Café Oliviero

My party had four different pasta with marinara and Alfredo sauces. Everyone was very much satisfied with their dish. The pasta is made right in front of you — you have a choice of white or whole wheat pasta, which I appreciated. All ingredients to be added looked very fresh. They also have good looking buffet and healthy looking salads, also made-​to-​order in front of you. I recommend the café to health-​conscious customers. Do not buy anything extra (bottles, tea boxes, etc) — it is about 3x more expensive than anywhere else.

In der Nähe vom Hotel Wellington preiswerter Shop mit Essensmöglichkeiten. Von einem Buffet packt man alles auf den Teller und bezahlt nach Gewicht. Zum Beispiel komplettes Frühstück mit Toast, Rűhrei, Würstchen, Kartoffeln, diversen Früchten und Kaffee für 12 US DOLLAR plus Trinkgeld für insgesamt 15 US DOLLAR.

Been here twice for a breakfast. Was nice to eat. First time I ate a wrap, little bit small but doable. I took a (fruit) smoothie for 8 $, but it was filled with 2 pieces of fruit and orange juice. Very simple. Could be better. A lot of things to choose. Like it !

My go-​to lunch spot near the office. Reasonably priced for midtown. Get the stir fry or a fresh salad in the back. There’s usually some seating available near the front, but best for take-​out.

The bagels and made to order omelettes are good to go. We were a bit disappointed with the overpriced breakfast and fruit bar.

Whoever said this place was cheap must not know the definition of the word. I got a small helping of some sort of stir fried udon noodles and it was over $ 8 (aka I would’ve much preferred Halal guys for that price). I also got a small bag of chips, a couple diet cokes and some other small items (expecting the bill to definitely be less than $ 20 like it would be at any bodega) and when it came out to almost $ 40 I was in shock. I honestly ended up not getting anything other than the hot food (only because I felt bad I had already taken it) because there was absolutely NO WAY I was about to pay $ 4 for a Diet Coke or any of the other ridiculously priced items. I know it’s one of those small cafes (which tend to be a bit more expensive than a regular grocer) but this was insane. To make matters worse, I got an upset stomach after eating the noodles. Will definitely not be returning.

OMG if only my rating could go into the negative spectrum… I ordered from here on seamless at 12am (I work nights). I even called to make sure they got my phone number correct. But by 1am my food hadn’t arrived.
I called this place back and they guy told me the delivery guy came into my job, didn’t call, and just handed my food over to some random person. I then tried to be nice and asked what time they were opened until so I could double check with security if it arrived and call back if it hadn’t. The guy proceeded to yell at me as if his ignorance, incompetence, and error were my fault.
Turns out the food was given to another employee at my job. I work with over 800 ppl, I never got my food. I would recommend starving over eating here.
Lesson learned. I hope the employees here learn some damned manners, competence, and customer service. You’re nothing without any of those.
PS In case anyone was wondering… Here are their most recent health violations:
Sanitary Violations
1) Wiping cloths soiled or not stored in sanitizing solution.
2) Non-​food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-​food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/​or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

Overpriced tourist trap. $ 9 for a fruit cup? $ 3.50 for a soda? Go somewhere else for the same thing at 75% of the cost.

On behalf of New Yorkers, I appologize that places like this are price gouging tourists. Ive stopped in here twice, first time breakfast sandwich and medium coffee for $ 12. I thought about it after, and thought it was an honest mistake. Second time I had to pick up a single serving bottle of lemonade and 1 L bottle of lime seltzer for $ 7!
They do offer variety — and you can order online on Seamless so the price is locked in. But dear tourists, NYC can be expensive… but its not this expensive. Please enjoy your vacation and take your patronage elsewhere.

Food: 4 stars
Service: 2 stars
The korean bbq bowl was a solid for a quick ‘n dirty type eat. The breakfast food is solid.
The service however is abysmal. If you seamless them, takes close to 1.5 hours to get to you (when it says 30 – 45 minutes on Seamless). If you go, even when they aren’t busy, the people are unnecessarily short and brusque with you.
That said, the food is good enough for me to mostly ignore that and try this out multiple times. If you can ignore bad service, just place an order and enjoy. If you can’t stomach bad service, stay away.

Low-​cost, quick place for a variety of foods. We had breakfast there one day and lunch another. The omelets were pretty good, not exciting, but fine for the price. Seating was available, although most people use the café for take-​out. The buffet seems to come out more expensive than ordering a dish from the cook.

Pathetic food, pathetic service. Arrogant servers. Flies in bakery item and juice.
Avoid for sure

La comida es muy buena, los precios son un poco elevados. El lugar es agradable, la atención regular.

