Food was a perfect 10. Ate outside and enjoyed the ambiance. Highly recommend this place!

A great dining experience; delicious food, wonderful environment, perfect service. Hannah the hostess was especially helpful. A fantastic place to celebrate special occasions. We will return! read more

My husband and I went for Valentine's Day/Anniversary and everything was perfect. The restaurant itself is aesthetically pleasing and the service was great. We were given an appetizer on the house and the entrees were delicious! Looking forward to my next visit. read more

Delicious!! I took a friend from out of state here for his birthday and the staff did a great job of taking care of us. The food, drinks, and service were fantastic! read more

Have been to quite a few of the Italian places in Austin, and just was not impressed with the food. Got the tagalatelli and another pasta. Willing to try again if I get a good recommendation, but otherwise will stick to the other standard Austin Italian places. read more

I've been in Austin 15 years now and have never been here! Very sweet Place. Scratch kitchen apparently. And it shows! Food was awesome! Very attentive service. Darin was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and wine selection. We had a great time. We will be back. Thx! read more

This restaurant is a consistently delightful experience. From the mid-century decor when you walk in to the last bite of dessert, every step of the way is equal parts comfort and surprise. Don't miss out on the Ricotta Ravioli or the Farm Egg. Also, the saffron risotto is light and subtle if you've already filled up on appetizers. If you're starting to feel full halfway through your main, ask for a box immediately so you can save room for dessert! The Fennel Gelato Panino was a surprisingly perfect combination of dense flourless cake, fennel gelato (trust me, this stuff is next level amazing) and pickled plums. They also had a Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake that is definitely on the list for the next visit. Don't miss it! read more

The best Italian food I have had in Austin. I had the lamb steak and it was the best I have ever had. Nothing that we had we even marginal. The olive oil with the bread is real olive oil none of the wannabe condiments you see at restaurants. It was small but perfect. I would most definitely eat here again. Again, try the lamb. read more

I think it's a common concern across Austin right now but it seems that Olive and June is severely understaffed. We were sat for an 8:00 pm reservation and waited 40 minutes to be acknowledged by our server beyond having waters dropped off. I made eye contact and flagged her down multiple times and she saw me and then turned to walk away, directly ignoring me. Right as we were about to leave she finally came up and apologized saying she had been slammed which makes the wait understandable but not her persistent avoidance of our table. She gave us a complementary cheese board which was underwhelming at best (literally only had one small portion of brie). While she was very nice and attentive moving forward and I can understand how being busy can really set you behind, I would not return. No one in the restaurant seemed to think we should be acknowledged and multiple other staff could have come over to explain the situation. The food was good but overpriced and the fact that our experience made it so poor makes me really not want to go back ever again, especially when Austin has an overflow of subpar overly priced Italian restaurants. read more

Food was excellent but small. They call it peasent Italian but that is a cover for "limited menu". The portions are tiny so fill up on bread. The service was horrible. They got our reservation wrong on the number of people. Our waiter took forever to refill drinks and take our order. The food came out with our apps... our waiter then argued with us about what risotto should taste like. Overall the food is good but the service and portion size do not match the price. Typical austin establishment where it is your honor to be thier customer. The service in this town is going to shit. read more

Quite a nice Italian meal here. Mixes Austin patio life and casual dining with fresh pasta and Italian apps and desserts. Wine game is on point and server knows his stuff. Even the bread excelled with some tasty oil and loads of fresh butter. Crab salad and farm egg made for nice apps. Farm egg blew us away with its large portion and flavorful polenta base. Definitely worth it to save bread to dip for this one. Tremendous opener and stupid to not order each and overtime you dine here. For entrees, branzino a nice rendition and pastas fresh. Peppers can be added to spice everything up and they add a nice kick without overpowering so worth asking for if you're a fan of heat. Shrimp a great addition to any vegetarian pasta while the chicken pretty basic so probably stick with seafood. Tiramisu for dessert tremendous and a chocolate-lover's paradise. The donuts a nice lively dessert for the summer months with lemon flavored ice cream. Really everything we ordered was tasty down to the last bite. Tiramisu and farm egg must orders, but overall all the pastas were great and entrees filled you up. Definitely a nice spot to celebrate or just have a leisure night out in Austin. Parking easy outside or complimentary valet. TV upstairs at the bar is a nice non-traditional Austin sight as well to knock my liking of Olive & June up a notch even more. read more

