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Name: Oleana
Address: 134 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA, United States, 02139
Telephone: (617) 661-0505
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

Oleana

4.5 (3544)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

134 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

About this restaurant

Innovative
Good for special occasions
Romantic

Oleana is a neighborhood restaurant with a strong focus on flavors and comfort. The cuisine centers on the Arabic influenced foods of the Mediterranean with a strong lean towards Turkish fare. Winter months feature a roaring fireplace and in the warm weather the gorgeous garden is open for dinner.

** Please note that we do not reserve tables on -- or take requests for -- the garden patio. Patio tables are seated on a first come, first served basis and are weather dependent. All Opentable reservations are for indoor tables only. We stop accommodating guests outdoors 1 hour before closing time.**

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Turkish
Hours of operation
Dinner: ** Please note that we do not reserve tables on -- or take requests for -- the garden patio. Patio tables are seated on a first come, first served basis and are weather dependent. All Opentable reservations are for indoor tables only. We stop accommodating guests outdoors 1 hour before closing time. ** Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Phone number
(617) 661-0505
Website
http://www.oleanarestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Ana Sortun
Private party facilities
Offered during daytime hours, 11:30am - 3:00pm

Location
134 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Neighborhood
Cambridge
Cross street
Btw. Prospect & Columbia
Parking details
There are two lots available for guest parking after 5:30pm. One is directly across the street from the restaurant. The other is diagonally across the street at the E.L.I./Fitness Together lot.
Entertainment
live Turkish musicians Tuesday nights on the outdoor patio, weather permitting
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Fried Cauliflower$7.00
moroccan-style almond butter & dukkah
Grilled Pita$7.00
red pepper, pomegranate molasses, nigella seed
Deviled Eggs$6.00
with tuna & black olives
Warm Buttered Hummus$6.00
with basturma & tomato
Whipped Feta$5.00
with sweet & hot peppers
Pan-Fried Kalamata Olives$6.00
tomato & za'ata
Cacik$9.00
garlic yogurt, cucumber, spinach & mint
Octopus Coca$14.00
white bean, chorizo, saffron, tomato
Spinach Falafel$12.00
tahini sauce, beet yogurt & cress
Spicy Fideos$8.00
chickpeas, swiss chard & orange aioli
Apple Fatoush$11.00
romaine, beets, pomegranate, crispy pita & sumac
Fried Mussels$13.00
hot peppers & turkish tarator sauce
Sultan's Delight$13.00
tamarind beef, smokey eggplant purée & pinenut
Vermont Quail Kebob$13.00
baharat spice, barberries & pistachio
Shakshuka$11.00
shirred egg, crispy sweet potato & zhoug
Kohlrabi Pancake$9.00
hot pepper labne & pickled carrot
Chickpea Terrine$9.00
apricot, pistachio, tahini sauce & watermelon radish
Lamb & Grape Leaf Tart$11.00
cumin, orange, orzo & spicy feta
Cigar Borekfall Vegetables$10.00
yogurt sauce, turkish spices
Moussaka$12.00
tahini & crispy brussels sprouts

Fish

Monkfish$26.00
shrimp tortillitas, potatoes bravas, cabbage & currants
Halibut$26.00
spicy walnut tahini, carrot tabouleh & gold lentils
Swordfish Scallopini$23.00
sicilian tomato sauce, garlic crema & green bean

Meat

Lamb & Cabbage Sarma$27.00
sweet potato, hen of the woods, walnut
Lemon Chicken$25.00
za'atar & turkish cheese pancake
Duck Shish$25.00
beets, fig, smoked wheat pilav & walnut-pinenut

Sides

Dark Leafy Greens with Toum$6.00
Flattened Potatoes with Lemon & Oregano$6.00

Vegetable Tasting Menu Meze & Dessert

Executive Chef$40.00
ana sortun
Chef De Cuisine$40.00
cara chigazola-tobin
Pastry Chef$40.00
molly rabideau
Executive Pastry Chef$40.00
maura kilpatrick

Glossary

Barberry
red berry that is tart like a cranberry
Basturma
cured beef
Borek
pie
Bravas
spicy tomato sauce
Coca
catalan-style pizza
Dukkah
egyptian spice blend with nuts & seeds
Fatoush
pita bread & romaine salad
Fideos
crushed, toasted vermicelli
Kebob
grilled or roasted meat
Labne
really thick yogurt
Meze
small plates that are perfect to share
Moussaka
lamb & eggplant pie
Sarma
something wrapped, rolled, or embraced (also dolma)
Shish
skewer
Shakshuka
egg baked in tomato sauce
Tahini
sesame butter or paste
Tarator
almond & garlic sauce
Tortillitas
small fritter made with chickpea flour
Toum
garlic sauce
Za'atar
wild herb similar to thyme, blended sesame seeds & sumac
Zhoug
green hot sauce

What 3,544 people are saying

Oleana reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.3Service
4.1Ambience
0.3Value

