EXHIBIT  23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated October 13, 1999 in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement (Form SB-2 No. 333-34940) and related Prospectus of SmartServ Online,
Inc. for the registration of 824,496 shares of its common stock.


Stamford, CT                                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
May 17, 2000