March 2024 by Howe Sarah Jane
We go quite often here,food so delicous always specials on ,could choose anything ,flavour delicous, not too big helpings ,can indulge in sweet to finish . We'll worth visit . Not over priced .Vegetarian options: Vegetable currie, butternutsquash and chick pea currie, mushroom risotto.
February 2024 by Dermott
Amazing food and value for money. Easily the best dining experience in the city. First class.
January 2024 by osdiasda
This was our second time and we'll be back again. They served food of excellent quality and it's presented exquisitely. The Xmas menu has something for both traditionalists and adventurers, and the price was very reasonable. The only problem, as other reviews mentioned, was the heating. When we got there the area around our table was freezing, the bathrooms too. When requested, they turn up the heating for us, but it took a while until we felt cosy enough to take our scarfs off. We get that heating is expensive, but we definitively don't want to be dinning and freezing.
January 2024 by Jack Dunn - JD Waxing
Delicious dinner with a friendMidweek dinner and my first visit to the restaurant.Friendly and professional service with a great value dinner menu ..We enjoyed both starters and main course options with the sidesComplimentary soup (which was delicious)We had the squid & chicken wings to start and we both had the belly of pork for our main course!Highly recommended!
January 2024 by Mark Armstrong
I'd been to The Sooty Olive a few times over the years but over the last few visits the food has been dreadful.£35 for three courses when you get served basically poor pub grub just won't cut it for me.My starter of crispy squid was over cooked, my main consisted of quite possibly the most bland and driest katsu chicken curry I have ever had, along with the smallest portion of chips I have ever seen.My dessert of creme brulee was ok but nothing to rave home about.The service was fantastic and the waiting staff couldn't have been faulted as they were so attentive.If you're going for the food, I'd go elsewhere with there being so many great spots in the city.
November 2023 by Nolly1512
I went with colleagues for dinner after work. We were seated at the back of the restaurant. I have been several times before and each time always notice how cold it is. We asked for heating to be switched on, the staff did this but it made little to no difference. The meal arrived and we were disappointed at the portion sizes. I ordered a chicken escalope which was the same colour as the plate and looked lost sitting in the middle of an ungarnished plate. I received 8 chips as a side and a small ramican of pepper sauce. Two colleagues ordered burgers which had to be sent back as the buns were so burnt on the bottom. The burgers came back about 10 mins later with the same meat in them which was cold. The desert was beautiful. £30:00 for a meal and desert but all in our party agreed very expensive for what we got. We won?t be back.
November 2023 by Gerard McCloskey
Just a first class restaurant ??
November 2023 by Peter Crilly
Lovely food, lovely people!
November 2023 by Nomad65442123506
We went for an anniversary dinner, a special night for us, we waited at least 20 minutes past our booking and watched three couples arrive after us and be seated before us, whilst we understand that tables are allocated we heard one couple say their booking was well after us and were seated while we still waited. My husband had to go and inquire before we were told our table ran over, not the restaurants fault, but we would have appreciated this being communicated to us and not being left feeling quite forgotten, it would have made all the difference. The food was ok but we left with a bad taste in our mouths. The wait staff were apologetic and very nice.
November 2023 by V3878UFlaurab
Group of 7 ate at the sooty olive. The restaurant offers chateaubriand in 2 different sizes we choose the largest size to share by 3 people. On ordering this wasn't a problem, however when the food arrived the staff member couldn't comprehend why we needed 3 dinner plates instead of 2, eventually she brought a side plate & again we had to enlighten her as to why a 3rd plate was needed. She then brought an ungarnished cold plate. The chateaubriand was over cooked & we did mention this to another member of staff. When paying for the meal, I mentioned to the manager that the chateaubriand was over cooked,to which he replied well another member of your party told me the food was great. This person wasnt eating the chateaubriand and was happy with his meal.I told him that I had raised my concerns with another member of staff, to which he told me i should have raised them with him. This continued with the manager refusing to offer as much as apology for my concerns. He behaved in an obnoxious manner and was utterly disrespectful. The manager had a terrible attitude, he totally lacked professionalism and whilst he is working there I wouldn't recommend eating here.
November 2023 by Pauline MERIC
Very good restaurant in Londonderry, quiet and nice
October 2023 by Trevor H
Just had an amazing Sunday lunch in this restaurant, Claires telephone manner, from the outset, was amazing, most welcoming, helpful, We arrived as a party of 2 only to be treated with absolute professionalism, Todays fish was local hake: fresh ; perfectly cooked: as was the fillet steak (at sunday lunch time) ,Fae suggested wonderful shiraz and a beer, Both delicious.
October 2023 by Adriana Carr
Our group had a member who was disabled and one who is vegan and the restaurant was SO accommodating and kind. The food was so good and really reasonably priced, drinks were great and if anything strong. Atmosphere was great, a touch fancy but nothing you could get away with wearing a t shirt too. would love to go again ??Dietary restrictions: Only a couple vegetarian/vegan options but they were delicious.
October 2023 by Timothée Lestradet
Great and original food and pleasant and professional service.
October 2023 by Sabrina Richter
We are traveling from the US and had been driving all day and found this gem! We were very underdressed compared to everyone else, but we were assured that we were fine and that it was a casual place. We were all so glad we stayed, everything was AMAZING! I assume it was the manager we were talking to and he seemed so genuinely glad that we stayed and enjoyed it. Cannot recommend it enough.