capers + olives

Parking can be tricky. Restaurant is small so it fills up fast; calling first or takeout would be best. The chicken had great flavor. Friendly service. I felt portions were small for price but the food quality and staff were great. Located on Colby in downtown Everett. I did have to park on a side street and walking to my car I noticed a few homeless next to the restaurant and around the corner. Just be aware of your surroundings.

The chef is hands down one talented man! The menu changes seasonally I believe so we will be back for sure! There is an open kitchen concept so that was nice to watch food being prepared. Highly recommend making a reservation so you don’t chance having to wait for a table. Trust that whatever you get will be amazingly delicious

Hands down best pasta in Everett! When we first moved to North Everett 5 years ago, this was the most recommended restaurant for date nights... and it is now our most recommended spot to others! The pasta is delicious and fresh, and the portions are the perfect normal human sized. Very reasonably priced, I like to say it has a Seattle vibe but Everett prices ;)

Saturday was my first time here, but I can't stop thinking about this dinner two days later and can't wait to come back. The service was quick and kind, and you can tell the staff works as a unit, with the chef bringing dishes to tables, and offering dessert specials, as the servers keep the pace flowing. It was such a relaxing and special experience. The food was so fresh and delicious, from the outstanding focaccia served steaming and bruschetta appetizer (unfortunately, not pictured, more so good I forgot to take a photo and I was right), to the fresh pasta that was almost impossible to pick just one because they all sounded amazing, to the best strawberry shortcake I've ever had - this seasonal, farm-fresh menu went beyond my expectations. I can't stop talking about or thinking about this shortcake... We were there for happy hour on a Saturday, and we got a table right away, but it started to fill up before leaving, so if you're going for dinner on a busy night, I recommend reservations, just to be safe. I cannot wait to come back and be blown away again!

Great atmosphere and dining area with a cool open concept kitchen. The portions were a bit small for the price, but the food tasted great!

We love this place! Each dish is unique and so flavorful. The tagliatelle is our favorite right now. Love the open kitchen so you could watch the masters do their thing. Amazing cocktails as well!

Absolutely amazing. The dining room is small but it's warm and cozy. The service was attentive and friendly despite a full restaurant and a large group. The food was outstanding and quick. Everything tasted fresh and was perfectly cooked and seasoned. My husband who is exceptionally picky ate every bite of his fish before I, who love to eat, even finished half of my generous portion of cavatelli. As if the service and meal weren't enough to earn 5 stars, we also witnessed the staff helping out another local chef. Which, as an industry family, we loved to see. I can't wait to tell everyone I know to go eat here!

Pear salad with pine nuts, charred broccoli with a Fresno chili sauce, and tagliatelle with corn. Did not want any of it to end. That pasta dish will surely haunt me. Really sweet service and chill neighborhood vibe.

Came here before a concert at the Everett Historic Theater, a 2 min walk away. It's very small and seemed like there wasn't enough staff. Took awhile to get seated, and then to have our drink order taken. After that it was great! We shared a Charred Broccoli, which was delicious! Also Focaccia, because everyone raves about it. And it was noteworthy, yummy! Then Bucatini with pancetta, and that was really good. Husband thought too al dente, I was OK with it. Nice Montepulciano, a good pour, after my dirty martini. Husband liked his Reubens Pilsner. I wish we were closer, as I'd like to try other things, especially if we can eat closer to our normal time, not 6pm!

A good upscale Italian spot for the north-end if you are looking for a casual dinner that makes everything from scratch. The menu changes every season. The ambiance is definitely dim, casual vibes. The restaurant isn't that big, seats able 10-15 tables and gets really loud in there. It is an open kitchen, so you can watch the chefs cook. Service was good - only had two waiters but they did a good job waiting on all of the tables. For 2 people, we ordered the following (portion size - small to decent size. Would order couple dishes if you are doing family style.): Drinks Cecchi Sangiovese Appetizers burrata - pear mostarda, pistachio, crostini. Perfect, no complaints. Would recommend. Entrees Strozzapreti - spicy fennel sausage, tomato, fried sage, and ricotta. Would highly recommend this dish, it was flavorful. Cavatelli - bolognese, mascarpone, mint. Wasn't my favorite dish out of the 3. The noodles didn't go well with the sauce and it was somewhat bland. Bucatini - pancetta, red onion, chili flakes, cured egg. Would highly recommend this dish, it was flavorful, peppery. Dessert Chocolate Cremeux - new item on the dessert menu. I'd skip it, wasn't a fan.

