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The Oliver House - Steakhouse in Toledo, Ohio

The Oliver House

4.4 (388 reviews)

27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43604

Restaurant
Historical landmark
Tourist attraction

About The Oliver House - steak house in Toledo, Ohio

This circa-1859 former hotel now houses an on-site brewery & pub, as well as a steakhouse & cafe.

Customer Review Summary

The Oliver House has received mixed reviews from patrons. Several customers reported long wait times for food, with some orders mixed up or served cold. One reviewer noted an unfortunate experience during a birthday celebration, highlighting poor service and food quality. On the other hand, many praised the restaurant's atmosphere, friendly staff, and unique menu items like duck wings and Brew Pub pizza. The beer selection was often highlighted as excellent. While some diners enjoyed their meals and the overall experience, others expressed dissatisfaction, particularly with food discrepancies and service delays.

Key Features

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

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

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

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

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Hard liquor
  • Quick bite
  • Small plates
  • Wine

Dining options

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

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Historic
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards

Children

  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Pets

  • Dogs allowed outside

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.4 out of 5
5
258
4
83
3
22
2
9
1
16
Based on 388 reviews

Jane Merrick

Had a pretty bad experience here. Our group of 15 waited ages for our food, and when mine finally arrived, it wasn’t what I ordered. It turned out someone else had been given my meal, and I got theirs. The waitress seemed almost annoyed with me about it, as if I was making a big deal out of nothing, even though I had ordered a burger and was given fish, which I don’t eat. She eventually admitted the mistake and apologized, but I still had to wait another 30-40 minutes for the right dish. By then, everyone else was done eating and just waiting for me. It was awkward, and the restaurant didn’t offer any kind of discount for the inconvenience. Aside from that, the food is pretty plain and oily. Excellent beer, though.

Gavin West

1 year ago

Eating at the Oliver house was a great experience. The atmosphere is amazing, staff is friendly, and the food is phenomenal! The duck wings are unique, and the Brew Pub pizza was fresh and delicious. We also had a pitcher of the Fake Juice IPA which I highly recommend.

Jeff Turner

9 months ago

A historical beauty ! We visited Toledo for a day trip/concert at Frankie's to see Plush, we were lucky enough to find The Oliver House & Maumee Bay Brewing Co. Excellent beer, food & atmosphere, was like taking a time capsule to 1859. Will definately be back we loved Toledo what a wonderful city !!!

leonard harris

This was horrible. My niece planned my 50th birthday party for 24 people. We got seated fast it took forever for our appetizers to come out. Our food came out super slow it was wrong, cold, and just downright horrible. I've had bad service before, but this was awful. Half my kids didn't get to eat the other half ate cold food because they were hungry. Spent 200 that night, and it was just awful. The worst part is the manager wouldn't come to our table to speak to us. I know they have two different sides to this restaurant. We were on pub side, i believe.

Michael Melnyk

1 year ago

Great atmosphere. Nice place to have a meal or just hang out with friends. They have live jazz, Wednesday nights at 7:00.

Mike Samfilippo

5 years ago

Hostess was not friendly at all! Sat at the table for a while why everyone who worked there actively ignored us. When our waiter finally came over he apologized for not seeing us and he was incredible after that. Food was really good and the atmosphere was very cool.

Demi Craig

3 years ago

Sally was a nice waitress. She was very quick and very respectful.Five stars for Sally!! I like this her very much. I didn't like my food. I took one bite of my sandwich with some degree of difficulty and I sent it back.(the meat was hard and I couldn't bite through it, taste like over cooked ham)I had the Reuben sandwich and homemade potatoes chip. I save my appetite for this meal but It was not good. All the food looked good upon bringing it to the table. It was a total of 10 people and 1 baby. 3 out of 10 people, their food was good. Chicken and waffles looks good but my friend was unable to bite the waffles because it was hard as a brick. It was just not a good birthday dinner 😕. Spoiled appetite.

Jed Hendricks

Very good place to go for drinks. Enjoyed the food. And the service was top notch. Would go again any time.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Monday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 10 AM–12 AM
Sunday 10 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–10 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–10 PM

Price Range

$10–20