Oliveto — Restaurant in Madrid

Oliveto was good, I gave it 5 stars because I don’t want to bring down a good independent business’ rating, but I don’t believe we will be rushing back. Service was good—expedient but knowledgeable and friendly. Prices are mostly pretty fair. I guess the overarching sentiment is that the most flavorful item we had was the “carpaccio” and I put that in quotes because it is actually cured meat, I am guessing bresaola. It had shavings of a good quality parmigiano reggiano, delicious olive oil and cherry tomato halves. The eggplant parm was fine but needed more spark and was overpriced for what it was. Carbonara was ok, the bacon had the flavor of bacon that has been fried and then sat out for a while, a bit stale. Stuffed pasta with spinach was fine, just a bit bland. Tiramisu was okay, nothing to rave about. It’s a cozy atmosphere, but it just didn’t feel like a...

Superb Italian restaurant. Small menu. We had all the starters. The Jamon was fab, as were the 2 burrata dishes. We had pasta. Carbonara was creamy and eggy and yummy. The Gorgonzola and pear parcels were all truffly and sweet. The ragu on flat pasta (I forget) was fennelly, the ravioli was lighter and more subtle. In all of the dishes the actual taste of the pasta still came through. I liked that the menu was small as well. The chef is making good decisions. We didn’t try any pizzas. The tiramisu was also excellent. And then we have a Donnafugata white and a Primitivo red. Both excellent. And only 20-25EU. Food was also not expensive. Nice waiting staff. Always booked up - unsurprisingly- so don’t expect to walk in and get a table. (Sorry - forgot to take photos of most things before...

What a fantastic time we had. The best food I have ever eaten, the desserts were so good we decided to go for a round 2 and try a second dish. Considering the amount of food we ordered it was one of the cheapest meals we had during our visit to Spain. The staff were so lovely and kind to us. It such a welcoming and positive atmosphere. Extra love to Nico the manager and to the waitress and chef who's names we sadly did not get. I will never forget this dining experience and to the all the staff lots of love.

Love from Rowan and Paige from Scotland!...