This is my second time at this restaurant and it's always a treat. The restaurant is situated in a brick building with beautiful bay windows that remain open during warmer weather. The space is a more intimate setting so larger parties can make It quite noisy. Tessa was wonderful and very patient as our group reviewed the drinks and entree options. The food is always presented beautifully and tastes so fresh. The open kitchen format allows you to watch as your plate is created! The burrata with berries on top was AMAZING. Capers+Olives makes for a wonderful date night or celebration spot. Enjoy this wonderful restaurant nestled in downtown Everett and you won't be disappointed.

Lovely Italian bistro in downtown Everett. My dining companion and I shared a selection of appetizers and desserts. The asparagus, meatballs, Biratnagar, and pear salad were all delicious and just a little different than expected. Panna cotta was good, chocolate terrine delicious. Only possible food complaint was I would have loved more of everything! Waitress was delightful. Hostess...was maybe having a bad day.

We love Capers + Olives! Great atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious food. Definite recommend.

This is THE place to go in downtown Everett. The food is AMAZING and you can tell they put work into each dish. The staff is attentive and friendly, even offered us a small sample of wine that would pair well with our entree (she was right, it was great). The chef came out and shook our hand and asked how the meal was and shared a small blurb about how they made something. You walk into this restaurant and you feel like you're among friends but then get served this Michelin worthy food! Best. Experience. Ever. P.s. order the Focaccia!

Friends highly recommended this restaurant. However, the website menu is way larger than the tiny menu paper we were given. I wanted the duck which was on the website but not available. Very few items on menu. I felt they were somewhat overpriced as well. We both expected to get hot bread for a starter, nope! Very loud in there too, it's in one room. You have to order starters and pay for each one. Maybe I am spoiled by other restaurants, the steak I ordered was tasty but on the smaller side. For $49, felt it should have been larger, and without fat and gristle in it as well. The waitress was very nice, and she was efficient, but overall, have decided I will not be coming back.

Wonderful evening, great food. I love that they cook right in the restaurant- open kitchen.

We started with the meatball appetizer, they were just ok, a little hard and not that tasty. There were four of us eating, both men gave 2 stars. They cut up the pieces of shrimp in the prawns meal and the noodles were a bit chalky. The tag meal was delicious. The other two meals were just ok at best. Service was fine. Ambiance was lacking as well, open room with not a lot of room or privacy to speak without disturbing the people next to you. They were out of ice tea. I think this may be the first Italian place that doesn't offer bread with your meal. Both men left hungry, the portions are very small.

Came here last night for my sister's birthday dinner with a large top, our server Ruby was incredibly helpful and attentive. I ordered the bucatini & felt some noodles were a touch undercooked but everything else was lovely. I had a bite of the strozzapreti and will definitely order that next time I come in. Cute little date night spot!

This was such a cute place to have dinner! Our server was very friendly and welcoming! The appetizers were wonderful and had so much flavor! Our entrees were even better ended our night with a rich but tasty dessert! Will have to come back!

Capers + Olives is a very good Italian Restaurant, with outstanding service and good food. The Focaccia Bread and Rigatoni were exceptional dishes. The meatballs had good flavor, but were chewy in the center. The chefs cook in the open, so you can see your meals being prepared. This is a great choice, if you enjoy Italian Food.

This place is adorable and relaxing. Our waitress Heather was prompt and excellent at helping us choose which dishes she thought we'd like best. The menu changes with seasonal ingredients. The martinis were great. The burrata! Have that for sure. There were 4 of us and we were all very satisfied with the dishes we chose. Especially the duck which is hard to ever find on a menu.

