Oliva B.v. Rotterdam

Delicious food and great staff! will definitely go back!

We had an excellent 4-course surprise menu with a group of colleagues. delicious food and wine and friendly service with a good sense of humor

On one of Rotterdam's coolest streets, across from more casual Bazar, Oliva a first-rate Italian restaurant. Fresh, natural ingredients. Fabulous and friendly service. Beautiful dining room. Ate here twice in the course of a fairly brief visit. Wish it was in Chicago!

Food was outstanding and the house red wine was good as well. Portions, I thought, were plentiful. I highly recommend this place for dinner but be sure to make reservations of you plan on eating there on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

Oliva is a great restaurant and one of our favourites in Rotterdam. It's reliable, and there is always something tasty on the short menu. All dishes are made with seasonal ingredients and produce. I tend to stick to the seafood options and avoid the beef as I think there are better places to eat steak in Rotterdam. Deserts are good too, especially the ice creams and sorbets! They serve a good selection of wines but I typically stick to the house wines as they are good value IMHO. I think that for Netherlands standards the pricing is reasonable (around €18 25 for a main course al la carte). The surprise menus are worth a role of the dice too (you can specify ingredients that you don't like or can't eat). Making a reservation is recommended especially Thursday Sunday.