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 February 27, 2001, in Post Effective Amendment No. 4 to
the Registration Statement (Form SB-2, No. 333-43258) and related Prospectus of
SmartServ Online, Inc. for the registration of 841,224 shares of its common
stock.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
August 3, 2001