What a beautiful birthday luncheon with my best friends. The service was amazing and the food absolutely mouth watering delicious!!! My favorite restaurant in Erie. read more

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Always a good place to visit, menu selection was good, and staff always polite. Plan to visit again when in town.

We went there early on Sunday the day before the eclipse as it was the only reservation they had. The view was fantastic, lots of windows and everyone has a great view there. Service was friendly and attentive! Drinks were colorful and delicious. Although my filet was overcooked in spots it was fantastic, especially with the blue cheese topping! The Asparagus was the best I have ever had in my life. Delicious, hot, cooked perfectly, flavorful!! I highly recommend! read more

Oliver's Rooftop - Filet Mignon w/Crusted Blue Cheese, Mashed Potatoes & Asparagus - New American Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

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After we had left the restaurant, I just happened to be balancing my checking account, and noticed that they had charged me the tip amount not only on the bill, but also charged it separately!! When I called the restaurant when they opened the following day I was told "Oh don't worry about that, it's not a real charge, it will be gone in a day or two, our system has some kind of glitch in it and does that..." Really? Whatever. The food was great, the service was great also, not going to stop us from going there, just annoying that they would say that so unconcerned. read more

Stopped in for lunch yesterday. The staff were inviting without being intrusive. The scenery was fantastic!! There are big glass windows which were open to enjoy the wonderful summer weather . I think the brow would be amazing in the frozen winter as well. We ordered one lunch special, a shrimp po boy on a baguette with sweet potato fries and a walleye sandwich with broccoli. Both were delicious, I did have to ask for a salt shaker though for my broccoli. A little sesame oil would have been nice. We ordered specialty drinks, I had a flirtini, loved it. I'd like to return some day and try dinner! read more

Great food and service! Made a reservation for a birthday and we got a great table by the window overlooking the bay.

Great view from the restaurant. Food is good and the service is always top notch. If it's a nice evening it's nice with the fresh open air.

Our family drove 5 hours to see a WWE event and stayed at the Hampton . We we're new to the area and pleased to find that the hotel had a restaurant. The 3 of us went up to ask for a table at 4:30 pm to have a quick lite dinner before the Event. The hostess asked if we wanted a high top or table , we said no preference , she grabbed menus and was about to seat us when another young girl came up and said " oh wait we have no tables " you need a reservation and we have nothing until 8:30 . Dosnt give us any other option such as a apot at the bar , take out or other places to go . The place was almost empty . Was extremely disappointed in the customer service . We attend many events including for work and will remember this one and the restaurant in a very negative way . I truly hope the Managment addresses the young staff and restrains on how to better handle a situation such as this . read more

I was in town for business with a couple of work friends, and we decided to come here for dinner. It was fantastic! We did not have a reservation but got lucky that the bar conveniently opened up at the right time for us. We ordered the sashimi tuna and shrimp appetizer, and each had the walleye entree. Everything was wonderful and fresh! The bartender Mike was great and made delicious drinks. The view was stunning, and we got to see the sunset on a gorgeous evening. They even have a Biergarten outside and downstairs if you want something more casual, and they have fire pits as well. Highly recommend-just make sure you make a reservation! read more

We just had a cocktail because we wanted to check out the view. It was beautiful in there. The window was open and the breeze was nice. Sarah was our bartender. She did a great job and was able to answe a lot of our questions about Erie and give us some "fun facts". read more

Oliver's Rooftop - New American Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

This restaurant is a joke. It only looks high end and service is super! If you think food is good here, then I have nothing to say. There are much better places out there. This restaurant is worst than your local chains like Texas roadhouse and Cheesecake Factory. Drinks are good though. Don't waste your money on lobster and shrimp bisque. It's made with tomato broth which is a lazy version of the traditional Lobster Bisque. Do not get the lobster pasta, the flavor is bland, messy, and doesn't compliment each other. I had no idea what I was eating. The chicken piccata was boring and whatever sauce they use didn't enhance the flavor with over used of capers. On top of it all, it had to pair with broccoli? Broccolini is a much better choice to be honest. A new menu is needed or just a better chef to be honest. My bf and I were having fun and laughing at how horrible it was. Over $100 meal, but we made sure to take care of our server because it's not their fault. read more

Our server was very kind and attentive. My bloody mary was nice & spicey as I requested. Soup of the day was tasty & rich. Appetizer was stuffed hot peppers that were yummy. We both ordered the walleye dinner which was bountiful & delicious!! read more

