The olive bar and kitchen, Mehrauli

We went to The olive bar and kitchen , for our post valentine dinner. For us dining on the 14^th was too commercial and hence we decided to do it later when the restaurants are a little more peaceful and much more attentive to your needs.

On way back from work, we decided to dine there. A quick call to the restaurant for table reservation was a put down as we were told they were completely sold out for the evening.

Being stubborn foodies, as we are, we decided to still give it a try. Fervently believing that they will have a table for two for an early dinner we headed straight.

Away from the hustle & bustle of the city the place has a definite charm to it.

It is just the perfect setting for a candle lit relaxed evening.

The ambiance is not too expensive, but simple yet very chic.

Even for an early dinner at 7:30 pm, there was quite a no. of people in the restaurant.

We were being served by a very polite and professionally trained server who neatly took instruction with special care to the details.

We ordered for a minestrone soup, a wood fired pizza with truffle essence, a mocktail avalanche and a pie with red currant sauce.

Our order was taking a little longer, so we were served freshly baked multigrain garlic bread and Pumpkin cappuccino. The pumpkin cappuccino was mediocre while the bread was the show winner.

A pestle & mortar was placed on our table which had some roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs and loads of olive oil was poured over it.

This was effortlessly accompanying the freshly baked bread.

We were next served the avalanche which had very subtle notes of fresh ginger root and mint. The drink was enough to last our meal.

Later, the soup was served in a fire and water proof paper cup over hot charcoals.

The presentation was enough to warm you up. Especially me being very fussy over the hot quotient, I had no complaints. Next to it were placed two huge soup bowls with some broken pasta, chopped vegetables and parmesan bread over the side.

 We quickly pour the hot soup over it and were lost in the great depth the soup had to offer.

Next came our pizza, which was also very nice except that the toppings were not very generous.

Anyway, we were already 80% full so reviewing anything when you are above 40% full, is a crime!

Although we were more than full after the pizza, we couldn't resist ordering for the freshly baked pie with red currant sauce.

It was simply divine. The presentation was superb and the taste was fantastic! It was a delightful experience and food definitely was outstanding!

PS: You may have to wait for unusually longer times for your orders, but it is worth the wait as you get everything freshly baked and not just reheated crap.