Went there for a business function with a buffet-style service. Food was excellent, everybody loved it. Fresh, crisp butterhead lettuce with a delicious dressing, juicy grape tomatoes and crisp cucumber. Delicious pasta with a spicy tomato sauce, very very good. Even the kale with garlic tasted good! Will have to go back and try their regular menu. read more

Excellent in every way! The service! The food! The Atmosphere! We will definitely be back. Any one-star reviews of this place are mistaken. It was amazing!! read more

Pasta is pretty good and the vegetables are fresh. I was really impressed with the cheesecake. The servers could be a little friendlier.

This is a great Italian restaurant in a city lacking Italian restaurants. My fiance and I loved the appetizers, the sharing plates, and the main courses. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. It is a really good place to get dinner. Highly recommend. read more

Thought that, in all fairness, I'd post management's response to my post... but lets clarify... it was just over 50 degrees (i looked at the temperature on my car thermometer when we left) and the wind was blowing into the bar.... you had 6 people huddled under one of the two space heaters on the patio (there weren't 50 people in the whole restaurant). .... a waitress, who was not serving us, closed the door due to complaints from her tables. The bartender told us she was not allowed to close it and we left it at that. We only complained when you reopened the door. Also there were other people at the bar complaining... your exact comment to us was, "six people leaving are not going to keep me from leaving this door open" ....that is tantamount saying get the F out..... It was only after that comment we closed our tab and left... So we left. . In your message to Thomas you indicated there was a problem with our behavior... That puzzles me. We pretty much ordered everything on your bar menu. We were respectful of your staff and tipped well in light of the problems that night. What part of our "behavior" was inappropriate? BTW this isn't blackmail... I want nothing from you... Yelp is designed for airing both the good and bad. I try to learn when we get a bad review on Yelp....The way you dealt with us.... is reflective in your response below (which is nowhere close to accurate) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I appreciate the compliment on my looks. I do try to stay in shape, but it is difficult eating restaurant food all day. Having spent 20 years in the hospitality business you probably know that 3 grown men threatening to leave a restaurant because it's 63 degrees outside, and basically tell me I'm running off customers (though my 50 dining room customers were very happy I kept the side door closed on their behalf) isn't going to illicit any sympathy . I didn't speak rudely to any customers. I basically told 3 men who wanted me to alter the traffic flow of the whole restaurant just for their comfort that I couldn't help them. I expected a few yelps as form of blackmail, and that only confirms my decision to let you leave. You are welcome to share my comments with anyone you like. My staff were embarrassed by your behavior (as well as customers nearby), but are well trained enough to know that only I can say NO to a guest making an impossible request. If you would like to chat about this you can call me directly at 512.221.8149. read more

Gotta avoid this place. Food is fine. But management is unbelievable bad. We're sitting at the bar and there a series of sliding glass doors behind us. It's COLD. We make reference to the staff and they slide it closed. The owner is standing nearby and probably referenced that he wanted it open. Regardless, the GM comes up and says the doors remains open. When we say we're cold and would rather leave than continue our meal he says "I don't care if you leave". Two stars, only because 75% of their items are good. Certain menu items must be avoided, but that's another review read more

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Two thumbs up, great Italian cuisine! Everything from the cocktails to the dessert was spot on. Will definitely be coming back soon.

Great Sunday quarantine meal! Making it a family tradition moving forward. We ordered the lasagna meal for the family and everyone loved it.

Not worth your money or time. My boyfriend and I and another couple went there for NYE. We had two major concerns with the place after our experience: service & food quality for price. We made a reservation way in advance and planned to be out of there before midnight. When we got there, we were told they were running about 20 minutes behind, so we went to the bar for a drink to wait for our table. 45 minutes pass, still no update. My boyfriend went to check on the timing and was told we still had a while to wait. We didn't get seated until 1.5 hrs after our reservation. Once we sat down, they didn't seem very apologetic about our wait time, other than they did bring us some champaign but our waiter was very flustered and the service right away started off bad. First, they didn't bring us a wine menu and only brought 3 out of 4 of us menus. Then he rushed our order, and when we ordered a drink, it took 20 minutes to come (we had to remind him). The meal was a fixed four course meal, and it took 30-40 minutes between each course to bring out the next option. The food was average quality, but nothing was amazing and definitely nothing was worth that type of wait. All-in-all, with our wait + dinner we were there over 4 hours. Not the way we imagined our NYE night to go. Not worth going unless you don't have plans for the rest of the evening. read more

The food was good, but not great. Everything else was a miss. They lost the order for our entrees it seems. Not sure if this was the server's fault or the kitchen's. But it took half an hour to get our plates of carbonara and ravioli. Inexcusable. The food was not worth the wait. The other dishes we ordered that night were good, but not wortth going back for. Minus one star. The waiter volunteered to have dessert be on the house to make up for the miss with our entrees. Nice gesture. But then he arrived at the table with his selection of dessert for us instead of giving us menus and letting us select our own dessert. I would rather have paid and ordered what I wanted. I believe the kitchen was closing so he just had them make something before they closed. That is not the way to handle that situation. He also brought us decaf coffee instead of the decaf cappuccinos we ordered saying that they were out of decaf espresso and that the coffee would be on the house. Since I didn't order it,nor did I want it, it should be on the house. Everyone makes a mistake now and then. It is how you handle your mistakes that set you apart. Olive and June screwed up our meal and then screwed up how they handled it. Minus a star. We ate inside. The place was packed and so horribly loud that we couldn't her each other speak even though we were sitting right next to one another. Minus one star. We were excited about Olive and June because there is no good Italian restaurant in Austin. There still isn't. read more

This restaurant is absolutely beautiful. It has such a great ambiance for birthday dinners/anniversaries, but without any pretentious waiters or customers. That being said, the food is only decent for the price. It's good, but nothing to write home for. For the price, I would definitely expect a greater development of flavors. However, keep in mind that you are paying for the ambiance also. I think I would still return here to give it one more try. read more

Unfortunately, while at a celebration dinner at Olive and June I was involved in a minor accident (which was no big deal). This small incident has turned into a much bigger problem because of the way, not only the staff, but also the higher management has handled the event. While at dinner, one of the waiters knocked over our candle and spilled candle wax on my blouse. Again, this was not a big deal. Accidents happen. However, when I informed the waitress that there was also candle wax all over the table and on my phone/phone, she dismissed my concerns by saying "it's no big deal, you can just scratch it off your phone." It was handled relatively okay at the restaurant - the manager apologized that the waiter had spilled wax (to which I graciously accepted and reiterated that accidents happen) and offered to compensate me for my dry cleaning bill if I brought it back to the restaurant; I assume this is pretty standard procedure. I left a comment card noting what had happened so that if something like this occurred in the future they could perhaps handle it better (i.e. waitress showing more concern and overall the staff ensuring we had a pleasant experience). I would never be writing this review, had I not received the following email from the Director of Operations. As a final note, my party was there on a Monday when all patrons get a discounted rate for small plates and champagne. My party ordered several small plates (in addition to entrees, desert, and coffee), which were given the same discount as all other patrons but no other discounts were received or offered, unlike the insinuation below. "Harlan Scott harlan.scott@parksideprojects.com Oct 15 (1 day ago) to me Hi Ms. Cline, Paul informed me of your incident last night at Olive & June and I was hoping for some clarification on your comment card. Paul most certainly offered to pay for the dry cleaning and handle any expenses associated with replacing the clothing if necessary. Your comment card says the opposite, and that you were "insulted" and that you won't return as a result. I'm trying to get a grasp on how Paul's handling of the situation was insulting so I can address this with all my staff if necessary. I've been in this business 15 year and I can't say that spilling of wine or something as benign as candlewax correlates to extensive compensation beyond what was offered, especially when your entire bill was half off to begin with. This incident was the fault of our backwaiter at the very the end of the meal, though the server was punished for it, reflected by several of the tips. Was the service subpar throughout the night? In that case I'll say no more, and your feelings and comments are justified indeed. Candle wax easily comes out with hot water, and Paul told me everyone in your group was extremely relaxed and overly nice about the whole thing and insisted he not do more. Perhaps he misread the situation? Your bill already had a $60 discount for mezzo Monday, so I'm asking what more "compensation" you would have liked for candle wax on your clothing. Thank you for any information that could shed light on this for me. Regards, harlan scott director of operations" read more

I ate at this restaurant for the first time last night. We sat inside, in a glassed-in room with tile floors. The endless hard surfaces made the noise level from conversation so amplified that it was impossible to even hear the person at the other side of the table. And there were only five of us. The food was average, at best and the service was terrible. We waited more than an hour for our food to arrive. Granted it was busy, but the waiter never even came by to tell us that he was sorry for the delay. On top of that, when we did get our food he kept coming over and interrupting our conversation (as difficult as it was with the noise) to ask how our food was--once would have been enough. I ordered the NY strip steak. It was tough with quite a bit of grizzle, which for $32 and no accompanying sides is a complete rip-off. The seasoning was good, but the quality of the meat was poor. I will say that it was cooked rare, as I ordered. After a couple of us had finished our meals--in my case just as I was taking the last bite--the waiter brought the desert menus. This was despite the fact that three of our party were still eating the main course. It was so annoying that one of our party asked him to bring the menus back later. It seemed like he was trying to rush us out. When we finally did finish, it took more than 30 minutes for our desert orders to come out. And when it did come out, the waiter had one of the desert orders wrong. Amazingly, he brought the correct order in about two minutes. One wonders why if they can operate that fast when the get things wrong, they can't do the same all of the time. The short of it is: Service stinks Atmosphere makes conversation almost impossible The taste of the food isn't bad The quality of the cut of steak was fair, at best There are several positive reviews for this place here, so it may have been a bad night. But I would rate this one of the most over-priced restaurants in Austin with the worst service I have encountered in quite some time. I would not return to this restaurant again. read more

Holy shit, this place is awesome! I had no idea. I'm not a big fan of venturing outside of my "downtown bubble" (which now extends to Hyde Park/North Loop during business hours), but I'd gladly venture here again. To me the place is like a patio theme park. There is inside seating, but not much. The focus here is the great outdoors. While I think they could use a few more fans to soothe the pain of blistering outdoor heat, they've got a pretty space and half-off cocktails happy hour from 4-6. If they discounted the wine as well? I'd make it 6 stars. That's right. My review for it would be so f'ing awesome that I'd transform yelp a la Neo from The Matrix, and I'd jump into the system and make it 6 stars. read more

One of the most unique and beautiful restaurant spaces I have been in. This was a huge selling point for me. The space has an interesting open feeling to it with all the different levels and outdoor terraces that appear to hug a giant tree growing up through it and shading it all. Monday's are the perfect night to go for a dinner with a group as they have 1/2 off wine by the glass, and the bottles of wine by the glass. Also, they have half off the small plates. The small plates are individual sized, and were great for sharing. The menu is mostly focused on pastas, but does have some other selections, so felt a bit limited to find wheat free options that weren't small plates. Everything our group had and shared was A-OK. The stuffed calamari was a bit tough and tasteless. I think they stuffed it to offset the poorly cooked calamari. Everyone's favorite thing here though was the cheese. The house made mozzarella was amazing, and the cheese plate was delicious. The desserts were here or there, nothing to save room for. I think this place would be great for a spring or fall Monday night happy hour outside to sip wine and catch up with a friend over a shared plate of cheese. The service was friendly, nothing wrong with that. Lastly, they offer complimentary valet parking. read more

