"This is an exemplary way to grow local restaurants, a small chain that serves a local community without ever losing quality or consistency or it's sense of place, either where it comes from or where it is".

AA GILL - SUNDAY TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE

"The eldest member of Mauro Sanna’s small family of Sardinian restaurants remains a popular destination for office workers & locals who appreciate its friendly charm… regulars still pack the place for the decent-value lunch menu... White bean soup & Sardinian ham with char-grilled fennel look good on the starter list, ahead of plates of spaghetti bottarga (with dried mullet roe) & roasted rabbit wrapped in Parma ham, with Sardinian cheeses or chilled ‘torroncino’ (nougat cream) to round things off."

SQUARE MEAL

"All of Olivo restaurants are worth talking about but Olivo with it's chargrilled Calves liver and Black Tagliatelle with cuttlefish is the one we're talking about most."

ABSOLUTELY CHELSEA, APRIL 2014 BEST OF EUROPE LOCAL AWARDS

"An original menu of delicious, simple dishes and a wonderful Sardinian wine-list draws some reporters back time and again to this cramped and energetic Belgravia fixture".

HARDEN'S LONDON RESTAURANTS 2006

"This is an exemplary way to grow local restaurants, a small chain that serves a local community without ever losing quality or consistency or it's sense of place, either where it comes from or where it is".

AA GILL - SUNDAY TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE