The Olive Tree in Herefordshire, County of

Absolutely stunning, food, atmosphere, cleanliness, staff. A lovely town and restaurant was beautiful.Highly recommend for a wonderful evening. I personally recommend the steak it was beautiful.

Had a couple of hours to kill in Ledbury after our train home was cancelled, so popped here for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Pleasant service and sitting in the conservatory area was nice, but the food was extremely average. I had the vegan spaghetti meatballs, presented well but there wasn't loads of flavour. Loads of tastier vegan meatballs available from any supermarket. Wouldn't call it expensive, but don't think the quality of the food was worth what we paid.

This restaurant is hands down our favourite Italian in the UK for pasta dishes. We’ve been multiple times since the end of 2020 and we keep coming back. I could go on forever about this place but, I’ll simply say, if you’re considering going here, just go! Make sure you get the garlic bread supreme!!

Fantastic food, lovely atmosphere, superb service. Visiting area over BH weekend. We chose pasta, risotto and pizza. All dishes prepared to a very high standard using fresh ingredients. I have rarely encountered such courteous and efficient service in UK.

This was the worst Italian restaurant I have ever been at. The staff are terribly miserable the food had no taste Parmesan cheese pepper did not exist. Tiramisu had no taste yet it was set into a great village I want to say something positive but it was really expensive and we could not wait to leave.

On a few days visit to Ledbury we booked a table at The Olive Tree, and it was a good decision. Attractive decor and atmosphere, excellent friendly service friendly from a lovely team, and a wide ranging menu of Italian classics and specials. Both our meals were extremely enjoyable and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

It was our first visit to The Olive Tree on Saturday 10th August for lunch. It was also the strangest experience I've had in over 50 years of eating out. I wasn't sure if I'd suffered an aneurysm and wasn't reading the situation correctly!! The food was better than average albeit rather expensive at £35.00 for a steak main and cheapest bottle of house plonk £23.00 ?! I don't mind paying for an overall quality eating out experience but this one fell short! However, we both enjoyed the food and drink that was served. It was the manner in which it was served that was strange. The staff didn't seem to want us there and seemed to consider us something of an inconvenience. They were clean, tidy and presentable but could have been on their first ever shift and hadn't been trained. There were tables uncleared and left for far too long. There were huge gaps in service and not even a check back on the food. It all felt rather an effort just being there! I wasn't going to write a review but having read 'Been Around the Block's' review I realised that it wasn't just me! I'm generally a believer in 'if you haven't got anything nice to say then say nothing' so have tempered the review. The restaurant could be a rather nice place to go with some fine tuning? The staff might show more interest if they received tips from card payments? I'm not sure if it is an illegal pratice to withhold tips but it is certainly a short-sighted one!! Buck up management before it's too late!

I've been going to the Olive Tree for over 20 years, but I never been as disappointed as I was this time. Ordered our food, had the starters, waited over half an hour for the main courses only to be told, after the wait that one dish was not available. My friend had to quickly rush and choose another dish and the choice made was disappointing. Food was okay, but it wasn't what my friend wanted Having been a customer for so many years, you build a rapport with the staff. That has all gone, I might as well have been visiting for the first time So many youngsters, who tried, but were totally clueless and inexperienced. One older waitress was like a prison warden barking at us and I'm sure if she smiled her face wod have cracked! After all these years I'm sad to say I won't be rushing back

The staff were welcoming and friendly. But the food was disappointing. We had assorted dishes. They were all under seasoned and bland. If it had been one dish we would have said something but it was them all. We came to the conclusion that it was a poor evening in the kitchen.

Very well established restaurant in Ledbury but the service from staff is declining on every visit was poor from our last visit. Steak at £35 is rather expensive considering the size. Other meals were a little on the expensive side, however all the meals were good. Please don’t leave customers sitting at the table for ages after being seated and a little smile really does help while you keep walking past ignoring us trying to order after 20 minutes. Venue is clean, tidy, and this style of restaurant has the monopoly in Ledbury. so could be absolutely brilliant if they cared.

