Location & Contact:

3301 Southern Blvd SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
505-814-1822

Email: matt.havey@blackolivenm.com
Website: http://www.blackolivenm.com/
Menu: http://www.blackolivenm.com/menu/index.html

Description:

Our Wine Bar features the finest wines by the glass, great appetizers, and you’ll be able to catch your favorite sports on our four big HDTV’s hung just above the massive bar. You'll be served by an experienced and friendly staff, in an upscale-casual atmosphere that we're positive will have you returning again and again!

The Black Olive offers an eclectic wine list of more than 80 vintages from near and far, as well as wine flights. Sample a themed wine flight, such as the pinot noir, which features three two-ounce sippers of Stoneleigh, Taz, and Gruet ($10). The Black Olive's warm and casual atmosphere makes it an ideal location to flee to when a taste for Italian-inspired fare enters your bloodstream.

Hours:

Monday: 11am to 10pm
Tuesday: 11am to 10pm
Wednesday: 11am to 10pm
Thursday: 11am to 10pm
Friday: 11am to 11pm
Saturday: 11am to 11pm
Sunday: 11am to 10pm

Type of Meals Served:

STARTERS
SOUPS & SALADS
PASTAS
SANDWICHES
BURGERS
SEAFOOD
STEAKS
DESSERTS

Our signature menu items include the finest steaks and wines, along with classic Italian pasta dishes, and a new fresh taste and spin on everyone’s favorite comfort foods like the Black Olive’s version of New Mexico Green Chili Stew and the special half-pound “The Black Olive Burger”.

Helmed by the former general manager of Gruet Steakhouse, The Black Olive Wine Bar & Grill offers a menu full of elegant, Italian-inspired fare for lunch and dinner daily. Start with an order of house-marinated olives ($5), savoring the succulent lemon- and herb-soaked spheres before plunging into the New Mexico green-chile stew ($8), loaded with spuds and ground sirloin. Entree selections feature hearty, hand-held sandwiches and burgers (starting at $7) and authentic Italian pastas (starting at $12) alongside a mouthwatering collection of meats and succulent seafare. When a vitamin-D deficiency gets you down, opt for a 10-ounce filet mignon ($24) topped with bleu-cheese butter or green-peppercorn sauce (each $1 extra), or indulge an aquatic craving with an order of the Australian lobster tail (market price). The Black Olive's savory sides, such as mascarpone polenta ($7) or creamed spinach ($7), offer accompaniments for any stomach-bound supper, while ricotta and chocolate-chip-filled cannoli ($7) promise enough meal-concluding sweetness to soften even the most sour-faced.