Olive Branch Cafe

Really love the spinach and artichoke Calzones, and the soups, made fresh and in-​house. Great ingredients make the difference. One of the gems of the Westbank. Come here not just for Pizza, but if you are in the mood for pizza, you won’t be disappointed.

Best pizza around, I am so glad we finally tried this place. Food is always very good and staff always friendly. The pesto bites are amazing!

This place is always a go-​to spot for me. Just about everything is delicious and I haven’t had a bad experience yet regarding the food, the service, or the restaurant itself. My top favorites are the chicken Alfredo pizza and the spinach dip is one of the best I’ve tried (and I’ve had my fair share of spinach dips). It’s a small, quaint location and usually doesn’t have a wait time to sit down and eat. Service is always friendly. I don’t mind coming in to eat or ordering to go because they’re pretty quick for carry out orders too. It’s definitely a small hidden jewel, I would miss it if I ever left.

This is probably my favorite restaurant in Algiers. This is my go-​to place to call and get food delivered when I have nothing to cook at home. This is the place I go to to get AWESOME food AND service! My usual is the pasta jambalaya and shrimp carnival pasta with a side of their known-​for garlic bread/​pizza and a fresh Greek salad. Go to Olive Branch Café! You’ll be so glad you did!

This was my fourth visit & I finally decided to post a review. Each visit has been just as good as this one. Our food was delicious, service was great & loved the no-​rush atmosphere! Our server was Sebastian, he was very knowledgable & attentive. They don’t serve alcohol, but allow you to bring your own wine w/​out charging a corkage fee! This has become one of my favorite places! :)

A quaint local Italian restaurant with varied menu and New Orleans hospitality. Some of the dishes, such as the Shrimp Carnival pasta, even has a little Cajun flair. Service can be kinda slow, so expect to wait awhile for your dishes. Also, most of the food that we’ve tried from here is good, but nothing mind-​blowing.

I’ve been here for over three years and I’ve never been to this joint. Last night my buddy and I decided to try it out and let me tell you, they exceeded our expectations!
It’s a chill environment and it’s got this mellow ‘don’t worry be happy’ vibe to it. The staff were nothing short of professional and the food. The food was delish!
My buddy had the meaty pizza (I think that’s what it was called) and I had the carnival shrimp (TO DIE FOR!!). Highly recommended and I am definitely coming here a thousand times before I leave.

All I have to say is GIVE IT A TRY! It may not look to appealing on the outside, but once you shovel one of their creamy pastas or the chicken quesadillas in your mouth, you’ll crave Olive Branch Café for eternity! I’ve tried the jambalaya pasta, chicken alfredo, shrimp carnival, and two more that I can not remember at the moment and they all are soooo delicious! Please, give Olive Branch a try. A pasta lover’s oasis!!!

So good! I’m disappointed we never it before! Small place with great food and great service! Lasagna is delicious!

Starters: Savory Cannoli — super good! Entrée: I got the Classic Lasagna. :) The red sauce is sweet but not overly so. Everything tasted so fresh. Can’t wait to come back!

Ok food. Have had better. Not worth the price compared to others. Probably won’t go back.

A perfectly delicious but inexpensive Italian meal should not be hard to find in New Orleans and it’s not if you find yourself on the West Bank. What the Olive Branch Café lacks in coziness, it more than makes in fresh preparation. The test of any Italian restaurant has to begin with its red gravy, and the Olive Branch gets a practically perfect score. The next test is pasta and the Olive Branch gets solid scores there. Follow that with execution on pizza and other dishes and you have a reliable choice on any night of the week. Be sure to order the salads and cheese bread; they’re worth the modest add-​on-​price. All-​in-​all, you have an affordable choice to add into your regular rotation of restaurant choices. But what if you’re on the East Bank — is it worth the trip across the bridge? I say yes, without hesitation, provided that you manage expectations about the humble décor.

My go to in Algiers for great food. Always fresh and delivery is fast and food always hot… Great Job.

I took my family to eat here, and to my surprise… they slapped me with a 20% gratuity. For that price I had better be getting a full body massage, a five course meal, and my food served on golden China. Sorry… your service wasn’t that great. I will never eat at this restaurant ever again.