Went last night to celebrate my Mums birthday. There were 5 of us and we all enjoyed our food, I'm vegetarian and there was loads to choose from...and their garlic bread is the best I've ever had. Dad had the stronganoff with rice and roasted veg and he said it was very tender beef , bonus also they serve the low alcohol Westons cider. Great food, great service and pricing very reasonable.

Stunning meal and brilliant service, what a lovely little place! Starters were amazing (especially the aubergine dish!), pasta was lovely. Staff were very welcoming and attentive: Simon was a great waiter, along with other staff, ensuring that our drinks were always topped up. Food came quickly. Compliments to the chefs! Thank you very much.

I came here with a friend yesterday, I had read on trip advisor portions were, small, these people must be very greedy, the portion size and the food was outstanding, vest scallop dish I have had in years and perfect home made pasta and crunchy proper chips, service was exceptional the staff were attentive and efficient, I'm coming back!

Delicious food, excellent service. The only negative thing was that we couldn’t tip our fantastic waitress as we paid by card and there’s no option to tip unless you have cash.

Eight of us met up for our birthday meals. A slight squeeze, a few of us have become portly. Genuine welcome and relaxed service. The minestrone and hake particular highlights. On a nearby table there was a toddler who was loud, tired and 'full of character', it was lovely to see staff engaging with her and keeping her entertained.

Bust place. Friendly and professional staff. Food ‘ok’ but expensive for what it is. £35 for a small steak and fries

We were a group of four and were met enthusiastically by staff who offered us a table outside or in - the outside is covered . We went outside and shared the area with a group of ladies who were quite noisy but not a problem other that the acoustics are poor and it made our conversation difficult but added some lively feeling to the meal . Almost too much choice we all had different mains and puds - starter was garlic bread and is delicious. All meals very tasty . It’s not the cheapest and they need to keep high standards to justify the prices

Pasta dish was very nice however portion was tiny which was disappointing considering the price. I did relay this to the waitress and they did bring more , however they sent someone to in the middle of the restaurant to let me know that's the portion they offer and probably attempted to make me feel a little unreasonable. My husband was not happy with his swordfish, texture wasn't great and £23 for some fish and veg felt like adding insult to injury. The whitebait starter was overcooked and left an awful aftertaste. Customer service could be warmer , restaurant was very quiet and food did take a long time to come out. Overall experience not great , won't be returning again unfortunately.

I'm not usually one to complain or even write reviews but I am utterly disgusted with the service from this restaurant. The food was great, very yummy and delicious! The service was AWFUL. We weren't greeted upon entering, then were shown to our table with no smile from manager, infact were made to feel like we were inconveniencing him. We waited over 15 minutes to have our drinks order taken and another 15 for our food order. The restaurant was NOT BUSY and was so unbelievably over staffed with staff who clearly do not understand hospitality. We ordered from the "side orders" part of the menu and 2 mains. Anyone who works in a restaurant knows side orders are to the side of a main meal, not as a starter unless specified. Our side order came, as a starter but we weren't told this. So we waited another 10 minutes for our pasta, and then asked where it was. They said they thought it was a starter and said they'd then get our mains ASAP... another 45 minutes, our garlic bread was cold by this point and we got our mains. Can't complain about the food, it tasted great! No check back by staff, actually felt like we were being ignored. When the bill came, I asked a waiter if I could speak to the manager about removing the £6 garlic bread off our bill, as we didn't eat half of it due to it being cold and not arriving with our main meal. I had the waitress who took our order come over and apologise to me and said she thought I wanted it as a starter, because most people do and I said, no it's a side order, not a starter? Then I had another man, not the manager (who I'd asked for) come over and start ARGUING with me, in the middle of the restaurant saying I should have asked specifically for another garlic bread if it was cold and also clarified I didn't want it as a starter whilst proceeding to show me the order sheet. I said, I never said I wanted it as a starter, and it's not my fault the waitress wrote it down wrong and I would have asked you at the time if anyone had bothered to actually check if our food was OK after finally serving it. He continued to argue with me, and was VERY RUDE. He refused to take anything off the bill, for a fancy, expensive restaurant you'd think they'd want to keep customers happy and rectify their mistake by taking off £6, but no. Appalling. Also, 8 members of staff and advertising for staff in the window is crazy! Staff were wondering around aimlessly. One waitress sprayed a table with antibacterial spray, whilst other tables next to her were eating and then put a dirty cutlery tray on the table! Very unhygienic and clearly has not been trained about basic restaurant hygiene. I was shocked. Also, serving pizzas in an "Italian" (where no-one is Italian) with NO PIZZA CUTTER is insane!! I definitely would not go back here, simply because of the disgusting, unprofessional service we received, however its such a shame because with the right staff, this restaurant would be lovely as the food was great! Sort it out Olive Tree!!!

