Olive Tree in West Dorset

what can i say,the minute we walked through door everything was perfect,lovely warm welcome,lovely staff,great menu,food was outstanding.can't wait to go back.

Very attentive staff. Good well priced wines. The Moroccan prawns lacked spice; very bland. The hake man course was beautiful, but the vegetables were not very exciting....the fish deserved better. The cheese selection and recommended Rioja were enjoyed, as was the crème brulee. A busy restaurant and well deserved.

The most gorgeous place to eat in Bridport - however do book ahead as they were turning people away the evening we dined there. The food is absolutely amazing, we couldn't fault it, wish it was nearer our home - if it was we'd eat there every week! Great vegetarian choice.

We had a delicious lunch here. We chose fish of the day which was sea bass and it was perfectly cooked. Staff were very pleasant too.

Food was flavourful and delicious. I had the set menu very good value for money. The Moroccan prawn starter was out so yummy.

We ate here twice in 3 days. Excellent service, enjoyable food, lovely ambience . Ate the seafood special one night and other dishes second night. Really enjoyed the fish soup

Super lunch, good varied menu with specials. Great level of cooking, fish is always superb. The go to place in Bridport that never lets you down.

Superb evening. Warm friendly welcome, great atmosphere. Beautiful bottle of rose wine (beautiful butterfly) Moroccan sweet potato tangine was delightful, as was the sea bass with fig and almond sauce. Shared a fantastic white chocolate cheesecake. Staff were attentive and very friendly, would definitely recommend

Delicious food, especially the hake with lovely potatoes and veg. Puddings excellent too. Service was very good. Strongly recommend.

The food here is delicious and the ambiance is great. They let you have smaller portion of their fish medley main, you only have to ask.

Best dining experience in town! Food is excellent and well priced, as is the wine list. Servers are all delightful, knowledgeable & professional. If I lived in the area, this would be my go-to regular place.

Popped in for lunch, had starters and main course. All 4 dishes were excellent. A great selection of vegetables, some not so common, locally sourced. Fish was delicious too. Good sized, well presented food. Owner and staff friendly, knowledgeable and competent.

Had a fantastic lunch here today. I had mussels to start then sea bass. My husband had meatballs then stonebass. Excellent service & food delicious. Would highly recommend

Wow! Excellent service, excellent food, excellent ambiance, friendly and knowledgeable staff. A really pleasurable evening, one of the best dining experiences we've had. Ever.

We passed here as they were closing for lunch and looked at the menu. It looked great so we booked for the evening. So pleased we did!! Staff wonderful-clearly happy in their work and so helpful and friendly. The food was beyond delicious. We shared garlic bread, prawns and haddock remoulade to start (we were hungry!!) This was followed by the seafood linguine and pork belly. Everything was excellent,so fresh and tasty. There were some classics as well as some different dishes available and it was tough to choose. A real hidden gem and I can’t wait to visit again on my next trip down.

What a fantastic place. I had the fish spectacular- it was so good - spectacular in fact. This was the best fish meal I have had. Lovely staff and fab music too

Excellent food and reasonably priced. The fresh fish, carefully sourced and superbly cooked was a delight. Also wonderful fresh summer veg cooked perfectly to balance the texture of the fish was terrific.

Well the food was brilliant . I had fish cooked by professional chef. We were able to peek into the kitchen as open plan. The taste, quality and presentation outstanding Goat cheese starter AAA star. wine good, staff very attentive. the lady who served us...

Lovely restaurant with a very varied menu, everything very reasonably priced. Great decor and ambiance, friendly and efficient service. We both had seafood pasta dishes, which were delicious. Can’t wait to go back!

It’s all TRUE!… the food is wonderful. Welcome good, staff friendly but professional. We were is the upstairs corner room which was lovely - about 6 tables. The place was full on a Wednesday in the summer hols - we booked the day before. All...

This is a fabulous restaurant specialising in seafood and fish although alternatives are available for non-fish eaters. The dishes are creative and delicious and are very very freshly prepared based on the fish/shellfish landed that day. The restaurant is on the Main Street but directly...

Food at the olive tree is just excellent - it all is though find it hard to vary from morrocan prawns, fish of the day and the superb cheescake ! cleared plate of all 3. Had sea trout which was so tasty , the veg...

What a place! Amazing customer service. All the waitresses were knowledgeable, funny and welcoming. The kitchen is open so you can see dishes being cooked and served. The food was absolutely outstanding. I can’t tell you how good the food was. Between 4 of us...

Second year visiting Bridport & The Olive Tree. As excellent this year as last. Wonderful food & service, & recommended wines are perfect. Manageress has a great way of suggesting little adjustments to the menu to balance up starters & main courses.

