Oliveto Italian Bistro — Restaurant in Moore

My man and I went right around 8 pm for the happy hour appetizers, and they were AMAZING! We started off with someone side Ceasar salads, and the lettuce was so fresh and crispy. They come with bread sticks, which are soft with a buttery garlic goodness, it's like eating a cloud full of flavor. The Ceasar dressing is like an Italian style dressing and it comes with crispy croutons and topped with delicious cheese. We ordered the bruchetta "sundae," which is served in a cute martini glass and comes with delicious toasted artesian bread. The bruchetta sundae consists of marinated tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic glaze, garlic, and fresh basil.

I have been to Italy, and even the Italians would eat this with fresh mozzarella cheese!

We then ordered the Italian nachos. Ya'll! It's like pizza, but on nachos! The nachos consist of crispy wonton chips topped with Alfredo sauce, crispy pepperoni, Italian sausage, roasted red peppers, Kalamata olives, cheddar, mozzarella, and provolone cheeses. They are garnished with jalapeños, green onions, and drizzled with a balsamic glaze reduction.

For entrees, we ordered a Woodstone pizza, make it your own (build your own). This item was also on the 8 pm happy hour menu. I got the pesto garlic Alfredo sauce, pepperoni, Italian sausage, and chicken. I got extra cheese on top with a side of ranch, but this pizza did not need ranch at all! The crust was crispy, buttery, and so delicious.

For the second entree, we ordered the shrimp scampi. The angel hair pasta was so flavorful! So buttery and garlicky! The shrimp were succulent and flavorful.

Everything we had was so fresh and delicious! Not to mention the staff are all very sweet and polite!

The happy hour menu consists of several appetizers, pizzas, and alcoholic drinks! We saved over 17 dollars by going to their happy hour! I highly, HIGHLY...

Where do I begin…

First off, our server Brittany and management were EXCEPTIONAL. The one star rating has nothing to do with the service. We thank you guys.

The food, however, was exceptionally mediocre.

The nachos were good for the first three bites. The rest of the plate tasted like salty regret on overdone wonton “chips”.

The calamari was just… okay. Nothing impressive. Pretty greasy. Includes a fried chunk of jalapeño on the side and flavorless dipping sauces. Meh.

If you are looking for Macaroni Grill style “rustica” dish, be forewarned… THIS AIN’T IT! The husband and I were so excited to try this dish. We love pasta, but we did NOT love this. At all.

The Alfredo sauce tastes like it obviously (woefully) comes from a jar, the noodles were overcooked, the flavor profile of the entire dish is seriously underwhelming and (most importantly, perhaps) the buried shrimp that didn’t get blasted by the heat of the salamander were undercooked and still translucent!

Our kid ordered the cheeseburger… I know a frozen SYSCO school lunch burger patty when I see one. They dressed it up a bit on a brioche-esque bun. Again, meh. She liked it, but she also likes box mac and cheese- 100% unreliable opinion if you ask me.

I also ordered a to-go flourless chocolate cake before trying any of the food, I have not yet tasted it. It’s hard to mess up chocolate cake, but I really wouldn’t put it past this place.

How in the world this establishment has earned the google stars it has is beyond me. Speaking strictly from a culinary perspective, this is the worst experience we’ve had- ever!

Management was kind enough to speak with us and subsequently comped the meal. Perhaps this was a fluke, an off night for the kitchen, but we surely won’t be back...

This was the first time trying here today. So, first off, our waitress was super nice… was apologetic and attentive-at first. Our food-wow. Bland pasta, mushy noodles, flavorless sauce, the crab cakes were like hockey pucks! We asked for more Alfredo to try and just drown it. We added salt and pepper-still gross. The Greek salad had almonds on it (threw me off, and my palate) the tomato soup was ok…but the pesto and croutons were gross in it. The Italiano sandwich was the best thing I tasted here. The manager was super nice, and they remade the crab cakes and still dry as the Mojave. 😒 then when I said none of this tastes good, except the sandwich. She told the manager to come over and he looked at the food and agreed it looked bad. Then he gave us free dessert and remade the crab cakes. I ate a crab cake bc I’m SO hungry but it’s so dry I dumped balsamic vinegar on it to choke it down w my drink. Then the waitress comes out w a full bill and free dessert. I said I’m not going to pay for all the food I sent back! She tried to ague how many bites I took. I said I’ll pay for the sandwich and a crab cake but that’s it. I paid the bill and tipped my waitress but we will NEVER COME HERE again!!!. The cheesecake that I could make at home better, was the best thing here. I NEVER send all the food back-so for me to feel like a Karen is awful, and I’m sorry I decided to give this place a try. I’ll be going next door to firehouse to eat BECAUSE...