A truly outstanding Italian restaurant. Great staff, great surroundings, great position on the High Street. Highly recommended.

We came here for my wife’s 60th Birthday lunch. Perfection would be a realistic comment. Great Staff and Awesome food. For the quality of the food the costs were good and the ambiance of the courtyard was just great. VERY Happy to wholeheartedly recommend.

Went with wife, she had the pollo a creme (think that's how it was spelled) I had the pollo pomodoro. Portions were quite large, so no room for dessert. Friendly and prompt service.

Lovely restaurant nice meet and greet at the door and offered a number of tables to choose from. More an Italian style restaurant than an authentic one although food was tasty and fresh. Good ingredients used. No bread etc for the table. Wine list good. Menu large choice with usual Italian offerings. Dessert was rather ordinary. Service was good and attentive. My one major problem with the restaurant was the failure of being able to give a tip on top of my bill when paying with a card. We were told that tips cannot be added to bills when using this payment method and only cash is accepted. I found this annoying and a poor business practice in light of norms in the industry. 80% of patrons pay with a card post Covid so why not this establishment??? Reason given was the administration of gratuities is difficult for them to do. So if you do go take cash for a tip. This left a poor taste for me and I suspect the members of the front and back of house teams there. I wanted to write an email but could not find any email address for the restaurant to use.

Ate here recently, very nice building and environment. However.. we were booked in within 10 min slot, yes a Saturday night at 7:20 pm but it did not give us a relaxed feeling. Menu quite extensive but lacked anything special out of salad,chips or roasted...

This looked pretty busy over lunchtime on Saturday, but it smelled good, so we called in when it had quietened down somewhat. The food was delicious and meat portions larger than expected. Staff friendly and not over attentive. We would happily return.

I booked a nice early table for myself and my 10 year old daughter for her birthday, she is a coeliac so can only have gluten free food, I was a bit apprehensive because obviously pizza / pasta places are mainly wheat based ! But...

There are wildly different reviews of this restaurant, so - as a local who goes occasionally on and off - I thought I might be able to help advise a first-time visitor wondering whether they will have a one-star or five-star experience! Olive Tree is...

We visited for the second time. Lovely clean restaurant. The staff are friendly and helpful. The food is amazing. Much nicer to eat at an independent restaurant than a chain for sure. All the food is freshly cooked and prepared. Best Italian food I’ve had!

First time eating here last night and it will be the last time. Food was appalling. Chicken risotto was completely tasteless with overcooked chicken. How that can be served to paying customers is beyond me! Pizza was nothing special, resembled a shop bought frozen pizza...

I was shocked to receive a tiny fillet steak measuring approximately 75mm square with a portion of fries and have to pay £34 . Robbery

We like trying out independent restaurants and this one was really lovely. It was cosy with lots of choice on the menu and the food was delicious! Thank you for a lovely lunch! We will be back

Heard that the pizzas here were good, unfortunately the one served to us was more like a Dr Oetker frozen pizza than something that would come from a genuine Italian restaurant specialising in pizzas! Bland, boring, no genuine pizza dough just exactly like a frozen...

Excellent food! Service was second to none! They’d already had a busy lunchtime service but the waiter was still very happy to have a chat. His service skills were brilliant and he made us feel very relaxed. Definitely recommend to anyone, families large or small....

On our early arrival we were greeted by a lovely welcoming and caring hostess, sorry I didn’t take your name. Superb flavoursome and piping hot mains - pasta and risotto, delicious desserts. One of the best Italian restaurants that I have been to - a...

