The Olive Tree in Mendip

We ate Sunday lunch. The food was was very good and at £18 for a main I thought was reasonable value. Four of us paid £120 including service charge. Sunday lunch menu is more limited than the evening menu. There were four starters, a choice of topside of beef, chicken supreme, pork belly and vegetarian option. All came with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and Yorkshire pudding. A cauliflower cheese option was also available at extra cost There were only two desserts on the menu and we tried both which were excellent. Top tip. There are two dining areas one downstairs and one up. Access to the upstairs is via a steep spiral staircase. If you struggle with stairs for any reason avoid this area and I'd check where your table is when booking. Service was friendly but a little slow. Partly because it was so busy. My only criticism was our table upstairs was on the small side and felt a bit cramped.

Fine dining. Lovely food. Excellent service.

Visited on Sunday for lunch, and very happy we booked. We all had the beef and it was certainly the best roast beef I have had for a long time. Our meals didn't take too long either. Good selection of wine, the Melbec complimented the beef nicely!

My husband and I had lunch here. The food was excellent, tasty and well presented. I am lactose intolerant and the staff were very accommodating. I was even able to have dessert. We plan to visit again next time we are in the area.

Lovely staff fitted me in a walkin on holiday from australia. Foot was excellent.

Very easy to see why this is rated so highly. Fortunately we booked well in advance as the restaurant was fully booked on the day with many other requests being made for a table that evening. Superb food, beautifully prepared and presented from a wide and varied menu choice. Also extremely good value compared to many places in the area. Our lamb and sea bass main courses were gorgeous - melting in the mouth! Would not hesitate to recommend it - it do book early or you might not get a place.

lovely food sunday roast was perfect service was excellent will come again when down on holiday mr mrs grimwood 29/9/2024

Young friendly staff and the food on point. Deservedly has its high rating! One of the best Sunday roasts I had in a very long time. Only criticism would be the panna cotta drawer wasn’t as good as the rest of the food we had. Duck salad, goat cheese starter, the roast dinners (especially the pork belly) and the brownie dessert all outstanding. Kudos

The food and service were exceptional. I would recommend to book but we were lucky and got a lovely table for two downstairs. Highly recommend

Another visit to this outstanding restaurant. I went with my sister and friend, we had the Calamari and Pork Belly bites for starters then we had the Hake fillet and Lamb shoulder for dinner. All of the food was very tasty and faultless, excellent service and ambiance.

Wow what a great place, superb menu, really interesting and innovative. Stumbled across the place looking for lunch and now we are going to have to go back and try the dinner menu. Local produce exceptionally well done. Busy so book ahead, we were lucky. This is not a pop in and eat this is a destination.

Seated upstairs next to a swinging staff door. Distracting however, the service was prompt and the food was great. If booking again, I would request a table downstairs.

Great food. Chef Paul I don't know how you served such quality food. Will definitely be paying you another visit very soon. Well happy 😊

In Wells on business and the reviews looked good. It's even better - superb food and efficient and very friendly service. They really seem to care that you have a nice meal. Pigeon and chicken terrine, followed by hake - both 10/10

Me & my friend were in Wells on Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks ago & wanted an early lunch (we had wanted to try this restaurant before so this was good timing) As we were there at midday when they open, the restaurant was empty but the staff were lovely, friendly & attentive, nothing too much trouble. As the menu looked so inviting we had 2 starters each instead of a main, all the food was freshly cooked tasted lovely as did the wine we had a glass of & of course we had a dessert. Great experience & we will certainly be going back

Spectacular! Delicious and inventive dishes, lovely service, very vegan friendly too.

Sensational restaurant serving delicious food with surprising ingredient combinations. We had 4 starters to maximise our taste experience. All were well cooked, beautifully presented and delicious. The wines too were lovely and all served by the first class waiter Louise.

Sensational restaurant serving delicious food with surprising ingredient combinations. We had 4 starters to maximise our taste experience. All were well cooked, beautifully presented and delicious. The wines too were lovely and all served by the first class waiter Louise.

