Oliver's Astoria — Restaurant in New York

11/28 - I had not placed an order for this restaurant in years since I am not a huge fan of the food here. It has always been pretty forgettable, pricey and bland. Decided to place an UE order for delivery on Thanksgiving since plans fell through and the original restaurant ran out of food. I figured I would give them a shot with their Thanksgiving plate. It was lackluster and stingily portioned when I tried it 2 years ago. (See photo) The price point then was $24. I had assumed that perhaps they had gotten better over time or they got a new chef and saw that the price had increased to $30 DOLLARS this year. The turkey and ham option to $35! The plate consisted of salty processed turkey, NOT fresh hand carved, DRYYYYYY stuffing, 7 string beans (Yes, I counted), bitter cranberry sauce and what seemed like instant mashed potatoes. SHAME ON YALL! I ordered a Thanksgiving plate from another local eatery that I initially wanted to try and it was a few dollars cheaper and LEAPS AND BOUNDS better in terms of taste and portion size and they had real turkey!!! Still no need to return to Oliver's.

Review from 2022

I have tried delivery here a few times. Food is definitely nothing to write home about. I think you have to know what to order, but mostly there are dishes that are priced interestingly which I don't think are necessarily reflective of the complexity, quality or portion size of the dish. But it is NYC so the inflation in price better be going to the staff salaries/benefits.

Most recently ordered a Thanksgiving plate from them and it was pretty pathetic for the price. I think they were running out of food and gave me whatever was left all the while trying to stretch the portion for other orders since it was the afternoon. It was confusing to me since they did not offer the traditional menu and only offered the Thanksgiving dish so I'm not sure why they did not make enough to satisfy potential orders. I also called to see if it would be possible to have the mashed potatoes instead of sweet potatoes as mashed potatoes only came with the ham which I don't eat. I called twice and spoke to a Russian/Ukrainian sounding woman who said she would mention it to the kitchen. Despite the small ask it wasn't adhered to. Maybe they ran out of mashed potatoes, idk, but it was disappointing. I have had their salmon dishes which are typically accompanied by a bland side of a white rice variation (sometimes it has corn in it) and a vegetable. Currently it is 'avocado salsa', but it was asparagus for a while. I liked their pesto chicken sandwich I believe. The kitchen unfortunately cannot cook a steak to save their lives. I have tried it both as an evening entree and a brunch dish and both times just bad. I think it is a mix of the meat quality and poor cooking technique. Mac and cheese also confused me. The cheese is in the name, but for whatever reason, it seemed like the cheese was just a garnish on the top and the macaroni wasn't particularly held together with any real cheese and seemed to be swimming in some sort of milky liquid. Pass on that as well. Salads have been for the most part fresh and...

I hosted a private event at Oliver's, and it was a seamless experience from start to finish, all of which is attributed to the people I've worked with throughout various stages of the event (thank you so much Kim, Phil, and Hannah!)

I booked the Landmark Lounge, which is their private rooms downstairs, for a surprise 30th birthday party for my husband. It was the perfect size for the 20 of us (plenty of sitting and standing space), and is beautifully decorated throughout. As this was for a birthday party, we got minimal decor in black and gold, which matched perfectly with the color scheme of the space.

There is no rental fee for the space, but there is a minimum that must be met via food and/or drinks - note that it's not just the host's bill, but everyone else's bill that contributes to meeting the minimum. Because I had ordered an assortment of food platters for the party, I had already surpassed the minimum myself, but it's great to know for those looking for an affordable/easy minimum option.

As for the event itself, the quality of service we've received was top notch - from my constant back and forth emails with Kim about the event, to doing a mini tour of the venue with Phil and him taking care of all my concerns (before and during the event), to Hannah effortlessly serving our group of 20 and making sure we all had a drink in our hands, I was impressed and blown away. They really went above and beyond to make sure I was happy with everything and I truly appreciate the level of attentiveness they carried through the entirety of the event.

The food was all delicious - you can order platters ahead of time, and the serving sizes are quite generous. I over-ordered for my group, which is fine (better that than not ordering enough), as my guests happily took home leftovers. Drinks were very reasonably priced and delicious as well!

I really can't thank the staff enough for all their hard work - needless to say, I HIGHLY recommend Oliver's if you're looking to host a private event as I promise you will be...

I almost never write reviews , but i believe it's time to start writing. The hospitality in big cities is terrible and it's getting worse , it's ridiculous .

The places with already built names and good locations are doing fine and making money with terrible customer service , while most of the business are struggling , so i just want to help the places that they are not well known with good customer service, they deserve more attention. Just to direct people where to spend their money for an already overpriced city with terrible hospitality !

This place had a big video projector showing the World Cup games , it was Thursday so I decided to watch the game .

Guessing that they want to attract customers interested in World Cup i stop by and i was very clear with the host that i would like to watch the game and have few drinks , the video projector was in the middle of the restaurant so you cant watch it from the bar , she gave me a small standing table near the video projector . The restaurant was not full .

Meanwhile the restaurant get busier , i already had two margaritas it was after second half when she approach me telling me that they have reservation for that table , clearly they wanted to fit more people , she suggest me to move on the bar which was full and it was very hard to watch the game from that position . I paid my check i didn't leave a tip and i left the place , one block away i found much better service .

If you show the game especially with projector then you are inviting people to watch the game , i guess is weekday and you believe you will need some extra profit from the game (from drinks) , in contrary if you are confident and you have enough customers then you don't play the game , or maybe just the bar .

You just don't do...