Olive & Rye Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The serving staff were warm, friendly, and attentive, which helped alleviate some of the initial frustration."
• "Staff excellent, toilets in the cellar not for the faint hearted."
• "The staff were friendly and polite. Can’t wait to go back and try their lunch menu!"
• "The staff is extremely kind and accommodating. I will be looking to visit again soon."
• "Staff were very attentive/helpful. Lovely place to take a break whilst shopping."
• "Staff really attentive and friendly. Will be back when we're back in Leeds!"
• "The staff were so friendly, professional and attentive, the service is amazing."
• "Staff and location great, the food was delicious and filling with a wide selection."

Cons:

• "The service unfortunately really let down the whole experience."
• "After asking for and being offered a table outside, we were twice asked to move inside."
• "I was a bit disappointed with the French Toast as I felt it tasted a bit scrambled but the toppings were nice."
• "However, management is to be desired. As soon as we swallowed the last bite of our food, staff aggressively brought the bill."
• "Someone finally came over to us and said ‘you okay?’ I asked for a table for two and was told there was a 2 hour wait."
• "It took us 20 minutes for them to take our order even though they walked past us MULTIPLE times."
• "Such a stressful atmosphere when sat by the arcade concourse."
• "No-one can say we didn't try.... That should have given us plenty of time; however, the table was delayed until 11.30."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The highlight of our meal was undeniably the coffee; it was exceptionally good, aromatic, and well-brewed."
• "We ordered the Reuben Benedict and hot smoked salmon - both tasted absolutely delicious!"
• "Without a doubt, one of the best vegan English breakfast I've ever had. The tofu scramble is excellent."
• "The vegan sausages were great, hash browns and tofu were brilliant and the mixed beans were a nice change from baked beans."
• "Food is extremely good, staff are very friendly and offered personal recommendations."
• "The full breakfast is the best in Leeds👍and the scones is also a must try😏"
• "I ordered salmon Benedict at the first time, it was so so so good, that’s why you saw many people recommend it!"
• "The fennel and apple black pudding was incredible. Not a huge fan of Fennel usually but it works and was extremely tasty."

Cons:

• "Food took a long time to be served and at different times.. poor."
• "Unfortunately, the hot chocolate was below average and wouldn't recommend it to anyone."
• "The breakfast blew me away. Belly pork, in a full English! And it was great! A thick slab, but not too big, cooked to perfection."
• "The food quality became very low. They used to have really good full breakfast and quality brunch menus but I guess not anymore."
• "You can definitely get a better coffee in town. I had the black pudding benedict, nice hollandaise but the black pudding was so over cooked."
• "The scrambled tofu had very little flavour, the beans overly spicy and overly cooked."
• "My daughter always books in here for lunch when I stay with her in Leeds, we were fortunate enough to manage to book in Sat/Sun lunch amazing food."
• "Sandwiches were very tasty and a decent size. Didn't have cake but they looked delicious too."