The Olive Tree At Tates, F Tate And Sons in Harrogate

After visiting Tates as a garden centre for years and always finding it excellent, this was a first time in the cafe. A brilliant place to meet up with friends in the ripon area. Huge car park a bonus. THE restaurant is lovely, plenty of tables, all clean with menus ready to view. Orders taken at the table by very polite staff, efficient, quick service but with a lovely relaxed feel. All the food was delicious, looked amazing and priced right. Tates have got this spot on here, I'd definitely return again and highly recommend this place. Well done to the whole team!

We called in today on our day out and so glad we did. Friendly staff, lovely food in a pleasant setting and not expensive. We will definitely be back.

Lovely coffee. My treat after gardening. Thank you. You are always very welcoming and my dog has a lovely time. We had a lovely cake and coffee treat after our walk in the rain. Your food is beautiful. Staff are very good at offering advice on our plans for planting our fruit garden. We are also buying our Christmas tree this year from you.

I visited at around 2pm on Sunday. When we arrive we were unaware the restaurant was table service so I waited at the counter for several minutes. I did not mind waiting because it was busy. When I got to the till the server was very rude to me. She snapped that I should have waited at the table to be served and told me to go back to the table, this would of meant waiting even longer. Having never visited this restaurant before I did not know it was table service, I did not see any signs or menus on the table. The wait for hot food was an hour. The scones were very tasty however it was not made clear that there was an extra cost for jam and cream when I ordered. Maybe it was no the menu but as it was not on the table, I cannot be sure. The food was also over priced. I won't be back.

Lovely Full English and Vegetarian breakfasts. Good quality ingredients, cooked beautifully. Friendly, efficient staff. Reasonable prices. Will definitely return.

The Olive Tree is an excellent restaurant with friendly staff and table service. The menu should suit just about everybody, with excellent choice options for vegetarians and vegans. Food is freshly prepared so the wait is well worth it. It is good to see that produce is locally sourced and much thought has obviously gone into to presenting the customer with a healthy meal attractively presented.

We've been here numerous times now and this is our 'go to' place especially when we have visitors. Not yet had a bad meal - more like every time has been most enjoyable - both the friendliness of the staff and the excellent food. Although it's quite a large cafe, it has a good feel about it and this is why sometimes there's a bit of a queue. But as there's a good service and quite a few tables, you dont have to wait long - and it's worth it. When going out for a meal, it's not just about the food - it's about the whole experience which this place has got spot on! A lot of other cafes, especially those who think they are top notch, could take note! Please dont change anything at The Olive Tree :)

We love going to the the olive tree. You always get great service from the very hard working staff followed by great food. My wife and I would recommend this lovely restaurant to anyone. If you haven't been yet do yourself a favor and visit The Olive Tree you won't be disappointed.

Disappointing this visit. Choose the baked potato with tuna mayonnaise filling and side salad. Potato half the usual size and the tuna was so sloppy it was served in a bowl. More accurately it was mayo with tuna flavouring. A step too far. Other items selected were fine.

Excellent service friendly staff and excellent food. Dog friendly and very clean. Good choice on menu and quick service

Great food. Such a lovely menu. Homemade and beautifully presented. Sometimes very busy, but that can only be a good thing! Would recommend highly. Delicious....

Tried out the fish and chips at the olive tree the other day exceptional food at great prices.finished off with a stupendous Easter hot chocolate made with love.

Just had a fantastic Mother’s Day brunch at The Olive Tree at Tates, the place was buzzing, the atmosphere terrific, and the staff amazing. Even though it was extremely busy we didn’t have to wait long to be seated and served. I can wholeheartedly recommend the Eggs Benedict; tasty ham, perfectly poached eggs and flavoursome Hollandaise Sauce. The full English nearly phased the big lad with us ( but not quite) and the rice crispy cake and luxury hot chocolate was delicious. The kiddies play area was a welcome distraction for the little one. Altogether the best we’ve had for a long time.

