Sweet Olives in Peterborough

Its always so empty in here and its such a shame! The food is brilliant, the waiter that's usually here is friendly, and its reasonably priced. They also do gluten free bits too, like onion rings!! Would recommend asking to check the chips are GF though, as sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't, but they are always happy to have a look for you. Would definitely recommend!

Handy for the Peterborough United stadium (just as well, as I'd left my phone on the table and had to go back for it - thanks for taking care of it). One veggie meal (several choices) and I had the steak pie (a generous and very tasty slice). Drinks reasonable prices for a hotel.

Nice menu waiter excellent. But no atmosphere. Quality ingredients used and good value. Wine menu not exceptional £15.95 a bottle.

Visited the sweet olives on Friday evening, after a disastrous previous visit when the staff were lethargic and the food dreadful. We have been here on numerous occasions and always found it to be of a high quality but after the last time left us thinking “never again “. We relented and agreed to give it one last time. We weren’t disappointed, the food was superb and the waitress couldn’t have been better. Definitely back on our Friday night dining rota.

Popped in a few years back at the weekend, it's a different kettle of fish at the weekend. I don't want to knock anything too much as there is something I like about this place but cannot ever quite put my finger on it. Working backwards the sticky toffee pudding is spot on, proper portions like my Grannie used to dish me up, so tasty and very good value on comparison to many. As mains we both had burgers and I can say mine was overcooked, ironically the bacon with the burger, which was just thick cut back bacon cooked in the microwave so the fat was all white; and massively undercooked. In my opinion this should have been a well cooked piece of bacon, a thinner type slice at that. The chips were meant to be with their skin, they weren't, to compensate but a modicum the onion rings were good homemade style. My squid starter was also over cooked. Lacked finesse this time round, it was a quite night in the restaurant and a burger is difficult to mess up to be frank. The service was very good and again the setting is pleasent enough for a place that is for us personally, right on our doorstep.

The dining room was clean but lacked character and vibrancy. The menu looked promising with interesting sounding dishes. I ordered the cheese and chive souffle. My heart sank when it arrived. It was a rather sad, rubbery looking, what can only be described as an "omelette " presented on some dry salad leaves. Its saving grace was that it actually tasted good. My husband had the brie and mango filo parcels, again presented on dry salad leaves. Some dressing would've added a bit of sparkle! Ever onward to the mains. My black bean jambalaya on a chimichurri flatbread tasted like a spicy uncle Ben's microwaveable meal. I think I actually heard the ping coming from the kitchen! My husband had the slow roasted lamb shank with mash and a side order of seasonal veg. He said the lamb was tough, a bit overcooked, mash was fine. Desserts, you just cant get that wrong, can you? Mine was the chocolate fondant with custard. It lacked ooze. Really it was just a rather mediocre chocolate sponge. Hubby had the sticky toffee pud and custard which was ok. All in all it was an edible meal but certainly not worth the £41+ on a meerkat 2 for 1 deal! Wish we'd gone into town to a chain at least it would've been a known quantity.

I had a lovely gluten free meal during my visit to Sweet Olives. There was a huge amount of choice on the menu, and I chose the paté and steak in the end, both of which were lovely. I must say that the triple cooked chips were easily the best I've ever had - particularly as chips are usually off the menu for me as a celiac in most restaurants!

I stayed and ate here in November and was very disappointed. Stayed there again last week and the food was excellent. Good quality, good price and the staff are very nice. All freshly prepared and even freshly made bread sticks too. I ate there every night and wasn’t disappointed. Wonderful pizza, steak, venison and will try the rest next week. Well done on listening and making the restaurant well worth a visit.

Visited on meerkat meals deal. To be truthful I would have been annoyed if we had to pay full price. Service was very lacking. Staff definitely haven’t been trained in table service, no knowledge of the menu or customer service. Long wait for food and had to ask for everything. Plates weren’t cleared after eating and no offer of desert menu. Pizza dough was raw in the middle but ate the edges as we waited too long to wait for another one! Really hope they can improve as they have a lot of potential. Won’t be returning unless things change.

