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Greek - Other Ethnic
Olive Tree Cafe
Address:
2513 - 53rd Ave
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Telephone:
(563)332-3444
Fax:
Ownership
Locally Owned & Operated
Business Hours
Sunday: 11am-3pm
Monday: 11am-8pm
Tuesday: 11am-8pm
Wednesday: 11am-8pm
Thursday: 11am-8pm
Friday: 11am-9pm
Saturday: 11am-9pm
Quick Dining Data
Attire: Casual
Quick Lunch?: Yes
Average Entree Price: between $5-$10
Reservations Accepted?: Yes
Reservations Required?: No
Facility Amenities
Take Out/Carry Out?: Yes
Delivery Available?: No
Catering?: Yes
Outdoor Seating?: Yes
Payment Methods
Visa, MasterCard
The Olive Tree Cafe serves up a variety of health-conscience Mediterranean dishes: gyros, kabobs, paninis, salads, sandwiches, soups, vegetables and wraps. Side dishes include hummus, pita breads and stuffed grape leaves. Featured pastries and cakes every week.
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Nice, bit too bright
by Shawn
on March 18, 2010
Ate dinner here last week, and the food was very good. I should have had something other than a basic gyro (no tomato), but that was good, if a little standard. The onions could have been a little more prominent. I like my gyros' onions to have a crisp bite. The baba ghanouj I split with my girlfriend, though not among my favorite Middle Eastern dishes, was very good. Smoky and creamy. She had a falafel wrap (finally falefel in the QC!!!) and she said it was good (but not as good as I make:)
The service was extremely friendly and the owner who introduced himself was very gracious and seemed to sincerely desire genuine feedback.
The only criticism I'd lay against the Olive Tree Cafe, is that while the colors and decor of the place are a nice start, it still has very strip-mall-y feeling. The florescent lights are far too bright, and then when the owner's wife noticed us noticing the very pretty glass pendant lamps not being turned on, she flipped the switch, adding about 8 100-watt (seemingly) halogens to the mix.
I'd suggest looking at Exotic Thai in Moline (or on 53rd in Dav.) to see what can be dome with a restaurant in a strip mall, as far as lighting and decor are concerned.
Give this place a lower lit, cooler "oasis in the desert" kind of feel and it will be a "10."
The service was extremely friendly and the owner who introduced himself was very gracious and seemed to sincerely desire genuine feedback.
The only criticism I'd lay against the Olive Tree Cafe, is that while the colors and decor of the place are a nice start, it still has very strip-mall-y feeling. The florescent lights are far too bright, and then when the owner's wife noticed us noticing the very pretty glass pendant lamps not being turned on, she flipped the switch, adding about 8 100-watt (seemingly) halogens to the mix.
I'd suggest looking at Exotic Thai in Moline (or on 53rd in Dav.) to see what can be dome with a restaurant in a strip mall, as far as lighting and decor are concerned.
Give this place a lower lit, cooler "oasis in the desert" kind of feel and it will be a "10."
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