Restaurante El Olivo (Olvera) — Restaurant in Olvera

A local recommended this place to us on our pit stop. Not too sure after reading very contradictory reviews but decided to give it a try. Amazing flavors, portions and nicest service. We had Tapas, love love love the gambas/shrimp in aioli oil (garlic with a little spice), tender & fresh grilled squid, smoked salmon w/cheese, pork cheeks which was way too big a portion for a Tapas and with am full jug of rioja fresco.our bill €20.70. In the US where we are from, $100 easily. From the outside this place looked too big and empty but of course they eat very late and one of the best and cheapest meal we have had in our 2 months in Spain. Just eat here and ignore all the unhappy reviews, not a single bad reviews I read before eating...

9 months ago I put a bad review about this place because of the owner and his unpleasant attitude, today I saw again if he had changed and what I find is the owner screaming in front of everyone at a waitress. An extremely unpleasant and ungrateful gentleman with his workers, just as he continues in the same attitude of leaving all the work to others and talking to the customers. A while waiting for the drink that he had to bring me and...

Very quick, efficient service. We only wanted snacks, so ordered a chicken, bacon & cheese baguette and a chicken salad baguette. Both came very quickly, with freshly cooked chicken and served with delicious chips, which we hadn't expected - each 4 euros or less. The beer and soft drinks were also very reasonable. Great value...