We stopped for lunch after being out on the Cat Boat tour. I found the wait staff to be friendly and knowledgeable about the menu and wine list. Everyone in our party was satisfied with the quality, quantify and prices of the dishes we ordered. (Chicken Alfredo, pita pizza, teriyaki wrap, open face gyro, and an omelet). read more

The food was fabulous! Nice dining atmosphere and the servers were friendly and provided prompt service! We'll definitely be back!

Really enjoy the food and service here. Definitely recommend this restaurant. I've been here a couple times and have tried something different each time. Never disappointed. Eggplant parmigiana and chicken piccata both great. Cheesecake was light and absolutely delicious. read more

Loved the food but the service was amazing! Betty was extremely sweet and really personalized our experience. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Great restaurant! The drinks, the food, the service, ambiance, dessert..... all wonderful... we will be back and recommend to friends. thumbs up!! read more

Terrible service and cold food. Hostess and waitress could not even answer questions about an allergy. Manager said the hostess is too young to teach her the menu. Seriously?! The manager told my husband a medium rare steak should be cold even though it was well done. read more

Had an amazing dinner last night. I Eggplant Parmesan and my friend had penne a la vodka... very good because we had to try both. Very happy to find they had dining on sidewalk that allowed us to take our dog. Very friendly staff who were nice enough to make recommendations based in our likes. Couldn't have asked for anything more. The bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar really made it extra. It is apparent they know what they are doing! Kudos! I understand they make everything to order! read more

Fresh Greek salad, tasty chicken Marsala, Renee provided great service and was a pleasure. Entertainer was excellent. Worth the extra buck.

Great food, excellent service. Our waiter Nick was the best. Overall a very pleasurable experience!

This was my first time here and I had a great experience. The service was outstanding, Tyler and James both helped to take care of my table, showing great teamwork, and nick made fabulous drinks. We will definitely be coming back and recommending the place to friends because of the three of them! read more

I have to rant. After spending the day moving furniture I made reservations for dinner and we were off. We had a very good meal and comforting adult beverages. After we're finished eating My daughter tells me she was glad I didn't see the dog a few tables away. I love dogs, but don't believe they should be in restaurants. I shrugged it off. She continues to tell me the pet owner put his plate on the floor to let the dog clean it up.... When the server comes over to ask how everything was, I tell her about what my daughter saw. Instead of comforting me with words like...I'm sorry that happened...the dog shouldn't be eating off the plate...blah blah blah, she tells me about a man the comes in weekly and orders two veal osso buccos at $35 each. One is for him and the other is for the dog that comes with him. Apparently, there is a plate brought out for the dog and placed on the ground. I tell her...This is too much for me to handle and I will NOT be returning. As any good server, she tells the owner (maybe manager and he comes over to our table). He tells us the water temperature is 350 degrees and surely all dog germs have been killed. Then.....he says...Let me tell you a story about a weekly guest... I stop him!!! I ask him.....you are NOT going to tell me about the 2-$35 veal osso buccos??? to which he stupidly laughed and said...oh you've heard it before?!?!? I told him I'd write about it on Yelp. I know there are many animal lovers out there and I'm sure some of you feed your pets from your plates AT HOME but what are your feelings about dogs eating from same plates in restaurants??? I've worked in restaurants and have seen questionable things but personally....this grosses me out!!!! read more

Just ate here. The wait staff was very friendly but our waiter kept forgetting to bring things we asked for. Got salads before the appetizer, then got appetizer as we were eating the salads. Cesar was drenched with dressing. Took a long time to get main courses and they were luke warm. Sent them back and they still weren't really hot. The angel hair pasta was over cooked and starchy tasting. The tomato sauce was really good but not served hot so not great. For the price I wouldn't return. read more

Food, service was excellent!! We had a magnificent waitress(Betty)she made our experience enjoyable. We had a group of eight people, each one had a different meal, everyone said their meal was very good! read more

Consistently great food! Servers are great! Relaxed dinning with high end quality! As a chef I'm picky and this place is where I eat! Mary Alice is a wonderful hostess. Renard made another amazing meal for us! Welcome to Mount Dora, Chef Jerry & Karen of Olive Branch! We are grateful you're here! read more

We stopped in for lunch and had a wonderful experience. Our server, Nick, was very helpful with suggestions and substitutions (broccoli in place of fries for our 4 yr old). All of our main courses we're delicious, flavorful, and service from the entire staff was refreshingly attentive. The location was great, across the street from the lake. We will be back! read more

This place is amazing! Every time we have come here the staff have been above and beyond accommodating. We have come in twice and asked for a lunch item that we have loved and they have done it with no questions asked. The food is absolutely awesome, and staff is so friendly! My husband and I will come here again and again. We would recommend this restaurant to anyone and everyone who wants to have flawless service and an equally flawless meal! read more