Friends and I decided to visit Monday night for dinner. The restaurant had 1/3 full at the time of arriving which is just after happy hour. We ordered a bottle of sparkling wine, burrata, beets for appetizers, paccheri and bucatini pasta then steak dish. Beets and Burrata were pretty good though the cheese was hard that I expected softer as I have had really soft burrata in the past. Toasted French bread were burned.. Bucatini pasta dish was extremely salty I couldn't have a second bite. Not sure why it was that salty. I ended up telling the server about and she said it's supposed to be salty due to pancetta and cured egg in it. We wonder if the chef tried it before serving. Pasta was fresh and had good texture I thought would have been much better with simple sauce. Another miss was the focaccia bread we added to our order because of saltiness of the dishes. It was burned black on the bottom. We told the server and she took it off of the receipt. I remember having lunch and dinner here in the past and I've never had this type of experience. So hopefully this is just one incident.

The restaurant is small and unassuming. Cute vibe but a little loud. Service is mediocre - it took a long beat for the server to take our order. Food is very good. Everything tasted fresh and clean. I wish the portion sizes were a tad larger but it's farm to table so definitely quality over quantity. I would come back to try the pasta next time. Pear Salad - simple and light. It was tasty Chioggia beet - I'm not a fan of beets but this was good Burrata - best appetizer tonight. The garlic toast paired so well with the creamy cheese and slight sweetness of the balsamico sauce Duck Breast - delicious! A little crispy on the outside and so warm inside. Sauce was amazing Prime hanger steak - beef is a tad chewy but flavor was good. They only had one dessert choice for the day - Butter nut squash panna cotta. It tasted more like a yogurt. Light dessert. I wouldn't get it again though.

Older waitress was very unpleasant. Seemed angry to wait on our group of 6 ladies. Food was just ok. My pasta was way too Al dente. I've been to Italy so I've experienced perfect pasta. Olive oil cake was terrible. Wouldn't come back.

Made a reservation for my anniversary with my girlfriend. Arrived five minutes early and we waited to be seated. Nobody came to speak to us so we found a table ourselves since there were plenty available. We were unsure if we were supposed to seat ourselves but we thought it was better than awkwardly standing by the door. Some more time went by and nobody came over to us so I went to the counter and before I said anything, they said they were coming to our table. I went back and sat down. After some more time went by and nobody came over even with water, we decided to leave. Very disappointing experience.

The Starters of Bruschetta of Focaccia Bread were O.K. a bit soaked in oil. My pasta was Paccheri with calms, several of the clams were not open, which means they were undercooked or bad. When I mentioned it to the waitress they did bring me replacement clams, but did not apologize for the dish not being prepared correctly. This dish was not very tasty for the cost and we had no bread served at table. Also, the waitress was late coming to the table and was not very attentive to our needs, I do not recommend this restaurant at the high cost, poor service and pasta being sub par.

Flavor...flavor....and more delicious flavor!!! This quaint Italian restaurant is a must try! And according to our waitress EVERYTHING is made in house. WHAAAAAT??!!! We started off with the bruschetta with caramelized onions with an amazing cheese spread that elevated the flavor. But was even better was their focaccia. HOLY CRAP!! That was GOOD...we ordered 2 orders. The focaccia was soft, with a hint of saltiness, and is accompanied by a yummy butter spread. We coated our focaccia with it. Hubby had the Bucatini. He loved the crispy prosciutto in a nice creamy sauce. "It was beautiful" he said. I had their prawn pasta with a creamy mint sauce that had a slight tanginess what was delicious. If I was to compare the two pasta dishes, my favorite was the Bucatini by a slight margin. The service was attentive and amazing. The place is small, so I recommend calling for reservations. But definitely worth trying for Italian food with LOTS of flavor.

