The Black Olive
814 S Bond St, Baltimore, MD
Featured Items
Shrimp app
Colossal marinated grilled wild shrimp.$20.00Hummus
A perfect version of this favorite spread, made with chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon and parsley.$12.00Melitzanasalata
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.$12.00
Black Olive Dinner Menu
Mezzethes (small plates)
Small plates
Collossal Kalamata Olives
Marinated and seasoned Kalamata olives$5.00Black Olive’s famous Bread
Our house organic sourdough bread baked daily$10.00Wellfleet Oysters/each
$4.00Hummus
A perfect version of this favorite spread, made with chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon and parsley.$12.00Tzatziki
A traditional Middle-Eastern spread made from Greek yogurt with dill, lemon, garlic and olive oil.$12.00Melitzanasalata
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.$12.00Taramasalata
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.$14.00Stuffed Calamari on the Grill
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.$20.00Chicken Souvlaki app
Marinated free-range chicken breast skewered and grilled to perfection, served with tzatziki for dipping.$17.00Tenderloin Souvlaki app
$24.00Shrimp app
Colossal marinated grilled wild shrimp.$20.00Grilled Mushroom
Fresh portabella mushrooms marinated on grilled house sourdough and grilled to absolute perfection!$14.00Grilled Octopus Salad
Straight from the sea, pounded, marinated, grilled octopus tossed with fresh red onions and capers.$22.00Grilled Sardines in Grape Leaves
Fresh sardines fileted & wrapped in grape leaves and brushed with olive oil, grilled to perfection!$18.00Jumbo Lump Crab Cake app
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.$30.00Lamb Meatballs
Six homemade lamb meatballs seasoned with mint and garlic, served with tzatziki for dipping.$16.00Manouri Cheese in Grape Leaves
This mild Greek sheep’s cheese is wrapped in grape leaves and baked with a touch of olive oil.$14.00Scallop Appetizer
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.$24.00Saganaki Plate
Pan seared, paper-thin zucchini, surrounded by tzatziki, Kefalograviera, a traditional Greek cheese and Haloumi from Cyprus.$20.00Savory Bread Pudding
A Black Olive invention is a bread pudding. Our famous olive bread, leeks, portabella mushrooms, artichokes and Greek cheese.$16.00Village Pie Appetizer
The Chef’s specialty, a beautiful village-baked homemade phyllo with Greek cheeses and a variety of savory greens and herbs.$20.00Smelts in Cornmeal
$16.00Extra House pita
$4.00Side Cucumber
$4.00Crab Cake App
$24.00
Fish Selections
Whole Mediterranean Sea Bass
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.$38.00Wild Rockfish Filet
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.$36.00Whole Dover Sole
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.$54.00Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna Steak
Sushi quality tuna seasoned with Zaátar and grilled.$42.00Wild Chinnok Salmon
Our salmon comes from the Oldest independent fishery in Scotland. Grilled.$38.00Whole Black Sea Bass
$40.00Arctic Char
$36.00Whole Dorade Royale
$38.00Chilean Sea Bass
$48.00Halibut
$42.00Red Snapper Whole
$42.00Red Snapper Filet
$38.00
Main Course
Greek Style Lamb Chops
$48.00Chicken Souvlaki Platter
Marinated chicken breast skewered and grilled to perfection!$34.00Moroccan Style Braised Lamb Shank
This delicious lamb dish is slowly braised for hours with vegetables, currents and red wine creating a delicious stew served over couscous.$48.00Soft Shell Crab in Phyllo
$40.00Lamb & Crab Cake
$48.00Lamb & Scallops
$48.00Extra Lobster Tail 10oz
$48.00Greek Cowboy Steak
$68.00half lobster Pasta
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.$34.00Full Lobster Pasta
$68.00Colossal Shrimp on the Charcoal
$40.00Sea Scallops Dinner
$45.00Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Platter
$48.00Village Pie Dinner
A rustic Spanakopita, spinach, red Swiss chard, leeks, sheep’s milk cheeses in a homemade hand rolled phyllo.$36.00Lamb & Shrimp
$48.00Tenderloin Souvlaki Main
$52.00Lamb Kleftico
$40.00Pythagorean Vegan Pie
$36.00
Salads
Greek Style Romaine Salad
Dill, spring onions, Manouri cheese & aged vinaigrette.$16.00Greek Village Salad
Traditional tomato and feta salad with cucumber, bell peppers, red onion, and Kalamata black olives.$18.00Black Olive’s Avocado Greek Salad
Vine ripened tomato, avocado, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, avocado with Kalamata olives, and imported feta.$20.00
Mezze Tis Pareas (plates to share)
Appetizer Combination
A beautiful plate of our four traditional spreads: Tarama, tzatziki, melitzanasalata and hummus with olives and feta cheese. -Serves 4-$36.00Colossal Shrimp by the Pound
One pound of colossal marinated grilled wild shrimp, for a taste of Greek taverna life.$64.00Colossal Diver Scallops by the Pound
$64.00Black Olive VIP Combo
$64.00
Soups
Dessert
Apple tatin
$14.00Peach Tatin
$14.00Baklava
$14.00Baklava Ice cream
$14.00Bourbon Choco-Cacao Cake
$14.00Carrot Cake
$14.00Chocolate Mousse
$14.00Greek Yogurt with Honey Walnuts and Fruit
$14.00Mango Cobbler
$14.00Organic Fruit Plate
$15.00Plum tart
$14.00Rein De Saba
$14.00Mango Sorbet
$14.00Watermelon Sorbet
$12.00Berry Sorbet
$12.00Tiramisu
$14.00Ice Cream Scoop
$4.00Greek Coffee
$7.00
Wine Dinner
2025 Akakies Sparkling Xinomavro Rosé
$30.002025 Malagouzia “Turtles” Single Vineyard
$27.002025 Assyrtiko “The North”
$27.00Vassaltis Assyrtiko
$84.00Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko “Santorini”
$95.002023 Alpha Estate Xinomavro “Hedgehog Vineyard”
$28.002021 Kir-Yianni Ramnista
$40.002020 Kir-Yianni Ramnista · 1.5 litre magnum
$217.00Estate Argyros Vinsanto
$115.00
2026 Restaurant Week Price fixe Menu
2026Restaurant Week
Chef's Prixe Fix Special
Wellfleet Oyster
$4.00Rockfish Kebob
$55.00King Salmon Souvlaki
$55.00Courtesan Fish Cakes
$55.00Whole Mediterranean SeaBass
$55.001/2 Lobster Pasta
$55.00Chicken Souvlaki
$55.00Greek Village Pie
$55.00Pythagorean Vegan Pie
$36.00Crab Cakes
$70.00Whole Lobster Pasta
$85.00Whole Dover Sole
$80.00Filet Mignon Souvlaki
$67.00Lamb Chops
$65.00Arctic Char
$55.00Chilean SeaBass
$65.00Pythagorean Pie
$55.00
Extra House pita
$4.00
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No substitutes. Additions may be charged extra.
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