Olives and Plates Hyde Park

5 Azania Mosaka - 8 months ago

Nestled in the back of the bookstore is this beautiful restaurant. A contemporary classically styled interior with pink details and pendant lights dripping from the high ceiling. The food is always so beautifully presented. It’s as if the ingredients are kept in pristine jars until they make their debut on your stage. Flawless. An entire wall is lined with tall thick glass windows that are opened slightly on warm days to let the breeze in and cool an interior that is warmed by the sun. What a charming, elegant and pretty experience. The fresh juices, breakfasts, salads and lunch meals are a win.

5 TK - 9 months ago

What a fabulous restaurant! Set inside the most amazing Exclusive Books store. Decor beautiful.
Extensive menu and something for everyone. Steaks were amazing.
They have the most incredible cake and cheese-cake selection.
Can't wait to go try their breakfasts.
Definitely recommend and well worth a visit

5 Waseema Lombard - 8 months ago

One word: wow!

In many words: this place is so beautiful it seems magical - hidden in the back of Exclusive books. The staff is attentive. The food is delicious and reminds me of my Wits days. I am very glad the brand has expanded.

The salmon was well made and the flavours were well considered however, there is way too much avocado which upsets the delicate balance of the dish.

Also, always treat yourself to the cake.

I wish there wasn't a code on the bathroom. It is just odd.

5 Marinda Smith - a month ago

Absolutely the best tasting breakfast I've ever had. Even though it was the usual bacon, eggs, sausage, the taste was extraordinary. Other food was also superb. Great service too.

4 Natasha Padachy - a month ago

Really nice place. So different, it in the bookstore so you have to walk through exclusive books to get there. The decor is immaculate. The food was also really good. Their mash with carrot is so different and so tasty.

4 The Food Musketeer - 8 months ago

When you want to have your cake and eat it too. How do you choose?

We wanted something for dessert so I quickly phoned Olives u0026 Plates to see what they had in stock that day. The lady on the other side of the line said "We have everything". Boy oh boy, she wasn't kidding. When we got there, the cake table was so stacked there was hardly any space. They were so fully booked, but luckily we didn't wait long for a table.

We ordered our coffees and made our decision on what cakes to have.

I mean our choices were:
Banana and Caramel Cake
Baklava
Lemon Chiffon Cake
Almond croissants
Honey cake
Coconut Cake
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
Chocolate Cake
Milo Cheesecake
Baklava Cheesecake
Flourless Lemon Poppy seed Cake
Caramel Toffee Apple Cake
Pecan Pie
Lemon Meringue
Baked Apple Tart
..... and the list went on.

The service was a bit slow, as we received our Coffees (Cappuccino with cream and a Greek Coffee) and then still waited a while before our cakes arrived.

I was extremely happy with my choice (Caramel Toffie Apple) AND I asked for the portion with nuts on it too ????. So glad the "caramel" was not just a sauce stuck on the side of my plate, as I've had that happen on 2 previous occasions at different establishments when ordering cakes with caramel. My sister enjoyed her Baklava cheesecake, too.

I need to go back and try the food, as the meals behind the glass looked very tempting.

I've only eaten at the Sandton branch a few times but that was Pre Covid days, when we were still working down the road in walking distance, and a few times from their small cafe at Donald Gordon Hospital.

If you have a sweet tooth.... do yourself a favour and go indulge ????????

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5 Vinesh Reddy - 7 months ago

Love the ambience. My food presentation was amazing, looks like fine dining. Looking around the room, I could see other amazing and well presented meals. This place will soon become one of favourites. Service was attentive and on point ????