Lovely restaurant, great food and service. The team clearly take enormous pride in every aspect.

Very nice food, but very expensive and overpriced. Personally see no justification for some of these prices. If it's caused by the rent of the area, band together with other businesses and put pressure on council. Simple.

Lovely restaurant with vegan/veggie options. Staff very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this independant restaurant.

Food was great. Carefully put together, well presented and served promptly. The staff were a bit of a mixed bag. Our waiter was just fab. His younger colleague was sadly a bit out inexperienced.

3rd time we have been now and once again food and service 10/10 great menu and a good vegetarian option for my sister , love the friendly atmosphere, can’t wait to go again

A real restaurant in the heart of Wells.

Small but very cozy restaurant in the City of Wells. We were very satisfied with the quality and preparation of the food, as well as the attention received!!!

Don’t let occasionally slow service put you off! Everything is freshly cooked and delicious! Exceptional food and value for money! Would highly recommend.

We hired the upstairs function room for a private dining event this past weekend. Petra and the team were fabulous, from the initial enquiry through to the service on the night itself. The food was delicious and all 17 guests commented that it was London restaurant fine dining standards. A very welcoming atmosphere and extremely hospitable team. Would not hesitate to recommend for private hire and also dining in the main restaurant. Wish Petra and the team a continued success.

This is my second visit and the experience was excellent again. I had the mussles which were superb . For dessert I had the bread and butter pudding , which was the best I have ever tasted . Thank you this is my favourite restaurant in Wells.

Visited with my parents and partner last Saturday evening. Wonderful food and service. Great wine selection. Highly recommend!

Anniversary lunch, superb food, attentive staff and well constructed, interesting wine list

We had brilliant service experiences in Wells throughout our weekend. Sadly with the exception of the Olive Tree. There is the potential here to be a really nice restaurant however the lack of attention to detail and lack of a diner focused culture really let it down for us.

Delicious meal for us both , carefully composed and perfectly cooked. A good experience and warmly recommended.

Nice little place. Good and well made food. Staff were very helpful even with the very picky crowd I found myself with. One gluten free one GF veggie and a fussy eater. Were accommodated throughout. Dishes were adapted to fit. Small menu but was all well prepared and tasted great.

Quite the find ! Faultless service , food and atmosphere. I had the Hake and finished with a panacotta which was the best I have ever tasted .

Very good meal. Really lovely restaurant that we will definitely return to.

Amazing restaurant. The food was excellent- Thank you. The service was brilliant -Simon. The atmosphere and music 5+. I will be back!!

Amazing restaurant, amazing food and very friendly staff. Had a lovely time celebrating my birthday meal, definitely will be visiting again very soon.

We had a fantastic dinner here 4 months ago, but this week the experience was disappointing. The waiters were inattentive, and quite abrupt. We had 4 different ones serve us. The apparent manager was dressed in jeans and a T shirt, and was rowing with some of his staff. The food was good, but not as good as previously. The mash potato was very over salted. There were only 2 meat options, and 3 fish ones. The crackers were stale with the minuscule portions of cheese. The monkfish on special was drowned in sauce. The risotto wasn't. For £230, I would have expected the staff to have been more welcoming and say goodbye. What has gone wrong?

Nice food, but very cold upstairs.

Such a lovely lunch had here! Gorgeous food and excellent service (the owner even popped out to get me some gluten free bread as they had ran out, so I could enjoy bread with my olives). The most gorgeous home made balsamic vinegar and we really enjoyed the background music too. A full top notch experience. It’s really hard to find good coeliac safe places to eat and we will most definitely be returning to this little gem!

Food was absolutely delicious the best I have had for a while, freshly cooked and full of flavour, service was friendly too, will definitely return and recommend to anyone.

Treated the family to a delightful Sunday lunch at this restaurant with its fancy decor and inviting feel. The friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere added to the experience. The food was delightful and exceeding what I could have prepared at home. We'll definitely return.