Really disappointed with our visit. Arrived for our booking and then were told our table wasn’t ready. Waited for 20 minutes with no apology and no offer of a free drink whilst we waited in the “bar” area. Various different members of staff served us...

As ever, food great, staff all friendly and professional. Service good start to finish. Its a little gem of a restaurant well worth a visit for a great atmosphere. It has that feel and and smell of a lonely local Italian restaurant.

I really enjoyed the food here, reasonably priced and a great atmosphere. I will be sure to return again.

We went here on Saturday for my brothers 60th birthday for lunch, there were 16 of us and have to say the restaurant staff and service was outstanding, so helpful and attentive. The food was outstanding, every course was delicious, so fresh and great flavour...

The choice of food was excellent as was the service. Top quality Italian food with plenty of vegetarian options. It is very popular, particularly on a Saturday evening when we visited. You would be well advised to book in advance

We went as a party of four for dinner on a Saturday night. A friendly welcome, good relaxing atmosphere, cheerful and efficient service, a comprehensive menu and fine food. We enjoyed fish for the main course, and would highlight the excellent hake and trout dishes....

We visited early evening so had no issue with getting a table. Service was attentive, the menu has something for everyone. We really enjoyed our bruschetta, pasta and chicken dishes. Quality wine. Some of the menu seemed a little overpriced, but the pasta and pizza...

Warm welcome, table for 2 on a Saturday night. Lots of waiting staff but service wasn’t sincere, more like avoiding eye contact and quite cold and robotic .. i got the impression they just couldn’t wait for their shift to end. Food - average. Roasted...

Looking for somewhere to eat in Ledbury we passed this restaurant on a walk from the railway station. The outside patio looked inviting and we booked in for an evening meal. We enjoyed it so much that we booked again a second evening. Service was...

It was pouring with rain on the 24th August. We decided to have an early dinner. My relations are Vegan. This was not a problem for the very helpful server who was fully trained about all the contents of items on the menu. They were...

Italian style restaurant with the typical pizza and pasta as you would expect. They also served a nice steak, albeit expensive for the type of restaurant. Service could be improved but a pleasant place, relaxed place to eat.

Nice location and atmosphere but food lacking. I had salmon pasta with brocoli in cream . No flavour. Brocolli tasted like it was from frozen. Very forgettable unfortunately

Fairly standard italian menu. I had pork with a cream sauce and roast veg, my wife had the swordfish. Both very enjoyable. Pleasant surroundings in the courtyard and good service even though the servers were very busy. Very pleasant experience.

We had a fantastic meal at The Olive Tree for a birthday celebration. Great service, good wines and absolutely beautifully prepared food

Fantastic food in a beautiful courtyard setting with excellent service. A wonderful experience and meal. Would definitely recommend it.

Would visit again definately, our friends thought so too. Quality of food is very good. Staff are friendly, In my opinion it is a special place to go for a meal.

Spent a lovely evening outside in the courtyard with friends. The menu was extensive & we all had a different dish. Everyone enjoyed the food, service was good & priced reasonably. It would have been nice if a vegetarian option was available on the speciality...

One of the best restaurants in Ledbury and is open on Sunday evening as well. Friendly service and a good selection of typical dishes on offer in most Italian restaurants. The difference at the Olive Tree is the very good level of cooking. Highly recommended

Had booked a long time in advance, could only get service when they served the table next to us then had waited for about half an hour and hadn't brought us drinks they hadn't cleared away the next table despite they had finished there startes...

Our first visit to Ledbury, staying just one night. We ate our evening meal at The Olive Tree. We received a warm welcome and the service was excellent. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. Highly recommended. My only very minor niggle is that I...

The food was very nice and the service was quick. The pizzas were tasty so was the pasta. We found the garlic bread on the greasy side though.

A lovely meal this evening…as always every course as expected….visited from Hereford over many years, so pleased to be able to say…still excellent….

We have visited the Olive Tree on many occasions and had excellent, prompt service. However, this evening we waited 1hr 20 minutes for our main course. When we complained we were met with a tirade of excuses and aggression. We arrived at 7.30 and eventually...