Big mistake. First night it was reasonable so I thought I would stay again. It was terrible and i sent it back. Have them The benefit of the doubt and sent my meal back again. First it was a chicken burger that was hard and dry then it was pork belly which was all fat! Seems they have a new chef who needs to learn how to cook. Hotel and staff are excellent but they need to sort out the kitchen

It was average! That’s all I can say really. The anti pasti starter was disappointing, few bits of salami and prosciutto with a load of salad. We had to ask for some bread to accompany it. They gave us walnut bread which was actually quite tasty). The pork belly top was not crispy which disappointed the hubby. Duck pizza was quite dry but a damn good size. On a positive the Pinot was yummy!!

This restaurant is situated at Quensgate hotel. We had burgers and pizza there the two nights we were staying there. The burgers were awesome and so were the pizzas. Bus-stops are just a few steps away so you can easily go there by bus as well. Do recommend this place. They have a menu that can change after a period of time so check it before you go if you need to know. They have pasta, pizza and burgers and it's mostly Mediterannean-inspired,

Excellent service and food, asked chef for something special and vegetarian and this lovely platter of good is what we got !!! Great value for money and great night out ..

Eating alone on a midweek work trip to Peterborough. the Sweet Olive is located inside the Queensgate Hotel. on my visit in January 2018 I found the staff welcoming and friendly. It wasn't the widest choice on the menu I have ever seen but it did include, seafood, steak, salads and Vegetarian options. I had vegetable soup and steak. The soup was very nice, suited my palette very well. Being totally honest I have had better steaks but this was certainly acceptable perhaps slightly stringy/tough. Overall given its an out of town hotel restaurant the service and quality was fine, I would happily eat here again based on this experience. The only drawback perhaps a include some veggies or side salad with the steak.

Prebooked evening meal in the hotels Sweet Olives Restaurant because according to the hotels website it is "One of the areas finest fresh food restaurants" unfortunately my meal was not cooked and the garlic bread was burnt so was returned uneaten. I have written to the hotel "I ordered the Cannelloni, the pasta was not cooked and the “sauce” was just Tomato Puree which was poured on top the “garlic bread” was burnt – see attached photo. I suggested that with Cannelloni stuffed with feta cheese that a béchamel sauce should have been used rather than Tomato Puree" The managers response was "Being part Italian myself, we never put béchamel sauce on cannelloni, as we try to keep it the authentic Italian way." Unfortunately no comment on Tomato Puree, the burnt garlic bread or the photograph

We had the 3 course meal, starter had to be sent back twice as still frozen. Lamb and steak very gristly, Eton mess cheesecake rancid, overall disgusting and not one penny offered as compensation, eat here at your peril!

A good variety of dishes available, including gluten-free options if wanted. Good value and very tasty! I highly recommend trying the Greek Meze starter!

Situado en el hotel queensgate el personal esperando en diner eran nuevas para el negocio, pero resultó una experiencia divertida que compensaron leve deficiencia con la comida, si se hospeda en el hotel está la pena comer y sirven un excelente desayuno

Sólo estoy a la vuelta de la esquina del Queensgate Hotel y 'pop' en su exterior para willy forma ininteligible nab una pizza y bits. Sus pizzas son más finas en lugar de base mediterránea de estilo americano. Justo lo que nos gusta. Postres estupendos y servicio, ambiente y entorno acogedor.

Good choice of dishes. My main could have been hotter but not bad enough to return. I had a wild boar pasta dish and my wife risotto. Red wine by the glass was excellent. Staff very helpful.

Extremely tasty Italian based food, well priced and often has deals. Attentive and helpful staff. Quiet restaurant but very friendly.

we ate here 13/5/16 and we were very angry at the way we were spoken to and how we were treated by the staff we booked a table for 8:45pm and were brusquely told 'You will only get one course' when asked why we were told that they wanted to shut. when we finally got food it wasn't of a good quality so we felt very let down

Nos alojamos en Peterborough por negocios.Me alegro que miré en mi app tastecard y leer estos comentarios antes de elegir dónde comer. Restaurante un poco alejado de la ciudad pero vale la pena el paseo. Una opción excelente en las cabras de menú queso y Fig plato principal y el trío de pescado eran deliciosos y recién cocinado. Mi colega tuvo setas rellenas y salchichas y puré que también estaban bien recibido. Menú incluía una buena selección de pescados de carne y opciones de comida vegetariana, el personal era muy amable. La comida estaba muy bien de precio, sin duda volveremos y lo recomendaría a otros.