Is it fine dining or an upscale bar? It was rather confusing, being that the predominate view was of the bar and not of the lake. From our window table, we could see a little of the lake, but it was like sitting in the back seat of a car without being able to look out the front window. Patrons were wearing everything from suits and dresses to jean shorts and t-shirts. The service was outstanding. The food was good/above average. My salmon was overcooked and did not look the picture posted on the web page. No slaw, it was served with a tiny cup of microgreens with "wasabi." I wasn't sure what I was to do with it- so I added it to my rice. Our server said that most people don't know what to do with it and don't use it. My husband had the filet. It was perfectly cooked and served with a huge pile of mashed potatoes and a tiny portion of asparagus. It's one of the few places in Erie for a special meal. Hopefully if we go back, we will be able to experience the open air dining and stunning views as described by Oliver's web page. read more

Oliver's Rooftop - Salmon - New American Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

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This is the second time my boyfriend and I ate here. We arrived at around 8:30 on a Friday and were seated at a table in the corner of the bar area right beside the glass. It was perfect. Even though it was mostly dark you could still see some stuff outside that was lit up. We were greeted by our server, John, and ordered the Blue Oliver (drink did not come with blue cheese stuffed olives as per description) and a whiskey on the rocks. We both tried new menu items from the last time we were here. The stuffed pepper appetizer was the BEST we've ever had in our lives. It is a must-have. I ordered the walleye fish which was delicious but a bit heavy on the lemon cream sauce. The broccoli and rice are so-so, but they give you a lot of each. My boyfriend ordered the lobster pasta dish and it was also so-so (the pasta was overdone in my opinion, but they give you a really nice portion of meat). The dessert was AMAZING. It was a sweet potato cheesecake served with salted caramel ice cream. Another must have! Truly our server John was fantastic. He gave us great recommendations and was very knowledgeable about the area. You can tell he is someone that loves his job and interacting with people. read more

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Amazing food, wonderful atmosphere and company. I didn't think to take pics but we both got the sirloin, absolutely amazing. Lobster deviled eggs were very good as well. We shared a piece of cheesecake for dessert and I'd go back just for that to be honest! Do yourself a favor and stop by for dinner, you won't be disappointed. read more

Had the Winter Sun cocktail-- nicely balanced, well prepared. Overall I enjoyed the bar. The wedge salad would have been 10/10 had it not been for the sweet red sauce and balsamic glaze drizzled overtop. Not to be a jerk, but don't mess with a good thing. The customer is expecting a classic wedge salad, it doesn't make a lot of sense to stray from that in my opinion. The soup of the day was fine, but it had clearly been microwaved. The shallow (odd choice) bowl's rim was hotter than the soup itself. Would not recommend. I know this happens everywhere and there's not an easy fix, but I was also quite annoyed that I had to shoo off a couple of fruit flies from my meal. Overall pros: - Waitstaff was stellar and kind - Drink I had was great - Ambiance was great for a casual date night Overall cons: - Food could have been better - Fruit flies around my food - Music was a bit loud for a Wednesday night I'm sorry for being picky here, but I did wish for a better experience after paying $50 with tip for just myself. read more

We have had lobster pasta. (really really salty) The walleye dinner and the steak special. Best by far was the steak dinner but the accompanying sides were extremely mediocre. The mashed potatoes were not worthy of being on the same plate with the steak. Especially at nearly 60 dollars for the meal. The best value and taste is the chicken souvlaki salad. It really is a beautiful place to enjoy a meal And the servers are so wonderful That is the main reason we go. read more

Spotty service, some good, some horrible. Been there 3 times. Menu doesn't change. Limited menu, never varies, but tasty. Average to small portions. Everyone says it's a bit over priced for what you get, and I agree. Paying for the view. read more

Newly opened Oliver's sits atop the Hampton Inn and had mixed reviews on this platform. We decided to see for ourselves. The restraint is modern decor with views of the lake. A moveable window wall was opened on one side offering a nice breeze. There are a number of beer offerings and a happy hour starts at 4pm. The bar was even able to make my favorite pre dinner drink, an Aperol Spritz. We chose to share the appetizer "Don't Give Up the Shrimp". Scored a perfect 10. Tempura shrimp with a mild heat sauce. The portion size was good to share. Our entree was the Parmesan crusted walleye dinner. Again scored a 10. The fish was large with a mild lemon sauce. Accompanied with rice and broccoli. The size of the meal could be shared giving you more opportunity for dessert. We didn't have dessert but saw three at another table, again the portions were large. Our server Katie was attentive and efficient. Oliver's scored high on our visit and reservations are a must. read more

Great food, Great view, Great Service and Abiance.....delicious recepies and unique Appitizers and deserts 5 star read more

Excellent food. Service was outstanding. The views were amazing. We highly recommend this restaurant if you are in Erie.