This is a nothing special typical overpriced korean ripoff deli. The food is just aight but the price is not just aight due to its touristy location. Moreover this korean old cashier guy is rude and dishonest.
I grabbed chicken teriyaki on my way home from work. It clearly says 7.95 on the board but he charged 8.95. It’s not that I did not have a dollar but it was just wrong so I told him that I got chicken teriyaki. He started arguing with me that it is bulgogi which was on a different section of the menu board. I pointed it out the right section and it says 7.95 for chicken teriyaki. He looked at the container and said it has rice so it is 8.95. Who sells teriyaki without rice?! A dollar is a dollar but the way they do business and the way they argue with a customer is outright cheating. I live so close to this place but I am not going back. There are so many typical mediocre korean delis around this area anyway. What a shame!

Beware of the Asian cashier! He routinely overcharges!!!
The quality of the food is good, service is so-​so. But watch the prices.

Very fresh prepared foods /​salad /​fruit bar with a lot of variety — love this place for a quick, healthy bite or when I don’t want that much food.
I usually go for their salads, grilled veggies, and fresh fruit by the pound, though their sandwiches are also good. I’ve also tried their curry chicken from the prepared foods section, but didn’t like it — a bit bland. Will stick to the veggies and fruit.

I’m giving this 2 stars for the food. Because the food I’ve had from here has been good and it would be unfair to give a shitty review based solely on the shitty attitude of some of the employees working here. But really now — the sign on the made to order salad clearly says ‘unlimited toppings’. If you are going to have an attitude because I asked you for — god forbid — a few extra croutons and then only throw one on top of the 3 you initially gave me, seriously… it’s an effing croûton — it’s not going to make your business go bankrupt if you give me a few extra. Jeez. And ps — if you think talking smack about me in Spanish, I don’t understand what you are saying — how would you like me to repeat to your manager what you said, cabron?
So to recap:
a-​okay for the food because the food is good, especially the udon soup, and the place is clean
failing grade for the service because the workers need an attitude adjustment in this place.

I don’t usually write bad reviews, but the alternative here is picketing outside, and I don’t quite have the energy for that.
Two friends and I stopped by this deli on our way back to our hotel to grab a few drinks and snacks. To make this fun, I’m going to give you our list, and you make a prediction about the grand total. Ready?
6 pack of Stella (beer)
2 small Poland Spring waters
1 SmartWater
2 small Gatorades
1 small square of coffee cake
1 bag of Pretzel Crisps
Ready? What’s your guess?
Well, the way we figured it was IF the beer was $ 15, each of the waters was $ 2.50, the Smart Water was $ 3, the Gatorades were $ 3 each, the coffee cake was $ 3, and the pretzels were $ 5, the total would be $ 37. That’s IF those prices were accurate, already being high.
Our total? $ 48.31. FORTY-​EIGHT THIRTY-​ONE. We tried to return everything after we came to from the shock of the cost, but the man working wouldn’t allow it. He said he couldn’t put money back on the cc. I mean, it’s 2015. Come on man.
Never, ever, if you know what’s good for you, step into the Olivero Café. Protect your young. Protect your savings account. Protect your laundry money. Protect humanity. Don’t do it.

Pretty good for a dinner, had the Korean dish and it was yummy

Food: 4.5 Stars
Service: 3.5 Stars
Great deli place to pickup something quick for lunch or dinner. I went in around dinnertime to grab a bibimbap to go and they made it fresh on the grill. Surprisingly, there were a lot of people ordering, but they still got it done relatively quickly with around 3 – 4 people working the grill.
They have such a wide selection of food offerings from Asian to American cuisine. Most of it is really fresh and the décor and quality of food is nothing like those sketchy delis that you all too often see in Manhattan. Price is great and for the food you get its a great value.
The actual bibimbap was huge! It actually took me two meals to finish and the flavors were great even as leftover food. The rice had a distinct chewy sensation to it which I really enjoy and when I ate it that first evening, it was still hot and fresh which always makes food taste better. Highly recommend this café for grabbing a quick bite.

Got the turkey lover sandwich and green tree juice. The place is busy with all the locals getting their lunch. There is a wide variety.
I went with the remade sandwich. It was good and the bread incredible with huge pumpkin seeds on top. I loved the green tree juice. The lemon and ginger flavor came through.
I was unsure at first how and where to order each item. Ultimately I ordered the as which from the guy right there after he asked to help me and I ordered the juice with the cashier. Service was good and not intimidating. I would stop here again. I want to try the paninis next time. They looked good!

Café Oliviero is a deli, not a café; there’s no wait service. Sometimes I prefer the quick, no-​nonsense self-​serve style. This was a good choice for lunch before a Broadway matinée. I (a vegan) and my companion (a carnivore) found plenty to eat from the pay-​by-​the-​pound hot/​cold buffet. Everything was fresh and tasty, and the place is very clean. I would definitely return and recommend.