Olivera’s Pizzeria & Restaurant

Ionia, United States

4.1

20 reviews

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+1 616-522-3000
Website:
www.oliverasrestaurant.com
Address:
390 S Dexter St, Ionia, MI, 48846
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Description

Specialties

Italian, American and Mexican Cuisine.

History

Established in 2002.

Olivera’s Restaurant has proudly serviced Ionia and surrounding communities for over 13 years. In April of 2014, Olivera’s moved into their new location at 390 South Dexter Street across from the fairgrounds.

The newly renovated and greatly expanded establishment offers a seating capacity of 288, boasting three spacious, cozy dining areas to accommodate the unique needs of all their guests. The casual dining area is ideal for family gatherings, business meetings or anyone opting for a quiet, more subdued dining experience. They added a large, open dining addition to the south side of the building that has become known as «The Pit»; with large overhead glass doors offering al fresco dining during the warmer weather and guarantees a view year round. Olivera’s features 20 Michigan Craft Beers in their line up at all times, boasting 28 drafts in all. Olivera’s the most extensive beer and wine selection offered anywhere between Grand Rapids and Lansing!

Meet the Business Owner

Riccardo B.

Business Owner

Born and raised in Sicily Riccardo grew up with traditional Italian cooking. Attending culinary school in Italy only added to his passion and talent. All his life he worked with his family in their restaurants growing his skills until that day he opened Olivera’s as a small pizza and sub shop in Ionia that has continually grown to this day. The rest is history. Come and enjoy the experience of his creations and much more.

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20 reviews of Olivera’s Pizzeria & Restaurant