Extremely disappointed. Had a lovely meal 2 months ago. Tonight was not good. Apparently the chef has left. Lukewarm vegetables. Just not good enough

Came here for a work Christmas lunch and couldn’t rate them highly enough. Food was great as was the wine and we all left very happy. Special thanks to the staff who dealt with a couple of slight changes without any fuss. Highly recommend

I came here for some food with my family on Thursday lunch, the staff were so kind and welcoming and made us feel extremely comfortable when we were dining. We ordered off the Christmas menu and the options on there all sounded delicious! We had a starter, main and dessert along with a few drinks and the prices were very good as was the quality and portion size!

This place is a little gem in Wells. The staff are very welcoming and checked if everything was alright during our meal. Lovely atmosphere, decor is very in keeping. The food was not disappointing from start to finish, beautifully presented and tasted amazing. If you haven't tried this place before, please do. Thank you for a lovely meal, and we will definitely be back

Went here on a recommendation and preordered xmas lunch for the 4 of us. Nice Decor and the young lad serving very amenable, told we would have to wait for our food although not very busy but that was fine. Only one of us had a starter, the other 3 of us had dessert as part of our £30 2 course lunch. The salmon starter that arrived was so small it might not have been there. I've small peice of smoked salmon, one small Slice of a salmon mouse and a dollop of sauce does not justify the £8 charge, very disappointing. We all had the roast turkey mains and I haven't say we all agreed the meat was excellent and the cabbage tasty. Our issue is apart from 3 quite insipid roastie the only other veg was 5 Brussels sprouts , we all got 5 so it was by design, a real shame as it was a tasty meal. My dessert was a Christmas pudding with custard. It was small and looked nice but it had been over reheated and was very very chewy. The lemon meringue tart was bought in and average Perhaps after the reviews on here we expected more, maybe the evenings are better, but with one alcoholic drink each and one coffee, the bill was £200, which I think for a lunch of that size is way overpriced , a real shame.

We had a meal here at the last minute on a Saturday evening. The food was exquisite. Lovely meal, with a wonderful.Malbec wine. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere. Would fully recommend.

So glad we booked ahead for this restaurant. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious and the wine to accompany it was excellent. We both had the celeriac soup which was incredibly good. I had the Cornish Hake and it was perfect. Intimate restaurant.

Party of Ten the food was excellent really fresh fish cooked to perfection. The Beef cheek was also amazing. Simon the waiter made the evening!

Visited for my wife’s birthday and although a bitterly cold night, we received a lovely warm welcome from the family team. Lovely atmosphere and delicious food at reasonable prices. This was our first visit but we will definitely be going back again. Thanks Peter & Jill

Delicious food. And very attentive staff.

Friendly staff and excellent menu. I can recommend the Baked Goats Cheese main course. Vegetables cooked to perfection. Unhurried service. You will need to book in advance.

Modern, gezellig ingericht restaurant. De gerechten waren qua opmaak en smaak op en top. We hadden o. a. De zalm en ham als voorgerecht erg goed. Ook de hoofdgerechten met kip, langzaam gegaard rundvlees, heerlijk van smaak. Als nagerecht de panacotta een smaak explosie. De bediening was gastvrij en attent.

Can'y understand why anyone would not give 5* for this restaurant. All the staff very helpful & friendly. All food hot, delicious and beautifully presented. One of us has a garlic intolerance so Chef made up a sauce to suit. Nothing too much trouble. Will definitely return

Beautifully cooked food, stunning presentation. Incredibly reasonably priced for the quality and friendly staff. Would absolutely return, fantastic meal!

The waiter was really nice and helpful lovely experience and very nice interior decor would recommend and I will go again !

We were visiting Wells to celebrate a friends birthday and purely by chance visited The Olive Tree as it was located so close to all the main attractions in Wells. What a lucky find! The food was absolutely outstanding with a special lunchtime deal of two courses for £24 it fitted our needs perfectly. A special mention to Jason who looked after us so well. Would definitely visit again.

