Olive Bistro & Catering

So glad I found this place when I was looking for Italian catering option in downtown LA for my staff meeting. Everyone loved the food. They have a pretty extensive menu from pastas and chickens and salads. I worked with the owner Holly to put together the right menu for the number of people I had. She was incredibly nice to accommodate my special requests. Delivery was on time and the food was amazing! Their penne pesto with chicken was pretty darn tasty along with their garlic rolls, their meat lasagna was delicious, and their pancheta was a hit. Overall their food and customer service was fantastic. I highly recommend them and we definitely will use them again :)

They lost our business due to Holly’s stonewalling when we tried to ask her a few simple questions.
I’m responsible for providing catering for an event. We chose Olive Bistro & Catering because of their great reviews and because they’re close to our venue.
I had called Holly a few times within the last two months to have a few questions answered, and like the reviews said, she was very sweet and helpful.
I’m not sure if she was having a bad day today, but I had my assistant call her to ask if they accepted payment for catering ahead of time. She immediately answered «Why?» and when he tried to explain to her why, she kept interrupting him and asking him questions about our company that he didn’t know the answers to. After this, I decided to call her myself since I figured she might remember me. After I proceed to ask her the same question with some extra context, she starts interrupting me as well saying that she didn’t understand why we had to order ahead of time, she didn’t understand why or like that we were calling from the same place (we both work here?), and that she couldn’t work with us if she didn’t know what company we were ordering for (which I had answered in previous conversations and reminded her of today before I started asking my questions). As soon as I tried to answer these questions, she interrupts me AGAIN saying «You know what, hold please.» I simply told her «No thank you,» and hung up. I had called 4 other restaurants that we were contracting for catering and none of them responded the way she did today.
Unfortunately, we will not be using them for our event this year nor any other year.

I ordered from Olive Bistro & Catering last week with about 2 days notice. The office luncheon included 25 people. The day of the luncheon I had to postpone for 30 minutes based on work necessity. The team was fabulous, quick to move, timely, and understanding. Most importantly the food was amazing. Try the Kale salad, wow! The pasta dishes were well received, naturally the meat lasagna, and the Penne con Pollo were a hit.
Everyone commented on the catering choice. Thank you Olive Bistro a job well done!

Service and food was awesome as always. I always order the pomodoro with chicken and it’s delicious. Highly recommend !!

I was at a work event in Downtown and we ordered food from this amazing restaurant. The meat lasagna, the penne with chicken and pink sauce and the kale salad are by far the best I’ve had. The food was delivered on time and delicious. You will be missing out if you don’t try them. All of us were extremely satisfied and very content with the food.

I love thats its hidden in a office building. I call it The secret Italian restaurant. Its super cool

Solid service, nice ambience, and tasty food. Private location, feels like a hidden gem. I enjoyed my Caprese sub with side salad and hot tea. I redeemed the free drink offer.
I was part of a large group, and with only one mistaken order, we were all served in a timely manner.

Wow, I just had the new Power Pollo… it was DELICIOUS!!! It came nice and hot too!
So healthy with a light sauce with kale and veggies cooked to perfection! I mixed the quinoa with the sauce as well… YUM! Can’t wait to try the power pasta. Keep up the great healthy meals, I will be sure to try them all!

My company ordered from here for our holiday party, what a mistake.
They accept online ordering, so my tiny office of ten submitted our order online and paid via PayPal. Two hours and ten rumbling stomachs later we called to see what the hold up was. According to Olive Bistro only half the order came in via online ordering, but all of the payment. Rather than call or even email to verify they decided it would be better to just not make any of the food. Our office manager worked something out and our food arrived about 30 minutes later, but it was awful. I ordered the blackened salmon salad. What I received was burnt, dried out, fishy smelling salmon. It was so awful I couldn’t even eat it. To top it off the bread was dry and flavorless. The rest of the office was happy, but they ordered pasta; its difficult to mess up pasta.
With so many restaurant choices in downtown I would avoid this place at all costs.

Thanks Holly for another amazing lunch !! Can’t get enough of this place. Delicious, affordable, fast — but gives you the real home style Italian experience. Love!

Best Italian food in downtown. Service is happy and very welcoming. Wish it was open later.

We ordered catering for the office today and all my employees were very satisfied! Our team has varying diets and I was extremely happy that everyone finished their plates and thanked us and Olive Bistro for providing the meal. Great job! We will certainly be coming back.

Was really craving for the farfalle salmon pasta and drove here from glendale. got there at exactly 3:20pm their time said theyre open til 4pm but we didnt get seated at all. I argued that their closing time was to at 4 and the owner said «well, it takes 40 minutes to clean up» how rude argh!
For the owner: please update your business hours to 3:20pm you dont lead on your customers to 4pm bt you wont serve food anymore at 3:20pm.

Tucked inside of a small business building is this Italian food haven. Take your time walking down the long corridor while breathing deeply to decompress. The décor is on point. Am I in Florence? Tuscany? Feels like I’ve been transported to a far away land. A land where the aroma is authentic, the service is bene and you can taste love in the food. There are plenty of space upstairs for large parties or a romantic meal. Sit outside on sweltering days for alfresco-​style dining. Every single thing on the menu is delicious… I have a sweet spot for the spaghetti and meat sauce, it’s made to perfection. Holly is the best, her beauty radiates from within.
FYI, I was not paid to write this review, just motivated by the garlic rolls. Eyes rolling back. Mmmm, magnificent!

I came here with a big party of 9 today for lunch. I was really excited to try this place as my coworker came here the previous week and said the food here was really good. I walked over since I work a couple of blocks away; there doesn’t seem to be any parking. This place is definitely hidden; we walked into a long hallway, through a patio, and up some stairs to find this place.
Once we entered, the venue was small but tidy and neat. The setting was homey and casual. We were greeted and sat right away. The waiters/​waitresses were very attentive and immediately got water for us. They were also very patient with us as we took a longer time to determine what we wanted to eat. Wait time was reasonable for the food. The waitress who took our order told us about how if we checked in on Unilocal,they’ll give us free drinks. They even gave us an appetizer dish on the house (mozzarella cheese with tomatoes) probably because we were a big group.
Once our orders came, everyone was pretty satisfied with their dish. It was nicely presented, and portions were reasonable. I want to say the food might be a bit more bland, but I prefer that as the pasta dishes seem healthier than other places. Nonetheless, the food was good. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place to others as the food was great, prices were reasonable, portions were good, and staff were attentive and very friendly!

Home girl wearing a Cartier watch was awesome! Awesome service, awesome food, awesome ambience. So glad to have found this place in dtla!

Cute hidden place in DTLA. Me and my friends go for lunch to Olive Bistro at least a few times a week and they never disappoint us from their fast service, delicious food, and amazing customer service.
I am a vegetarian and they offer so many different vegetarian options! Oh and not to forget their garlic rolls are DELICIOUS!
Not only is it a gorgeous place to dine in (a taste of Italy really), you have the luxury of catering to a party of any size!

Amazing hidden italian jem! My coworker and i had a meeting in a building next door and decided to try this place out. The spaghetti carbonara had a great sauce an tons of bacon… yummm. Oh and i loved the rolls. My coworker had the lasgana but i didn’t try it.

I’m very particular when it comes to pasta. This place is second to none. Not only are their daily specials delightful, they can customize just about any of the dishes for you. My favorite go to dish is the fettuccine di verdi with chicken (add sun dried tomatoes and garlic). Best pasta ever.
Make sure you check in on Unilocal to receive a free beverage.

Olive Bistro & Catering is a hidden gem in downtown LA. Seriously. it is literally HIDDEN inside a building located at Olive & 6^th Street. Pass the security guard desk (they are usually super nice), keep going inside (long and narrow walkway) and you’ll see the bistro.
I’ve tried several dishes and they are yummy.
Pollo parmigiana: it was so yummy the first time but it was kinda dry the second time. The sauce was delicious though. This was the dish that won my heart at first.
Daily special: fettuccine with mixed seafood, sautéed with fresh kale and mushroom in lobster cream sauce. Daily special is served with a small salad. The Little Mermaid would be so proud of her sea friends because this dish was so yummylicious. The pasta was perfectly cooked al dente and the sauce… oh man the sauce… it was bursting with flavor.
Spaghetti & meatball ($ 9.99): Good but not as good as pollo parmigiana and lobster sauce seafood fettuccine.
Linguini with salmon, sautéed with artichoke, fresh spinach & S.D. tomatoes in crew sauce served with a small salad. Another one of daily special and it was also good. The salmon was yum and I loved its spinach and artichoke combo with the pasta. It was good but it was missing something. I asked for capers and my dish was almost perfect after adding those tiny salty little suckers.
They have more seats inside the restaurant if you go upstairs.
The service is friendly and spotless every single time. Check out its delivery and catering service.
QUICK TIP: FREE SODA OR DRINK WITH CHECK IN.
4 stars! I am a fan.
Olive Bistro & Catering is yummylicious!