House of Oliver Restaurant & Wine Lounge

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   Stephen

   Sacramento1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   Price per plate for Valentines Dinner way over priced for what you received. Disappointed. Been there before for this event and it had better food for a cheaper price. 2 meals 3 drinks, $340.00. Ridiculous! Cut up Tri-Tip steak w/sauce, potatoes, vegetables, 3 ravioli’s and a dessert to share. I was in sticker shock when I received the bill. I could have gone to a nice steak house or seafood restaurant for half the price. That is the last time we go there.
   

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   Tony VIP

   San Francisco5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

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

   Management is unfriendly and has never greeted us on the 2 occasions we’ve visited. He visited with everyone in the restaurant except my wife and I.
   

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   Dan VIP

   San Francisco10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 2 February 2025

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

   House of Oliver was a nice change of pace from the usual dining experience in Roseville. The small venue was crowded and felt a bit cramped but not claustrophobic. My wife usually uses a wheelchair and that would have been impossible given the small footprint and table arrangement. Thankfully she was able to use her walker to get into the restaurant. We had a reservation for a table for four but there were no tables available. The kindness of a couple at a four top and their willingness to move to a two top was the only reason we were able to be seated. The service was good but I could tell the two servers were stretched thin as they were responsible for tables inside and outside the restaurant. Still, we did not feel like we were neglected. Drinks were excellent. The food was upscale bar food and very good. We appreciated the live musicians. The volume level was great even with live music. We were able to easily converse at our table without issue.
   

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   Lisa

   Sacramento1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 4 January 2025

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

   Great atmosphere and great entertainment. Love sitting inside or out on the patio - there is no bad seat in the house. Great place to meet friends or a date. Matthew and Siobhan are wonderful hosts. The staff is awesome and all work hard to serve every customer.
   

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   Steven VIP

   San Francisco244 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 1 January 2025

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

   This was a bad choice for New Year's Eve dinner. There was a set menu, starting with what the restaurant claimed were crab cakes......horrible tasting balls of something but we didn't recognize crab. Next up a small, unimpressive salad, mostly stems. Then my wife had the salmon, a tiny piece which she said was "just okay". I "upgraded" and went with the prime rib which they charged an additional $15 for......cold and tasteless. Service was not responsive and painfully slow.......the check included an automatic 20% tip so there was little motivation apparently. They ran out of the dessert.....so the waitperson described a cheesecake to us, only to realize he was thinking of tiramisu?? This is basically a wine bar. We had hoped to get a decent NYE meal nearby but we failed miserably. We do not plan on coming back here any time soon.
   

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   Frank

   Seattle2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on 1 January 2025

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

   We went there New Years Eve. I understand prices are higher for this evening, but for what we were served, it was terrible. The salmon was dry and had human hair in the plate. They did replace the dish, but with no apology of discount. One guest had the wine pairing which came at an additional cost and they forgot to serve it timely, so we had to remind them of that. I got 6 raviolis for $85. We were charged $20 for each glass of wine when it said $15 on the menu. Way overpriced and the food fell way short. Be better if you are going to take people's hard earned money. House of Oliver has been there a while so it must have a following. We are not those followers. Happy New Year
   

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   Pamela

   San Francisco2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 January 2025

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

   Good food. Service was good and polite but had to ask for pepper multiple times. The tables were so uncomfortable and ridiculous for my 6 foot 4 inch husband. Ambience was ok. It needs some work.
   

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   Laurie VIP

   Los Angeles26 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 21 December 2024

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

   So disappointed. Tri tip dinner most expensive and meat tasted terrible. One bartender only on duty on a Saturday at 4:00”. Slow. He was very friendly though. Benjamin. Very few patrons. The outdoors is tented and good for winter. I think this was my last try to have a good time. Moving on.
   

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   Al

   Sacramento1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 18 December 2024

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

   Excellent food, classy ambiance, and enjoyable entertainment!
   

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    Pamela

    San Francisco5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 13 December 2024

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

    Food, cocktails and service were great. Really enjoyed entertainment. Tess was a wonderful singer and hope to hear her again.
    

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