3 olives

one fine eve, despite the fact that i had been trying to stick to a vegetarian diet, the word "lamb shank" in an attractive homely looking greek restaurant caught my eye. the rest is history. it is the most perfectly cooked and flavoursome lamb i have eaten. the waitstaff are like genuine family who do not pressure you unlike other places who act like they care in order to up sell. the recommended wine was also a perfect blend with the meal. this place feels authentically greek i urge you to try this place if you are craving greek cuisine.

what a great night out, the food is good & the staff are so friendly and accommodating. a good choice of food and they also have greek wine & beer to go with it.
i recommend you try 3 olives, in a group or just a couple. you will have a good time.

came here for dinner with a group of 4 on a very busy sunday night! the first thing i noticed is how understaffed they are! the poor waitress and waiter were running around like headless chooks! however, they were very polite and hospitable! we ordered 4 dishes - chicken souvlaki, youvetsi, moussaka and keftdes. the chicken souvlaki hands down was the most tender and delicious chicken i have ever had. i could have eaten plates of just that alone, it was amazing! my favourite dish of the night. the lamb in the youvetsi was also delicious and very tender. i really loved the moussaka. the eggplant, potato and white sauce went so well together! the keftdes were crisp on the outside and tender and juicy from the inside! we also had galaktoboureko for dessert. it was much lighter than i expected which was good given i was full but have always wanted to try it! it's not too rich in flavour and the pastry was absolutely delicious. i'm not sure if they make it themselves but if they do, hats off to them! and if not, it was cooked perfectly. this place is quite pricey i feel and it took 40mins for our mains to start coming out which isn't ideal. however i could see, they were doing the best with what they had! this place is not anything fancy so don't come here for fancy decor or fine dining but it is great, hearty home styled cooking!

great food and service overall. be sure to grab a rose water and pistachio delight before leaving. one letdown - the meatballs were a bit dry for my liking. besides that, would definitely come visit again for some authentic greek cuisine.

so after we heard of this place from a family member we decided to trek all the way out to newtown to enjoy some greek food (parking is a nightmare try back streets)

me and the misso ordered the meat banquet 45$/head which is reasonable for what you get.

meats really stood out and the chicken skewers were the star of the dish

only reason didn’t give it a 5 was the sauces/chips nearly $50 a head and we only got enough for not even one person to have with entree and mains

p.s old greek lady there was so nice and friendly !

invited 13 people (one vegetarian, one coeliac) for a 60 birthday celebration on saturday night. everyone enjoyed food, especially the mouthwatering lamb. coeliac guest was well catered for. ambience was excellent. would highly recommend restaurant for a casual relaxed and authentic atmosphere with food to match. poly gala - greek for very good!!!

we had such a lovely midweek dinner here. we were made to feel as guests rather than customers, with a warm smile as we walked in the door. great food, really nice menu that's neither too brief nor too overwhelming.

me and my fiance stumbled past this while walking up the street trying to find something new and we were pleased that they had all our greek favourites especially a resident yiayia who while clearing our tables gave me a yiayia smile and recommended that she won't clear the tzatziki sauce so i can dip my chips in it because at that time i didn't finish my chips yet and i thought that was a homely yiayia thing to do then at the end the yiayia bossed it with the eftpos machine when i paid by card so a traditional and modern yiayia all in one so a 5/5 for restaurant and 5/5 for yiayia

this is our favourite neighbourhood greek place. the food is consistently excellent and the service is always friendly, particularly when the ya-ya is there!

i ca easily rate this a 10/10 from the service, restaurant , atmosphere and quality of food. every visit to three olives you’ll find something better and better, like one of your favourite films you’ve watched over again and find something different?
the food exceeded my expectations and left me salivating after each mouthful.
thank you 3 olives for the wonderful experience

~ gr

cute little place, with a bit of a romantic vibe. friendly and accomodating staff, also quite helpful with menu suggestions. the food was beautiful and the meat was perfectly cooked. pricing was reasonable too. only disappointment was that they had run out of a specific dessert and that the coffee not only took forever to make, but was scorching hot and terrible to drink. other than that, definitely worth checking out.

wandered in randomly and liked it straight away, it smelled greek. the service was welcoming, the place is close and was noisy but that only added to the vibe. the drinks were priced right and the meze and ouzo were good portions. the kleftiko was falling off the bone and the only down side was we could not fit in any baklava.

very warm, friendly staff. food is delicious. especially dips, stuffed wine leaves and lamb were our favourite. haloumi cheese & salad was also very nice. reasonably priced. definitely recommend this place.

had a great feed at 3 olives. me and my mate had the seafood banquet plus red wine which was more than enough.

the salad had no lettuce, which is a good sign as greek salad is not suppose to have lettuce!! but it didn't seem to have enough feta. the dips seemed store bought and the tzatziki didn't have any cucumber pieces. the haloumi (love!) and dolmades were nice but the tiropitakia may have been from the freezer. the mussels were small but the salsa was good but what made it great was the fresh parsley and dill! i love my herbs!

the seafood platter was good. swordfish souvlaki tasted like meaty fish and the octopus was tender. the whitebait was surprisingly good but the calamari may not be fresh but i couldn't tell.

when it was time to pay, we had half a piece of turkish delight which was complimentary.

i highly recommend this though who want a real greek meal. plus the woman manager, she kept saying 'kali orexi', was a lovely host. would like to come back one day!

seeking an inner city restaurant for a relaxed dinner with friends and family? greek dance your way to 3 olives on king street, newtown. delicious, authentic food, good value and excellent service. try 3 olives' signature dish arni kleftiko - a hefty serving of slow roasted lamb with vegetables. finish off with galatoboureko - greek custard in honey syrup-drizzled pastry. head home happy. (btw: there's no greek dancing, ευτυχώς.)