cork&olive Bistro, Lake Mary FL

Food is amazing! I had Salmon and vegetables! Salmon was cooked so perfectly! Not overcooked. Juicy and tasty! The best vegetables I had in a restaurant! People are very friendly and excellent service! I will go back again for sure!

Very friendly staff and owner/manager checked in with each table. Unfortunately the issue was the food. Very bland and no flavor. The chicken parm was inedible. One coworker did like the gnocchi dish, but rest of us were disappointed.

Good night! This place has atmosphere, wonderful drinks, plentiful apps, delicious meals (and great gluten free!), scrumptious desserts. Love it for a new date night spot, a nice date only. Fantastic service too! We will be back! The owner even keeps the place closed on holidays for his people to spend time with family. Love it!

If you like wine and and like good Italian food this is the place to be. Look for Anthony he is the best at wine suggestions.friendly staff and chill atmosphere.

Wonderful experience with very kind workers, amazing drinks and fantastic food options! There's an option for everyone, even vegans and vegetarians. ️ My favorite place to go now!

Excellent experience all around! Food was above and beyond delicious! 5 star quality at 3 star prices! Service was excellent as well! Will be going back!

10/10 the best food the best service! Wonderfully family owed restaurant. Live musician, house made dishes, amazing service. Will definitely be coming back. Food was so delicious.

I cannot recommend this place enough. The whole atmosphere is different, not too expensive and the respect they serve is amazing. It’s a great hidden place and their selection and detail is just…beautiful.

Place was clean and we were greeted and seated to our table promptly. Waiter gave us menus and recommended the calamari. It turned out to be chewy and under cooked. We then ordered the chicken parmigiana and gnocchi primavera. Chicken parm was tasteless. Waiter brought gnocchi bolognese in error. He apologized and brought out the correct order. This was more like soup with vegetables and gnocchi. The flavor was acceptable, but not great. We tried to order another beer, but waiter was missing for a long time so we asked someone else for it. The one thing that saved the evening was the tiramisu and the piano player. For the rates being charged at this establishment, the food should have more flavor, waiter should be more attentive and more aware of clients needs. I don’t recommend this restaurant.

First time visit with friends. Hadn't made a reservation and place was full with event when we arrived. Noticed space at the bar and asked if we could sit there, was told yes no problem. We looked over the menu and started to order with our server (who was great by the way) then a commotion ensued and we were advised by the owner/manager our appetizers would take at least half an hour, for a salad, a bowl of soup and selection of bruscheta because of the event and the number of people in the restaurant. Our server fought our corner for us and said we should have been advised of this when we were told we could sit at the bar. It was ridiculous. The appetizers came and we're really nice. The mains however we're not as good. The 'special' meatballs and spaghetti were good but not worth the $28 price tag. My husband's crab cakes arrived cold, we gave them a 2nd opportunity to get it right and they arrived just warm again! Priced at $40 not great.
The real kicker however is the 3% fee for payment with a card and a minimum 18% plus tip amount set on the card machine. Overall $300 for 4 people, what an absolute rip off and I hope to God that the tip went solely to our phenomenal server and not into the owners pockets, because ONLY she deserved that tip last night.
These prices are equal to Ruth Chris Steak House prices were we go for a treat, however the quality and standards at this establishment are NOWHERE NEAR the same standards.
I have never felt so ripped off in my whole life and will not be returning for a 2nd time!

Kind of a weird place. No ceiling in their main dining room and it's just weirdly set up. No hostess or hostess area so we awkwardly stood at an almost empty restaurant front door staring at a few diners for 10 mins until a waiter seated us. Was about 15 mins before anybody came to us after we sat down. Then another 15 mins before we got drinks.

Weird keyboard player at the front with what I assume is the owner's grandmother sitting next to him.

Food was OK but not worth the NYC prices of $30 for pasta dishes. They also wanted $59 for a steak. Passed on that. Got gnocchi which was mushy. Sauce was OK. Apps were pretty good though the calamari was more like a half order.

Waitress was very nice but had a feeling she was trying to over compensate for the extremely slow moving food service. Took us over 2 hours to eat a meal on a Friday night and it was pretty empty.

The worst part, and what made me write this review, is the fact that they have the balls to charge an extra 5% credit card fee? I've been to a lot of restaurants and that was a first. If you want to avoid the IRS there are better ways to go about it.

I won't be going back.

Fantastic place, family owned. Great selection of wines and really great Italian food; Homemade noodles, rotating specials and a wide selection of cocktails. Truly a hidden gem in Lake Mary!

We just tried this restaurant and we LOVED it! The food was fabulous and the owner & staff were delightful! I started with a specially cocktail which was fun & tasty. For an appetizer, we got the beet salad which was so fresh and delicious…. Big enough for 2. For the main meal, I had eggplant parmesan, which was the best I’ve ever tasted! Then we ended with tiramisu which was absolutely delicious. They also have a huge wine collection and the owner is a sommelier. Highly recommend and can’t wait to go back!

We went were invited to a birthday celebration and we’re told that the owner was notified that we were Vegans and they would prepare something for us to eat. We knew this was not a vegan restaurant but because we were told that owner would prepare a something we went. However the owner forgot to tell his staff but remembered after we arrived that he had promised to prepare something for us. However that never happened so we were served a plate of mixed rice? And beans. They probably didn’t taste it themselves, clearly they don’t know how to make vegan foods or don’t care. I felt sorry for the person who invited us because it made them feel uncontrollably seeing the food we were served. If your a Vegan don’t go there.

Wait staff was fantastic. She asked a lot of questions and made excellent recommendations. We only had one small problem. After mentioning a dairy allergy and ordering the vegan Gnocchi entree, they served us Gnocchi filled with cheese. I do recommend this resturant as the food and service were great. I think the kitchen needs to better represent their menu! No where was cheese listed!

I had the best time at this restaurant. The food was spectacular, the wine delicious and I couldn’t have asked for a better service. We were treated like friends of the house, given personalized suggestions for every course, they let me and my friends take time to talk - no rush even though it was the end of the day, near closing time. I cannot wait to go back?

Food is delicious and cook to order. If you come here, plan to relax and enjoy as every dish you order is fresh. Our server was super knowledgeable and friendly. We will definitely come back.