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Party of 10 came here for my daughters birthday dinner. We were excited to try Olive and June but unfortunately ended up leaving disappointed. The place is cute with a large oak tree on the patio. We had an 8:00 reservation and ended up being seated about 8:20 - no big deal at all the hostess said that some complementary appetizers would be coming out. Finally at 9:00 the comped appetizers as well as the ones we ordered and a basket of bread arrived. Service was extremely slow the rest of the night. When our food came out the waiter never came back to check to see how everything was. The place has a window to the kitchen so you can see everyone standing around :( Two of us didn't like their meal - the Campanelle pasta was not described well on the menu and had a weird sweet taste. We sent them back no problem - and ordered a steak instead - she apologized and asked would you like me to add some cacio y Pepe with that? We said yes that would be great! She also said can I bring another glass of wine while you are waiting ? The way these 2 questions were asked implied to us that we wouldn't be charged for them. We explained this to the manager who said it wasn't their policy to comp food that was ordered? Also disappointed that cacio y Pepe and carbonara are not on the menu but were offered to us after our food came out. Weird - several of us would have ordered those dishes had we known. Disappointed again. In the end - our expectations were unmet. Some of our food was very good - some was bad some was just mediocre. The carrot pasta was VERY CARROTY and overpowering. Dessert was good. Steak was good. Lamb special was good. We were expecting a higher level of service all around for the price. He did give us some coupons for a future visit - not sure if we'll be back or not. If you are looking for really great Italian food in Austin - skip Olive & June and go to RED ASH downtown. It's amazing everytime. read more

Good food. Creative combinations and flavors. Very lackluster service and experience. The table had sound proofing hanging from the bottom. We waited way too long after ordering wine for it to be served while the waiter chatted in the kitchen (15 mins for a bottle?!?). Our waiter disappeared for a while. Our knives were taken with salad plates and not replaced, so we had to wave our arms to get the attention of anybody after the main course was served. Then some new-to-the-floor staff came through to clear the table and present the check because it was urgent to leave while we still had a full glass of wine. But we did enjoy the food. read more

We were really excited to try Olive and June and the setup is really great. The food is not. I don't know what any other reviewers ate, but we ordered several appetizers and entrees and nothing was even above average (some of it was actually just... bad). The wine was very good, but they didn't make it, so I can't give any credit there. The hostess did a great job at finding a table for us faster than we expected and our server was ok. In the future, I would go there to grab drinks because the ambiance is nice, but the food is severely lacking and given that it doesn't taste great--it's also overpriced. We could've gotten the wrong thing, but five of the wrong things? Highly unlikely. read more

Service was absolutely horrible, prices were ridiculous the only reason for the 2nd star was the food was ok. Our waiter had zero personality. The nicest person there was the valet guy, kudos to him read more

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Parkside so needless to say when I heard they were opening Olive and June, it was a must try on my list. I'm going to cut them some slack as I came here on a Saturday opening weekend. I know they have kinks they will need to work out so even though I did not enjoy my entree, I will definitey come back a second time and re-evaluate my experience with them then. Being that it was a Saturday AND the first week of their opening, it was PACKED! Luckily I had made reservations for a party of 6 so we were seated about 30 minutes after our reservation. I ordered the Grilled Orata. Orata is supposed to be a mild fish...let's say I was not happy with my plate and neither was my friend. It was not fresh. The fish was fishy and it had skin on it. I'm picky when it comes to fish, it has to be fresh and without skin (my fault since I forgot to ask)...so I scraped the skin off and ate all of it anyway only because the fish was $22....now PRICE -- I felt the portions were small for the price you were paying. One other thing to note -- the entree doesn't come with sides either! So for $6 you can add a side to your entree! Folks - we are not at a steak house here...you would think your fish would come with something....So you are looking at $28 for a piece of fish that is smaller than your hand and a small side. I am more than happy to pay top dollar for quality food, but this I thought was a little on the ridiculous side for something so small and far less than mediocre. My husband had the Bacatini Amatriciana for $14. He wasn't impressed with it either. It was mediocre. My gf had the Papperadelle for $15...probably the best dish at the table. This is what I'll be ordering on my next visit...good amount of good quality pasta! All in all, I had high hopes for the entrees but most were only mediocre. I will say that the desserts made up for my terrible meal. With a party of 6 we ordered a variety of desserts...all were DELICIOUS. We ordered: Bambolini - these are like donut holes - good Chestnut Semifreddo -- MY FAVORITE - oh so yummy...definitely try this Chocolate Zabaglioni -- also very very good - love the bits of banana Lemon Crostata -- Cherry sorbet was AMAZING So while dinner was a failure, dessert left me a happy soul. Service at Parkside has always been phenomenal so I don't expect anything less from Olive and June. They're new - they have kinks to work out - I'm sure they will get this right and soon! I will be back! read more