Tonight we dined at our friend Chef Jimmy's Caper and Olives. We have known Jimmy for many years, from his time at Terracotta Red, a Chinese Fusion restaurant.. His background includes "The Herb Farm" a Five Diamond Restaurant in Woodinville. The restaurant has an open exhibition kitchen where you can observe the chef in action. He makes his own pastas and his food is comparable to the finest dining places in Seattle. It had been a while since we visited Jimmy. He saw us walking in the door and came from behind the kitchen to hug me and welcome us. The restaurant is quaint and eclectic and oozes warmth and is very welcoming. We started with Focaccia bread, served with herb butter and sea salt. Next, we had a Pear Salad with truffle salt, thyme and pine nuts and a Baby Kale Salad with apple slices, chopped hazelnuts, parmesan and burnt vinaigrette dressing. Our first entree choice was the Paccheri Pasta with gulf prawns, fennel, sofritto, tomatoes and chili. For the second entree, we chose Halal Mary's Chicken served with polenta, radicchio, and au jus. For dessert, Chef Jimmy surprised us with a complimentary buttermilk Panna Cotta with rhubarb and shortbread crumble. As always, everything was delicious and the taste was out of this world. I would encourage you to visit this excellent restaurant. Support our local restaurants.

This cute homey restaurant is located in downtown Everett off of Colby. When you walk in you will feel right at home. The menu is small but has the perfect amount of options. From starters, to pastas or just a few protein options. Then the dessert. My wife told me about how good their ice cream was but unfortunately they had changed the dessert menu. Come to find out, it changes often for what's in season. The plating had a very nice presentation and the taste was outstanding. The staff seem to love what they are doing and are having a great time doing it. Our waitress was very friendly, knowledgeable, and quick with refilling waters and getting our order taken. We highly recommend this quaint little restaurant and will definitely be going back again.

What a beautiful surprise. Took my daughter here for her birthday. I called to make reservations, and mentioned her birthday. I also mentioned my special needs and they advised me I would have no problems. My daughter was gregreeted with a Happy birthday twice. The server had wonderful recommendations. Loved the Olives for starters! I had Mary's chicken! Yum!!! Daughter had the steak and it was cooked to perfection. Please try them

Service is attentive. Food is incredible...been there 4-5 times and have NEVER had a bad meal. If I was ding then for anything, it would be the sound. It gets harder to hear the more crowded it gets. Wonder if sound dampening panels would gelp.

I really enjoyed this spot, fantastic customer service. It's a little loud inside the restaurant so we opted to sit outside, the only drawback was an adjacent sports bar had frequent smokers we sat downwind to but not too bothersome. The food and wine were spectacular, it's challenging to find good Italian food on the west coast and this would make a great business dinner or date night spot!

We had the best meal we've ever had in Snohomish County tonight. Our gym was hosting a pizza and pool party for kids, so my husband and I had the rare opportunity to have a solo date night. I've been wanting to try this place forever after reading an article about the chef who used to work another local restaurant that we like, and interned at the five diamond restaurant The Herb Farm. I was getting a little nervous because it appeared that they had lost our reservation. Alas, it was only 5 o'clock, and they got us seated anyway without letting us in on their little secret. They set a table for two, and our server was Christine. She reassured us that everything we ordered was great, she was very prompt, and very sweet. Please keep in mind that this is a small place, with just a handful of chefs preparing everything. You absolutely must get yourself a reservation for a weekend, as we saw multiple parties, small and large, being turned away due to not having one in just over an hour of being there. It opens at 4 PM, and when we got there at 5, several people were already dining. By 6 o'clock, there wasn't an empty seat left. We decided to go big and shared multiple appetizers, including the kale salad with walnut pesto and pear, the bruschetta with goat cheese, nduja (finely ground sausage) and pickled shallot, Brussel sprouts with black garlic and Parmesan, and the focaccia. For entrées, I ordered the Pancherri with gulf prawns, and Swiss chard, and my husband had the Bucatini with pancetta and cured egg. For dessert, we had housemade puff pastries, filled with salted caramel ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce. Everything was terrific. Five stars all the way around. If I was forced to pick my favorite things, I would say do not sleep on the Brussel sprouts, and the Pancherri was amazing. Do yourself a favor and order the focaccia, as you'll need it to sop up the extra sauce from your pasta dishes. Your pasta will come out piping hot and delicious. As a matter fact, when ours was ready, the chef saw that our server was busy with other customers, so she personally delivered our dish to us so that we could get it quickly and while it was still hot. Another thing I'd like to mention is that it is very clean there. I noticed that one of the servers was setting a table and she dropped the silverware that was wrapped in a napkin onto the floor. She picked it up, and I watch to see if she would put those utensils into service anyhow. However, she did not. Instead, she brought it back to the kitchen to be washed. That is the level of integrity and service that I love, I.e. doing the right thing when you don't know someone is watching. I can only assume they are that way in the kitchen, too. Bravo, Capers + Olives. I'm a BIG fan.