Laid back atmosphere, very welcoming service and attentive staff (Sunday 16th July 2023 13:30-14:30). Starter fresh and super tasty, perfect lead up to a simple and exquisitely cooked fish main with veg perfectly cooked as well. The deserts were very good, but the sea food...

What a great place to eat. The staff were very friendly, the good was fantastic, some of the best seafood we have tasted anywhere. Highly recommend this place if you are in the area. Book ahead.

A very welcoming, child friendly restaurant with wonderful staff and top notch chefs. ‘The spectacular’ is a must have for seafood lovers. Consisting of local fresh produce including, king prawns, mussels, white fish, salmon, in a creamy white wine sauce with fresh bread was the...

We have visited this restaurant for the last 3 years whilst holidaying in Dorset and the standard remains high. It is an excellent fresh fish restaurant . The prices are good for the food quality. My wife said our meal was the best she had...

Sea trout fabulous.Beautifully cooked in the pizza oven .Well-presented on a bed of vegetables.Good service and well chosen wine

Could not recommend highly enough. The staff were friendly and helpful and food was fabulous. There was a great choice, so something for everyone.

Decided to eat here after seeing some good reviews - the reviews are true. It was a lovely evening and I will be returning.

Amazing food at this wonderful restaurant. Our second visit here and definitely not our last. We were lucky enough to get a table with a view of the kitchen and marvelled at their quiet skill and flair for presentation. Lovely service and fabulous food.

Excellent fish dishes, freshly made- saw the delivery van. Had fish soup and mussels and both delicious. Linguine also excellent. Good ambience tpo

Lovely little spot with outdoor seating. Small and intimate with outstanding fish. Suitable for gluten free dining

The staff fitted us in last minute on a Wednesday evening. So glad they did as we had such a delicious meal. I had chicken with fresh veggies and a lime sauce which tasted so fresh. Hubby had The Spectacular, which was mussels, shellfish and...

Really looked forward to lunch at this restaurant which seemed highly rated. Hoping it would become a regular haunt. To be fair my husbands main course of fish looked and tasted great My chicken however had been blasted in to space and was overcooked and...

Visiting from Weymouth and came across this restaurant by chance for lunch Had prawns to start and then the most delicious seafood linguine. Pleasant staff and nice atmosphere and well worth a visit!!

We absolutely loved the Olive Tree. Fantastic seafood linguine - never tasted anything better anywhere. Deliciously cooked fish of the day, simply presented, fresh and fabulous. Like so many others have said before we just wished that we had a restaurant like this on our...

Four of us had the set menu lunch today and it was all excellent. We all had different choices and every dish was complimented for its presentation, fresh and interesting ingredients and ample portions. Lovely staff and wish we lived nearer. Very glad we were...

What a hidden gem! You could easily walk past without paying much attention, but don’t! To be honest we weren’t sure what to expect, but we couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious, presented beautifully and reasonably priced, as was the wine....

5 of us had Tapas, and my wife, who has citrus allergies chose sea-bass from the main menu, which she really enjoyed.

A lovely little restaurant with great food & attentive service. Would highly recommend, it’s a shame we don’t live closer!

Another fantastic evening at the Olive Tree with our friends, there’s nothing anywhere near the quality in our own town so well worth the 20 mile trip - yes that’s how good it is! From the minute we arrived we were treated as valued guests,...

Our second visit after such a good first visit and we were not dissapointed. We were remembered and really looked after. The food was excellent. I had Tiger Prawns to start in a lovely sauce. Stonebass, which was one of the specials as main, served...

If you are in the area - treat yourself to lunch here! Fixed price lunches £20 two courses, £25 for three. I'm tempted not to tell you about it as it would spoil your experiance. Starters....ummm, yummie. the prawns in garlic are just THE best....

Whilst staying in Bridport we visited this restaurant on 2 occasions. On the first night we had Moroccon Prawns which were perfectly spiced and cooked , followed by the catch of the day which was beautifully cooked with a delightful selection of vegetables and nicely...

Absolutely fab starters , I had the goats cheese salad & husband had meatballs & we then both had the hake with a butter sauce & veg for mains which was delicious. No room for a pud but they looked good! We always book into...

It was all just ok, the pizzas were great size and flavour, prawn starter was very bland as was the haddock starter heavy on the dill lacking on smokey flavour. Steak was perfectly cooked but all a bit average for us.

My wife and I both enjoyed the hake, cooked to perfection with a superb sauce. Great value. Food excellent at a reasonable price.

Fantastic food and atmosphere. Very friendly and professional service. I had the smoked haddock remoulade and the seafood tagliatelle, both of which were absolutely delicious, my boyfriend had the meatballs followed by the beef dish and he said his was deicious too. Will most definately...