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3,544 Reviews

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Spark
Indiana2 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 2, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was very good quality and exotic. We ordered mussels...surprised us that they came lightly fried but perhaps we did not read the menu description closely enough. The lamb came as a stew with some sort of lettuce-like vegetable and we also ordered a side of greens...the combination of the two was more bitter than we expected...individually, the dishes were quite good but the combination was too bitter. So, if I went back, I would read the menu descriptions more carefully and ask the waiter which dishes pair together best.
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mynyclife VIP
New York City26 reviews
3.0
Dined on November 28, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The last time I dined at Oleana was several years ago and it was amazing. After living in NYC and Chicago and now back in Boston, I was so looking forward to returning here for dinner and taking our good friends visiting from California. This time... not the same. The food was still off the charts--delicious and unexpected (except for the desserts--more on that in a moment). But the service was just ok. Our server wasn't rude, but she wasn't friendly either and she seemed to want to rush us through our dinner, even though when we left, the dining room only had a few people seated and no one waiting. The whole vibe was odd and it made me slightly uncomfortable because she seemed either annoyed by us or put off by us, (table of 4 women) which is an issue if she's going to be a server in Cambridge. And then there was the truly sad experience of the desserts. Maura Kilpatrick is one of the most inspired pastry chefs in the business. She has won a James Beard Award and she was getting accolades for her creative and surprising pastry years ago. Sadly, while she is still the exec pastry chef, and new person has taken her place in kitchen and the results are not the same. We had the profiteroles, which must have been made the day before because they tasted slightly stale and like they had been stored in a refrigerator for awhile. The caramel sauce was grainy, like the sugar had not melted completely into the butter. And whatever was crumbled on top tasted like blue cheese and did not complement the dish at all. Very disappointing. The dark chocolate mosaic cake was more like a nougat and less like a cake and was also a disappointment. Too hard--not with the kind of chewy unctuous texture that makes nougat so special--it was also not very flavorful. Again, not the kind of dessert you want to devour, which what I always wanted to do with one of Maura's desserts. Too bad, but not sure I'll be rushing back.
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imgwiz
Greater Boston17 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 28, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
as always, loved the meal here! The dining room got an update, so it may be roomier, but didn't have the cozy feel of past years. The food, however, was outstanding and that's what we come for!
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SarahG
Seattle / Eastern Washington9 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 27, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely amazing place! One of, if not THE BEST restaurants in Boston, without doubt!
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DrQueue VIP
Greater Boston16 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 21, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic eclectic menu (Middle Eastern and Mediterranean) with small and main course dishes. All tasting great and novel, wonderfully seasoned. Somewhat expensive but worth the price.
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston28 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 19, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful wait person - personable, helpful, knowledgeable. Wonderful food - each plate was interesting and tasty. Atmosphere is low key and very pleasant.
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Italiana
Greater Boston40 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 17, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Absolutely outstanding food, creative, wonderful spices, best place to go for a special occasion. The dessert, brown butter crepes, were phenomenal, and we don't eat dessert much! We will go back.
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bioguy
Greater Boston21 reviews
3.0
Dined on November 16, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
This is one of my wife's favorite restaurant, I am not so enthused. I like beer or wine with dinner, their beer list is limited and their wines are over-priced. The menu changes often, a good point, but I often struggle to find something I will enjoy and have more than once, had to order 2 appetizers for dinner. The food is very good, their coffee is not. The duck shish is recommended, one of my fall back dishes. Outdoor seating is much more comfortable than the indoor chairs/bench. If you have an achy lower back seek the outside seating,if inside bring you back pillow. So, if you are like my wife - you will love it, if more like me, not so much.
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Bernerfan
Greater Boston2 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 16, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Simply superb... on every level! The service was especially memorable. Shared a chef's tasting sequence; more than enough food for two, adventurous (and exquisite) choices, all leading to complete fulfillment. Just fantastic!
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Elliot
Greater Boston17 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 15, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great service with great food and service. Food is consistently great and quite fairly priced. We come here whenever we come to Boston. I hope there are many more times left.
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134 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

Additional information

Cross street
Btw. Prospect & Columbia
Neighborhood
Cambridge
Hours of operation
Dinner: ** Please note that we do not reserve tables on -- or take requests for -- the garden patio. Patio tables are seated on a first come, first served basis and are weather dependent. All Opentable reservations are for indoor tables only. We stop accommodating guests outdoors 1 hour before closing time. ** Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Turkish
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
There are two lots available for guest parking after 5:30pm. One is directly across the street from the restaurant. The other is diagonally across the street at the E.L.I./Fitness Together lot.
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Ana Sortun
Entertainment
live Turkish musicians Tuesday nights on the outdoor patio, weather permitting
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.oleanarestaurant.com/
Phone number
(617) 661-0505
Private party facilities
Offered during daytime hours, 11:30am - 3:00pm

Oleana

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Meze

Fried Cauliflower$7.00

Grilled Pita$7.00

Deviled Eggs$6.00

Warm Buttered Hummus$6.00

Whipped Feta$5.00

Pan-Fried Kalamata Olives$6.00

Cacik$9.00

Octopus Coca$14.00

Spinach Falafel$12.00

Spicy Fideos$8.00

Apple Fatoush$11.00

Fried Mussels$13.00

Sultan's Delight$13.00

Vermont Quail Kebob$13.00

Shakshuka$11.00

Kohlrabi Pancake$9.00

Chickpea Terrine$9.00

Lamb & Grape Leaf Tart$11.00

Cigar Borekfall Vegetables$10.00

Moussaka$12.00

Fish

Monkfish$26.00

Halibut$26.00

Swordfish Scallopini$23.00

Meat

Lamb & Cabbage Sarma$27.00

Lemon Chicken$25.00

Duck Shish$25.00

Sides

Dark Leafy Greens with Toum$6.00

Flattened Potatoes with Lemon & Oregano$6.00

Vegetable Tasting Menu Meze & Dessert

Executive Chef$40.00

Chef De Cuisine$40.00

Pastry Chef$40.00

Executive Pastry Chef$40.00

Glossary

Barberry

Basturma

Borek

Bravas

Coca

Dukkah

Fatoush

Fideos

Kebob

Labne

Meze

Moussaka

Sarma

Shish

Shakshuka

Tahini

Tarator

Tortillitas

Toum

Za'atar

Zhoug

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