The food and service is amazing!! Best Italian I've had at a restaurant The risotto with the black shaved truffles were my favorite. Every tasting we had offered a wine pairing.

Fresh pasta is my love language! This wonderful cozy place serves up some great pasta dish! I love the Tagliatelle. I tried the spicy lamb sausage with some pillowy pasta (forgot the name) it was very yummy and interesting. Service was super friendly and you can see the chefs just hustling in the open kitchen. Very fun and cool place to end our Labor Day weekend! Highly recommend!

Everything was fantastic I think it has the best food in Snohomish county Very nice selection of wine Our waitress was great

The food is incredible. Would love to go back soon. Our son in law treated us to an amazing experience.

Nice staff and delicious sounding menu with homemade and fresh ingredients, only downside is that the price was high given how salty all the dishes were! Way too much salt! Feeling it the next day :(

I like Capers + Olives for happy hour. Cons: I wish happy hour wasn't so early, hard to enjoy it while still at work. I wish they had more for alcoholic drinks. I do not like that they reserve tables and then won't seat people all night. On numerous occasions, I have been with a table of four, without reservations. We get asked if we made them, no, we are given a guilt trip and then seated. While we are there the "reserved" tables sit open for hours. It has never been packed when I have been to eat, however, I have watched them turn people away. Not a business practice I understand, but, not my business. Pros: We typically get the Focaccia, meatballs, Buratta, and the bruschetta. The menu changes seasonally? This last visit we got the Bucatini and Rigatoni. They were very good. The food is always great. The service is good. They just seem more excited to chat in the open kitchen with each other rather than help customers. The restaurant is very small. The kitchen is open and they cook near the tables. It can get smoky but they have a rustic storefront leaving the windows and door open as part of the ambience. We continue to return, maybe 1 time a year. It is not our go to but a back up. The food is what keeps us coming back.

We went here for the first time a couple of nights ago and were impressed by the food and the service. It's a small, cozy restaurant serving Bistro style gourmet dishes that are as pleasing on the eye as they are to the taste buds. We had a pasta dish with shrimp and ground sausage in a buttery sauce and a grilled chicken dish with zucchini, and both were absolutely amazing! The only negatives were that the portions were not big, but that's typical for a Bistro and were actually the right size portion compared to the monster sized platters served elsewhere and we had no leftovers to take home. But other than that, well worth the experience, and I definitely want to go back to try their other dishes!

Great evening at this little gem! It was fun to watch prep being done. We were seated early for our reservation and server was very attentive and friendly. The "tastes" were outstanding from the charred broccoli to olives to bruschetta as starters. Everyone immensely enjoyed a variety of pasta dishes! Worth going back ... again and again. The noise level bounced up and down depending but was manageable for conversations.

Pre-concert dinner at Capers and Olives! Wife and I had tickets to Chris Tomlin at Angel of the Winds arena and decided on dinner in downtown Everett. WOW. We are foodies for sure, but I can't remember the last time we ate literally everything. Ordered Parmesan asparagus and then peppers off the appie list, then split the duck entire. Everything was timely, fast and hot - most of all it was delish. Great drinks too. Delaney was our server and she was fantastic! We'll be back!

Please, please, please open back up for lunch. I need some pastas, your pear salad, and other yums.

Had a wonderful dining experience. The food was incredible. Fresh savory ingredients made extremely flavorful dishes. I highly recommend enjoy a meal here.

I invited a friend here for his first visit. We each had the pear salad, shared the focaccia bread and an order of meatballs. It was the perfect size for a light dinner, each item full of its own individual flavor. I ordered the pear salad every time I visit.