Our first visit in ages - we really shouldn't have left it that long! The ingredients in our starter were first class - fresh and very tasty: tomatoes, avocado, mozzarella, basil and freshly baked bread. My risotto was excellent - just the right balance of...

Great food , greast service amazing food really good was awesome best risotto ever. Tasted so so so yum loved it so rich so warm

As we hopefully get back to 'normal' after the worst of Covid, we went back to one of our favourite restaurants. The food is as good as it has ever been - perhaps even better. One of the best features at the Olive tree is...

What a fantastic restaurant. The food and service was exceptional and we both enjoyed our visit. Everything was just perfect and we would highly recommend The Olive Tree if visiting Ledbury. The menu is extensive and I challenge anyone not to find a dish of...

Lovely birthday meal. We were thoughtfully placed near the fire. Excellent service from friendly staff. Quite busy for a Monday evening but service was prompt. Excellent house wine. Tasty starters (calamari and cannelloni) fabulous tagliatelle alla chef - perfectly cooked prawns and mushrooms in creamy...

The food was ok on the whole, but the squid in my seafood pasta was very rubbery and not really edible and the tomatoes in the starter were under ripe. However, we enjoyed the atmosphere, the wine snd the evening on the whole. However, once...

Well booked 4 for a birthday treat, not even a candle offered, nice clean, big menu, waitress was asked if the chip were fresh or frozen, didn't know, asked her to find out, never got a answer, we had 4 fillet steaks in a sauce,...

Great service, delicious food, fresh ingredients, tasty wines, reasonably priced. What more can you ask for? We paid under £40 for two mains, large glass of house white and water. Highly recommended 👍

Amazing food great service and lovely laid out restaurant. Staff so polite and friendly - is very popular and understandably why ✅ Fully recommended - just moved to the area and love this place ✔️✅✅✅✅

This was my first visit in 10 years, the garlic bread was great but the remaining meals were a disaster. My prawn/lobster ravioli came with frozen supermarket prawns on top, my girlfriends steak salad was missing half of the ingredients and to top it off...

We decided to visit this restaurant to have a special meal when we stayed in Ledbury for the night. This was definitely the place to go, for a Sunday night it was very busy. I am gluten and dairy free and they dealt with it...

Top quality food, reasonably priced, fantastic atmosphere, attentive staff. Brilliant and authentic experience.

Came here on a Monday evening and great to see it nice and busy still. Cappesante con Pancetta as a starter followed by Risotto alla Cappesante for a main, I went double Scallops and neither disappointed. Both dishes were fabulous, rich and generous portion sizes....

A group of 4 of us went here on 16.10.2021 Our table was booked for 19:45 and we looked forward to coming for a birthday meal as we had been before and could not fault it. We were so disappointed this time around The restaurant...

The Olive Tree is a truly authentic Italian restaurant, food is always of the highest quality, service is great and you are not rushed between courses, it is a great dining experience, the restaurant has a great atmosphere. We have been here many times now...

Called in on a Friday night they kindly found us a table, Food was delicious, staff very attentive and helpfull a lovely evening. Would recomend and will visit again when in the area.

Lovely meal and staff in the courtyard with my wife. Been twice and will be back again soon.Had all three courses which were all lovely and presented well also service was spot on.

Lovely lunch in the courtyard of this fab restaurant. We all enjoyed our various dishes,lasagne,risotto,pizza etc.Staff friendly and efficient.

we sat outside, cool summer evening, good service, reasonable priced food, and we enjoyed it, perfect supper before visiting Ledbury Theatre to watch The Hotbuckle Theatre Company play Tess of the d'Urbervilles [never seen this company before but an excellent performance]

Called in one evening whilst staying in the area. Luckily they found a table for us. Good atmosphere, modern restaurant, friendly staff and very very good food. Would highly recommend.

Popped in here just on the off chance for a meal and wasn’t disappointed. Good service great food and the garlic bread was to die for. We didn’t have a pizza and the food was as good as any top end restaurant. We both had...

Not normally pro Italian but this was a real find for us --best garlic bread we have ever had . My wife's scallop dish was excellent and my rib eye cooked to perfection. All the staff were very attentive and a very enjoyable visit ....

