Red Olive Restaurant St Clair Shores image

Red Olive Restaurant St Clair Shores

Restaurant Breakfast restaurant Family restaurant American restaurant Mediterranean restaurant

Casual chain serving a menu of Greek, Mediterranean & American fare, plus breakfast & sandwiches. People often mention ordered, minutes, good, service, time, great, salad, lettuce, wait, order,


Address

23977 Harper Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48080

Website

redoliverestaurant.com

Contact

(586) 774-1900

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (747 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 8 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 8 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 8 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 8 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 8 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 8 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 8 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: ordered (11) minutes (10) good (9) service (9) time (8) great (7) salad (7) lettuce (6) wait (6) order (6)
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  • 5/5 Thomas D. 2 years ago on Google
    Great restaurant, sorry my etiquette is a little off, started eating before you shared. Food was great, waitress was extremely good seemed glad to be back. I had a Red Olive Omelet the waitress added Suzuki sauce for my pleasure. Soooo good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Muffin S. 9 months ago on Google
    The place barely has anyone in it when I go. Knowing that you'd expect service to be quick. The servers like to sit in a booth in back and bs most of the time having their friends in. The food is pretty good, most of the time you have to ask for something it was supposed to come with (mayo, ranch, etc).
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Detroit D. 1 year ago on Google
    The server was excellent!!! I ordered the Fish 'n Chips and it was cooked golden brown, but it was not done inside. The server took it back and asked them to cooked it again, but it was the same. All restaurants need to take heed to this advice. When the grease is too hot, you have to put fish, chicken, etc. in the oven at least 10 to 20 minutes to make sure it is cooked throughout. It takes a little more time, but I would prefer this method to eliminate the possibility of eating raw fish. This is what I do at home and it works.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Angel B. 1 year ago on Google
    I’m actually a regular been going to this restaurant for years. I went today with my mother and my two sons and they were horrible. I ordered a wrap with no lettuce my mom ordered chicken Gyro with no lettuce they both had lettuce that wasn’t the problem we sent them back they said that we thought they were remaking it because the boys food came out and they were almost done and I finally said where is our food it was just still sitting there all the guy did was take them back take the a little bit of the lettuce off and then sent cold wraps with lettuce still on it and then didn’t even give us a price break, not to mention my son ordered eggs over easy he got hard eggs hashbrowns that weren’t all the way done no cheese like he asked for my other son got a burger and it was overdone he asked for medium I just cannot believe how bad the cooks are that they would actually do that when I’m paying $12 for a wrap It’s ridiculous to say the least I won’t be back there for a while if ever again there’s way too many good restaurants out there that actually respect and honor their regular customers.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael K. 4 years ago on Google
    My inlaws highly recommend this place and I was skeptical because it had such poor reviews. We went because wifie was sure the inlaws were correct. I ordered the gyro deluxe (with feta cheese and lettuce) combo with the greek salad and wifie had their Michigan blue salad with chicken. The gyro was awesome - very flavorful with a lot of meat. The salad was great they actually give you enough salad dressing. Wifie loved her salad and it was big enough to take some home. I would recommend this place and will stop back
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Vanessa R. 11 months ago on Google
    This has been my go to restaurant for years. The food is always great, reasonable prices and good portions. The problem is the waitstaff service. I have given them so many chances because we do love the food but the waitstaff is so terrible every time that unfortunately we had to find a new regular spot.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Joslyn L. 10 months ago on Google
    the service is so bad no manners at all, our waitress didnt even come by to ask if the food is okay, took 20 mins for my daughters spaghetti to come after all of the other food was and half eaten and she didnt apologize, acted as if everything was no big deal. When i asked for a manager, she never went and got anyone and took over 10 minutes before coming back and saying there was no manager there.

  • 5/5 Ed P. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food and service everything on the menu is always good. Love this place for breakfast lunch and dinner. Sue great waitress.

