Queen Creek Olive Mill Eatery

Saturday was my first time visiting the village of Q.C... and I don't think I'll be back any time soon.  It's only 30 minutes from where I live in Chandler, but feels like podunk Utah.  Now, that's not the olive mill's fault, they're merely trying to run a business.  I think the problem is, they're not really sure what they want to be.  The tables inside are peppered throughout the building - and when we went, the giant menu was hidden - possibly due to not having certain items available.  This was the case, two of what we tried to order, they were out of.  So we got the warm olive appetizer, an Italian chopped salad, an olive pizza and the banana dessert pizza.  The olives were nice, the salad was good, but both pizzas were under-cooked and disappointing.  I do not recommend the food, but if I ever find myself in the area again I would consider the tour.

I am sitting in the parking lot writing this review because the service and quality of food annoyed me so much that I didn't even want to wait until I got home. I understand that it's a weekend and busy, but after waiting for ice and iced tea to be filled/brewed, given an attitude by a server when I asked a question, and waited 30 minutes for my to-go sandwich I think their "it's busy" excuse is void. Here is my experience with the restaurant inside the QC Olive Mill:

There are signs on the wall stating that orders are made fresh and take time, so I didn't want to be pushy about my sandwich. But when I noticed about 5 other people pick up their order who had ordered after me I decided to finally ask. Oh don't worry, it had only been sitting on the line for the last 20 minutes because they "lost the ticket." Hello, didn't you see a customer standing there patiently waiting and looking slightly confused? Did you think to ask if the sandwich was hers?! From someone who worked in the restaurant industry, lack of a sense of urgency is unacceptable.

When I finally got my order all they gave me was a "sorry" and a $10.00 sandwich that resembled the size of a hockey puck. All in all I'm mad I made the drive out here and should have just stopped at the Firehouse Subs I passed on my way.

I had the Manza sandwich, was really good, just a bit over priced.  Would probably go again to try the pizza on a Friday or Saturday though.