Beautifully cooked and presented meals with generous portions. We had the posh fish finger butty with lovely fish fillet and salad and the avocado which hubby said was the best he had ever had!! Lovely, friendly and efficient staff and dog friendly to top it all off. Definitely going to be a favourite 👍Thank you from Tina, Michael & Millie the Schnauzer

Consistently excellent. Been here 7/8 times for the plantsman breakfast and coffee. Faultless, tasty and hot food every time. Service great too. Best breakfast around !

Great little place. Prompt service from a friendly group of young women, excellent coffee, perfect poached eggs, ace black pudding and a satisfying bacon and sausage sandwich, with a rich butcher's sausage. And with temperatures hovering around 4 degrees, a cafe as warm as the toast.

Visited The Olive Tree for lunch, ordered the Moroccan Spiced Vegetable Tagine with Sweet Potato, Apricots & Chickpeas topped with Yogurt, Pomegranate Seeds & fresh Coriander & Sweet Potato Fries. The staff were fantastic, service excellent, food fresh & beautifully presented absolutely delicious. Will be returning soon.. Caz R

I visited the cafe with my 84 year old mum on Saturday afternoon. The cafe was empty and we sat waiting to be served. It was extremely cold in the cafe as the air conditioning was on quite strong (outside temp was 16 degrees). When the waitress came to the table I said I was very cold and asked if the air con could be turned off, to which her response was “You want to try working here… we can turn it down.” Upon being handed a menu we were informed that the kitchen would be closing in five minutes and we needed to decide on what we wanted NOW”. I asked another waitress if the air con could be turned down, as it was still very cold in the restaurant. She said she would ask. I then approached the counter and said we would be moving tables as it was freezing. By this point all staff at the counter were glaring at us. When our food arrived my mum and I were both given dirty cutlery, which was promptly changed. Neither of us could finish our food as it was absolutely freezing and quite uncomfortable. When I went to the counter to pay the bill, I was asked by the same waitress who had taken our order, if everything had been ok? And when I said “Apart from being freezing” she replied “Aww you should have said something?” To which I said “I did several times?!” Absolutely terrible customer service. Will not return.

Lovely place to meet up for lunch. Really enjoyed our meal, coffees. Couldn’t manage a sweet so bought some to take home and enjoy later

Great 70th party food and staff were great and a credit to the management would highly recommend a visit to try something from the menu

We are very fortunate to live a stone's throw away from this delightful place, so we can frequently enjoy the best breakfast in Ripon. (We have done extensive research, so that statement is well-qualified) The full English (Plantsman) comes with every item we want, including quarantined beans! 😁 You can also choose how you'd like your eggs cooked and white/brown toast. The best part is that it's available ALL day! 😍 So you can breakfast like a King, no matter what time you arrive.

We've been here before. We must say that the food was first class. Served in good time considering it was busy and really tasty. In fact beautiful. Thank you to the friendly staff and we will be back. 😁. Steve B.

As always, fantastic food, decent portion sizes and very friendly, helpful staff. The wait times are a bit longer but all the food is cooked fresh and well worth the wait.

Been firelight lunchesbefore decided to give it a try fir breakfast,what excellent value good R and J sausages and bacon well cooked hot and well presented

Honestly, I was very surprised to see only a 4 star average score here. We must visit Tates on average once a week with our little one and it is consistently excellent - service and food. The best full English in Ripon hands down. Extremely accommodating of children - the play area is a god send for parents (other brunch spots should really take note). Friendly service always and reasonably priced.

We were very disappointed. We waited over 45 minutes for our food and when it came the bread was mouldy. The portion size was good and the rest of the food was fine.

Made very welcome Menu extensive and food cooked fresh. .. definitely worth the wait Portion sizes great Cakes delicious All staff pleasant and helpful We'll definitely be back!

Enjoyed a visit to Tates Garden Centre topped by a visit to its Olive Tree Restaurant. Lovely Brunch & Coffee in the spacious cafe. Helpful & cheerful staff - especially Whitney, made the experience complete! Toilets are clean. The outdoor seating area is lovely for...

