What a great place for a party or couples evening. Food was terrific. Wine was solid if a little pricey if a large party but they work with you. Bottom line is go there.
February 2024
Had a wonderful time at The Black Olive. Our server, Rafael, could not have been more friendly and accomodating. The food was excellent. I recommand the Dover Sol (pricey, but worth it) and finish up with a Greek coffee.
February 2024
The food was absolute delicious. The restaurant is beautiful and cozy with wonderful ambiance. The service was impeccable.
The Black Olive Restaurant sits in quaint elegance on the cobblestone section of Bond Street in old Fells Point, and though the restaurant itself is twenty years old, the spirit from which it springs holds a story that stretches through multiple generations.
The Black Olive offers authentic organic Greek cuisine. Take your waiter up on his invitation to join him in the kitchen for a view of the day's catch. Will it be the rockfish for you this evening? Or the dorade royale, or perhaps the barbouni, the only fish the ancients deemed acceptable as a sacrifice to the gods? Whatever your pleasure, it will soon arrive, burnished by the grill and garnished with little more than a hint of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon and a couple of capers, and it will be filleted at tableside. Sides are simple --- an orzo salad, studded with sun-dried tomatoes and olives, along with some lightly sautéed squash. The Spiliadis family, owners of this expanded Fells Point taverna, knows the secret: fish this fresh needs nothing more to show off its inner beauty. Start with the melitzanasalata, just eggplant, lemon and garlic with a big basket of house-made bread for scooping it up. Add an intriguing bottle of Greek wine from the carefully compiled list. Then finish with baklava and the fresh fruit plate. Admittedly, an à la carte feast here is a pricey proposition, but there's always the option of ordering several small plates to share with friends.