Good food however terrible manager. Lamb was undercooked manager said sorry but nothing we can do you waited to long (tried to get attention of waitress who was too busy) he said we will make it better... we will give you free desert. Never had an experience where they wouldn't replace your meal. Lamb is $35 dessert was $8. read more

This is the WORST restaurant we've been to in Mount Dora. AVOID AVOID AVOID!! We live in the neighboring town, Tavares, and frequently head to Mount Dora for dinner. My wife and I decided to checkout Olive Branch this past Saturday (12/17/16) for the first time. It was basically a horrible experience from the beginning. It took the hostess probably 5 minutes just to greet us and then shortly after that sat us at a table on the front porch directly next to the one man band (unable to hold a conversation because the music was loud that close)We started our order with 2 glasses of wine and the calamari appetizer. It took about 15 minutes to get our drinks and 30 minutes to get our appetizer that came out lukewarm. I asked the server to check on our appetizer after about 20 minutes after ordering. We then asked to be moved to another table back from the band and the hostess quickly moved us. I ordered the chicken parmigiana and my wife ordered another appetizer for her entree. After waiting 1 hour and ten minutes after ordering we finally received our salads. At this point we noticed other couples that had been seated 30 minutes after us that had already been served their entrees!! I asked our server what the issue was and she went to "check" and disappeared for another 15 minutes. Water glasses were empty for nearly half the time and I finally tracked the bus boy down to get a refill. After 1 hour and 30 minutes I had had enough and asked our server for the check. She called over the manager and I explained the situation. She took my credit card and disappeared for 10 minutes. I finally went in to the restaurant to track her down and my card. Apparently she was checking on my food, WHICH WAS STILL NOT COOKED!! I once again explained my frustration to the manager while signing my $30 tab for crappy wine and a cold appetizer. YES THEY DID ACTUALLY CHARGE ME even though I never received my entree after waiting over 1 hour and 45 minutes. This place is a joke. There are MUCH MUCH better options in Mount Dora. read more

My wife ordered the chicken cordon bleu. Asked for it with pasta instead of rice. As the waitress put it on the table she acknowledged it was wrong as it was with rice, but nothing was done to fix it. I asked for fettuccine Alfredo as a side, came out spaghetti marinara. Asked if I could get fettuccine. It came out next as fettuccine marinara. Waitress said they didn't do fettuccine Alfredo. An hour wait for dinner to come out, that Happens on holidays, I get it. However if a customer is going to wait an hour, food comes out wrong, why wouldn't everything be done to correct it? manager came out and gave 10 percent off. Felt like we were just brushed off to be honest. read more

Pork chops where incredibly thin and small. Mashed potatoes were watery and lumpy with little to no flavor and the vegetables needed about 10 more minutes in the steamer. The quality was no where close to justify the $30 price tag and I don't hesitate to pay for good food in Mount Dora. I was asked numerous times if everything was ok. I said everything was fine but I was lying. If you're the manager asking 4 times then I supposed you already have doubts about your product. I will not be back. read more

Everything about The Olive Branch was amazing and we will definitely be returning. The service was top notch and the food was even better! All the sauces are fresh and homemade and you can really taste it!! The pasta was perfectly cooked al dente. I really cannot say enough about our first experience here tonight! read more

Very nice, new Italian restaurant. Across the street from the train station. Great food and atmosphere. The portions are huge and at a reasonable price. Joe, our waiter was great. Nice outside tables and bar too...for people watching. You know it's a good Italian restaurant when the chef comes out of the kitchen, with flour all over his apron, to say hello. One of the best Mr. Dora restaurants. read more

Best steak in a long time. Even better than Ruth's Chris. Pasta sauce delicious. Everything made fresh and authentic. Good service, charming dining setting. Lisa's service made our dining experience enjoyable. Will be back! read more

Everything was wonderful! The people were very nice and happy. The food was great from the fried mozzarella to the tortellini or pasta broccoli with chicken. read more

Tender calamari served with a delicious tomato sauce. The seafood fra diavolo is without question, the best I've had south of NYC.

Did not enjoy this place, slow service, pricey. and food was barley average. Husband had the 16 ounce New York Strip 37 dollars and the steak was small and thin, husband said it was like a Dennys breakfast steak. Cheesecake was very good. but not good enough to make us return. read more

Wonderful setting, great service and above all GREAT FOOD! Try the spinach pie, excellent! Great beer selection also!