The lunches at Tates are amazing! The Buddha bowl is yum! You accommodate really well for my husband who has dairy allergy! Thank you! The staff are all so kind, friendly, efficient. We love the honey they sell! And their coffee is amazing!

Go for the one-pot lunches, they are always good value and quantity is enough for lunch. The curried vegetable pasties are also delicious

The food is absolutely wonderful here and the staff are very friendly and attentive while being super efficient. Have been twice now, we took my 90 year old Grandpa and he also really enjoyed it. Great for all ages and dog friendly too!

Went for breakfast this morning it was delicious and tasty. Sausage and bacon so beautiful and everything cooked to perfection. Its also a bonus being able to take our dog Millie and she also loved the Sausage 🐕😋 Would highly recommend a visit. Looking forward...

Fantastic staff who took the time with our individual orders. Good wholesome food, hearty portions. Thank you, we will back soon !

Visited today and had Breakfast which was really delicious and excellent value for money! Locally sourced produce cooked to perfection and everything on the plate was piping hot and freshly cooked. We asked for an extra sausage for our dog which came in its own...

Fab service I took my dog and nephew and we sat outside unfortunately the wasps wouldn't leave us alone so chose to move inside a member of staff helped move everything inside for me as I was juggling the dog and my nephew. The staff...

We have been using the Olive Tree every weekend since February and at the start of that, if you read my previous review, I titled it "the best breakfast in Ripon". Sadly, this is no longer the case. It started a few weeks ago when...

The staff are really friendly and the food is delicious, we are moving to the area soon and looking forward to this being a local regular visit.

Visited for lunch during a family holiday in the Dales having seen what looked like good reviews. My wife asked if the Goats Cheese tart had any nuts in it - nuts were not listed in the ingredients or identified as an allergen for the...

We took a friend for a midday meal today, and a lovely Lady called Amanda served us. Thank you for the help and care you took, too ensure we had a wonderful meal and visit. Thank you. ☘️

We had heard good things about the olive tree at tates so had to try it for ourselves. Breakfast was in order, so my wife and myself went as we were hungry. My wife had a sausage sandwich and pot of tea while I had...

I have been twice in the past 10 days so I hope I am being fair! Both times the place was busy which, given it is out of town and not just a place you might casually pop into, implies that it has a good...

I appreciate short staffing issues, I appreciate existing staff run off feet so service would be delayed but this was badly organised and dis functional and needs a review from management as we arrived, no clear signage to state table service, ignored at the counter...

What a mistake this was! So pretty busy and asked to take a table for table service rather than being allowed to get a drink and then sit down. Waited probably 20 mins for order to be taken for drinks. Then placed food order which...

Always stop here for coffee and snack. Best toasted teacake in Ripon. Lovely friendly staff even when busy.

Beautiful place, great food and service. Loved the tiny milk bottles. Will definitely visit again when I visit Yorkshire

I visited here with my friends for a nice catch-up along with a cuppa and cake! The service was amazing despite the fact I could tell they were short staffed and the waiters had a lot on their plates due to that. Me and my...

After hearing good things about The Olive Tree, we decided to give it a try. Upon entering, you are greeted with a lovely airy café area with nicely spaced out tables. However, this is where my positive remarks end. As soon as we were seated,...

We have just moved to the area and tried The Olive Tree a couple of times in the past week, ourselves and with family. The food was lovely, and service very pleasant and polite. I ordered a chargrilled chicken dish on my first visit -...

Stumbled across this restaurant while we lost looking for a supermarket. The place is really nice and very upmarket. We ordered breakfast and what arrived was absolutely first class. These are the best quality ingredients you can get and all beautifully cooked. I have also...

Enjoyed friendly and helpful service at lunchtime. We arrived as a group of weary cyclists and were pleased to find the cafe operated on a table service system, which was prompt and efficient. Good choice of food and drinks

Called here for lunch after visiting Fountains Abbey. Large and spacious cafe with a great menu and large selection of gorgeous looking cakes (unfortunately couldn't manage to fit one in!). We chose a chicken and halloumi salad and prawn cocktail sandwich and we were not...

