The Black Olive The Black Olive
Featured Items
- Whole Dover Sole$54.00
This genuine, fresh, Dover Sole is very hard to find. Its outstanding flavor comes with a sweet aftertaste. It is firm in texture and very low in oil content. Sautéed.
- Village Pie Appetizer$18.00
The Chef’s specialty, a beautiful village-baked homemade phyllo with Greek cheeses and a variety of savory greens and herbs.
- Lamb Meatballs$15.00
Six homemade lamb meatballs seasoned with mint and garlic, served with tzatziki for dipping.
Mezze Tis Pareas (plates to share)
- Appetizer Combination$36.00
A beautiful plate of our four traditional spreads: Tarama, tzatziki, melitzanasalata and hummus with olives and feta cheese. -Serves 4-
- Colossal Shrimp by the Pound$64.00
One pound of colossal marinated grilled wild shrimp, for a taste of Greek taverna life.
- Colossal Diver Scallops by the Pound$64.00
- Black Olive VIP Combo$64.00
Mezzethes (small plates)
- Black Olive’s famous Bread$5.00
Our house organic sourdough bread baked daily and grilled to absolute perfection!
- Chicken Souvlaki app$15.00
Marinated free-range chicken breast skewered and grilled to perfection, served with tzatziki for dipping.
- Collossal Kalamata Olives$3.00
Marinated and seasoned Kalamata olives
- Shrimp app$18.00
Colossal marinated grilled wild shrimp.
- Grilled Mushroom$14.00
Fresh portabella mushrooms marinated on grilled house sourdough and grilled to absolute perfection!
- Grilled Octopus Salad$18.00
Straight from the sea, pounded, marinated, grilled octopus tossed with fresh red onions and capers.
- Grilled Sardines in Grape Leaves$15.00
Fresh sardines fileted & wrapped in grape leaves and brushed with olive oil, grilled to perfection!
- Hummus$10.00
A perfect version of this favorite spread, made with chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon and parsley.
- Jumbo Lump Crab Cake app$24.00
This is the ultimate version of the local favorite, made with fresh jumbo lump crab-meat, on a bed of baby leaf greens, with homemade olive oil based mayonnaise.
- Lamb Meatballs$15.00
Six homemade lamb meatballs seasoned with mint and garlic, served with tzatziki for dipping.
- Manouri Cheese in Grape Leaves$12.00
This mild Greek sheep’s cheese is wrapped in grape leaves and baked with a touch of olive oil.
- Melitzanasalata$10.00
The Greek version of a popular traditional spread that is made throughout the Middle-East and Mediterranean region. Our recipe, which has been passed down through several generations combines grilled eggplant, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.
- Scallop Appetizer$20.00
Russ was the artist who made many of the ceramics on display at the Black Olive. He absolutely loved these fresh, jumbo sea scallops that we grill and serve on a bed of baby leaf greens.
- Saganaki Plate$18.00
Pan seared, paper-thin zucchini, surrounded by tzatziki, Kefalograviera, a traditional Greek cheese and Haloumi from Cyprus.
- Bread Pudding$14.00
A Black Olive invention is a bread pudding. Our famous olive bread, leeks, portabella mushrooms, artichokes and Greek cheese.
- Stuffed Calamari on the Grill$18.00
This Black Olive favorite takes fresh calamari, stuffed with Manouri and feta cheese, then delicately grilled for one of our most requested small plates. A supreme juxtaposition of taste and texture.
- Taramasalata$12.00
Famous in our grandmother’s kitchen, this heavenly spread is delicately made using black olive bread marinated in wine, olive oil, lemon, and fish roe.
- Tzatziki$10.00
A traditional Middle-Eastern spread made from Greek yogurt with dill, lemon, garlic and olive oil.
- Village Pie Appetizer$18.00
The Chef’s specialty, a beautiful village-baked homemade phyllo with Greek cheeses and a variety of savory greens and herbs.
- Wellfleet Oysters Maine /each$3.00
- Smelts in Cornmeal$15.00
- Zaatar Pita$3.00
- Tenderloin Souvlaki app$22.00
- Side Cucumber$4.00
Salads
- Greek Style Romaine Salad$12.00
Dill, spring onions, Manouri cheese & aged vinaigrette.
- Greek Village Salad$15.00
Traditional tomato and feta salad with cucumber, bell peppers, red onion, and Kalamata black olives.
- Black Olive’s Avocado Greek Salad$17.00
Vine ripened tomato, avocado, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, avocado with Kalamata olives, and imported feta.
Soups
Fish Selections
- Whole Mediterranean Sea Bass$36.00
This Mediterranean favorite known as Lavraki, Bronzini, or Loup de Mare feeds on shrimp, which comes through in the taste. It is low in oil content and slightly flaky, but firm, in texture. Grilled.
- Wild Rockfish Filet$36.00
This is our local favorite. Also known as Striped Bass, it is full of flavor with moderate oil content and slightly firm texture. Grilled or sautéed in organic corn meal.
- Whole Dover Sole$54.00
This genuine, fresh, Dover Sole is very hard to find. Its outstanding flavor comes with a sweet aftertaste. It is firm in texture and very low in oil content. Sautéed.
- Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna Steak$40.00
Sushi quality tuna seasoned with Zaátar and grilled.
- Wild Chinnok Salmon$36.00
Our salmon comes from the Oldest independent fishery in Scotland. Grilled.
- Whole Black Sea Bass$40.00
- Arctic Char$35.00
- Whole Dorade Royale$38.00
- Chilean Sea Bass$48.00
- Halibut$40.00
- Red Snapper Whole$38.00
- Red Snapper Filet$38.00
Main Course
- Greek Style Lamb Chops$48.00
- Chicken Souvlaki Platter$28.00
Marinated chicken breast skewered and grilled to perfection!
- Moroccan Style Braised Lamb Shank$48.00
This delicious lamb dish is slowly braised for hours with vegetables, currents and red wine creating a delicious stew served over couscous.
- Soft Shell Crab in Phyllo$38.00
- Lamb & Crab Cake$48.00
- Lamb & Scallops$48.00
- Extra Lobster Tail 10oz$36.00
- Greek Cowboy Steak$68.00
- Black Olive Lobster Pasta$27.00+
Fresh pasta tossed in a white wine, tomato and tarragon based sauce finished with just a touch of cream and topped with a whole Maine Lobster Tail.
- Colossal Shrimp on the Charcoal$40.00
- Sea Scallops Dinner$45.00
- Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Platter$48.00
- Village Pie Dinner$36.00
A rustic Spanakopita, spinach, red Swiss chard, leeks, sheep’s milk cheeses in a homemade hand rolled phyllo.
- Lamb & Shrimp$48.00
- Tenderloin Souvlaki Main$44.00
- Lamb Kleftico$40.00
Dessert
- Apple tatin$12.00
- Baklava$12.00
- Baklava Ice cream$12.00
- Carrot Cake$12.00
- Tiramisu$12.00
- Chocolate Mousse$12.00
- Mango Cobbler$14.00
- Sorbet$12.00
- Greek Yogurt with Honey Walnuts and Fruit$12.00
- Mango Sorbet$12.00
- Organic Fruit Plate$12.00
- Peach Cobbler$14.00
- Rein De Saba$12.00
- Strawberry Sorbet$12.00
- Vanilla Ice Cream$12.00
- Fire Dessert
- Flan$10.00
- Frozen Greek Yogurt$12.00