, I also had a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon (from Italy), it paired well with the risotto. They had very good selection of wines. Our waitress said the olive oil was from Spain which went well with the bread.
For dessert I got cherry sorbet which was delicious.
The service was excellent, they brought everything at the right time and we always had a glass full of water.

Atendimento sensacional.
Comemos muito bem e a carta de vinhos atendeu nossas expectativas

Tolles Restaurant. Wir waren Anfang Juli gleich zweimal da. Gutes Essen, guter Service, sehr empfehlenswert.