I visited with 2 friends. This is a classic French bistro at its best. Serving classic French cuisine executed by an expert hand. We had the ham hock terrine to start followed by fillets of pan-fried seabass. Good selection of wines and not overpriced. Wine. 2 courses for £22. Deserves to have a bib!! All should go.

Best vegetarian meal I have had for ages, goats cheese gougeres to start and a wonderful cassoulet with parmesan polenta. Thankfully a chef that can cook original dishes not the usual spinach and ricotta for vegetarians. Will definitely return.

Having spent a few days in Masbury near wells Somerset myself husband & a couple of friends booked a table for Sunday lunch at the olive tree. It was amazing not just the food but the atmosphere & the staff were very friendly & chatty. Such a lot of food we didn’t have room for dessert. We would highly recommend anyone to visit we just wish they were nearer to where we live. 10/10 for food & atmosphere thank you.

We have eaten here a few times and it never fails to please. A very welcoming place with friendly, efficient service. The food is excellently cooked and beautifully presented, there is a good selection of reasonably priced wine and the menu has seasonal variations

Been twice. Great food, great people, great atmosphere.. and good value. Well worth a visit

Excellent Sunday lunch today. Food excellent and generous portions with careful consideration for those who have dietary requirements. We didn’t had dessert but they looked mouth-wateringly good as they came out. Service was prompt and we were made to feel very welcome. Highly recommend.

Lovely little restaurant. Designed beautifully, staff are so kind and friendly and the food was totaly stunning.

Been here 3-4 times and the food is always excellent. Presentation is beautiful, reasonable portions and good choice of dishes. Highly recommended. Only suggestion I could make would be to have some more interesting wines. The Sauvignon Blanc we had was delicious, but the list...

Lovely looking restaurant with a friendly relaxed atmosphere. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed our meal and will definitely return

Lovely place for family Sunday lunch. Well presented and staff very friendly food was delicious and hot on arrival. Reasonable price and would say value for money. Would definitely recommend and will try again for an evening next time. Lovely decor nice to be sat...

One of the best meals we have had. We booked last minute as we were staying at a nearby hotel and they fitted us in to celebrate our wedding anniversary the meal was fabulous and a big thank you to the staff who helped made...

We have been regular customers to the Olive Tree for over a year. We wouldn't have been regular customers unless the food and service was outstanding. Not only is the food delicious, the owners are absolutely lovely too - so welcoming and accommodating, not only to us, but also to our 10 year old daughter. Nothing is too much trouble; they always do their utmost to cater for our (sometimes) particular requests. They're totally awesome and the quality of the food that their talented chef produces is top notch, too. Highly recommend.

Another fabulous meal.The food is always incredible, delicious well presented a thoroughly lovely evening all round.The service is spot on giving a lovely warm welcome and a relaxed dining experience.We also had a Sunday Lunch with friends sometime ago that too was excellent.Do give it...

We had an amazing Sunday lunch,food and service was very good , definitely vist again,it was very busy and everyone look like they were enjoying there food,great atmosphere

First time we have been to The Olive Tree and it definitely won't be our last. Food was amazing, perfectly presented and the staff were so lovely the service was superb!

We had the best 3 course meal we have had in a very long time - the food was beautifully presented, absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. Highly recommended and we will definitely return next time we are in Wells.

Wow, what an experience we had at this restaurant. We Booked a table for 5 on a Saturday night last minute, another friend wanted to join us, when we turned up the staff were so accommodating and changed their whole seating plan so we could...

Absolutely brilliant service, food, welcome and atmosphere The owners are fantastic people and will make your visit very memorable

Went today for a Sunday roast with friends and I have to say it was the best roast dinner we've had !..we all went for the roast beef which melted in your mouth. Everything was cooked to perfection. The lemon and raspberry cheesecake was also...

The food was absolutely lovely, could not fault it in any way what so ever. Staff was brilliant- really care for the customers. First time there and definitely won't be our last, compliments to the chef.

We visited for a lunchtime meal and were not disappointed. Chicken with a tarragon cream sauce and Pork cutlet with a cider sauce for the main event. Both chicken and pork were cooked to perfection moist and well seasoned, accompanied by seasonal vegetables. Dessert was...

