EXHIBIT 23.1
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration  Statement (Form S-3) and related  Prospectus of SmartServ  Online,
Inc. for the  registration  of  3,044,644  shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation  by  reference  therein of our report  dated  March 4, 2002,  with
respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of SmartServ  Online,  Inc.
included in its Annual  Report  (Form  10-KSB) for the year ended  December  31,
2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
June 20, 2002