the wild olive

bestplacein town! limited menu but the quality of the ingredients and the final results are superb!

not friendly at all. the three times i went to this restaurant i was treated as if i were out of place. my wife and i recieved unfriendly service and we always get our food after everyone who orders at the same time and shortly after us. as people of color, this bothers us tremendously and you hope the incident is isolated so we gave it a few more tries the last incident was when my wife went to pickup something to go. she waited a very long time and when she asked to see a manager she was blown off and decided to just leave after the manager made nothing but excuses and didn't fix the error. i will never step near thisplaceagain, but it's not like they care. they made it clear they didn't want my money and i'm happy to grant that wish. the food was subpar anyway.

bestplacei have ate at in crestview so far. ambiance was nice and unique. had wonderful tender filet with light cheesy grits and a wonderful smoky cabernet sauce. wife had a sautéed mahi mahi with a beurre blanc sauce and she cleaned her plate. will definitely be looking forward to returning.

good food and quaint atmosphere. my significant other and i often dine at the wild olive in crestview, which means at least once or twice weekly and we are continually surprised by occasional negative hit and run comments about this exquisite dining experience. in fact, if the wild olive were in atlanta, birmingham, or miami those same make-believe food critics would be raving about the ambience, the food preparation and presentation and attentive wait staff. frankly, i would even go so far as to suggest most of those who complain about the wild olive wouldn't have a clue how to unfold their napkin in aplacelike alinea, in chicago. and i say this as someone who can honestly claim to have dined in six of the highest rated restaurants in the united states. quite simply, the food in the wild olive is some of the best in the southeastern united states. the only drawback in the menu is fairly limited, and there is no wine list, but apart from those minor annoyances the food is superbly prepared and served by competent wait staff. and it is not a fast food place, so sit back relax, and enjoy a culinary experience that will shock you. the only question you should leave with is how does a dinky little town like crestview deserve a restaurant with such high standards?

recently had the blackened fish sandwich. it was really good. the fish tasted fresh and was cooked perfectly. it came with a house made tarter sauce that was very sweet tasting, too sweet for me. my only problem was with the fish, it was over salted in places, so much so that it came across bitter with some bites. the french fries were crisp and obviously just made. service was great. overall a goodplaceto eat.


-----30 apr, 2011-----

the food is good, great dinner entrees using fresh herbs. the cost is ok but for the food your getting your saving a drive to destin. impressiveplacefor crestview. and yes they need to get a beer and wine license.

very yummy!. i agree with the other + comments. i was plesantly surprised about how amazing thisplacewas, how professional their staff was, and how yummy their food was! though it was a little on the pricey side, it was worth every penny! i

generally great. i have found the wild olive to generally be a greatplaceto eat. on service ~ most of the great servers are gone now that we all once enjoyed, it was a larger staff too. in my most recent visits there is only one young female server that is quite good, most all of the guys are lacking in the friendlier type personality a good server requires to make a guest feel welcome. on the food ~ i love the food. the daily special at one time started feeling like the same old thing too often, but they have now started making more interesting specials at lunch and dinner. i love everything i have ever eaten there. that i can say for certain. now if i could just get a great side dish of friendly attentiveness with my meal it would be perfect. making every guest feel welcome is key! the restaurant itself is very charming and i love the location off the beaten path, the house it is in is beautiful.

my husband and i go to this restaurant on wednesdays as a treat. nothing special about wednesdays it just a nice tradition. it is good food at a good price without having to drive far to get dinner. both of us work out of town and it is nice to finally have a nice seafood-italian-americanplacethat has reliable quality and flavor. my feelings are not hurt by the lack of wine. thisplaceis family oriented and family owned. i know this because i have gotten friendly service from the owner and his family. i love the decoration, very pleasant and full of unique touches. they put up creative seafood specials once in awhile. i love their house salad with ranch, always super fresh can't bring myself to change and try the others. i love their dipping olive oil and spices. so far the fish has been cooked to perfection which is unusual (i am afraid to jinks it) for my dinning experiances elsewhere. as you walk up to the restaurant you can see into the kitchen, it always looks very clean in there. i like that. however, i fall victim to wanting whatever they are making at the time. last time it was stuffed jalapeño peppers with bacon and cream cheese.

please come to fwb!. i have been dying to review thisplacesince i ate there about 6 months ago. we all know that crestview is void of any type of decent eating establishments...so how thisplaceis just hiding on a neighborhood side street is beyond me!
my meal was out of this world..chicken pasta in a white sauce with some vegetables (cant remember what it was called, sorry) it was outstanding! the portions were very generous, because i remember eating it for luch at work the next day and telling all my coworkers to check it out (and not sharing my left overs, of course)
its owned by a family, i think their teenage daughter was serving us. she was very sweet. when we left we could see what looked like the mom and maybe a brother in the kitchen running the whole show. just the 3 of them.

i really enjoyed the quality of their food and service. a few extra dollars is worth every penny at a fantastic restauant like this. sure,w e may not be able to eat their daily but this is a great spot for a birthday or anniversary dinner or a get together with friends. i havent had lunch there yet.

would kill to open up in fwb! :)

terrific. i didn't expect to find aplacelike this in crestview. the restaurant is very comfortable and nicely decorated. i had the steak, and it was terrific!! my wife had the pearl street grouper, which she loved. we wish that we had saved room for some of the great desserts that they offered. we were also able to bring our own wine in, which made our meal that much better. i would highly recommend dining at the wild olive.

wow. thisplacewas awesome. the food was some of the best i have ever had, i'm from mobile,100 miles away, i will be back. everything from the bread with the dipping sauce to the lamp, the greek salad and the outstanding pasta.the only thing bad was the after dinner mint that was wrapped in an auburn wrapper, i'm a vol fan. i 'll still come back again.