Reviews of Grape & Olive SmokeHouse (Restaurant)

Dan Sanders

One of the best breakfasts in Orillia, not to be forgotten.

Melanie St. Germaine

I highly recommend a visit to this restaurant. Definitely 5 stars! Everything was so delicious!

Mark Salgado

Nice space with good service

Brent 77

Great place for a steak and a drink. Many many types of mixed drinks, large variety of wines. The vegetables are tasty and seasonal. Often have specials on. The desserts are great would recommend any one of the cheese cakes. The staff is very polite and helpful. The food is outstanding the chefs really do a great job. Some days they are open for brunch as well and it’s outta this world all you can eat for around 20$ (never seen prime rib as an option for brunch before ). In conclusion excellent food and great staff the only downside is that it’s on the expensive end. However you don’t leave hungry!

BarrieDIY Numberonefan

Awesome brunch on Sundays

Cassie R.

Great service.

Paul Arnold

Unique specials, steaks prepared well ... Flavourful food and attentive service.

Conn O'Carroll

Atmosphere is cold and reminds me of a cafeteria. Menu tries way too hard, with pretentious descriptions but completely misses the mark. Food is inconsistent, poorly cooked and absent of flavour.

Amy McBeath

We had an amazing breakfast today. Food was perfect and the place is gorgeous. Beautifully decorated. Sadly our server was terrible. Ignored us for the most part and when she DID grace us with her presence, she was rude. We would definitely eat there again, but would avoid her like the plague. We felt bad for the other server who hopefully wasn't sharing tips with her.

Ethan Angi (Marxman11th)

My wife and I come here for the breakfasts as they are amazing...the coffee is great and the omelettes are especially good, the only complaints I have is that breakfast ends too early and they are sometimes understaffed.

Leslie

Absolutely wonderful brunch! The best pasta I've ever had, made to order in front of me. HOMEMADE fresh focaccia TO DIE FOR!!!! Lots to choose from. Omelette station, waffles, carvery and so much more. An evil genius must do the desserts. White and Milk chocolate fondue, FRESH fruits, cakes, pies, cheesecakes, pastries, mousse, squares, tarts and several surprises. You will NOT be disappointed. Make sure you get a reservation or you will be sad.

Barry Edmar

I work there. Nice plaise

Matthew Goulet

I must say I was exceptionally surprise because this is a restaurant situated inside of an economical hotel. The food was both higher than average quality, they cooked a very good piece of steak exactly the way I asked for it and all the sides and Fixin‘s were excellent as well. Excellent on ambiance, very quiet, very great atmosphere I would recommend this place to eat if you’re going anywhere in Orillia. Emphasis on family oriented atmosphere.

beverly post-schmeler

The best prime rib yummmmmm

Sean Rousom

A nice fine dinning experience.

Rosemary Gardy

Excellent service, food is delicious and the humor is free!!

Samantha Hansen

What a wonderful surprise! Worth the drive from GTA. Had the chicken supreme and the sharing board...both were amazing. Friendly and prompt service. Will definately be back next time we are up this way.

David Hehn

I love the Sunday special prime rib. The always changing desserts are also fantastic

Iain Anderson

Had a great time. great food , lamp burger is amazing, and they had a wicked piano player to boot. would go back anytime.

Andy Elder

An excellent dinner for 4 before a concert at Casino Rama. We were Impressed with the menu selections, food quality and attentive friendly service. Highlights include the mushroom flatbread, the beef tenderloin and the caramel layer cake dessert. The other highlight was that our constructive comment was handled efficiently and professionally by Chef Mayes and the staff. The overall experience exceeded expectations!

Scott Montgomery

I go here for blood donor clinics. It seems like a nice place. big rooms.

Lori South

Great restaurant in the Best Western plus Mariposa hotel. Excellent food, service and atmosphere

Rej Willow

Excellent service... well sized portions and options. I would highly recommend giving this a try

McKenzie Davies

Good food, nice staff, the pricing seems a little high. Amazing martini menu

David Newton

Good food, great service..prime rib special.

Rachel Hensher

Grape and olive is pretty good. The decor is outdated though and the buffet pretty expensive. I don't find the variety very good. The staff are always friendly and food reasonably fresh.

Beth Visser

The menu isn't extensive but the food and service are consistently good.

Richard Musclow

Quiet night .food was ok .. nice decor... staff not very helpful to promote the choices on menu...