Small menu but very good food. Busier patio but quiet inside; our waitress however was extremely rude so I would not go back because of the poor service. read more

The patio is beautiful! (The inside decor isn't nearly as neat as El Arbol, sadly.) The HH is good but I don't plan on going back. I ordered the $16 ravioli plate... I got SIX SMALL ravioli's. I thought there was a mistake, that's how insulting of a dish it was. It was delicious, don't get me wrong. But after having had drinks AND appetizers AND that entree, I was still really hungry (which I get full fairly quickly). My husband and I spent $100 on a Tuesday evening meal. No thanks. These owners also own Parkside - again, a restaurant where there is a lot of hype but never actually produces much for me. My experience? You get MUCH more bang for your buck at other restaurants - with the same quality of food. I will only be going back for HH. Oh, the grilled artichoke is delicious (small and $5 but good). The chicken spiedini's are a flop!! (small, DRY, little flavor and $2.25 each!!!) read more

By far the worst service and food I have encountered in Austin. The teen hostess was the snobbiest of them all. The staff here acts as if they are doing you a favor. We will never eat here again. read more

Wonderful. Excellent food, great cocktails, and courteous service. They welcomed our Chihuahua on the patio with smiles and squeals. I highly recommend the agnliotti pasta - delicious. It would have been 5 stars if the outdoor chairs had been cleaner and more comfortable. read more

I wanted this to be a. 5 star place. The valet was very courteous , our waiter was prompt , knowledgable and personable and the food was good. But that it. It was just good. It wasn't OMG spectacular. We had the warm mozzarella appetizer. It could have been warmer. I had the beet salad , which was good but not anything new. My husband had the beautifully presented garden salad , which he really enjoyed. I'll get that next time. My brook trout was beautifully cooked , but the cauliflower on the plate was ice cold. Maybe it was supposed to be, but I found it unappetizing. My husband's steak was done to his liking and he enjoyed the flavors. The stand out items were the sides; very caramelized Brussels sprouts and salty, cheesy fingerling potatoes. While I enjoyed our visit , I was a bit underwhelmed when the side items were the best part of the meal. read more

The atmosphere was very nice. Food was OK.. but we're used to eating very flavorful creamy Italian food and have experienced eating delicious Italian food from Sorrento and Rome. This is very nice and light, giving it four stars for the cool atmosphere that made up for the food. read more

Not "average," not "very good," but "good." Food tasty, though a little salty; service mediocre - our waitress was nice and attentive, but seemed spacey and forgot a few things; menu was interesting- there were a lot of items on it, and it was sometimes difficult to gauge whether it was an entre or starter or side (I mean, I know that's the way that Italian food works, but these different items were spread out all over the menu and I got confused). I really liked the atmosphere (it may have been the 3 glasses of wine), and I'll definitely go back and give it another try. read more

I wanted to love this place! But half my paycheck later, the food and drinks were just not that memorable. Pros: Atmosphere was great and the outside area looked especially nice, had no trouble getting seated for our 7:15 reservation, helpful waitress informed us of portion sizes, extra charges for protein, etc., the basil di limone (cocktail) was pretty good. Cons: The food. It was good, but FOR THE PRICE, it wasn't. Saffron ravioli was strange, but not in a tasty way. Bucatini was good, but nothing I can't make in my own kitchen. Same for the pork meatballs. I found myself wishing I was drinking cocktails at Peached Tortilla instead, because Olive & June's were just ok. Dessert (lemon tart & hazelnut mousse) was fine. Between all courses we tried 7 items and 4 cocktails - almost all of it was mediocre for the price. All in all we felt like we spent a lot of money and didn't get much in return...probably won't be going back. read more

Food is good overall but way over priced. The waiter suggested adding gulf shrimp to a pasta that already contained shrimp and when the bill came we found that those 3 shrimp cost $12 extra on a pasta dish that cost $17 to begin with. Overall for a meal that cost $150 for 2 people with one drink each and no dessert I expected much much more. read more