Olin Bar & Kitchen - A Fusion of New American Tapas in Detroit, MI

10-25-2024 Came for my son's 34th bday. It was a huge success! We were a party of 7 and the starred items are: 1)short rib burger 2) Caesar 3) Poached pear salad 4)steak frites The service was excellent and the night time Detroit vibes toasted our son and the entire party. Highly recommend

My group and I have tried most things here. For appetizers the meatballs and the fish dip are the superior winners. For main dishes, you can't go wrong with the swordfish, burger, or shrimp pasta. Swordfish was the best anyone has ever had, but it's needs something with it. It's a very small portion on a huge plate. Service is always great and friendly. Place is always clean. Only down side is the prices and portions of things. The price of their steak is laughable for a strip. Their "cheese board" is 3 little things of cheese. Skip it. There are other things as well. If they upped their plate portions with something, and lowered their prices by about 15-30% on some things, it's an easy 5 star.

Update: 2024, Oct I go here a lot for brunch. I do think it's one of the better deals in the city, The food is fresh and homemade. Jesse, "waiter" is outstanding. I always go with girlfriends, I sit outside with being next to the hotel pick up/drop off If you want a hot spot it's here. Anyways yummy. I highly recommend. Unbelievable. I love this restaurant. Upscale. I come here a lot with friends, dinner, brunch, reviewed this restaurant before. Extremely disappointed today. Waited about 20 minutes for drinks. I had to go inside and ask if the table was forgotten about. The hostess took our order. Jesse was wonderful just completely overworked and unbelievably busy. Our experience was horrible because the staff are overworked and not supported. There wasn't enough people here today and I'm hearing from other customers that's a theme. Holly and Sean- are the owners here. 20 top had a reservation, we did (two to) the bar was completely full. The restaurant was packed and completely under staffed. The three people working, took care of us but this isn't fair. Rona is over. People are eating out. Staff restaurants correc Food posted below.

Olin Bar & Kitchen was a great experience. Our waiter was the stand out of the night. He was very friendly and good at his job. My partner loved his burger. My steak was good, though was lime forward. We will be back!

I have been trying to get in here for a while without a reservation and finally did it! The server was friendly and attentive. The food was amazing! We started with the lamb meatballs and they were so flavorful and the sauce that come with it was amazing. I ordered the shrimp rotini and it was perfect. The noodles weren't overcooked, the shrimp was perfectly cooked and large, and it was tossed in a slightly spicy oil. It was great and I would get it again. The place was really nice and for a date night or small group and I loved the modern design.

Imagine that I am clapping between these words. THE. BEST. BURGER. I'VE. EVER. HAD. Period. The food, the drinks, the service, the ambiance. It is all above and beyond any expectation. First of all, the service. My server, Samantha, was patient with my questions in trying to figure out what I wanted to order. She was attentive and friendly throughout the meal. She gave me some recommendations and I ended up really wanting the potatoes appetizer but the burger came with French fries. Concerned that it would be too much potatoes, she was able to make it possible to sub my fries for the potatoes. I also ordered the "Don't Touch Mai Drink" which was extremely tasty as well. So the potatoes bravas. Amazing. They're crispy and buttery, packed with flavor and a generous portion. And the short rib burger... mmm... just thinking about it is making me mouth water. It is so juicy, the only thing I left behind was a plate of leftover juices. It may have been a touch too greasy but that's what a good burger is supposed to be. It most definitely has that smashburger texture and taste. You 100% need to come here and try it yourself. This will forever be the meal I will crave for years to come.

Went to Olin during Grand prix weekend because i had family in town and was able to get a reservation same day so that was great. We were seated quickly and our waitress was very nice. It was very loud inside so I felt like I had to yell everything but she was patient. I got the Strawberry marg and it was deeeelicious, very much recommend. For apps we got the oysters which were very fresh and tasty and whitefish tartine it was good but nothing to write home about. For my entree I got the Mahi which was very good when you had a bite of everything on the plate, the sauce, capers, and grapes but unfortunately by itself it was very under seasoned. I'd definitely give it another try and maybe get something more flavorful next time.