Popped in here for the first time and delighted with the quality of the food and the service provided. The specials were excellent, roasted sea bass with saute potatoes and seasonal veg was very good and I did enjoy the sticky toffee pudding too!

Unsure of where to eat in Bridport on a weekend break but very glad we chose it. The Spectacular lived up to its name and I thought it excellent value. We ate at seven and it was really buzzing and there looked to be plenty...

Someone recommended us to it and so we went tonight as we were staying in Bridport. Very welcoming, cosy, informative staff, large menu and the food was lovely. They even had a guitarist who played quietly in the background s as nd to cap it...

What an absolute treat! We’d read some reviews and were pleasantly surprised by how unpretentious the restaurant was. The focus is on the food and it absolutely speaks for itself. Everything we had was excellent quality and tasted outstanding.

Having read the reviews on Tripadvisor had high expectations of our visit. Starters of prawns and seafood bisque were good, well cooked and tasty. Mains of hake and sea trout were only average. Trout was nicely cooked but the hake was a bit underdone and...

Can’t praise this place highly enough. We were staying in Bridport on a golfing trip so 4 hungry blokes arrived here and were fed great fish and the prawns as a starter were excellent. Staff helpful and friendly

Unfortunately the restaurant refused entrance to an assistance dog which is hugely disappointing considering assistant dogs are legally allowed to go everywhere. Pre-covid I visited and it is now sadly very different. More tables have been put in and it is now it is crammed...

Fabulous food and friendly and helpful staff. This is gastronomic experience and you know the staff are passionate about food. We have been to Olive Tree on various occasions when visiting Bridport and never been disappointed. We went on this occasion with family from Northumberland...

We went here for my birthday lunch while visiting Dorset, what a find. We had 2 courses for £20 which i thought was extremely good value for the quality of the food we were served. My starter was Moroccan prawns and my main was the...

Our friends who live in Bridport regularly eat at the Olive Tree, so when they had booked it when going to stay with them we were really looking to eating there. It is a small restaurant on the main street in the middle of Bridport...

An absolute gem in Bridport. Food was excellent quality and well presented. Staff were helpful and friendly. Table of seven and food timing was excellent. House white wine could have been better.

Excellent lunch and service in a great setting. So many lovely things on the menu I was spoilt for choice. Would recommend a visit

Myself and our friends had one of the best food I have had for a while. Delicious Atmosphere lovely , service good, enjoyment all the way

We were so glad we booked dinner at this friendly restaurant. Our early arrival was well received and we got a window table in the upstairs room, which soon filled up. The food was delicious - a very creative menu with lots of variety. I...

We ate here as a family back in February. The food was great, the service exceptional, and there was even the guitarist playing quietly in the corner complemented the experience.

Visiting the area for the weekend and really wanted a nice seafood meal. So pleased we came here. One of the best meals I've had out for a long time. Starters, main and pudding all exceptional. Top quality ingredients, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Excellent menu....

We have had lunch twice here, a month apart. The first time it was just two of us and the second time we took two friends. On both occasions the food was excellent. Interesting menu, very well cooked and flavoured. Good wine list. The service...

We arrived at the restaurant and were shown to a table in the centre. I asked if we could sit by the window (there was a decorated table which was clearly reserved but also a second free table near the door). Before the waitress could...

The food was amazing. The waitress was brilliant. The old bloke who is front of house was the rudest most obnoxious person I have ever had the misfortune to meet in a restaurant. He was rude when we arrived and when we had a word...

What a lovely place, nice decor, great friendly staff and a lovely selection of food. My wife is vegan and I pescatarian and there was plenty of choice on the menu for us. Best vegan food in Bridport so far. My wife had the vegan...

On a busy Friday night we took a chance (not having booked) and were very lucky to be offered a table as it is clearly a popular place. Food was very tasty and portions more than enough - also well priced wine list which is...

Delicious food and wine, in a relaxed atmosphere, with friendly, attentive and knowledgeable service from staff - what more could you possibly want! Thoroughly recommended,

Highly recommended , great menu , can’t fault the quality , I doubt anyone would be disappointed , superb fish dishes , and soups

Absolutely wonderful. The homemade minestrone is beautiful, seafood cooked to perfection and the cheesecake!!! My god! We had one to share and ordered another! Definitely a must! The only thing I would say is the mussels in the seafood spectacular are really small but fabulous...

Went for lunch today and once again we had a fantastic meal and great service. This place is one of my favourite places to eat and I am yet to find a dish on the menu that I didn't like. The seafood is simply sensational....

