Olive Grove Restaurant

Reviews

• Monique B.

  star star star star star_border 29 September 2026

  Enjoyed the cream of crab soup. It was more cream than crab. Still, it was very tasty. We ate it so fast that we forgot to take a photo.
  
  We met a new friend on our flight to Baltimore who recommended Olive Grove based on the Jumbo Lump Crab cakes (thanks, Beth). Now THAT advice was spot on. Tasty. Very little filling. Nicely crusted without interfering with the texture of the crab cake. And huge!
  
  The unlimited salad was a nice bonus too.
  
  We arrived shortly before they closed. We were bracing ourselves for the cold shoulder and being rushed by our server. Not at all. Good service. Attentive without hovering.

• Steve S.

  star star star star star_border 27 September 2026

  I came here by accident.
  
  It was Fathers Day. The nearby famous crab cake house was well over an hour wait. This wound up being my plan B.
  
  It wound up being more than sufficient.
  
  The crab cake was meaty and spectacular. I loved the cream of crab soup and corn nuggets as well.
  
  I don't know if I'll ever be back here again. But it was a good find.

• Pam A.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 25 September 2026

  This was the worst French Onion soup I have ever had. No flavor, tasted like dishwater. Very bland. I  can make better French Onion soup at home. Won't ever eat here again.
  Service is slow and has declined dramatically over the past several years.
  Waste of $.

• Carrie N.

  star star star star_border star_border 14 September 2026

  We came here for dinner while in town for work.  I feel kind of bad because my co-worker really didn't enjoy his food.  Mine was ok, nothing to write home about but not bad either.  This Olive Grove is the 2nd cousin to the Olive Garden up to and including all you can eat salad and breadsticks.  I was not aware that it was served family style though.  When we ordered I asked that the dressing for my salad be served on the side.  The waiter who seemed to barely speak English nodded just to return with a heavily dressed family style salad.  Not worth addressing.
  
  I also ordered a cup of Maryland Crab cause when in Rome.  Highly disappointed in this selection.  It had the essence of crab, namely the essence of ocean with minute shreds of crab no thicker than pieces of string.  Hardly the spicy and delicious with lump Crab Meat and fresh vegetables, the menu claims it to be.  Nope heated ocean water with thawed frozen veggies and string like pieces of crab.
  
  For dinner I ordered the Orange Roughy and a baked potato.  The portion was very nice.  The fish was a little overcooked and too much butter for my liking but overall was A-Okay.  I actually chose this place based off a menu that they posted online advertising lobster as one of their specials but that was clearly an out of date menu as Sole was their actual special of the day.  The costs were a little high for the type of establishment, knock off Olive Garden, but overall it did the job.

• Tammy T.

  star star star star star_border 8 September 2026

  The Crab cakes were delicious and huge! I really enjoyed them. The service was great as well. We had an awesome waitress. She was very friendly and attentive. I was not expecting the crabcakes to be so fabulous. I'm new to the area from Philly, and  I've been exploring all of the restaurants with the best crabcakes in Maryland. This was a great find and a pleasant surprise.