Ordered The carbonara. There was so much garlic in it the dish was hard to enjoy. The carbonara sauce I am used to it has cream and egg in it. This one seem to be made out of broth and cornstarch. I was very disappointed. Will not be coming back. read more

What I thought was going to be a nice Christmas Eve dinner for two ended up being an awful experience. We always wanted to try the restaurant based upon reviews and decided to give it a chance. Upon entering the restaurant, the first thing that was noticeable was the noise. It was a full house, and there's barely any separation between the tables. We made our way to the hostess and she found our reservations and pointed to a table for two directly behind the podium and right on top of the bar. I mentioned that it was a poor choice but she really didn't have any other tables for two people. Reluctantly we sat at that table. And in no time we were surrounded by people waiting for tables, hovering near the podium and bar. There was so much noise that I actually sent a text message to my wife across from me because I couldn't hear her. We placed our orders and when our appetizers arrived, we had to ask for the bread that we saw served to other tables. Water never arrived either. The only time the waitress asked how we were doing was when she brought something to the table. People sitting in the bar kept bumping into my wife's chair and gave us looks like it was our fault. The dinners arrived and we both ordered veal entrees. And both were swimming in thin sauce that the veal was soggy. The soup tasted as if poured from a can. The whole experience was bad as our first attempt at the restaurant and will not go back. read more

A wonderful surprise. Outstanding personal attention. Wife had the Chicken Fettuccine and I had the Rigatoni Carbonara. Delicious. Mine was simply the best I have had and wife had a gluten free version. Key lime pie for dessert topped off a superb meal read more

Sorely disappointed when the location had 4.5 stars. It was our last night in Mount Dora and so far we had excellent service and amazing food everywhere we went. We were torn between Italian and German and selected Italian because of the rating and the menu. Our server Lisa took our order, gave us no specials or offered any info of any kind. She brought our salads and asked if we would like black pepper, we said yes and she disappeared. We saw her taking food to other tables so we flagged down a manager and let him know we were still waiting on the pepper. We had barely started eating our salads when she brought our food out. We asked her if we could get bread which came with our meal and other tables had gotten it with their salad. I stopped eating my salad and started on the entree once she brought the bread. To say the food was lukewarm would be a stretch. The same manager stopped and asked us how our food was and we told him it was lukewarm. He offered to take it back to heat it, but we were beyond repair by this time. We asked him her name but never got a response. Finally, with our table full of half eaten food, dirty dishes including empty salad bowls I went to the bar and asked the manager for our check. When I got back to our table Lisa had showed up to clear the dishes. We tried to speak to her about our frustration and someone walked up to her and handed her someone else's food and she said she had to get to this to the customer while it was still hot. Really??? We paid the check in cash, (the manager had taken off the salad and drinks). As we left the couple at the next table said that they were having the same issue with the same server. The food was good...I'm sure a different server and the manager actually correcting the situation instead of just reducing our bill would have given us a whole different experience. read more

Great dinner! Huge portions with unique flavor and very friendly staff! Highly recommend either for a date night or a nice family dinner.

Great staff, good management! Enjoyed my steak and the Mediterranean salad. Wife had stuff shrimp with crab. The stuffing was primarily bread (not crab). Overall we enjoyed ambiance and the food will be back. read more

We will come back to eat here, the food was good. The steak in the teriyaki wrap was a little overdone, but was still with good flavor. The chicken broccoli franchaise was very good. The service was excellent and overall the restaurant atmosphere was a little loud, but the tables have tablecloths, which gave it some elegance. read more

We were recommended to go to the Olive Branch by the owners of our B&B. The food was authentic Italian, and we know Italian. The service could not have been better. The bread, salad and entree were over the top. I live 100 miles away, but I'd consider driving here for the food and service. Bravo! read more

Great restaurant. Our waitress, Betty, is the best, a fun and caring person. We were a large group and Betty handled us with ease and grace. The food was well prepared and delicious, can't wait to go back. read more

Great food and great service! We came for lunch on a Sunday (in January) and had no problem getting a table for 5 with no reservations. The service was great and the manager even came by to say hi and check in. The food was also really great. I had a greek salad that was a little small although it tasted great (even though I prefer my veggies chopped). The dressing was basically just oil and vinegar with some herbs but it made a great dipping sauce for the pita bread that came with the salad. It looked like the lunch portions in general were a little on the small side, but that just means more room for dessert or an app! read more

Service was great, food was ok. I had the pesto shrimp and scallops over linguine, 3 butterflied shrimp and two scallops. I asked for the scalloped to be seared and server requested but manager said they don't do that. My wife had the chicken over gluten free pasta. Both meals tasted good but were very dry and over cooked, we asked for more sauce and were accommodated. It made the meal much better. Manager gave us a few cannolis to go as an apology, and said you guys probably can't eat them (acknowledging my wife gluten allergy - kinda weird). We probably won't return. read more

My wife and I decided to try this place out and we were very happy we did. The food was excellent service as well. Great wine & dessert selections also. read more

such a beautiful restaurant but it stops there. Food quality was extremely poor and I think the marinara sauce was just canned tomato's. Our food came way after many other tables who came in after us and the management team made no attempt to apologize for the slow service until we confronted them and even then could not make eye contact. We made a reservation and the restaurant was full but the in/ability to proved good (excellent would be preferred) and quality food should not be comprised by a full restaurant. We were locals that won't bring our hungry stomachs here again/ read more