Came here for a birthday meal and it couldn't have been any better. We live in Devon and were staying in Wells for the weekend and would happily drive the hour and a half just to come here for dinner. Scallops were cooked to perfection, incredible food and lovely service from everyone. Highly recommended!

Had a wonderful Sunday lunch on a day trip to Wells Cathedral. Several types of roast with wonderful roasted vegetables and crispy roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding. They had an option for a smaller plate which was great. So delicious. Very friendly staff... ran after...

If it was possible, I would give The Olive Tree 10 stars . We have just eaten in this fabulous little restaurant and I can’t believe how good it is. We ate scallops, duck breast, sea bass and lemon cheese cake. Every single item on...

A lovely little restaurant in the heart of the city of Wells. We stayed in the Swan Hotel in Wells and thought we should try some of the local restaurants so on the first night, Saturday, we tried the Olive Tree. We were not disappointed,...

We had lunch here and I have to say it was amazing food at a really great price . We will definitely be coming back for more . The staff was very attentive and nothing was to much trouble Great job to all their staff

Unfortunately I can't remember the names of the two men who looked after us when we dropped in to the Olive Tree to see if we could have dinner the same evening. They were busy but managed to fit us in a bit later on....

Wow what a roast dinner today stunning beef and great roast potatoes, veggie option looked pretty good as well , great friendly staff and very nice atmosphere

We started the evening with an excellent glass of perfectly chilled prosecco and a glass of Weston's cider. We shared a bottle of Rose Pinot Grigio, again well chilled, We hadn't been to the Olive Tree since the new owners took over. Must say that...

Booked a table to celebrate a 60th Birthday, based on ratings and photos. Lovely welcome, and positive impressions continued through the menu choice and quality of food. Nice selection of wines by the glass, reasonably priced. Friendly staff, very obliging, and deserving of their growing...

We have eaten at the Olive Tree many times since it opened in 2022, and this is testomy to the high quality food we have received every time we have been. I would say this is one of the best restaurants in Wells and the...

A wonderful dinner in a wonderful city. It was a perfect way to end the day. Great caremalisation on the scallops to start, then perfectly cooked sea bass - crispy skin and beautiful flaky flesh, in a delicious sauce. The apple baverois to finish was...

I need 6 stars! What an incredible place. Superb food, beautifully created. I wish I'd taken a photo! I don't have enough words to say how good the food was. Haven't had food this good since visiting the Oxo Tower in London! Lovely decor, lovely atmosphere, really friendly and welcoming staff. A wonderful little find. Definitely put this on your to do list if you're coming to Wells. Fine dining in a friendly setting.

Highly recommend The Olive Tree. It has become our ‘go to’ restaurant whenever we are staying in Cheddar. The food is excellent, nice selection to choose from on the menu. All the food is cooked from scratch with good size portions, not so huge you...

Lovely evening, superb food with very creative menu. Strawberry soup desert was amazing. Highly recommend.

We chose The Olive Tree during a short stay in Wells because I am gluten intolerant and the menu offers several gf meals, icluding desserts other than chocolate brownie! We were not disappointed. It has a relaxed atmosphere, the service was great and all the...

High quality food and great hosts.

Lovely staff, excellent food, nice wine and pleasant setting. Definite must and we’ve already booked to visit again.

We were in Wells for one night & decided upon The Olive Tree because the menu looked good & the restaurant looked busy & welcoming. We were not disappointed & had a really lovely evening. The food was lovely & the staff struck the perfect...

Very nice small restaurant with a good/big enough menu. Food was very good

This is a fantastic restaurant for dinner. We had 5 faultless dishes between us (we shared dessert) and a delicious sauvignon blanc. The service was gentle and understated, whilst being warm and friendly. Although the restaurant was full we could talk easily and no loud...

Perhaps the best restaurant in Wells. Friendly service, well balanced menu, well presented interesting food. We recommend The Olive Tree and would definitely visit again if we are in Wells.