Restaurant Olivia

4.8

13 Reviews

$50 and over

Italian

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2 people

30 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 14 times today

Experiences are available.

Great for fine wines
Good for special occasions
Charming

Restaurant Olivia is a pasta-focused restaurant located in Denver’s Wash Park neighborhood. Olivia is the second project from chef Ty Leon, beverage guru Austin Carson, and hospitality maven Heather Morrison.

Each evening we open the doors to our restaurant as if it were our home, welcoming guests with warmth and graciousness. We believe you’ll feel our attention to hospitality the minute you step inside.

We draw inspiration from classic Italian dishes and the traditions that bring them to life, but we also feature flavors and recipes from around the world. Our food is made with care and intention. We source our ingredients from organic and local producers whenever possible. Our beverage program features expertly-crafted but playful cocktails, alongside an Italian-focused wine list.

We look forward to sharing with you our passion for outstanding food and service.

Additional information

Dining style
Elegant Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of Operation
Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(303) 999-0395
Website
https://www.oliviadenver.com/
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Ty Leon

Location
290 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80209-2433
Area
Wash Park
Parking details
None

Experiences

Annual Truffle Dinner at Restaurant Olivia
US$495.00 per person
Prepaid
6 Dec 2024 only
18:00
Join us for an extraordinary Truffle Week celebration at Restaurant Olivia. Chef Ty Leon presents an intimate six-course dinner featuring hand-harvested white and black truffles from Italy's Piedmont region. Each course showcases our renowned handmade pasta and thoughtfully sourced ingredients, elevated by the intoxicating aromatics of fresh truffles. Wine director Scott Thomas has selected exceptional Italian wines to complement each dish, creating harmonious pairings that enhance these prized truffles. This unique dining experience is priced at $495 per person, inclusive of wine pairings. Join us in our warm Wash Park setting for an unforgettable celebration of tradition, craft, and seasonal excellence.
Annual Truffle Dinner at Restaurant Olivia
US$495.00 per person
Prepaid
7 Dec 2024 only
18:00
Join us for an extraordinary Truffle Week celebration at Restaurant Olivia. Chef Ty Leon presents an intimate six-course dinner featuring hand-harvested white and black truffles from Italy's Piedmont region. Each course showcases our renowned handmade pasta and thoughtfully sourced ingredients, elevated by the intoxicating aromatics of fresh truffles. Wine director Scott Thomas has selected exceptional Italian wines to complement each dish, creating harmonious pairings that enhance these prized truffles. This unique dining experience is priced at $495 per person, inclusive of wine pairings. Join us in our warm Wash Park setting for an unforgettable celebration of tradition, craft, and seasonal excellence.
Pasta Like a Pro
US$125.00 per person
Prepaid
14 Dec 2024 only
12:30
Learn the art of handmade pasta from Olivia's co-owner, head chef and pasta whisperer, Ty Leon. These are hands-on classes, be ready to roll up your sleeves and roll out the dough. Chef Ty will walk you through Olivia's tried-and-true noodle recipes, sharing stories of his favorite ingredients and techniques, as well as instructions for cooking the perfect al dente dish. Never kneaded? No problem. Classes are beginner-friendly and expert-approved.

What 13 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.9Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

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13 Reviews

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Megan
Denver
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
We have had the luxury of dining here on three different occasions. Twice before the remodel and again yesterday evening after the remodel. While I am happy for them they have been able to expand. The two areas have a completely different feel. We were seated in the newer area on the outside wall. What is a soft, warm, welcoming feeling in the original area due to lighting, the new area has a very different feel. WAY too bright and almost felt like we were under a spot light. To the point it lead to an exposed and uncomfortable feeling, not intimate at all. Lighting is so key for creating an ambiance, unfortunately this seemed like a miss. Now the service - outstanding. Staff bends over backwards to make you feel welcome and are exceptionally knowledgeable and friendly. The food for the majority of the meal was also excellent. We did the tasting menu with wine pairing. Staff suggested ordering all the pasta options and sharing. Every single pasta was delicious. Unfortunately the bison course at the end was so salty, we couldn’t finish it. But will say the wine pairing topped off the experience and would highly recommend ordering. We would come back and dine again, just would ask to please be in the original space.
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Adriana
Denver
56 reviews
vip
5.0
56 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This is a cute place on the way to a Michelin but the food could have been better and the martini class could have been cold.
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Casey
Denver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The staff and food were great! Highly recommend going
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John
Denver
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The Tagliatelle was boring and bland according to the guests who ordered it. Too loud.
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Tony
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Kim was amazing. Shane was amazing. The rest of the staff was amazing. Hats off to Missy and Chef Ty!
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Greg
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing, and Kim (and everyone who came to help us) was very knowledgeable, courteous, and just overall awesome.
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Bennett
Denver
66 reviews
vip
5.0
66 reviews
Dined on 17 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is my 2nd visit this year. No change in service quality and food selection after being recommended by Michelin. My server, Greg B was attentive and gave me time to decide my choices. I started with a Pear Old Fashioned. Wonderful cocktail. Next was their Chopped salad with Foccacia bread and a globe of burrata. Creamy cheese and freshly baked foccacia. I added a glass of white wine from Sicily. My pasta was the Tagiatelle Bolognese. Lots of pasta. I added a glass of Italian Chianti Classico. I was full and declined dessert, but Greg B gave me a complimentary 2 oz pour of Cinzano Amaro from the 1970's. A wonderful meal.
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Jen
Chicago
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 14 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had an incredible experience at Olivia! They were so gracious and welcoming on our first date out with our newborn baby! The food was exceptional with great attention to my gluten allergy. I can’t wait to go back!
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Angela
Denver
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 13 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything about our experience was excellent! Our server, Greg, was wonderful and provided great recommendations throughout our meal for both food and wine, and all other staff was friendly and attentive. Everything we ate was delicious and creative, we will be back for sure!
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Richard
Denver
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on 10 November 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This is a restaurant that serves some very tasty food but slips into the American-Italian mode of too much of everything. Cheese is everywhere. The butter that comes with the bread is covered in cheese. Our risotto was a crisped square inundated with with a huge, cold blob of buffalo ricotta. Ravioli likewise covered in a thin layer of cheese, and the eggplant al forno was, of course, slathered in cheese. Perhaps we ordered wrong, but having been to Italy three times in the last two years, little seemed authentic here. The dining rooms in the this upscale place are bare bones. Not a decoration on the walls, plain wood tables with just a small "candle," not a bit of upholstery anywhere to deaden the sound and a bar area that must rank as the dreariest in the state. Wines are exorbitant with maybe 5% of reds under $100. Why do Denver restaurants charging high prices and aiming high fail to deliver in ambiance and subtlety of cuisine?
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Restaurant Olivia is rated 4.8 stars by 13 OpenTable diners.

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Make a booking

2 people

30 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 14 times today

Experiences are available.

290 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80209-2433

Additional information

Area
Wash Park
Hours of Operation
Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Elegant Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Executive Chef
Ty Leon

Website
https://www.oliviadenver.com/
Phone number
(303) 999-0395

Restaurant Olivia

Make a booking

Additional information

Experiences

Annual Truffle Dinner at Restaurant Olivia

Annual Truffle Dinner at Restaurant Olivia

Pasta Like a Pro

Menu

What 13 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

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