Olive Branch — Restaurant in St. Michaels

I first met the owner, Peter, pre-pandemic at the Easton Farmers Market where he was selling olive oil, olives and feta. During the pandemic, he would deliver the product to my home. Then came the retail shop in Easton with the best Greek imported foods and monthly wine tastings with a wonderful spread of Greek delicacies. We were excited when Peter told us he was planning a restaurant and shop, in St Michaels. Friends raved about the pork souvlaki, Greek salad and tzatziki. My husband and I visited yesterday afternoon for a glass of wine, spanakopita, 2 dips with pita, the fava and fire roasted eggplant. Both dips were excellent. The restaurant is inviting, the food outstanding and our server, Melissa welcoming and attentive. When we moved to the area 10 years ago, one thing we longed for was a good Greek restaurant. Now our wish has been fulfilled by the Olive Branch. We can't wait to go back and work our way through all of the menu items, to be washed down with the wonderful Greek...

We had the great pleasure of stopping in last Sunday, a lovely but brisk day in St. Michaels. My husband had never tried Greek food and Olive Branch looked very inviting. We decided to do some tasking outside. First, the staff were absolutely lovely. Checking on us regularly and making us feel right at home. For drinks, I had a glass of the Agiorgitiko Ophelia - a red wine - which I really loved and wanted to purchase a few bottles! He had the Mediterranean Citrus Fizz, non-alcoholic, not that you would have know by the taste, amazing. We then split the pork souvlaki and the spanakopita & tyropita mixer. It was all lovely, tasty, and nicely portioned. I wish we hadn't had a big breakfast because we certainly wanted to eat A LOT more. We did end up trying some kalamata olives in balsamic vinegar inside and purchase a jar. Thanks to Melissa and the team for making us feel so welcome. We wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you on our next...

Service was outstanding. Our large party (11) sat outside in the sun and they moved umbrellas around to keep us in the shade. When it started to lightly drizzle they came to see if we’d like to move indoors. We were happy sitting outside waiting for it to pass & they again rearranged umbrellas to keep us dry.

The food and drinks were great. Those of us that had cocktails loved them - especially the Mediterranean Paloma. Several of our group raved about the wine (both red & white).

The food was also excellent. Some of the highlights were Dolmades, meatballs & the quad dip (red pepper feta dip & Fava bean...