Attempted on a Monday to reserve a window table on the following Saturday at 12:30 pm. Was told it was impossible to reserve a window table. Entertaining people from out of town Disappointed and went to another restaurant with a view. read more

Booked my stay at the Hampton months and also learned of this new rooftop restaurant attached to the hotel. Finally arrived thinking this would be a very convenient dining option only to learn they are closed all day for Private Functions. What's the point of having access to a restaurant attached to a hotel when guest cannot dine there? I suppose great for the restaurant for being to host private functions and a beware for guest thinking this is an option. I now have to get in my car and find another option. read more

Delicious food, great atmosphere and great service! We had reservations, got right in, and they seated us by the window. They even brought out this yummy dessert for my husband since we were celebrating his birthday. He loved his steak and my salad was amazing. We will be back! read more

Oliver's Rooftop - Appetizer - New American Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

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What an amazing establishment!!! The food was incredible. My husband celebrated his birthday here and had the delicious cowboy steak. Jo was our server and she was excellent. 5/5, would recommend!!! read more

I would definitely recommend getting the sticky wings as an appetizer. The service was great and the drinks were good. Such a fun place to go for the views of Lake Erie! read more

Pros: -The lobster bisque had a good amount of seafood in it. -My boyfriend loved the house salad that he ordered along with his entree. -I ordered the Commodore's Choice 22oz. bone-in ribeye and it was delicious and cooked perfectly mid-rare. -My boyfriend got the filet and asked for it butterflied as he likes his steak more well-done and he said it was the best steak he has ever had. -The asparagus served with both steaks was large, tender and flavorful. -The rosemary butter is a MUST! A perfect, flavorful addition to the delicious steaks and they vastly improved the potatoes. -The views are beautiful and perfectly showcase the glory of our Erie bayfront! Cons: -The restaurant seems to lack identity. It is as if they want to be fine dining but casual in some respects as well. A bit confusing. -Perhaps our server was just new but she was not as attentive as I would have liked for the prices at the restaurant. Also, she did not seem to know the menu well at all and did not know what I meant by the "Commodore's Choice" until I pointed it out to her. Also, although minor, each of the other servers delivered the guest check in a proper, check book as you would expect in "fine dining" restaurant, our server simply placed ours on the table. Again, perhaps she was new or not had proper training. -I had asked for a table with a good view when I made the reservation more than a week earlier and we were seated near the kitchen door in the middle of the restaurant. -The shrimp and lobster bisque, although meaty, was only luke-warm, and was served in a bowl with splatters of bisque on the edges and visible finger prints around the rim. There was a piece of shell in the bisque as well. Also, the piece of bread served with the bisque seemed to be house-made but a day or two old and was stale. After tasting the croutons served on my boyfriend's salad I would have rather had them served floating in the bisque because they were delicious. -The whipped potatoes were mediocre at best and I would prefer an option for perhaps a roasted red or fingerling potato seasoned with rosemary as it would pair perfectly with the rosemary-butter adorning the steaks. -Drinks are pricey and they only offer happy hour specials so there is not really an option for the cost-conscious diner during normal dinner hours. All in all, this is a nice restaurant with great views and a good and needed addition to the bayfront. I know that I was critical but that is because I want this restaurant to succeed and be it's best. I think some of my critiques may be due to being so new so hopefully they can "right the ship" in those areas and continue on to greatness. I will try them again in the future and hope to see great things! Good Luck! - - read more