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Place rating: 4
Ionia, MI
I love olivera old lunch menu but as they’ve become bigger and bigger they have made there food more expensive. If you don’t want a pop and salad with lunch its pretty cheap but to add a pop and salad its $ 4 more during lunch. There water with lemon always has fresh lemon which is a plus.
Place rating: 5
Saranac, MI
Great food, great beer selection. Service is typically very outstanding. (Katy always treats us well) The wait staff is typically very good with my daughter when she is with me also, food is always prepared as expected. Bar could use some better scotch!
Place rating: 3
Grand Rapids, MI
I came here for a quick lunch meeting on a Tuesday with a group of 5. Overall the restaurant was very clean and the staff was friendly. I wasn’t thrilled with the overall menu options but there were a lot of safe options, which was actually good for a business meeting.
To start we had the Sicilian dip which had a good flavor and very tasty bread to dip it in. Both the texture and flavors were spot on in the bread. The dip was tasty but was basically tomato sauce with some cheese in the middle.
For my main lunch I had the taco salad, it wasn’t bad in anyway but really lacked flavor and excitement.
Prices were fair and the location was central. Overall not bad, but not worth writing home about.
Place rating: 3
Jenison, MI
I have been there a few times, a combination of dine in, pick up and catering. The pizza and breadsticks are wonderful and the restaurant itself is pretty nice with a good atmosphere. It’s large and has separate areas depending if you want a sports bar or dining room feel. It looks like they have a pretty nice patio set up as well when weather permits.
Our catering experience was fine with no major hang ups. The lasagna was ok, salad was standard and the cheesy breadsticks were great. No serving utensils were provided, although that may have been an option I missed.
The service is ok. Everyone is friendly enough but if you are expecting top notch service I would go else where.
Our last experience was dine in and it was during the week with no special events or holidays. Our server was nice but not super attentive. I ate my meal with a cocktail napkin as she never returned to check in and two people in our party ordered beer that sat on the bar for at least 15 min before making it to our table as our server chatted with a customer at the bar. I ordered pasta that was disgusting. The worst vodka sauce I’ve ever had, yes, worse than anything that comes from the grocery store in a jar. Someone else had cheese nachos. She was fine with them but I certainly would have been disappointed with some chips with shredded cheese melted on top and a cup of sour cream and salsa.
One last note, all the condiment cups (in our case, sour cream, salsa, marinera sauce) were not on the side of the plate but sitting on top of the food. Small detail but sort of gross.
I’m sure we will be back as we have family in the area and there’s not many options for sit down dining but my interactions will be limited to pizza and breadsticks.
Place rating: 4
Martin, MI
Food was above average but service lacked. The first bartender was obviously waiting to leave and when we ordered our food –she asked if fries were ok. Fries didn’t come with the sandwich!! Fries were an up charge! Never mentioned!
BIGGEST PET PEAVE EVER!
You MUST tell the customer if you are offering something that costs more. Even worse– don’t ask me if «fries are ok» when that doesn’t even come with the meal!
Atmosphere was really nice! Would go more often if not so far from home.
FYI night bar staff that took over wasn’t any better. If you weren’t a «regular» you didn’t get the attention they did. Took over 15 minutes to cash out!
I’d give them another chance
Place rating: 4
Los Angeles, CA
Good place for pizza and beer. Fun environment for kids and adults alike, good for parties and other group events.
Place rating: 5
Lansing, MI
Great food to order, very fast and attentive server who was very friendly and helpful. Had the sirloin steak that was grilled perfectly.
Place rating: 5
Grand Ledge, MI
Went to watch MSU/​UofM game and as expected they were extremely busy but our waitress was OUTSTANDING. No one at our table had to wait for a drink. I had the wet burrito which was very large and very good. We live about 30 minutes away but are planning a road trip to go back.
Place rating: 5
Lowell, MI
Great atmosphere, great service and great food. Every time I’ve been here the food and service was great. I’ve the mac & cheese, and a couple of the other pasta dishes and they were always good. The salads were always fresh and the soups are also good. They also have Keno if you like to play. They also have a decent beer selection. Update, I wish I could give 10 stars we had the special of shrimp tacos & crab stuffed trout and they were both amazing. Drinks and service was great as always.
Place rating: 5
Portland, MI
Love this restaurant the food is great and the people are always so friendly. I’m so glad that they are coming to Portland
Place rating: 4
Detroit, MI
Great place, the place was open late on a Sunday in a town with not much, and it was top notch, a menu with a bunch of great choices and they got all the bases covered. The food came out and it all looked and tasty, we were all happy. So glad we found this place with the help from Unilocal,definitely a good choice.
Place rating: 5
Pasadena, CA
Everyone was friendly. Had the BBQ chicken pizza. It was so good. I was eye balling their burritos that apparently a lot of people were ordering. Might have to get that tomorrow being my last day in Ionia.
Place rating: 5
Santa Maria, CA
Now that’s an Italian Hamburger
What I like to do sometimes is try a menu item outside the norm for the type of restaurant. It doesn’t always work out but this time I had great results. I ordered a cheese burger with their «Homemade chips.» Not all restaurants can pull this off either. I’ve had some homemade chips are too hard, or don’t taste right. However, The Chefs at Olivera’s got their potato treats just right. They didn’t taste salty at all either but did have a unique taste. I’m thinking some kind of parmesan sprinkling? I also ordered their tomato basil soup which is very much like my favorite tomato bisque. It came with a reasonable portion of garlic bread and a very generous amount of saltines. The delivery didn’t take as long as I expected either and he more than earned his tip.
Place rating: 4
Rockford, MI
I had the meat pizza. I thought it was excellent with a flavorful, chewy crust. I liked the 100% Michigan craft beers for the on-​tap selections. They also have a good atmosphere and attentive waitstaff. Unless there is somewhere I don’t know about in the immediate area, this might be the best place to eat or have beer in Ionia.
Place rating: 5
Granite City, IL
Awesome! Modern quality culinary inspired pizzeria, great pasta! Wonderful Stromboli, not a bad item on the menu, great drinks and atmosphere, perfect for those tired of boring food :) yum!!!
Place rating: 2
Grand Rapids, MI
Olivera’s is in a new location on Dexter street. I preferred the old location and the building because I felt it had the small town charm. The new bar is decent for a bar in Ionia but it could not compete with a big city bar like those in Grand Rapids. The service was absolutely awful. There were two bartenders working and a full rail, and on at least more than one occasion there were no bartenders behind the bar. When there are two bartenders, aren’t one of them always supposed to stay and watch the bar? My first beer bottle remained empty before I finally had to verbally flag down the bartender and hold up my empty bottle to show her that I was interested in consuming another alcoholic beverage. I hope these two girls are not the main bartenders because they’re boring and awful at their jobs. Beside the bad service, I was surprised by the decent beer selection and the quality of the food.
Good food.
Semi-​ok location.
Horrible service.
Clueless bartenders.
Lost it’s small town charm.
Place rating: 4
Naperville, IL
The pizza isn’t horrible, but it’s a far cry from great. The toppings are fresh and plentiful enough. It’s the dough that falls short. We tried twice based on the reviews and lack of anything else in Ionia, and couldn’t do it anymore. When we want good pizza it’s worth the drive to GR to go to JTs. That’s the most awesome pizza outside Chicago.
We went again last night. I has lasagne. Wife had a burger. The lasagne was very good despite a poor red sauce. The burger was weird tasting and couldn’t be finished. Something with the meat was strange.
The selection of beer is what keeps the place at four stars. Great selection of Michigan beers on draught. Good staff, for the most part. Decent prices.
If I had to choose a place in Ionia to eat, I would hit the Alibi first, but Oliveras is a close second. Hopefully Unilocal doesn’t catch on here so most folks will keep going to the well known place and I can still get a table at the better place.
Place rating: 5
Wilsonville, AL
Best pizza I ever had!
My daughter and I along with some friends went to Olivera’s last Tuesday evening. Three of us ordered pizza. I ordered the Meat Roma Pizza. It was absolutely amazing. I have eaten great pizza in New York, Chicago and Detroit. In my opinion, this was the best. The complimentary cheesy bread and red sauce was delicious. Two of our group ordered sandwiches and loved them. Our service was excellent and prices were quite reasonable. I will definitely go back.
I had stopped by earlier, sat at the bar and ordered some spicy wings to go. My waitress, Olivia, let me try several Michigan craft beers until I found two I really liked. She was extremely welcoming and attentive. I left her a ten dollar tip for a ten dollar tab. I love this restaurant and will always go back when I am up this way from Alabama, where I am from.
Place rating: 4
Portage, MI
Lunch was perfect. Me lady and I got oursevles stromboli’s. They were excellent. With our lunch came free breadsticks and salad. The breadsticks were better than olive gardens (AND THAT’S SAY SOMETHING FOR ME). The salad? Wasn’t bad.
The best part of the meal was DEFINITELY the stromboli. Can’t recommend these enough. While the main red sauce was okay, the garlic butter sauce on the stromboli was enough to make the meal amazing.
Highly recommend for lunch, 20 bucks including tip, well worth it. Will go again!
Place rating: 1
Lansing, MI
I went to Olivera’s on 4÷5÷2014. My wife ordered a $ 12.00 salad. I ordered Tuscany Chicken, and a side salad. The waitress was walking off when I told her what I wanted for my salad dressing. When our meals came, mine was served with mashed potatoes, and it was supposted to to be on a bed of rice. I asked if it was supposted to come with rice, and the reply I recived was, «We are out of rice. This is what we are substituting with.» My wife did not get any salad dressing with her meal. I was ready to shake the shit off the cage, but my wife did not want me to embarrass her. instead, the $ 2.50 tip may have given the tattoo chick a hint.
For the trainers at Olivera’s, let the customers know when you are out of something, so the can make the choice to order it or not!
I will never go back, due to shitty service!!!