The Olive Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here is absolutely delicious!"
• "Everything fresh and well prepared."
• "Veggie moussaka was tasty and good portion size."
• "Food tasted great."
• "Food was fantastic, great menu."
• "FOOD WAS AMAZING!!! so so so tasty!"
• "The food is beautifully cooked and presented."

Cons:

• "Food wasn’t that great either for the price."
• "None of the food was freshly cooked and we had to send one meal back as it was cold - it felt as if it had just been heated from frozen in a microwave!"
• "The rice was tasting horrible tasted like old and no seasoning the sauces sour tasting not right."
• "First time round food was splendid with perfect service, second time round ordered same food but it was horrible."
• "The bread was awful and the chicken was dried and hard."
• "Had the mixed grill which was tasteless."
• "The meat smelt horrible as if it has gone off."

Service

Pros:

• "Fabulous team of waiters/waitresses."
• "Service was great."
• "Always friendly staff and hands on manager."
• "Staffs were very friendly too."
• "The staff are polite and attentive."
• "Not only are the staff friendly but also professional and welcoming."
• "The staff were so lovely and efficient!"

Cons:

• "Their service is disgusting and I guess it goes by skin colour."
• "The waiter gone the order wrong and put a fish dish in front of a vegetarian…when this was pointed out to him he became quite aggressive."
• "The service was not good at all waiters not friendly at all as they were giving a free food."
• "The wait staff acted like we were sacrificing animals outside their restaurant."
• "The service was a bit inconsistent."
• "Then we had to find him to ask for a menu followed by being left for 15mins no service or anything."
• "Our call was answered rudely, we were told to take the matter with Deliveroo and place a new order even though was the restaurant mistake we had no apologies or refund."

Value

Pros:

• "The serving is very generous and makes the price reasonable."
• "Just had a delivery from the Olive... Really nice mixed grill, rice is great and salad was very fresh."
• "They do a great deal for lunch and dinner so it's good value for money too."
• "A proper quality local restaurant, fair prices and excellent food."
• "The food came in a good variety and portion."
• "One of the few places in London where we found fresh, healthy and good quality food, at super affordable prices."
• "The food is great tasting and prices were very acceptable."

Cons:

• "A little pricey at times."
• "A little expensive for the location and food but it's OK."
• "It all came to around £50 which included a service charge."
• "They even charge you for the bread."
• "Very bad experience food very expensive for what is it."
• "Almost £8 for four Turkish tea's is expensive but we paid it anyways."
• "Prices are quite high due to the times, which is what I find in most of my local restaurants where dishes have gone up by 7 to 10 pounds."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Amazing atmosphere."
• "It has a very good atmosphere partly because of the social and cultural mix of its customers."
• "Very friendly cameral atmosphere."
• "A fabulous Turkish restaurant serving freshly prepared Turkish cuisine cooked to order."
• "Nice atmosphere, especially sitting outside watching the world go by on a sunny evening."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was nice too - a wonderful place for a meal."

Cons:

• "Usually crowded and noisy."
• "Too noisy because of above and too hot because NO ventilation."
• "It was too crowded because tables too tightly paced in."
• "The tables in this restaurant was packed no distance or gaps between table."
• "Outside tables are fine but it's next to station, so very noisy."
• "Ants started crawling over our table so we decided to move."
• "We sat outside and 10 minutes later a group of Turkish guys sat next to us that they were a bit of familiar to the staff."