Kevin Martin

Had an amazing dinner here, the staff were friendly and recommended a delicious meal. Nice atmosphere, piano man was talented!

Brian McKenzie

Good prime rib dinner. Soup was lukewarm but homemade and tasty. Very friendly service. Overall a decent dinner.

Valco Servant

Very good food and amazing service and very nice decor

Dave Wiest

Went there for the Mother's Day brunch. WOW it was great. Will be back again. The Sunday brunch (only 1/month) is held in the adjoining ballroom that was all dressed up for the event. Classy!

I P

not worth it, there are better places to go in town.

Glen Gales

Fine dining at its finest!

Gary Millward

Great food and great service. Excellent value

George Cooper

Great food for a good price..

Tanya Marie

We went there for a business Christmas dinner and we could only order from a $40 a plate 3 choice mains, 2 apps and 2 desserts... the older server took forever we waited almost 20 minutes in between drinks and had to asked to have our order taken with a large (16ppl) table she should not have had more tables, then they brought out this little greasy fatty steak on a little hill of chewy barley no flavour with 4 or 5 asparagus dessert was good but definitely not worth it but I must say the young server who helped out (Sam I believe) was incredibly awesome so polite and fast thank you

Omar Battistella

Great food. Definitely recommend!

Jason Francey

Liked sitting close to the bar for dinner. Food was great and staff was friendly.

Kenneth Owen

Fast attentive service. Food was very tasty. Nice open space. I wss there on a work trip but would gladly return with my wife for a special occation

Jim Lewis

Good food and large portions. Nice place + clean. Norma Jean was great.

Paul Pit

Great food, excellent service, nice atmosphere.

Rob M

Good place to have a great meal in orillia.

Paula Poirier

Pea soup was awesome but the steak was very tough.

Tony DiBella

We had a very nice dinner at the Grape and Olive. Food was excellent service was good.

Sandi W

Terry is marvelous! She is attentive. She knows people. I love the atmosphere.

Delaine Payton

New chef. Great menu. Excellent service Food was delicious

Ken Drope

Expensive breakfast on top of room charges st this Best Western.

randy kincaide

Food was good. Expensive and smaller portions

Shannon D

An absolutely amazing meal and atmosphere!! The food was all cooked to perfection and so tasty!! We will definitely be back soon!

Crystal Payne

Absolutely fantastic. Order the bruschetta. To die for.

C. Pepin

Very nice restaurant. Friendly and enthusiastic staff. Very good food. I will recommend this place and go back. They let you take your time.

Sandra Dickinson

Amazing! Great food, atmosphere & service!

Norm Berthelette

Ok not the best very expensive.

Pat Johnston

Worst restaurant in Simcoe. Who serves pizza with alfredo sauce and doesn't mention it on the menu.Their seafood pasta HORRIBLE and way overpriced for frozen mini shrimp

Matthew Sturrock

I live in Orillia but this was the first time I've been here. I was pleasantly surprised at how great the food was. It was delicious and in large portions. The price was reasonable too compared to other similar restaurants, and the staff was friendly and quick. We will definitely be coming back!

Stephanie Speer

First off wear pants and a jacket. They have the ac set and they aren't allowed to change it. Such a draft under the table it was freezing. Food was okay. Escargot, red pepper soup, bread and mac and cheese bites were good. Mushshroom and brie flatbread was good except its soft not an actual flatbread. Had the special menu the fish was bland and not cooked well. Covered in sauce but no flavour even though said lemon caper it was like a bernaise. Flank Steak was small and meaty tasting and the sauce masked it. The potatoes didnt taste garlic like they said and asparagus overcooked. Had breakfast the next day and hollandaise didnt taste right. Wouldnt eat again

Jason Mimms

Only went for drinks. Great martinis

Kyle Pearce

The food is absolutely amazing. The waitresses on the dining side are absolutely fantastic. Customer service is great. Their head chef has been great to deal with and talk to. Can't wait to come back !

chris witters

Great food. Eggs cooked perfect. Great price and fast service. Tipped 50%

Donna Rebelo

The food was great, the venue was great , all the staff were awesome & everyone had a great time thanks :)

Bev Meyers

Great food and great service.

Russell Farrell (VE3ELL)

We had the prime rib dinner which was excellent. The creme brulee was a real treat for dessert.