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Went the second time on Valentine's Day. It was a disaster. We got dressed up for a nice dinner to be seated in a booth. Felt like we were at a diner. Ordered a sparkling wine and it came out flat. The waitress still charged us for it so we ended up drinking it at the end of dinner. Was told they don't carry it even though it was on the menu. A different waitress than our own recommended a different sparkling wine and brought it to our table. She brought in a bottle and set it down as if we were bothering her. We were given a desert before our meal that we didn't order and belonged to another table. Our waitress rushed us out and was impersonal. The decor in the daylight is not as classy as night. The food was mediocre (filet and lobster pasta). Thought this was my new place but definitely not. The only nice thing is the food. Not as classy as I originally thought. read more

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I'm shocked this place doesn't have a better overall review, every time I've been here all the food has been outstanding without any issues! I will continue to feel this way about this place it's food is great with a great view and location they even validate parking. Not to forget the timely serving they did in order and in/on time. Another bonus is the lower outside beer garden for after dinner activities if you don't have anything else to do in the area. Totally a good place to go!! read more

We visit frequently from Buffalo The food and service is always outstanding!!!!!! Love the bartender Zack he is always so friendly and just makes our experience much better!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Scheduled an order for 9:05pm pickup steaks were fired too early and was notified the order was ready 35 minutes early. Concerned I called and alerted the desk of the error and was informed there was nothing he could do. Showed up exactly when I asked for the pickup and food was still sitting out cold as can be no effort to keep the $140 worth of food warm and when I asked the manager what happened I was informed they "must have missed that it was a scheduled order." That is why I called and told your staff who did nothing. I have been a customer coming here since Oliver's opened and usually Oliver's provides extraordinary food, fantastic service, and a great atmosphere. Today's uncaring staff and as a consequence mediocre food is disrespectful to the cow who died in vain. read more

Ambiance is exactly what you want, service was great and the food was delicious. Will definitely go back

Too fancy. Food isn't that great. It's only exciting if you get a window seat but that is close to impossible to get.

I really enjoy the food and the ambiance here. Service is very friendly too. It's especially nice at sunset or night when you get to look out over the bay. read more

Such a disappointment. We travel the country eating at "Fine Restaurants" I know it's Erie, but our party of 7 spent at least $500 easily. We literally boxed up all of our food and tossed it out. The only thing that was half decent were the appetizers. Everything else was so gross. Never going back. My college roommate who is married to a banker and often dines with clients, said the exact same. read more

Food was absolute amazing!!! Service was top notch as well!!! I love their outside bar as well! Great to grab a few drinks outside before dinner and then go inside for for a great meal!!! read more

You pay for the view. We had a vegan with us so a month before we booked it we sent a email to them in the reservation asking if they could do anything vegan. They said yes just tell your server when you get there. Ok great -- come there and the server says yes these salads can be made vegan. So what they did was took the Oliver's Salad Extraordinaire which has brussels sprouts, cranraisins, pecans, pumpkin seeds, blueberries, red onions and dressing. It came out with brussels sprouts, cranraisins, blueberries, red onions and no dressing. The lettuce was terrible and we had to ask for dressing. I get it, you have no vegan options. That's fine..no one was even asking for much. We were just asking for some effort to be put in. There was none put in. We have gone to many places who don't have vegan options that try harder than this. Next time just say you don't have options and you can't accommodate. Or get with the times and realize there are many vegetarian and vegan people in the world and there will just have more out there. Suggestion -- use that pasta you have for the other dishes and just throw some seasoning and oil on it! Vegan. Or throw one of those portobellos or vegetables you have laying around from your other meals you've cooked and put that on! Vegan I'm all for understanding places don't have options for everyone but man the lack of effort was purely sad. It is currently the least favorite meal we've had in Erie. read more

Came for lunch on Saturday while in town. The restaurant was empty and freezing inside. Server was very nice and on it, great service. First few got coffee and it was cold, so had to ask for new. Got the stuffed peppers and those were good but also Luke warm. I got wedge salad and the soup of the day chicken divian. Salad was doused in dressing and the one was super sweet, was not very good so I light of only eaten a 3rd of it. Soup was fine, nothing special but it had two pieces of chicken in the large bowl since they don't offer cups. Overall below average food and somehow they struggle to serve hot food all around. Mom got burger she said was fine, fries were good. read more

phenomenal food, ribeye is one of the best I've ever had. And the manager, Zach, is a class act, goes the extra mile to make his customers happy. I'm very happy with this place. And you can't beat the view! read more

Great food and one of the best views of the bayfront available. Generous portions and fun cocktails. Highly recommend. read more

Oliver's Rooftop - Bayfront View - New American Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania