Square Olive

Trusted for 10 years

Square Olive was born out of a desire to bring friends and family together around the table. The owners, Reza and his wife Monica, gathered a group of creative, enterprising friends to create an Italian restaurant that reminded them of warm, gregarious Italian hospitality. Joining in the effort and putting the original 'authentic' mark on the menu was Carmine of Abruzzo. The gracious smiles and genuine hospitality that greet you at our doors and make you feel part of the family while you are dining with us was Ornella of Napoli.

Reza first recognized his passion and skill for cooking while an undergraduate at Kingston University, preparing meals for his housemates. Although he graduated with a Civil Engineering degree, his career seemed destined for success in catering. He rapidly ascended in Pizza Express and his dreams of running his own restaurant appeared in sight in 1996, when he opened Caffe La Fiamma by Bushey Park with help of Monica. That was followed by the opening of a small chain of Mexican restaurants; El Torito. However, as Monica was aware of her husband’s passion for Italian food and she very much missed her Mamma’s  cooking from Rome, she finally persuaded him to open Casa Nostra restaurant in Wimbledon, followed by the Square Olive restaurant in Hampton court in recent years.