Write, call or drop by
We're happy to take your request for a table, a lunch booking or a celebration in writing – and we answer it personally, not automatically.
Three ways to reach us
On the phone we're happy to answer your questions during opening hours; written enquiries are usually answered on the same or the following opening day.
By phone
During lunch and in the evening, someone from the family picks up the phone themselves. Call us if it's about today or tomorrow.
In writing
The form further below or an e-mail to us: the best route for enquiries with a date, number of guests and occasion.
In person
Marlesgrube 14 in the old town. If you're in the area anyway, ask at the entrance about a table – we'll see what's free.
Learn moreYour request to the trattoria
The more precisely your request states the date, time and number of guests, the sooner we can name a specific table in our first reply.
- +49 30 23125106
- ciao@trattoria-oliva.invalid
- Address:Marlesgrube 14, 23552 Lübeck
When we're open
Between 14:30 and 17:30 the kitchen stays cold: that's when the wood-fired oven is restocked, pasta for the evening is rolled, and the dining room is laid again.
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday–Sunday
- 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:30
Lunch Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 14:30. Monday is our closing day, including for phone enquiries.
It's best to talk in person
Whether a high chair is needed, whether your group would prefer to sit at the back, whether someone can't tolerate wheat: we sort these things out in a couple of sentences on the phone or in the form – and they're noted down before you arrive.
Reserve a tableFinding us
Getting here, parking and access
Our restaurant sits right in the middle of Lübeck's old town, among residential houses and short lanes. From the main station it's about a fifteen-minute walk into the city centre over the Puppenbrücke.
If you're coming by car, it's best to head for one of the old town car parks: the street parking spaces around the building are usually taken at lunch and dinner time, and the search often takes longer than the walk from the car park. Allow a bit more time on public holidays and during the Christmas season.
- On foot: just a few minutes from the city centre through the old town's alleys, cobblestones on the final stretch
- By bike: parking spots right in front of the building; please bring your bike under the canopy in rainy weather
- By bus: the city centre stops are within walking distance, please check the evening schedule for your way home
- By car: head for the old town car park, then a short walk from there; delivery vehicles only stop briefly in the alley
- Entrance: one step up to the door, the front dining room is at ground level; let us know when booking if you need an easily accessible table
- Prams and walkers: we're happy to store both in the entrance area so the aisles stay clear
Accessible entry
After you submit
How we process your request
Between lunch and dinner service, the kitchen takes priority, so we don't check messages continuously. The following steps show when you can expect which response and what details help us work faster.
Your message lands directly in our inbox at the restaurant. We check it twice a day: in the morning before the lunch service and in the afternoon before the evening service. Messages from Sunday evening and Monday, our day off, are handled on Tuesday morning.
For a standard table request, we need the date, time and number of guests, and we usually reply right away. If any of this information is missing, we'll ask briefly. For celebrations and groups of eight or more, we prefer to call, because menu courses, drinks and table layout are easier to discuss by phone than in writing.
Now we clarify what makes the evening special: intolerances and requests for meat-free options, a high chair, a cake or torte brought by you, table decorations, blocked times for the back room. We state prices openly before you confirm; firm arrangements are summarised in writing.
Your table is entered in the reservation book with name, time and number of guests. Changes are easy up until the day before, including the number of guests. Please let us know if you can't make it: especially on Fridays and Saturdays, other guests are waiting for that exact table.