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Olive Terrace Bar & Grill - Steakhouse in Santa Clarita, California

Olive Terrace Bar & Grill

4.4 (857 reviews)

28261 Newhall Ranch Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Mediterranean restaurant

About Olive Terrace Bar & Grill - steak house in Santa Clarita, California

Mediterranean fare served in a casual space with regular live music, plus outdoor tables.

Customer Review Summary

Olive Terrace Bar & Grill offers a beautiful ambience with excellent food and live music, making it a popular choice for special occasions. Valentine's Day dinner received high praise for superb service and a special three-course menu. However, some larger parties experienced service delays, impacting their overall experience despite enjoying the meals. The restaurant features a diverse menu with standout dishes, such as Soltani kebab and Abadani stew, attracting diners from afar. While the food is generally lauded, there are concerns about discrepancies in pricing and slow service during busy times. The happy hour offers attractive deals with complimentary small bites alongside cocktails. Despite minor service issues and management challenges regarding pricing, many customers express a desire to return.

Key Features

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list
  • Live music

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Braille menu
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
  • Wi-Fi

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.4 out of 5
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27
1
49
Based on 857 reviews

Colette Hyder-Dean

1 month ago

Had our Valentine's Day dinner here. Everything was superb. Loved the elegant ambience and the live music added an additional touch of romance....Love was in the air. The service was excellent and the food heavenly. They had a special 3 course menu that night. Wide selection, good size portions and great prices. Five stars all around. Very exquiste cuisine. Will definitely be returning. Our compliments to the chef.

Rosalind Guder

9 months ago

I made a reservation for our party of 13. First they had us down for the right time and number of guests but on the wrong day. They called and I corrected them. When we arrived, there was plenty of parking and the restaurant is beautiful. We were ushered to the patio area I had requested, but they split our soup up into two tables (9 and 4), because of the space constraints on the patio. The server came and took our drink orders. I requested separate checks, which they understandably could not accommodate, so we split our check into 4 for easier computation. The rest of our experience begins to go downhill. It was a long time before they brought the bread and took our order and then a very, very long time before we received our meals, which were both beautiful and delicious. Many of us wanted dessert and coffee, but due to the delays in getting our dinner, our time had run out. So the restaurant missed out of additional revenue. Absolutely a great experience overall and would come back again but would budget much more time to accommodate the slow service.

Benita Ha

1 month ago

Peaceful environment with experienced staff. A wide variety of good quality food. My family's favorite food is Soltani kebab and Abadani stew. I drive more than 30 miles for this meal at least once a year.

Scott Detweiler

9 months ago

Great location with some fantastic food! Nice attention to detail, but be aware when they are busy the service, especially near the end of the meal might get slow. I would have easily ordered one more drink, but the waiter was missing for 20m or so, and we just decided to pay and leave. However, the food was worth the trip and I would easily go again.

Jen miller

I am so sad I forgot my server's name, but she was working this past Saturday and she was a beautiful black female most likely in her late 20s or early 30s and I sat in the bar. I have never been anywhere that serves you free small bites during happy hour, with the purchase of a cocktail and even though I don't drink, they were kind enough to let me grab some small bites. Their happy hour prices for food are out of this world good and the food is really good too. You don't get that very often where you get good food and good prices, but this place is one of them it is beautiful, and it helps that there's a Tesla charger in the parking lot.

Joene Lasky

Local restaurant with decent food and attentive service. Couple things lower this rating significantly. First the brunch menu vs. lunch menu has at least a $10 more on brunch than lunch. Fish and chips $28. Vs $18. same amount of food but brunch has a glass of wine. Second, the lunch menu offers a soup or salad for $7.00 after inquiring about a specific soup, I was told it was covered and soup was delivered. Bill came and soup is $12.00. Waiter was questioned and after talking to management I was told that only applies to soup or salad of the day, which was my original question to him. He accepted responsibility but management refused to honor his original statement to me. So, I won’t return and I will tell family and friends about the management choice to refuse to honor said pricing. All this for $5.00. BTW, tip was in full because service attendant was excellent, its management that is lacking hugely.

J Davis

1 month ago

Very nice restaurant and has music. The food was delicious! Grilled chicken, rice noodles, and spinach.

Jagjit Dhaliwal

1 year ago

Great ambience and food. I have been there twice, tried mediterrian food once and italian on other time. Kebobs were delicious! So is shrimp pasta. I didnt like italian soda in the drinks though.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Monday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 11 AM–10 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

Price Range

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