I've been here a few times now and the quality is so consistent that I had to leave a review. The location is perfect with an old brick facade located in downtown Everett. It's an open kitchen, you can watch your dish being made from anywhere in the restaurant. It books up quick so call to reserve. We started with the pear salad. It's so good it will Make your eyes roll back...perfect balance of sweet, crunchy, and salty from the Parmesan on top. Next we're the meatballs. Juicy, saucy, and savory as hell. We also ordered the focaccia bread. Do not skip on this! The main dish was the rigatoni. It's my absolute favorite dish there. The pasta is so delicate and soft. The sauce is savory which comes from the house made fennel sausage. I order mine with extra! ! I have had other dishes there as well and none have disappointed. Service is good, the staff is very friendly and accommodating. The only opportunity for the restaurant on the last visit were the dirty glasses we were served water and beverages in. They actually ran out of clean glasses so the waitress had to go back and wash them herself. We decided not to drink from them due to the debri in the water. I will say that after about 5 visits to the restaurant, this was the only time this had happened. I highly encourage a visit ...support the local business community!

One of our favorite Italian in the USA & that's saying a lot because I've eaten in most famous places . We're from Los Angeles

Was a nice quaint little place. Very delicious Italian food. And servers were nice and well attentive.

Delicious menu, lovely staff, very cute and chill ambience. Made a reservation for 7 people, and the experience was absolutely lovely. Food and cocktails were delicious! Loved the steak especially.

The bruschetta was outstanding with a great mix of flavors. We followed it with Mary's chicken and the bucatini. Both of the dishes were full of flavor and delicious. Highly recommend if you don't have reservations for other establishments in the area

Lovely from start to finish! Everett has some excellent restaurants and this is one of them! Can't wait to come back and try more of the offerings here! Great idea to make reservations!

The charlatans were out in Everett tonight. This place was a slow burn, started off eh with the service and getting seated an all but they were slammed! So no bother on our part. The food was great. We had many starters and split an entree. The bruschetta was the star of the show though. It had some goat cheese and other oily garnishes, really incredible and my hat is off for the chef as I type. We're limited with good dinner places in Everett in my opinion so this is now at the top.

Wow this was the best dinner I had in years!!! We moved to Everett from portland Oregon and I have had a VERY hard time finding good tasting food. Me and my husband have not been on a date night for many years but on November 5 th we went out without kids for our anniversary! Doing some research on " Yelp " I found this restaurant and it had lots of good reviews so decided to try it and wow!! It was clean quiet and nice atmosphere and they were very helpful answering my questions! We got two drinks they were good :) my husband got the steak potatoes and Brussels sprouts he ate at all :) I'm a picky eater but got the Delicada squash noodle dish and it was amazing!!! I keep eating even when I was full We definitely will be back for a date night they said every month they change the menu so I'm excited to try more food I really really recommend trying this restaurant like I said it's the first place I found in Everett with really good food!!!!

An open kitchen is noticeable once you walk in, giving it an immediate homey feel. This concept always gives me confidence in a restaurant. We were greeted and taken care of by kind, friendly staff. There was no wait without reservation as we came in on a Monday night but I can see this place bustling and lively on a Friday night. Getting out of the cold, we stepped into a small, warm, and cozy restaurant. The lighting is dim but not too dark, creating a relaxing ambiance. Noise level was low and able to hold audible conversation throughout the meal. They have a a good wine selection to choose from, though the beer list is small. A thoughtful, fun cocktail list is available as well. We started off with the bruschetta. Served on several toasted, crispy crostinis. Flavors of goat cheese and spicy pork mesh well alongside the pickled shallots to create an appetizer packed with flavor. For our mains, we ordered the Paccheri and Prime Hanger Steak. The Paccheri had amazing home made pasta with a lovely cream sauce and generously sized prawns. The steak was nicely charred and cooked perfectly to our preference of medium rare. The steak was tastefully served with potato and Brussels sprouts. Sometimes it's hard for places to nail down Brusells sprouts, but this place did it.

The people there have been very rude to us over the phone just trying to make a reservation. We have also been in before while the servers were yelling at each other in the back. The food is great and the drinks are decent but they are very pretentious. I guess it fits the vibe.

Super good food you gotta try the pear salad The olive appetizer was also really good Service is awesome , my wife had the cod that had micro greens and just a delightful flavor We will return

Great atmosphere, upscale but laid back. Fun to sit in the patio and people watch. Tasty small plates & drinks!