Olio Kensington Street

Review summary

1. J

   Jeremy

   Sydney

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Friendly and professional staff. Highly recommended
   

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   Rebecca

   London

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Terrible valentines dinner. Overbooked, poor service, and the food itself was atrocious. The combination between Italian and Asian resulted in us feeling sick at the weird texture and flavour combinations. The worst was the egg and raw fish dish that I didn’t see any person finish. On top of that, we never were able to see a wine list because they were all being used. So we had to say just bring us any white wine. No one asked us how our meal was at any point in time or we would have given the feedback presently. We can’t understand how this restaurant has any good reviews.
   

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   Angelo

   Melbourne

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We went to their restaurant at february 14 with so much excitement. However upon arriving, we were surprised that they only cater valentine's degustation menu as I booked this date and selected the ala carte menu in the Open table app. Their valentine's menu is absolutely horrible!!!! 3 out of the 6 dish are tomato based which I think is too much given that there should be diversity of taste among the dishes. What is most annoying is that we waited on average 30 minutes per dish to be served which is unreasonable. Given this delay of serving of food, we stayed there for 3 hours (arrived at 7:20pm and ended 9:20pm) which I think is too much for only 6 dishes.
   

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   Yen

   Sydney

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 18, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   All the staff in were so friendly and engaging. Love the decor and lighting that comes through the restaurant, tables are spaced out appropriately as well. The food... honestly, everything that we ordered and came out was perfectly balanced and not bland or too salty. I had the for entree the Panelle Salmon Cavier (eaten in 2 bites... give me more!) and the buratta (very refreshing). For main, ordered their signature squid ink crab tonnarelli (delicious!). The sauce was creamy with the right amount of salt without losing the taste of the crab and sea. perfectly cooked, al dente xx - definitely a place I would like to revisit/eat at again... soon.
   

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   Dee

   Sydney

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 30, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Antispati Wagyu Capriccio and Capasanta are the highlights. Disappointed with the squid ink tonnarelli, the sauce was a bit weird, the tonnarelli was not cooked to the level that was expected, the desert was also nice, but it could be better, especially the tiramisu, it would be great if it was not that powdery.
   

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   Kylie

   Sydney

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on December 28, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was average or below especially the main course. My daughter said she can cook the pasta better than what she had. won’t visit again
   

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   David

   Sydney

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice venue, staff were great, food was very good.
   

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   Marian

   Sydney

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely ambience and food - though the sides a bit disappointing. Service was a bit slow and unresponsive. We weren’t offered coffee and when we asked for a port we were told the bar was shut. It saw 10.30pm on a Saturday night!
   

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   Sean

   London

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 30, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience a with the service and food exceptional.
   

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    Lucía

    New York City

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 29, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    We were really excited to try this place after seeing it on social media, but unfortunately, we left feeling a bit disappointed. We ordered the menu, a side, and dessert, but the experience didn’t live up to our expectations. The calamari was quite chewy and lacked flavor, though the burrata was excellent. The mains were average, and the steak arrived a bit cold. On top of that, our side dish came out 10 minutes after the mains, so we had a bowl of truffle fries on the table instead of enjoying it with the meal. Additionally, I had mentioned in the reservation that it was my friend’s birthday and asked if they could bring out the dessert with candles, but nothing happened. It felt like a missed opportunity to make the experience special. The service was great—very friendly staff—and we understand the restaurant might be going through a chef transition, as someone mentioned when we left. Hopefully, things improve soon because we were really looking forward to a better overall experience!
    

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