The Stuffed Olive

121 E College St, Iowa City
(319) 855-5229

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Chris Ward Russell

Cole is the best! He always made sure our drinks were full! Cole is the man!

Abra Conn

Dakota was an excellent server and very attentive!! Give ya girl a raise and an award for most posi reviews ;)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Natalie Casper

Nel was amazing and offered excellent service!

Jacob Phillips

Absolutely loved the atmosphere, my server Viv was very fun and friendly, and very helpful, the drinks were amazing too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paola Quiroz

The stuffed Olive was very pleasant. My pinky was up the ENTIRE time. 5/5 fancy. Viv is a great waitress. Thelma had the Big berry. The berry was surprisingly quite small like a blueberry… it was a blueberry. I had the Whiskey Candied Apple.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Reagan Kelley

Nell was a great server! Went with my parents, drinks and food were delicious and we had a blast. Atmosphere inside and outside are amazing!!!!

Kevin Woodward

Service was on par with my better expectations. Server was friendly, observant without being intrusive. We had a couple of flatbreads and liked the variety and the quality.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon Flatbread

Josh E.

Great venue! Been to the Cedar Falls and Des Moines locations as well.

Service: 2

_Harry_

Main 5 stars is based off of service, food, drink, atmosphere, and overall satisfaction. Food was bad. Had the crab rangoon flatbread and the stuffing tasted gamey and like it was left out for a week. The service was bad. Had 5 waitresses there standing around the bar when it took 10 minutes for me and a table next to me to get waters. Only checked on us 2 others time for ordering and check. Only good thing was the drinks and atmosphere. Great place to sit and chat with a drink, but not for eating. Just a little upset as it was gonna be a nice place for a birthday meal, I was wrong.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

shawn maloney

Busy on a Saturday afternoon. Sat immediately and very friendly staff. The atmosphere was very unique and comfortable. We spent a few minutes figuring out menu. Very interesting martini choices and alot of them. We settled on a Margarita variation and an expresso martini. The staff was very helpful explaining the drink and food menu.
We ordered seared ahi tuna and kamakazi tuna. The food arrived quickly. The plates were as expected on the smaller side. The presentation was perfect and visually appetizing. The seared tuna prepared perfectly. We could cut the tuna with a fork. The side accompanying the tuna was a rich flavor filled sticky rice. The kamakazi tuna was over the top. The flavors rich with just the right amount of heat and spice. Tuna flaked apart with a fork. The washbi added the right amount of kick. The sticky rice had a similar spiciness and rounded out the over all quality of the dish. Both choices where exceptional and prepared perfectly.
We added to our meal the bacon wrapped stuffed jalapeños. The bacon could have been cooked alittle more. The stuffed jalapeños where very rich with flavor and had a very fresh taste with balanced spicy kick.
The Stuffed Olive is more then we expected. At first glance you expect a franchise experience but much better quality and definitely unique. The staff needed a few more help that particular day, the 2 girls that helped us were very good at their job and makes the dining experience worth some waiting time.
Definitely experience the Stuffed Olive. Quality was over the top for the price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lauren Webb

Idk if martinis or service are worse

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jessica Baker

Melanie made literally the best martini I've ever had! Salted Caramel. As you drank it, the artwork still prevailed. Phenomenal. Bartenders are quick, this is a very well-run place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pamela Pimentel

Drinks are pretty mid, our server was friendly but the food was horrible. It was a 25% discount food day and they were out of the most popular dishes. Chicken was dried and unsavory as was the Cajun salmon. Never going back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Crystal Federspiel

Great vibe, great food, would recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Monica Mae

Brekley is amaze-balls. Thank yewww

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