The menu was interesting and offered a hugh choice. Even the vegetarian in our party could choose from 8 starters and 7 main courses, and that's not including the pizza range, Unheard of in most restaurants. We started with fig and goats cheese filo pastry parcels (very good). Also bread and olives (some of the nicest olives I've ever eaten). Our main courses included sweet potato and spinach curry, tortelli stuffed with wild boar. trio of fish menuiere (sea bass, salmon and monkfish), and caramelised red onion and gruyere tart with goats cheese and olive salad. The food was all lovely. The desert range was also interesting but we just didn't have the room to try it. The service was friendly and efficient, and the chef is obviouls very talented. I thoroughly recommend this restaurant. I know I will be visiting again.

With friends we had another lovely meal at Sweet Olives. The manager was helpful and we enjoyed a very pleasant evening. Well done to Sweet Olives for allowing the use of Tastecard during December. They deserve your business.

As guests at the Queensgate Hotel it was decided for convenience to use the hotel restaurant, Sweet Olives, it proved to be a good choice. Despite a full a la carte menu, we opted for the set menu that featured a choice of three alternative dishes per course. Priced at a bargain £20 for three courses, this option proved to be both a tasty fulfilling meal. All the food had been carefully and imaginatively prepared and was served by pleasant waiting staff. Despite the lack of possibility that Peterborough will be visited again in the near future, the Sweet Olive restaurant would be my first choice of a venue should I return

went to Sweet Olives on friday 30th October, all I can say is the food was superb, the service better than excellent, and with a tastecard very reasonably priced.

freshly cooked, tasty, generous helpings and wide choice of menu -the goats cheese and fig parcels were lovely! Good selection for veggie and gluten free eaters. Staff really friendly and very helpful -nothing is too much trouble

It had been some time since we visited Sweet Olives and I am glad we went back. From arrival to leaving we were well looked after and the food was excellent. We were in a group of four and all were delighted. Many thanks

Disappointingly poor service with food I didn't rate at all. I understand the limitations that hotels work under but a little care and attention costs nothing and I do remember any here!

Visited with family after an afternoon shopping, we just wanted a "Main" course. We found the restaurant in the "Tastecard" app so decided to try it out. We were made very welcome by the staff and restaurant manager. The staff were friendly and attentive; the food was good value, we each had a sirloin steak which seemed a bit thicker & larger than most. The food was nicely presented and well cooked. Bread and Olives were served as nibbles until the main dish arrived. The Olives were very good, and the bread excelllent.

Dinner in this restaurant, at the Queensgate Hotel, is a true feast. The menu is kept up-to-date by the resident chef who cooks each dish freshly for you. The food arrives piping hot and the servings are generous, unusual for actually chef-cooked meals. The service is pleasantly informal and quite personal without being intrusive and the prices are reasonable - in fact, good for the amount and the quality of the food served. The wine list is not huge but reasonable. The decor in the dining room is a quite querky but interesting and the tables are of an adequate size and there is no music! Bliss! It's as well to check if thery're going to be busy before you go as they can be sometimes but the weekends tend to be quieter as this is an hotel and has residents mostly during the week. We've been before and I would readily recommend this place again.

Tasty food well presented. Nothing too expensive and very good house white wine. Waitress were attentive and lovely sitting by the window was really good

Special menu on this special day and it was my first visit. Front of house staff excellent, very friendly and helpful. Lovely little bar for a pre dinner drink. Food was very very good and unlike other places helpings were generous, more then adequate and quality was not replaced by quantity. Waiting on staff even had time to enjoy me and my daughter's joke on our hatred of the dreaded Brussell Sprout. We both ate different choices - Hannah scallops with chorizo followed by baked salmon fillet. I had game terrine with a gorgeous plum chutney, followed by rib of beef. We finished off with lemon/lime cheesecake and brandy basket with winter fruits.As I say a delightful meal. We shall return again in the new year.

We had a works lunchtime meal today. The food and service were excellent and the staff were very friendly. Nothing was too much trouble, we willl certainly be returning.

good food the desserts are seriously good especially the chocolate cheese cake staff are very friendly a good place for a romantic meal for two

Sweet Olives continues to provide diners with a good choice of cuisine at a resonable price. There's a good wine list and a varied menu with a regular choice of specials. Portions are generous and the home made soup of the day is always a winner.