Prompt & friendly service. Although the side salad costs a bit extra, it’s worth the added expense; you get your choice of any specialty salad.
Wheat pasta is available upon request.
They don’t serve alcohol, bring your own without a corkage fee.

Love this place!!! Pasta here is to die for.
Nice and hot, very well seasoned. Ask for Ashely she is super nice. Make sure u try the eggplant pasta.

A Gem in Algiers! It’s a smaller restaurant but it has a cozy, home-​like feel to it. We entered the restaurant and was greeted happily by the host who told us to sit anywhere. My brother and I decided on the cannoli’s for an appetizer. We were surprised that the cannoli appetizer that we ordered was one singular cannoli cut in half. It was great so we weren’t worried about the size. Afterwards we received «garlic bread» which looked very similar to a pizza but nobody was complaining about that lol. I really do love the uniqueness of the «garlic bread» I haven’t seen a place do something like that before.
My brother ordered a rigatoni dish and I ordered crawfish, chicken, and sausage pasta. Let me tell you that my pasta was HUGE! I had to bring most of it home and it was
. I was very jealous of my brother’s rigatoni however, it was creamy, melty, «fluffy» (as my brother described it), and crunchy (the burnt cheese edges added so much more texture to the dish). But we couldn’t let it all end there!
Dessert, Oh how I look forward to eating you before the appetizer! We perused the dessert menu and noticed that they had bread pudding with a scoop of ice cream for 5.95 (WHAT A STEAL!!). We both decided to get bread pudding. The servings are BIG like I had to scarf the rest of mine down (while enjoying every minute of it nonetheless) and my brother took the other slice of bread pudding home with us.
All in all I WILL be going back there now that I know the quality of food that they serve. They also deliver if nobody wants to leave the house lol.

This is a tiny little restaurant on General Degaulle. I went in at 11:08 on a Thursday, and was not sure what to make of the restaurant. It’s clean, but a bit run down. I was the only person in the restaurant. I was greeted by a super nice guy and asked for the takeout menu, and how long it would take. His answer was an acceptable 5 to 12 minutes, so I figured «Why not?»
I ordered a citrus chicken wrap and pasta salad. He brought me some tea in a to– go cup and there was a fresh slice of lemon in it. The tea was fresh and yummy. I watched the server and he stayed busy straightening up and I didn’t see him play on his phone even one time. Within minutes, my order was ready. He brought it to me at my table and I was out the door, thinking that I was glad that I had tipped him on the check.
I couldn’t resist sneaking a peek when I got in my car. Despite being momentarily distracted by the group of well-​dressed firemen who were exiting the credit union that shares the parking lot, I was redirected to the dish in my lap by the delicious smell. If you have ever ordered a meal because of the picture on the menu, you know how it feels to be disappointed when the actual order looks like a pile of food a 5^th grader threw together.
I was NOT disappointed. The wrap was beautiful, even prettier than the picture. They even took the time to put the pasta salad in a Styrofoam container with a lid, to keep the contents from spilling and to keep it cool. (Personally I despise when side items slosh all over the other parts of a meal.)
So I took a bite. And I was shocked by how well the flavors came together. I actually took 3 bites before I left the lot. (like the little pig I am) As I drove to work I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and ended eating half of the wrap on my way to work! The second half was as good as the first, and I can’t wait to try more things on the menu.

Pleasantly surprised by this place. Originally we went here about a year ago and it was not good at all. Finally we decided to try it again and we are both so glad we did.
This place is great, extremely small, but great food. One of our favorite things is that they offer wheat pasta, wheat bread and will even make you a wheat pizza.
I’m glad we went back. We will continue to frequent this place from now on.

This place hits the spot for pizza and pasta in the Wank.
I remember going one Sunday and there’s a special of some sort. Maybe BOGO pizza or BOGO ½off. That’s a definite steal either way. They let you do half and half pizzas here and it doesn’t have to be the same sauce. I really like that because I prefer white sauce while the significant other enjoys marinara.
The pastas are good too! I’ve had the jambalaya inspired one and it was on point. I’ve also had the Cajun (?) one. The pastas have more meat than pasta and the mister wonders how they make a living that way.
I’ve had meh service but this isn’t fine dining so I don’t expect to be waited on hand and foot. Just make sure my drink isn’t empty and I’m satisfied.