Olive Tree Restaurant Bedford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is excellent, tasty and really good quality."
• "This is the third time I’ve been to olive tree and I have to say the food is amazing."
• "The food was great, the atmosphere was great."
• "Really good food and service."
• "Live music and great food. We loved the moussaka and other dishes and they were flavourful."
• "The food was very good, we had the sharing starter and the warning from the waiter that it was filling came true!"
• "The food was absolutely delicious and the service was excellent."
• "Food fresh and great quality."

Cons:

• "Food was average, and really plain. Lack of peppers, sauces, any general taste."
• "First of all its very expensive for 5 very small pieces of chicken shish."
• "We had a really excellent meal here last night! My boyfriend had a positive experience here for a works' leaving meal and we decided to come as our last food in Bedford for a while before he moved away to live with me."
• "Great food, really tasty and good sized portions.. However, service was dreadful - we were left waiting 30 minutes to be served after being sat down."
• "We also ordered kids meal and its very spicy for kids. Are you ok guys they are kids."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is attentive and makes you feel really welcome."
• "What really stands out to me is the customer service every single employee will greet you very welcoming and very polite."
• "My first time dining at Olive Tree in Bedford. It was a good experience, food is excellent although I think it's a little bit on a priciest side, staff was very attentive."
• "Staff were warm and friendly, food was given quickly and is always so tasty!"
• "Very kind, friendly, helpful, and patient with us, and didn't rush us in any way."
• "The most impressive thing about the Olive tree was the staff, they were friendly and attentive and service was really quick."
• "Our waitress Tash served me Mousaka with a smile which was excellent. It was the best meal we'd ever had in Bedford for sure."
• "We had a really excellent meal here last night! My boyfriend had a positive experience here for a works' leaving meal and we decided to come as our last food in Bedford for a while before he moved away to live with me."

Cons:

• "Constantly asked waiters for my food. Took them 45 minutes to come get my order even though I am a regular customer and I always have my order ready."
• "Visited the place second time - had a contrast of an experience. We wanted to celebrate my friends birthday- the food was average and further more it was ruined by the staff and the attendants."
• "Great food and really attentive staff but the atmosphere is incredibly noisy especially when a birthday cake comes out."
• "We were late but the staff & management went more than the extra mile to accommodate us & make my sister's birthday experience a memorable one."
• "Had a good dinner, bread and starter was amazing we shared a hot meze. Main meals were okay. Chicken was a bit dry."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It had a great atmosphere and there were several birthday groups that evening."
• "We saw 3 birthday celebrations there which was very nice and the staffs were great! Will definitely recommend."
• "Great atmosphere at this quirky Turkish-Med restaurant in the heart of the more modern part of Bedford."
• "A lovely restaurant with an extensive menu and a nice atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was great,the staff were so,so,welcoming,pleasant and most of all very conversant with the menu when we needed questions answered."
• "Great atmosphere, loved the place, the food was delicious, i couldn't stop eating it was so mouthwatering."
• "Seven of us visited for a belated birthday meal, excellent service and food was amazing good selection of drinks also."
• "The atmosphere in Olive Tree was enchanting; it's bigger on the inside than it seems on the outside."

Cons:

• "But the staff were so confused and unwilling - we had to ask them 3 times and every conversation made us more upset and unwilling to celebrate and leave the restaurant."
• "For an unexplained reason we were given a table in the corner of the restaurant, perhaps the smallest and darkest corner of the restaurant."
• "Despite the tasty food and friendly staff, I will not be going to the Olive Tree in Bedford again on a Friday night or a Saturday night, or any other potentially busy time."
• "Visited for the first time for my daughter's birthday. Service was friendly, staff helpful and the food was brilliant."
• "The crazy birthday song will be something we will not forget too soon."