Olif Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great selection of Tapas dishes with both Welsh and Spanish flavours, all beautifully cooked and nicely presented."
• "The Welsh bean stew had a spicy peppery kick and was outstanding!"
• "The food was delicious with particular note to the slow cooked lamb and Spanish meat board."
• "Food was delicious, local and damned tasty."
• "Delicious food - very fresh and excellent quality with the provenance of the ingredients being given on the menu gives the assurance of being local and sustainable."
• "Absolutely incredible food - every single thing we had was brilliant."
• "The food is tapas with a Welsh twist, made of high quality ingredients, locally sourced where possible, with simple dishes made to high standard and presented beautifully."

Cons:

• "I was unable to order both the cocktail and the dessert I wanted as they didn’t have the components prepared or on hand."
• "They also brought us the wrong drinks (different to what we ordered), forgot the bread with the appetizer."
• "The mains were terrible. I have ordered a slow cooked lamb, which was rare, I could not even cut the meat."
• "Very good cooking, although the tomato-based tapas have a samey taste of chorizo."
• "Food is fine, nothing special and a bit pricey as tapas usually is."
• "Aubergines were a bit overpowered by the sweet potato."
• "While squid was tasty, prawns didn't have enough flavour."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly and exuded a relaxed atmosphere."
• "Staff very helpful and knowledgeable of the area."
• "Lovely staff, we were served by Laura who was more than happy to take her time explaining the menu and offering advice on what to try."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive despite it being very busy."
• "The staff was extremely friendly."
• "Service was friendly and efficient, with no fuss."
• "Staff very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Firstly, the service wasn't very good."
• "Due to the layout of the restaurant we were in a second room and had some issues with service as a result."
• "Masked servers detract from the atmosphere."
• "The only thing that we found a bit strange was that all the food (tapas) came at the same time."
• "Service was excellent even though it was clear that they were short staffed."
• "The atmosphere was not nice inside, these protecting shields they have put around the tables make the indoors look very cold and inhumane."
• "First of all my husband ordered a lager beer which was warm, if you are a beer drinker. Beer needs to be chilled."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The decor was gorgeous and such a fabulous intimate restaurant that was just so homely and welcoming."
• "Excellent setting and environment."
• "With a pleasant low noise level and lovely staff, Olif is unmissably good tapas."
• "The ambiance and service are warm and welcome. The decor is fashionable and unpretentious."
• "It had a lovely authentic and cosy vibe and was very busy (always a good sign)."
• "The location of Olif is exceptional."
• "Really lovely atmosphere, super friendly and attentive waitress and a warm welcome."

Cons:

• "Sadly have to get up steep steps to get in, so not very accessible."
• "There was no music either."
• "The restaurant made a choice to have one artist playing on the stereo for the duration of my meal... the vibe was wearing pretty thin after an hour and a half."
• "The atmosphere was not nice inside, these protecting shields they have put around the tables make the indoors look very cold and inhumane."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The rooms were spacious, comfortable, beautifully decorated, super clean and quiet."
• "The Room was beautiful. it had so many little elements that make the visitor feel welcome."
• "Our room was very nice and the views were amazing."
• "Great wi-fi, large TV with Netflix, delicious welsh waffles and hot drink selection, Nespresso machine, kettle, cafetiere, corkscrew, bottle opener, wine glasses, bottled water all provided too."
• "Our room was comfortable, clean and homely."
• "The room was light, bright, sweet smelling and spotlessly clean, on the top floor, overlooking the river and with stunning views."
• "Lovely room. Contemporary and immaculate."

Cons:

• "Only problem was the parking and access for disabled as I found out as I'm currently unable to walk well."
• "Only downside was lack of onsite parking."
• "Parking is only available in the car parks 100 yards up the road."
• "There is no path outside so you step out into a very busy and narrow main road so dropping off or loading your cases is a bit iffy to say the least."
• "Only small issue I have is with the access to the restaurant, it is on a main road with no footpath so you have to walk a small bit in the road."

Value

Pros:

• "You get lots for your money so you will not be disappointed eating here."
• "Huge portions and decently priced too so you definitely get your money's worth."
• "The food was delicious and great value for money!"
• "Everything we ordered was really tasty, and a great portion size for the price."
• "It was good value with a large amount of food for the price."

Cons:

• "Expensive for whats on offer."
• "Cheesecake was good but expected more from the popcorn, and a bit overpriced."
• "Slightly expensive I would suggest but a lovely experience."