OLIVE HILL Ayase

At OLIVE HILL Ayase, you can make a meal of pasta at lunchtime or put together a table of smaller plates. The menu lists a pasta lunch set with a choice of 4 classic pastas, served with a lunch salad, soup bar and drinks bar. There is also a more generously filled pasta lunch set, with a choice of 4 dishes and the same salad, soup and drinks. If you would rather have meat, the grilled lunch set comes with rice, soup-bar access and drinks.

Pasta choices cover a range of flavours, from carbonara, rich with cheese and egg, to Japanese-style sea urchin with butter and soy sauce, and mentaiko cream. One reviewer said their family ordered pasta and pizza and found the individual portions substantial. The pizza menu includes Margherita with tomato sauce, cheese and basil; garlic bacon, flavoured with garlic and oregano; and Quattro Formaggi, made with 4 kinds of cheese. There are options to consider whether you are dining solo or sharing several dishes.

For something alongside a main, a small plate of lightly marinated Aomori sardines comes with red onion. The large Caesar salad is topped generously with freshly shaved Grana Padano and is designed for sharing. The skillet-baked frico is a take on an Italian potato galette, made here with smoked mozzarella and mashed potato. Garlic aioli accompanies the French fries, and there is also fried spear squid—easy choices for a bite between courses.

Desserts include tiramisu made with Italian mascarpone and Olive Hill pudding, prepared in-house with plenty of egg. One diner reported enjoying pumpkin pudding and chestnut gelato during their visit. Seasonal sweets may also be available, so it is worth looking over the dessert menu. Breakfast is offered too, and the listing gives daily opening from 7:00, making the restaurant an option in the morning as well as at lunchtime.