I, my son and my partner went to the Sweet Olives restaraunt ostensibly to use my Tastecard. On entry the place was deathly silent and we wondered if it was closed. However, through a glass door I saw a solitary staff member. We wandered in past an empty reception, through an empty lobby and into what seemed to be an eating place, where the staff member was. We were alone in the room. The decor was that of an old people's home in need of renovation. The carpets smelt of sweat and left over food and was clearly missing the odour of stale cigarette smoke. We were shown to a table. When I pulled up my chair, my fingers felt something sticky and minty beneath my seat. We really should have left then, but the waitress seemed nice & I was dazzled by the thought of a Tastecard bargain. However, the worst was yet to come. I had a gin and tonic with no ice, as 'the ice machine had broken'. We ordered starters, along with two pizzas and a halloumi kebab. The waitress said something about the stone oven not being lit, so they would take a while. The starters were mediocre, but at least edible. My chorizo salad was OK, but my son's breaded mushrooms were cold and largely unbreaded. The experience did not improve; nobody else arrived when we were there. The lighting created the atmosphere of an airport departure lounge and the ambient jazz dripping from the walls made me long for the heady days of 1980's elevator musak. The only excitement was when another member of staff briefly entered the restaurant to speak with the waitress, followed by the unmistakeable whiff of cannabis. It occurred to me that perhaps in the next room a wild night of drugs and culinary perfection was being enjoyed and we were missing out. Maybe this was not for Tastecard users. Just as I finished my warm gin, the main course arrived. My partner received her grilled halloumi and tomato kebab, garnished with some limp lettuce. The tomato was barely half a tomato and neither it nor the halloumi had been exposed to any heat. The pizzas though were something to behold. The dough was simply raw to the point that it could not support the topping. The topping was not too bad, but the whole thing was cold. I blame the stoned oven. I really should have complained...I should have demanded another meal be made...I should have refused to pay...but I am one of those Brits who does not complain at the time...so I ate what I could. However we declined any sweet or coffees and left without leaving a tip. For me, this was the equivalent of trashing the place and verbally abusing the chef. In order to leave we had to walk back through the brightly lit silence of the lobby and reception area. However, I spotted a door which lead straight to the exit. On asking if we could use that door the pleasant waitress said of course we could. Somewhat relieved that I could salvage a few seconds of my life by leaving this place quicker, I tried to open the door. It was locked. Those seconds were lost after all.

have not stayed at the hotel but can heartily recommend the Sweet Olives Restaurant lovely staff comprehensive menu and reasonable prices. The bonus the taste card gives one meal free a real enticement to return

I'm not sure whether it's the hype made within the hotel about the restaurant or not, however I found my dining experience here average compared to my expectations. The food was tasty enough, the portion sizes large and delivered quickly. The factors that let it down for me were, the fact that there were no exciting flavours in the food, the lack of presentation with the food and the fact that the calzone main was hanging clearly over each side of the plate. I would eat here again if I was staying and too tired to go out, however, unfortunately, I don't think I would otherwise.

See my hotel review for Queensgate Hotel, where this restaurant is located.Slow service, poorly cooked and tasteless food, at an inexplicably high price.

This is the best Pizza I've had outside Italy and you pick what toppings you want at no extra cost, ry the Calzone, superb.

We went to the Sweet olives restaurant on Friday 3rd January, I must add that this was our fourth or fifth visit so we knew what to expect. All I can say is the meal was excellent, the staff extremely pleasant and as we use the " taste " card, very reasonable. This restaurant is a gem as far as i`m concerned.

Have just returned from a Christmas Do! at the Queensgate Hotel. Staff were lovely but unfortunately the service was extremely slow. Food should have started to be served at 8:30. Dessert finally arrived at 10:45!!!! This was not the fault of the staff who worked so hard but clearly more staff were needed.The food was typical Christmas food - OK but nothing too great and disco was fine but I wouldn't return for a Christmas get together.

Eat here regularly as it's part of the Queensgate hotel where I stay. Good variety of food, always tasty. V good salad and pizza menu on top of main menu. Tasty pasta dishes. Desserts could be better, so if having 2 courses I'd go for a starter and main.