Very ordinary! Lovely location, especially sitting out in the court yard, however that's where the positives end. Very large menu and not all ingredients fresh. Calamari was chewy and scallops definitely frozen. Risotto was very bland and inedible - won't be returning!

16/9/2021 Just came in for a basic Italian takeaway and very glad I did. Excellent large portions of fresh soup and pasta accompanied by delicious bread. I shall definitely return

Massive menu so not all fresh. Whitebait was hard. Hake was dry and sat on sauce like you get in a tin. A disgrace to authentic cuisine from Italy. Motorway food masquerading as quality cuisine. Disappointing.

Used to be our go to place for a date night, pre COVID. Went back after about 18months+ and unfortunately it was not as good as before. Service was almost nonexistent- not asked how our meals were, not asked if we wanted drinks (had to...

The food is exceptional at this lovely little restaurant - we had 3 courses and neither myself or my partner could criticise any part of any course. My partner is vegetarian also and she had numerous options which is quite rare, the menu is huge....

The Olive Tree provided excellent service and food at short notice before our game against Hereford. Despite only making the booking an hour before arrival, everything was ready and prepared. Plus, we went on to win 2-0!

The food was excellent. We were a party of 4 and all enjoyed our menu choices. I felt it was a bit on the pricy side but we were on holiday so it wasn’t an issue.

Busy as usual so wise to book well ahead as we did. Carefully arranged for Covid compliant comfort. Wide ranging menu choices and wine and beers list. We all had different pasta dishes that were all very good. Our plates were cleared.

We enjoyed dinner at The Olive Tree this week - the aubergine and avocado starters were delicious, as well as the pizza and prawn salad. They catered really well to my boyfriend, who is coeliac, and it would definitely be worth advertising/labeling this more clearly...

We tried takeout pizza twice from The Olive Tree whilst staying in Ledbury and both times it was excellent. Piping hot and fresh with delicious cheese and good amount of base sauce. In particular, two members of our family avoid gluten and found their gluten...

This eatery seems to care more about maintaining the veneer of a premium resteruant than providing decent food or service. My partner and I ate here on recomendation and were very excited, but left fuming. The food was tasty, but the prices were expensive for...

Very busy restaurant, we were on our holidays and looking for a restaurant that catered for a gluten free diet , which they did. Good atmosphere and friendly staff and lovely food . Would recommend a visit if you like Italian food.

Party of 9 recovering from an exhausting day on the golf course. Warm welcome to table upstairs. Extensive menu, excellent service, overall a very professional experience. Tasty food, good wine, great waitress. Usually you expect quite a delay with such a large group, but the...

We have been going to The Olive Tree since 18th August 2001 and we went this evening to celebrate the 20 years since our first visit. Amid and his team have always made us feel welcome and consistently provided us with wonderful meals. Tonight was...

Ordered starters. Wonderful waitress, very helpful. Starter came, seafood was rubbery, hideous texture, and very little flavour. Extremely poor quality as if came out of a tin. Apparently marinated in Olive oil with herbs - not to what we saw/tasted. Returned dish, main waitress was...

We didn`t end up actually eating at The Olive Tree so I can`t comment on the quality of the food, but the reception we received was really not great. We arrived at around 2.30pm and the person that greeted us (I think he was the...

Service women and men were lovely and helpful and that was the only good thing we can say about our experience. The food came out very quickly which made us doubt it's freshness. We had the mushroom starter, one of the mushrooms was raw, the...

We consider ourselves fortunate in getting a table for two without reservation in this obviously very popular Italian. Very early weekday evening, the restaurant was already buzzing. Very impressed by the extensive quality menu offering wide choice of pizza and pasta dishes as well as...

Our first visit since recently moving to ledbury, Greeted by a lovely Italian gentleman and then looked after by an amazing red haired waitress, we are still here whilst writing this review, the food we've had a starter and main plus house red wine exceptionally...

Lovely food and excellent portions! My boyfriend and I came here for an anniversary dinner and we are really glad we did. We did starters, main and pudding and no complaints at all. Excellent service and we had two awesome servers who were really friendly...

Delightful evening meal at The Olive Tree, impressed with courteous staff, Covid-preparedness and wide ranging menu