  • 5/5 kay m. 9 months ago on Google
    First time at Red Olive, and we were VERY impressed. Great food, great service and great value. Can't wait to return! 😊

  • 1/5 Joseph L. 6 months ago on Google
    Told me order will be ready in 10 minutes. When I arrive they repeatedly tell me it is coming and checked on it several times all for 45 minutes to pass of me holding up their wall and they have no idea who I was or what I ordered and let me walk out with perplexed looks on their face. Another good place going down hill.

  • 5/5 Kelly B. 5 months ago on Google
    We go to Red Olive frequently.. Food is always really good. But the service is horrible.. They hire these 15 year old kids who don't know how to wait tables. .. But today we went, we sat there 10 minutes+ and the young girl or girls just kept walking back and forth and never came to take our order so we left. If she would have come to wait on us she would have not gotten any tip. They need to start hiring older people who know how to do there job.. This review has nothing to do with the food.. it's the service

  • 5/5 shepardn 11 months ago on Google
    We stopped in for lunch! No wait. Great service. Great food. Pleased 4 of us. Thank you!

  • 1/5 Carl “Capone” S. 1 year ago on Google
    I had 2 very unpleasant experiences, unfortunately. The first was that my food was cold on pickup, and I was 5 minutes outside my pickup time. The second was I ordered an omelet by call in, and it wasn't I ordered. To return and allow them to fix it only to STILL make it incorrect! I won't be giving them a third chance.

  • 5/5 Bill H. 11 months ago on Google
    Nine of us had lunch at the Harper Road Red Olive on May 22. All of us were very pleased with the service and the quality of our entrees. It made for a nice outing.

  • 4/5 Jenn L. 1 year ago on Google
    Our waitress was super nice. The food came out hot and fresh and was pretty tasty. Price point was decent as well. We will return for sure.

  • 4/5 Mia D. 1 year ago on Google
    First time ordering food from here and was pleasantly surprised! I ordered the salmon with rice and a Greek salad with pita bread. Everything was delicious. The salmon could’ve been a larger portion for the price but otherwise great!

  • 2/5 jason h. 1 year ago on Google
    On road daily stopped for salmon ceaser salad. No time to run back inside but no croutons was added and this piece of salmon

  • 1/5 Sharon R. 1 year ago on Google
    Food GREAT! Young woman at front was horribly rude! She was smug with responses about their items on the menu and even sat my to go bag on the floor instead of handing it to me! Sad! My star is for food!

  • 1/5 Ken S. 1 year ago on Google
    Most terrible experience, and the manager just poured salt into the wound. I ordered food on the phone, was told 10 minutes, I showed up 10 minutes later, she claimed there was no order, I checked my phone and it showed I called this location 10 minutes ago, she puts in the order, I had to wait another 10 minutes, I was standing near the couch patiently, she walks past me with my order and sets it in the corner, then proceeds to take new customer, I then walk up the counter and for sure interrupt and ask if that is my food, she nearly throws the food at me, I say to her, you're going to have to give me something free now, she replies "why? I didn't do anything wrong", I tried to explain what happened and if she doesn't give me a discount or something for free then "I am never coming back here again", she stared at me, I asked for a refund and she became upset, "you want to refund?". Not sure what is going on, is the manager on some type of medication that caused her to lose 20 IQ points?

  • 5/5 Trevor S. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly local diner feel with excellent greek fare. The Greek Combination platter is both delicious (moussaka, pastitio, rice pilaf and gyro) and extremely well priced. Breakfast is consistent, quick and tasty, and their salads are generous. Wonderfully friendly waitstaff and usually no wait.

  • 4/5 Cynthia Williams (. 2 years ago on Google
    I cannot think of a bad experience I have really ever had here other than like forgetting my lemon with my tea or not bringing me a sauce I ordered. I do love their gyro meat. Usually I order a side of gyro meat and taziki sauce and there is so much that is all I need. Today I got the BLT and my mom got the avocado chicken wrap with onion rings. I was not disappointed. My mom loved her wrap. Every bite she would say "oh this is so good"


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup

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