What is it like to eat at Oliveto?
“At Oliveto, chef Brian Griffith’s menu is vibrant and soulful. The menu changes daily and always features unexpected local fare like linguine with Dungeness crab, tomato, pickled avocado and preserved Meyer lemon.
How much is the pasta platter at Oliveto's?
1 Pasta Trio $14.50 3 of Oliveto's specialty pastas all on the same platter for you to enjoy! ... 2 Asiago Spinach Chicken $12.00 Sliced chicken, Asiago creamed spinach, jalapeno bacon, tomatoes and artichoke hearts with bow tie pasta. 3 Spaghetti with Meatballs $11.50 Served with our homemade meat sauce and 3 huge meatballs. More items...
What is the Oliveto wine program?
The Oliveto Wine Program aims to shift the point of view away from the wine consumer/wine critic and towards the person who understands wine on a more intimate level, the wine maker.
Why choose Oliveto?
At Oliveto you’ll try dishes and flavor combinations that you’ve never experienced before that are at once familiar and completely unusual, and you’ll be very glad that you did.” #39 Fiola (Washington, D.C.)
The First of the Spring Asparagus is in the Kitchen
A quick note to herald in the changing of seasons. The asparagus this early spring are particularly sweet and delicious. They’re grown in the Salinas Valley, supplied to us by long trusted farmer Martin Bournhonesque. The season came 10 days early this year. Martin thinks that the proximity to the sea is in part responsible for their flavor.
Reserve now
We’ve got our hogs ready to go and our menu finalized. Get ready for a feast of epic, delicious proportions.
Where is Oliveto Cafe located?
ABOUT US. Situated in the popular East Bay neighborhood of Rockridge in the landmark Rockridge Market Hall, Oliveto Cafe & Restaurant has a twofold identity: as a familiar, rustic Italian Cafe (downstairs), hub of a busy neighborhood, directly across the street from the Rockridge BART Station, and as an unforgettable Restaurant upstairs, ...
What is Oliveto Wine?
The Oliveto Wine Program aims to shift the point of view away from the wine consumer/wine critic and towards the person who understands wine on a more intimate level, the wine maker.#N#We are interested in a larger conversation predicated on the belief that the “art of wine-making” is an extension of the relationship between the people and the place where it is created.#N#By place, we mean terroir as well as a wine’s place within a lineage, the evolution of wine-making practices within that lineage, the personalities, the communities, and the myriad relationships that exist between food, family, and tradition that ultimately bring a wine to life. We also offer an extensive list of aged wines that are available in the restaurant with advanced notice.
When was the Oliveto grain project started?
Originally conceived as The Oliveto Grain Project back in 2009, Community Grains has evolved into its own exciting endeavor, working with local farmers, millers, bakers, and eaters to help build a thriving, self-sustaining grain economy here in northern California.
