Reviews for Oliveto Italian Bistro in Tyler, TX
Was just browsing different restaurants in my area and wanted to try out this place. The food in the photos looked amazing! I... went in and ordered pizza bread for an appetizer, delicious! For the entrée I ordered the red and white ravioli which wasamazing! It is very saucy, very very saucy so if that's not your thing, I do not recommend it. I did not finish the appetizer orthe entrée. Both orders came out at a reasonable time and there was no wait to be seated! If you are in the area, I recommendstopping by and trying it out yourself! Read more
The shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta is really good. I have eaten here at least 6 times with having different meals each... time. The food and the service has always been excellent. Their bread pudding with ice cream is what wonderful dreams are madeof. Read more
Fast service. My wife and I ordered our food and it was ready in no time. Our waitress, Katie, was very nice and made sure we... were well taken care of without being in the way. Great atmosphere, quiet, food was outstanding. My wife cleared her plate ofshrimp marsala, I had the basic spaghetti and meatballs which let me tell you were beyond phenom (I couldn't finish). Awesomeplace, awesome staff, awesome food. Definitely going on the regular go-to list Read more
Visited Oliveto on a Monday night; they were not very busy. We ordered the Asiago Spinach Dip for our appetizer. The spinach dip... did not disappoint at all; it was very good! For the main course, I ordered the Caliente Chicken. The Caliente Chicken had greatflavor and spice. I was very pleased with that dish. My wife ordered the Chicken Parmesan, which she also liked. For dessert, weordered the deep dish cookie. The cookie was a little bit over cooked, but was still a tasty treat. Aside from the overdonecookie, the only other, ?less than 5 star experience? was the service. The restaurant was somewhat slow and so was our service.It took our server a very long time to get back to our table many times. He also was not the most observant. (Taking emptyplates that had been put on the edge of the table, asking us if we were ready to order, etc.) I think some of this can beattributed to the fact that he was the only server I saw during our visit. Again, they were slow, there were only about 7 tablesoccupied. However, I think our server was servicing all of the tables. Overall, we were very pleased with our visit and plan toreturn in the future. Read more
Amazing food and we were able to share a super Romantic evening. Server was super friendly, will go back again.
I read the reviews before I went, so when I arrived to the front door I knew there would be a sign about them being short... staffed. There were a few people already sitting while I was being seated at the bar. The bartender took my drink order andtended to a few other folks along with getting another woman order ready. I ordered jalapeno risotto first then as shesbringing it to me I hear her say they only have one cook. Okay!? Then she has to leave to get to get second job, yet you wouldhav never knew she was rushing out to go pick up her son( I heard all that while sitting). She came back to take my order and Iasked for my bill while I had a chance, I knew she was busy there was only a good six of them there. Anywho, I didn't care muchabout parts of the risotto (mushrooms) yet it was favorable. I also ordered the 3 skillet al forno and the sauce in itself isamazing. Not to bold but not weak either, so yeah the experience and food was delicious. Read more
Today, my husband took me on a surprise date to Tyler from Shreveport, Louisiana. Eating at this restaurant was a blessing AND a... curse. Now I have to live my life knowing that the best Italian restaurant is a TWO hour drive away! ???? Just kidding, we haveno regrets. We were so blown away by each dish we got from Oliveto. I apologize for the photos of the appetizers, they were SOGOOD that we gobbled them down immediately before I could get a picture. The bread sticks were well worth the money, thecalamari was not chewy at all, and their tomato bisque soup is a new favorite of mine. I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs,and my husband described the meatballs as an "art". They were tender, steaming hot, and full of flavor. Somehow, they didn'tfall apart when I cut into them despite them not being even slightly dry. Dessert blew me away as well. Every single dish we gotwas piping hot and exceeded my every expectation. To top off our experience, the service was also amazing! She was friendly andtook great care of us. Well worth the drive, I hope we can make it back soon!! Read more
Excellent food. Made fresh coffee for us. Had cauliflower rice options for those of us that didn't want pasta. All 4 meals were... very good quality and taste. Would go back. Read more