Wow! What a find! Fantastic little restaurant in Bridport serving locally sourced fresh food, cooked beautifully and presented well. The food tasted amazing, restaurant was busy for a Thursday evening and I know why. Great staff clearly passionate about the food too. Will be back

We have just had the most enjoyable and tasty three course meal we have had in a long time . Three wonderfully tasty beautifully presented courses. The fish of the day , today was Hake and was so fresh, the special dessert of Rum torte...

Restaurant is Mediterranean Style with all food cooked to order with local produce. Straight forward menu, but local fresh vegetables, I had 'catch of the the day'. Beautiful fish cooked right on the button, the veg was great we had great fun deciding what each...

This evening my wife, daughter and her boyfriend went for dinner at the ‘Olive Tree’ restaurant. We’d not been there before but, boy, what a delight. The food was outstanding (cooked fresh in front of us) and the wine list was good too. Customer service...

We visited the Olive Tree recently on a trip to Dorset. The food is Italian-oriented with lots of seafood. We found the food and service excellent. The Seafood Spectacular in particular was very good and the restaurant were happy to customise it as one of...

We went to the olive tree for lunch today. I had the seat rout special and my wife had hake. We both enjoyed our meals imensly and thought they were good value for money

We really loved our meal at the Olive Tree. The staff are great and the food is very fresh and delicious.

We were staying in Bridport for a short break with friends. We booked the Olive Tree for supper having looked at Trip Advisor reviews. We were also very pleased to hear from our Hotel hosts that it was one of their favourite restaurants too. We...

Absolutely spectacular! Holly, our host was brilliant and the food was just awesome. We were recommended this restaurant by a local hotel and they were spot on. Do yourself a favor if you’re ever in Bridport…have a meal at The Olive Tree.

We were on holiday in the area and the Olive Tree came recommended. It certainly did not disappoint. We had an excellent meal with good choice of wine. The restaurant was quirky and atmospheric, the staff were pleasant and efficient, all helping to make a...

Ever since my parents moved to Bridport 20 years ago I’ve been travelling down to visit them and during the visit dining at The Olive Tree. It has never disappointed. When the kids were younger loved the great value pizzas. Now we wonder at the...

Great attentive staff. Nice atmosphere. Well priced. Knowledgeable staff. The food was ok, we had ‘the spectacular’. Lovely pieces of fish and great sauce but my only criticism were the mussels. Mussels should be plump and big, these were shrivelled and tiny. Clearly they were...

Service is good and they do try to go the extra mile in terms of timing.The food deserves praise and we would all recommend the Tapas offer ,generous portions well cooked and very enjoyable.

Booked last minute - the manager explained that they were short staffed but that she could fit in a table of 3 at 6pm. Service was excellent, everything well timed and would never say they were short staffed. Fresh fish and pasta was very tasty...

This place had all the ingredients for a lovely evening out. All the staff were friendly and approachable, the menu was explained in detail, the courses were delicious. Lots of atmosphere and a good ambience spread over 3 different levels. Cosy and intimate. We look...

Booked for dinner at the start of June 2022. Glad we booked at Olive Tree midweek, as the restaurant appears very popular with locals. Ordered 2 starters and 2 mains - all were excellent quality, cooked with fresh fish and seafood. My only minus was...

Small, friendly restaurant. We visited in late May (Tuesday) and they were booked for the night - so booking in advance well recommended. There was live acoustic guitar to create extra atmosphere - very good. We had the prawn starter - very tasty. Fresh local...

Good atmosphere friendly service great food it’s a must try I’ll be going back when I can give it a try you won’t be disappointed

A small place with friendly staff. The food is nice although some things are not traditional. The biggest improvement this establishment could make is to provide some nice background music to make it less uncomfortable to talk

Thank you for squeezing us in at such short notice. Food was incredible and staff were very friendly. We had a lovely evening and hope to return next time we’re in Dorset. The menu had a great selection and it was helpful to see that...

Love the Olive Tree, it never disappoints. We popped over to Bridport from Sidmouth just to have a look around it was such a lovely day. But couldn't resist popping in for lunch at the lovely Olive Tree - the Food is beautifully cooked, presented...

The Olive Tree was recommended to me by a friend who visits Bridport often, so when we walked past and saw how busy it was, we popped in to book and were pleased to get a table for their amazing set lunch the next day....

If you like fish, seafood or anything cooked and presented well and you are in Bridport, then this is the place for you

This is a friendly place. the staff are lovely and look after their customers to a high degree. Really nice menu, and the food tasted great. Tapas night is on a Thursday. Really buzzy mid week evening when we visited. I reall y recommend it.

I have been going to the Olive Tree for years and it doesn't ever disappoint. The staff are smiling and welcoming and the food delicious. I like to sit in the alcove where I can watch the chefs prepare the food. There is never a...