A great experience - lovely waitresses, professional and efficient. We had chicken pie and salmon fish cakes - both delicious and beautifully presented. The coffee is excellent and the cakes looked delicious (but no room today!) This was my third visit - enjoyed the previous...

I’ve visited twice recently. The first time for lunch and a friend had an extremely small goats cheese tart (the problem was deal with quietly and professionally by the server) and the second time was for coffee. I ordered a piece of lemon meringue pie...

Our Niece lives in Ripon and suggested we meet here for lunch before going on to Fountains Abbey for a walk with the family and our dog Maisy ….and this will probably set the scene for future visits as well!! The food was well prepared...

After a walk round Studley we called in for lunch, we received a lovely welcome, the order was taken soon after arrival, i had the fishcakes and my friend the goats cheese tart, we thoroughly enjoyed it. I would highly recommend, value for money good,...

Called in for lunch on a busy Saturday. Friendly staff took order at table. Had a little wait but the coffee was piping hot and delicious. We had a festive toasted ciabata which had lots of tasty filling including pigs in blankets and came with...

Highly recommend, big portions, worth the money and great customer service, I’ll be going again very soon🤟🏽👍🏼

Had a lovely time within the olive tree cafe and tates garden centre. The menu looked amazing and we were very happy with our food and the pleasant staff

Take a book, take a snack, take a sleeping bag!! We arrived at 11.30am on a Monday and were instructed to take a table ready for waiter/ess service....still waiting for our orders to be taken at 12 noon. This was despite 3 staff working FOH...

We sat at a table the place was not full (table service only) but it took 30 minutes to even notice 5 of us. We ordered. It then took 45 minutes for two sausage sandwiches and a bacon sandwich and sausage and chips!!! After waiting...

I’ve visited several times since they opened. Then closed again due to virus restrictions. What an uncertain start for them. But the food is brilliant. A changing menu on a regular basis. Fantastic cooked breakfast. Or I love the smoked salmon Eggs Benedict - it’s...

Well having a five year old can be hard work sometimes, as most parents know, but the cafe is absolutely lovely, after a wonder round we went and sat down and had lunch, my five year old daughter was happy to play with the cooker...

We’ve been a few times. The food is generally good. However, we don’t find the service overly friendly. Also, at times we’ve waited a long time for our food; not infrequently 30-45 minutes (once longer because the order had been forgotten to be put through).

Went for breakfast this morning with my granddaughter, food was lovely great place to eat at time of day

I’ve had several meals now. And met friends for coffee and cake. This place gets better every time I visit The lunchtime menu has three different dishes each week. Which changes I think weekly. The smoked salmon eggs Benedict breakfast is amazing. Think it’s called...

We have been past this garden centre so many times and never realised it’s dog friendly! After seeing they had a cafe we decided to give it a whirl on our way to Fountains Abbey-and we are so glad we did. Walking through the cafe...

Took my husband for lunch today as he has never been. The menu was great, I had the Yorkshire Breakfast (w/o sausage and black pudding) and he had egg and chips. We went just before the lunch hour so it wasn’t too busy. The room...

I have been up to the Olive Tree a few times, and the food is beautiful, always so fresh and really really tasty. The cakes etc are fab. The menu caters for everyone, it’s just the perfect place for food, and meeting up with friends,...

I had a delicious sandwich and a couple of drinks then some cake. The service was friendly. The atmosphere is really great. Sometimes places with high ceilings are a bit echoy but the acoustics are super. It’s a real asset to the surrounding area.

Well worth a visit, the foods fantastic. Excellent value for money. Will definitely be back with the wife 👍

We had a child's portion of chicken gougons and chips for our elderly mother where the chicken was very moist and I had a very full chicken and bacon sandwich,both were delicious. Cup of tea and some sparkling elderflower and a mineral water. Altogether a...