Kenneth Drope

Pricey breakfast on top of a pricey room.

Patty Carrabs

Excellent service staff

V H

Awesome food and great service! Our server Jess was very friendly and the new chef, Paul cooked amazing dishes that left us looking forward to our next visit. Great food and great ambiance:)

Kimberly Henry

Our first visit here and we will most definitely be going back. We only had pub fare but it was delish! I had the lamb burger...i highly recommend it. Also had the most amazing dessert...carrot caramel cheesecake...can you say Omg! All homemade. Thanks for a great dinner and we will see you again soooon!!

Robert Brown

Good menu...well prepared food

DJN

I'm gonna go ahead with 5 stars for this place not just for the pleasant surprise of a really welcoming and comfortable place but the overall experience was really top-notch. Started with a charcuterie board which really was pretty amazing. A tad shy on bread...and lots of grapes but, what... No olives!? Our waitress (Terri) quickly solved both of those mini-problems. I had a smoked meat sandwich and my colleague had a seafood appy. Outstanding! Both dishes were devoured! MY new favourite Orillia go-to spot. Other establishments in the area maybe want to send some secret shoppers in to see how it's done!! Loved to see the chef come out and explain (or try to) his techniques to some foodie wannabees...but it's the little things! Well done~!! Update: Gonna take back two of those 5 stars based on tonight's visit. There was us (a table of 2) and one other table of 4-6. First of all, what happened to the menu?? This new menu is small, pretentious and expensive. Nothing on this menu appealed to me, not only for the prices but the selection itself. I settled on the balsamic glazed chicken breast for 24 bucks. The 4 olives and meagre bread serving was good (heated olives! Who-da thunk it) There was little to no balsamic anything about the chicken. Although it was cooked really well, it was really, really tiny. It is served airline style (google airline chicken breast) with rapini and polenta. The rapini is notoriously bitter, but this seemed to a fault. The polenta was good but I still left hungry after my meal, which is a first for me here. Given the crowd, or lack thereof, I’m gonna guess that I’m not the only one that feels a tad disappointed. On the positive side of things, the other guest at my table loved his del Mar, although one of the clams on his dish was unopened (yikes). Anyway, there’s no question the chef has game, but I will wait for more changes before I head back as there is a ton of great places to eat in Orillia these days! Update: You're temporarily closed. PLEASE, PLEASE, start over as a decent pub. Good wings, lotsa drafts on tap, kick @as patio. Thank me later...

Vic Mann

Amazing ....always enjoy this place ...

S Nault

Gluten friendly and amazing staff. Always feel so comfortable and the food is amazing. Love travelling for work just because I can go to this restaurant and talk with the incredible staff. Try the grape and olive salad. It's so amazing.

Robin McKay

Tonight my partner and I had a date night; called the day of to book a reservation and experienced excellent service... the lady on the phone was pleasant and although couldn't book us in a comfy booth she placed us at a cute table in the corner with a great view of the band. Food was scrumptious, couldn't even finish all on my plate and enjoyed talented live band throughout dinner. Our server was very nice and even gave us the hotel discount as the location is inside the best Western Orillia. The lady I spoke with on the phone even took it upon herself to come and greet us, remembered speaking to me on the phone and wanted to make sure the table was okay - excellent guest hospitality skills!

Ann Connor

Amazing delicious fresh quality food ????????something for everyone i had seafood my husband steak. We went as a group and everyone thoroughly enjoyed all there was to offer .drinks were spot on and service was A1 .we will definitely go back..thankyou for the great experience.

John Neven

Great food good prices and very helpful and friendly staff.

Christine Goddard

Great food. Good service

Michael Ross

Food delicious, service A-1, very clean, prices, reasonable. Next visit, prime rib.

J S

Fantastic experience. My wife and I celebrated ourn 2nd wedding anniversary here this evening and it was great from the moment we walk in to the moment we left. We each had the prime rib special and we shared a scallop and risotto appetizer and the scallops were some of the best we've had since we moved from PEI. Our server Kristin really set it over the top with her hospitality and when she brought out an enormous surprise piece of caramel carrot cheesecake it just sealed it for us.

Boudicca Books

Service is good. Food is delicious. Buffet is amazing. Major price increase lately though. Buffet went from about 17 bucks to 25 per person. It's worth it.

Peter Eng

Good-size portions good menu. Good service. Noise level is low enough to allow decent conversation.