Food was good but service was rather slow, a rather odd system is that you must wait in the "lounge area" to be shown a menu and then late ryour order is taken this can take up to 40 mins strange

I took my family to Sweet Olives last night and although we have a reasonable meal we won't rush back.We arrived promptly at 7.30 for our reservation and were told to wait in the lounge despite the restaurant being empty apart from one table. We eventually ordered and were taken to our table at 8.05.The food was good although the portions were rather small and after two courses with drinks I felt I could have eaten more in a nicer restaurant for the same price or less.There was a quite efficient waitress when we arrived but she seemed to go off duty leaving an untidy looking waiter and a supervisor.They seemed to be trying to head up market with the menu and main course presentation but the furniture and ambiance and thin paper napkins don't fit with small portions of quite well presented food.Puddings were largely disappointing, sounding better on the menu than they looked or tasted.

We booked only restaurant, we used our tastecard very few people accept these on a Saturday but these do. Amazing service and food was so fresh. This is undoubtedly the best meal in a restaurant I have had in ages. Good choice of dishes and pizzas for kids too. Would definitely reccomend.

We visited Sweet Olives for our 5 year wedding anniversary. Having two young children we don't have the opportunity to eat out alone as often as we would like so it was important that the food was good!The food was excellent: fresh and locally sourced.The service was very attentive but not over the top.Overall we were so pleased we went to Sweet Olives and not a chain restaurant where the food is bland and not fresh.

5 girls (mature) celebrated a birthday. Went on a Monday evening - restaurant fairly quiet. Service was slow. We didnt want to sit at the bar (of a sort) but wanted to go straight to our table. After some discussion, we werre allowed to. Eventually our order was taken. When the food arrived, the pasta for one of teh group arrived 10 mins before everybody else!! Eventually the remaining dishes came, except the chips. We understand they were just being put in the fryer and would be about 5 mins. Overall the service was poor and not coordinated. However, when the food did arrive it was quite tasty

With my wife being a coeliac it is hard to find places to eat when we are away. We were staying at best western in Peterborough, there restaurant did cater for my wife but it was an extremely posh and expensive place to eat and although we loved the food we decided eating there for a second night was going to be too expensive. I did a google search for gluten free restaurants in Peterborough and Sweet Olives came up and after lookin at there website I booked a table. We were a bit dubious as we approach the restaurant as it was in a hotel but we parked up round the back of the hotel. We were politely welcome and offered a drink whilst we browsed the menu, the waiter was very polite and helpful and had a clear knowledge of a gluten allergy. When our food was ready we were shown to our table and the waiter was very attentive. I didn't expect the food to be amazing as it was very reasonable priced, but I extremely excited when our starters came out, I had the goats cheese and my wife had the king prawns, both of which were very delicious and good quality, my wife had the pan fried chicken for main and I had the battered fish and chips, I was very impressed as the chips were home made big and chunky and fluffy inside and the fish had so much flavour and was free of any grease. I would very much recommend this restaurant Especially if you are a coeliac. If we are ever back in the area we will be having another meal there.

We ate in at this restaurant, part of the Queensgate Hotel, for the three nights we stayed here, mainly because the weather was terrible and we didn't wish to go elsewhere. We weren't disappointed. The menu is excellent with plenty of choice. We had the delicious duck breast on two of our nights. Wonderfully tender and succulent. We can recommend the Movenpick ice creams too. An added bonus is that we could use our Gourmet Society card for each meal. Staff are friendly and attentive.:-) We really enjoyed our meals.

We were very pleased to find this quiet out-of-the-way hotel restaurant most acceptable. The service was informal and friendly and nothing seemed too much trouble. The manager's concern was our satisfaction and we were well satisfied with our dinner, which was cooked to order, very tasty, good sized portions, and hot. We will certainly go there again. Apparently this place is quite busy with business visitors during weekdays but quieter on Fridays and at weekends - which we found rather good to know! The hotel itself is a little tired-looking and we didn't stay there, but I'm sure they're keen to please - and the dinner was excellent.

I stayed only one night, food is average, I've asked for menu while in the bar and it took long time for waitress to bring it.

I've stayed at this hotel for more than one month and I've always eaten at the Sweet Olives restaurant. The food is excellent and thanks to that I really didn't miss Italy. I tried everything on the menu and was all very very good. A perfect mix between mediterranean and local cuisine (The duck is amazing). The staff is very kind and made my stay lovely. Highly recommended.

Freshly cooked and innovative and very yummy. We had beetroot and rosemary soup followed by fish and chips for one that disappeared at speed and red snapper on baby new potatoes , carrots and peas. shame we could not have eatem there more.

This is the restaurant in the Queensgate Hotel and serves the best Pizzas I have had outside of Italy