Really enjoyed the visit for breakfast, great menu which really caters for everyone plus the staff were very obliging when asking for changes to be made eg swap the egg! Nothing was too much trouble. Food was beautifully presented and delicious. Excellent coffee and milkshakes....

I’ve been here a couple of times and have to say the food is superb. There is such a varied menu, I think something for all tastes. The price is reasonable too. What has let it down both times is the service. I can understand...

What’s happened? I was looking forward to returning to the Olive Tree, but the long wait for food from ordering was 45minutes and then the lightly toasted Brioche bun came out burnt, I usually really enjoy the Harrisa chicken but it was dry and no...

Visited the olive tree for coffee and cakes and it didn’t disappoint. Excellent service friendly staff and a lovely air conditioned restaurant. Tables were thoroughly cleaned and sanitised prior to being seated and to top it off great coffee and cakes. Highly recommend a visit.

First time visit to the olive tree cafe at Tates Garden centre with my sister ,mother and little nephew and wow! The place looks so high end and clean with beautiful furniture. The staff were super friendly and attentive. The menu is great with lots...

I dropped in for the full English breakfast and a large Americano after a night shift and was not disappointed. The quality of the food was excellent, well presented and served by friendly staff. The coffee was lovely too. The restaurant itself is spotlessly clean,...

This place is amazing from the building, menu choice, friendly service and quality food. So good to see it back open. Highly recommended. Jonny & Sasha

Great lunch at this spacious open large restaurant., despite it being really busy. Warm welcome from waitress and a large varied menu. Food was great. Toilets immaculate. There is a lovely outside area which would be great for cyclists. I recommend , breakfast/lunch or a...

Nice airy restaurant with lots of good social distancing between the tables. Good varied menu with vegetarian and vegan choices. Friendly efficient service. The Full Yorkshire breakfast was amazing!

Return visit and I feel far happier, Covid safe, met on arrival by a member of staff details taken, tables numbered so staff aren’t wandering around, food delicious.

Arrived with my partner for an early afternoon meal. Service by the 2 people waiting on was good with both friendly and happy to chat. Drinks and meals ordered the coffees arrived both of which were well presented and tatsted good. My partner`s meal was...

I have visited The Olive Tree on quite a few occasions now. I can't rave about it enough. Its very large, open and airy. The decor is wonderful. Their attention to detail is fabulous, even down to the handmade table numbers. The staff are extremely...

I’ve been to Tates twice, each time the food has been delicious.. drinks have long gone by the time food arrives, however staff are wondering around looking for the small table numbers stick laminated numbers on the tables so staff have some idea where to...

I was very surprised to see that there was no-one on the door to take us to our table. I was even more surprised that there was no table service or explanation of the Covid policy. People were wandering around looking for tables and it...

So, where to start: 1. Not shown to table, just allowed to roam around looking for one; 2. Not asked if we had done track and trace - who knows how many people simply do not fill in the details - huge risk of Covid...

Loving this place! Been there quiet a few times recently and I can highly recommend it. It is big, airy and spacious which is ideal during these ‘Covid times’. They have just extended their car park so there is ample parking room. Their hygiene policy...

Fantastic food and even better service. Very spacious and clean thank you to all the team at the olive tree

Visited the new Olive Branch twice now & can honestly say what a great place to eat & meet friends. Very Covid safe, loads of Space & fabulous food , spoilt for choice. Definitely worth a visit, a great place to have on our doorstep....

Went for lunch. Had a lovely vegetarian meal. Good quality ingredients. Freshly cooked. Helpful and friendly service. Would highly recommend

Stopped for lunch for the second time, eggs Benedict done to perfection. All Covid guide lines followed and the waiting time was minimal considering how busy they were. The selection is impressive and leaves you wanting to come back again which I will. Staff very...

I have been to The Olive Tree @ Tates twice once with a friend and then again today with my family. I cant recommend it enough - food was delicious, the cakes are amazing and the coffee hot and in large cups. Such a huge...