Fig & Olive Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "What a wonderful find! Great food, lovely atmosphere and fabulous hosts."
• "Meal sizes were very big! So good price for size!"
• "With a really diverse menu, there's a delicious nibble at any price point, and many vegetarian options as well."
• "It was one of the best carrot cakes I have ever had."
• "The food was well presented and tasted amazing also the portion was generous and filling."
• "The food was amazing my girlfriend ordered the Grilled aubergine with goats cheese, which was beautifully presented and tasted Delicious."
• "I had the beef it was very delicious."

Cons:

• "Tiny, misleading portions."
• "Sat down for 20 mins to have a tiramisu, which was dry and could tell it’s been sat there for a while."
• "Blueberry pancake was a bit undercooked and bland."
• "Probably the worst breakfast experience in London, unattentive staff, took 15 minutes for coffee to come out and bland food."
• "Had the lamb roast, not bad but meat over cooked n very chewy n fatty."
• "Probably the worst food I had in London and it wasn't particularly cheap."
• "The garlic bread looked like it had come from Iceland."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly and efficient without being overbearing."
• "The service is great, which is rare in London."
• "Prompt, friendly service."
• "Service was spot on too."
• "Lovely atmosphere inside and staff were really friendly."
• "Excellent service, made me feel very welcome."
• "The staff (especially Elif!) were so attentive."

Cons:

• "Find it unfathomable that they can't accommodate 8 people."
• "Unfortunately the wait for breakfast was very long despite it being almost empty."
• "So disappointing. Bad olives, undressed florette salad dumped on a plate, everything tasted and looked like it was from a discount super market."
• "But what we were mostly shocked about is that the manager only took one dish off the bill and didn't offer a discount or something to repair the damage."
• "Really poor service. Staff are slow and disinterested."
• "Good food, but service was quite slow as everyone seemed to arrive at once."
• "Restaurant was quite empty yet it took 45 minutes after our starters to get our main courses."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It's nice atmosphere for group or date."
• "Walking distance from my flat, this is the perfect restaurant for literally any occasion."
• "Nice relaxed atmosphere."
• "Nice environment for family, friends, or a date night."
• "The ambiance was cozy and inviting."
• "The venue is charming with a nice attention to details, quite romantic and so suited to couples or girly times."
• "Light and airy ambiance by day, candlelit romantic atmosphere by night."

Cons:

• "Other than the location and decor, this place hasn’t got anything going for itself."
• "It's not very warm in there unless you sit at the back of the restaurant."
• "It's also small and cramped."
• "Horrible experience! We wasn’t acknowledged when we came into the restaurant."
• "We were sat at a table down the central can’t tell you how many times the server hit off us."
• "Tables very close together and got bumped every time someone went past."
• "Please avoid this place as a person of colour, completely rude staff."

Value

Pros:

• "Really amazing food at really good prices."
• "The food is of a decent standard here, nothing spectacular and fairly reasonably priced."
• "Their desserts look really good but give you that comforting feeling like it was baked with love."
• "Always tasty and always good service made even better by offering 2 for 1 with Tastecard."
• "Food is really good as well as good value."
• "Simple, not-trying-too-hard menu with good, unobtrusive service, and all for a reasonable price."
• "The prices were indicative of the surrounding area and compared favourably with what you would expect to pay."

Cons:

• "Very expensive compared to other local places."
• "Also very overpriced. Avoid!"
• "It was very overpriced for what we received could not believe the price."
• "I have swallowed the ASTRONOMICAL PRICE of the cake at £5,95 !!!!!"
• "I was shocked to be charge £6.95 for a small slice of cherry tart."
• "My husband and I felt a bit overcharged for what we had."
• "The lobster tail in the tagliatelle was frozen not fresh which given the price was a cheek."