Olive Tree Blacktop Diner - Saskatoon

OMG! What a gem of a restaurant! The owner is a wonderful host, and the food is amazingly tasty, and great quality.I can't wait to go back and try other dishes!The Greek platter is a must have! Everything is freshly prepared and delicious, and healthy portions too.

Great experience! Its an amazing restaurant for being a gas station that advertises fireworks and ice cream! It was truly authentic Greek cuisine (having never been to Greece myself, however.... It also has a 1950 's diner, coca cola, Marilyn Monroe theme which was just really cool. The menu was excellent! Dokus and Tzatziki for appetizers; the Tzatziki was amazing! The Greek coffee is a must for dessert, but only if Tim Hortons is not your normal fair. We ordered the Moussaka and the Greek burger for entrees, and by that time we were stuffed already as we also received an unexpected Greek chicken soup, which was to die for. The Greek burger came smothered in this amazing goat cheese mushroom sauce; the sides were thinly cut, dollar chip potatoes smothered in their featured, organic, olive oil (of which I picked up a bottle upon leaving , and even more freshly baked pita bread (going to need more Tzatziki! Finally, their wine list was excellent, featuring famous Greek, organic wines (I especially like the ones made by monks ; all of which offered pairing suggestions based on their entrees! The absolute highlight was the owner himself, explaining the dishes, taking pride in his food. He looked absolutely devastated when we asked to pack up some food because we were beyond full! We didn 't even get to have dessert! Oh well, thats for next time, because I 'm definitely going back! <br/ <br/ The only downside is the distance. Easily an hour drive from home whether you are leaving from Saskatoon or Prince Albert. The plus is, dining should not be a 20 minute 'shove a burger down your throat ' affair. This offered a drive, scenery, a relaxing evening, and a very unique experience! <br/ <br/ I haven 't said anything about the price because, well, c 'mon you cheapskates!

After wanting to dine here for the last few years we finally made it. The exterior is quite charming. You enter the restaurant through the gas station, which had all sorts of goodies. Many options for ice cream, fire works and a section with specialty Greek items. The Greek items were vast and wanted to buy some such as spices, oils, soaps and kitchen items. My plan was to get some on the way out. But we ate so much I couldn't even look at the items. We started off with the Greek plate. There were 5 different dips, cukes, tomatoes, spanakopita and pita bread. A little on the pricy side $15/pp. I wasn't very fond of the spanakopita it was stingy on the cheese and flavour and a little doughy. The dips were quite good though. My sister in law had the pepper steak. She asked for it med well. It came out more med rare. She loved the sauce. Brother in law had the steak Diane. Med rare. Steak was cooked to temp. Though he loved the potatoes and veg that came with he didn't particularly like the sauce. Spouse had the mixed grill. That came with 2 different souvlaki, 2 lamb chops, 1 large sausage and a Greek patty that resembled a burger patty. The sides were fried potatoes, sliced tomatoes, tzatziki and pita. To be honest all meats except the sausage were over cooked. I had the moussaka. I must say I love this dish but have had it in other places only to be very disappointed. But here I was pleasantly surprised. It was very good. I would come back specifically for this dish. My side was a Greek salad. We wanted to sample some desserts but we were all way too full. The owner was such a friendly happy man thus far outweighed the negatives. He was an absolute gem. This giving the higher rating.Spouse and I plan on returning to buy some specialty items.. Before eating... Myself to enjoy moussaka and spouse to try something else off their menu.

Amazing!!!!!!! Stop right now! We dropped into this little gem early afternoon and bought some amazing olive oils...on the way home we stopped for dinner and I have to say WOW!! What a great experience . I ve been to Greece and this took me right back there with the flavours. The owner was such a wonderful man, and his wife an exceptional chef! I recommend this place hands down! If your a foodie you ll be extremely happy. Thank you Michael for the wonderful experience start to finish

Unexpected surprise ... Mostly good. Went there around 6-ish, the place was practically empty. The setting was kinda weird cause you have to go through a cozy convenience store in order to get to the diner itself. A nice big painting on left hand side of the wall showing downtown of stoon which is a plus. We were directed to our table fairly quick, and spent time to look at the menu. Since the website does not have a menu, we were not sure what to expect as well as the price range for this place. Dishes described on the menu sound lovely, but I would say alittle overprice. I mean you could have go to a nice steakhouse for that price really. We wanted to order baby lamb, however it 's not available. Didn 't order drinks or appetizers, we had signature steak and mixed grill. Both were served with the soup, not sure what that was, lemon chicken rice soup maybe, tasted yummy. The mixed grill was a huge plate of grilled meat which can easily feed two people, it 's a combination of sausage, burger, chicken kebab, pork kebab, lamb chops with tzatziki sauce. Meat was juicy and flavorful. Here is the surprise, 'star ' of the evening, the signature steak. The presentation was not very appealing, the steak was smothered in a thick mocha sauce with ripe banana. Pretty sure the banana has been cooked in alcohol cause it was bitter. First bite of the steak was not as bad as it looked, it was tender and actually the sauce was not bad with the steak, it just doesn 't look very appetizing. Overall, we had a decent experience.