Two words, the ones to influence you when making your decision: Thoroughly. Delicious. \n\nMoving on to the specifics, highlights include:\n\nMushroom asparagus flat bread: Seriously beyond the beyond. Shaved bits of parmesan, melted mozzarella, asparagus tips, mushroom pieces and *deep breath* drizzled with blessed truffle oil. \n\nMarket salad: fresher than fresh bitter greens, candied citrus peels, balsamic vinaigrette. The market salad is not an every day option, but really damn good so if this is offered on the day you go, get it as a side to make you feel less guilty about eating all the bready wonders in this place (more to come!)\n\nSangria: True grown up grape juice. Maybe *too* much homage to Welch's.  \n\nHummus: Good. Possibly great. But the aforementioned flat bread eclipsed the shit out of it. I broke my usual rule to only order hummus in straight-up Middle Eastern restaurants. If the hummus is the only veg option in a place, fine, but there are plenty at Olive & Ivy (read: get the damn flat bread!)\n\nAnd then there's the bread that comes out before everything else. Almost focaccia, but of a less heavy texture, these slices of heavenly gluten come with a pesto dipping sauce.\n\nNote: do not come here if you're god forbid trying to avoid carbs. Not that this is me.\n\nEnvirons: oozes atmosphere, whether you dine out on the patio or the high ceiling dining room (check out the opulent private dining room which is enclosed in glass, just waiting for wannabe Prince Williams and Kate Middletons. Or even wannabe Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweeds). \n\nSpecial shout-out to our \"darling\" (as Jeffrey H puts it) waitress.