EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-3 No.  333-100417)  and  related
Prospectus of SmartServ  Online,  Inc. for the registration of 129,990 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
December 13, 2002