Olio - Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach - Italian restaurant in Mumbai - Mumbai Suburban, India

While staying at Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach, we headed to Olio, a luxury Italian restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel. At the entry were earthen pots with bottles soaked in juices with a colorful presentation of bell peppers in red, green, and yellow colour. It looked so lovely and colorful with thyme and other herbs presented and preserved in big jars along with grains and Italian oils in big glass bottles which looked tempting, beautiful and healthy. Olio means 'Oil' in Italian. The 39 seater restaurant is done in orange, brown and white extending a classy and elegant appeal. We could spot very minimal decoration around which looked really sophisticated. It has an open kitchen concept with a wine cellar on the sidewall with exotic wines. There was upbeat English music playing in the background. The menu made its way to our table in the form of a wooden plank. We asked Chef Sameer for his recommendations. Anybody would love to taste the breads, pasta and salads coming from the open kitchen. We started with the house breads which came with two kinds of dips- olive dip and coriander dip. They were presented so well and were really appetizing. Next came amuse bouche, our palette cleanser extending our expectations for dishes to come. The rustic Minestrone Soup was a nutritious blend of tomato and root vegetables broth with pasta and parmesan cheese. I would like to call it a healthy tomato gravy soup with delicious veggies and a slice of toasted cheese bread(garlic bread). Burrata was specially prepared by the Chef for us. The Buratta cheese with beetroot coulis and tomato confit was refreshing and fresh. Just loved it! It is must try here! The fruits added the zest and the cheese freshness. Arancini, our favourite deep-fried rice balls which had asparagus sauce around it were crispy on the outside and, soft and velvety on the inside. The taste was very delicious with the mushy rice filling and yes cheesy too. Spaghetti Aglio Olio E-Peperoncino was made with extra virgin oil, garlic, chilli and parsley. It was nice, spicy and very classy, with fresh stir-fried veggies. Olio pizza came with feta cheese spread, pesto, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke and fresh mozzarella. It was colourful, crispy, cheesy and done well with exotic toppings which tasted different and nice. Afterall, Olio specializes in Italian delights and is famous for its thin crust pizzas. The open kitchen was full of action - we could see pizza dough preparation happening in front of our eyes which looked very interesting, Chefs were carrying out their food duties and churning great Italian recipes, Pizzas were being made live in the woodfire oven. 3 chefs were preparing main course and starters while 2 chefs were in the pizza section. Both the sections were well lit with orange lamps. I loved my Olio experience- the pizza, Italian oil flavouring or tasting the authentic unique flavours of Olio kitchen. The Dessert of the day was Pina Colada. It was interesting to have one of my favourite mocktail in a pastry form - sweet and topped with edible flower and chandi ka vark. It was very different and nice.

I must say You will definitely feel an Italian atmosphere , it's a great place to be. Would recommend it for couples going out to spend a great time together. The food here is good and service also very good.

Had a great time at this charmingly done spacious restaurant that opens for lunch only on weekends but dinner is on every day! The service was excellent The staff were smiling happy attentive people Ordered Rustic Minestrone with chicken soup : awesome Potato Piccante or spicy Spanish potatoes : great Gamberoni Sicilians Prawns nice Penne Arrabita excellent Pollo Pesto Pizza Lime and Lemon Sorbet : loved it Tiramisu was well presented but I'd rate it average Food was excellent 4.5 on 5 Ambience 5 on 5 Service personified by Akshay and Baban 5 on 5 The chefs deserve applause

Your food is excellent , pity it is let down by your service. I ordered via swiggy and was astounded at the tone your rep used he curtly informed me that you did not have one of the items I had ordered and asked whether I wanted something else, when I said no to please just refund the outstanding amount he said you can do that yourself.. excuse me? First of all how are you advertising what you dont have in stock, secondly why are you wasting a paying customers time? Your mistake? The onus is on you to fix it.

Ambiance and location wise - it's a great place to be. Would recommend it for couples going out to spend a great time together The food here is average and is a little on the expensive side Recommendations : Arancini balls & Tiramisu Ambiance - 4.5/5 Food - 3/5 Service - 4/5

Olio is an Italian restaurant in Novotel. I recently visited them to try their new Italian 4 course meal set menu. To begin with, we had an amuse bouche whice was a seed cracker topped with guacamole. Soup was a tangy vegetables and bean soup with parmesan bread. The bread soaked up the broth and tasted really delicious. Salad was spectacular. A wonderfully plated salad .. panzanella.. Rye bread topped with bell peppers, cucumber and onions, arugula, crumb fried goat cheese ball and to die for pepper relish. Mains were a truffle gnocchi or a burrata sage risotto. Both the mains were delicious. A lovely crunch added by the hazelnuts in the Risotto and soft perfect gnocchi. Loved them. The show stopper was the dessert. Chocolate mousse stuffed between fluffy chocolate pancakes with cream and berries. Loved it. The food was good. Service was good. Definitely worth a try. Food-4.5/5 Service-4.5/5 Ambiance-3.75/5 Vfm-4/5 Return Index-4/5

You will definitely feel an Italian atmosphere and I promise like it. it's a great place to be. Would recommend it for couples going out to spend a great time together. The food here is good and is a little bit on the expensive. Recommend- Food - 3/5 Service - 5/5

Dinner for two @ Olio Our VEG Order for the evening was as follow : - 1) Veg Lasagna with a hint of garlic 4/5 2) Penne Arabiata in pink sauce - 4/5 Total Bill - Rs 2230/- ( incl of taxes ) Average Rs 1100 per head without drinks TIP - Don't Forget to Book your table in advance. We went on Saturday night - Seating capacity inside is limited & the outer area was pre booked for a private function. Our Food Adviser was polite & made the changes we requested with a smile. The restaurant is recently renovated & is beautifully Lit up , Ambience is soothing , Staff is polite & helpful . DETAILS OLIO ( IN HOUSE DIP & SLICES ) 4/5 The Slices ( Garlic & veges ) - Decent The Dip - Amazing VEG LASAGNA - 4/5 Veggies & sauces were Decently stuffed & was cooked perfectly. Taste - Nice - It wasn't 2 bland, sour nor strong. Quantity - One portion is good to serve 2-3 Pricing - High - Expected in Fine Dine Restaurant PENNE ARABIATA - 4/5 The garlic bread was crisp, the pink sauce turned out decent with Penne & side veggies were perfect to complete the dish . Taste - Penne in Pink sauce made it nice Quantity - One portion is good to serve 2 Pricing - High - Expected in Fine Dine Restaurant Overall - A nice Italian Restaurant to visit with your loved ones for special occasions. IMO - It's expensive for regular visits