The Olive in Waltham Forest

I came here for lunch and as it was a nice day I sat outside. After eight minutes, I still had not received any recognition that I was actually there or a menu, I left. It took me another two minutes to get my coat and my handbag ready, then the waitress turned up as I was literally walking off the premises. She asked if she could help me, I said you should’ve done that 10 minutes ago. Her face then took on the ‘ I’ve just sucked a lemon’

We love Olive. The food, the staff, ambience, everything. It is always a winner.

Family visit to the restaurant recently was a lovely experience ...good service , food was excellent and the atmosphere was really nice. Would recommend this restaurant to family and friends.

Nice food but again missing items. Last no hummus this time no rice!

Amazing food at the olive I have been here many times when visiting family it is always are go to restaurant for Turkish food and food is amazing and friendly staff top service highly recommend 👍🏻

Part of our order was missing. Food that was delivered was good.

Staff attentive but also managed to be unobtrusive, doing their job efficiently and working around the needs of our large party of 13 diners. Great variety of dishes; something for everyone. An enjoyable evening out.

Best food and service in London I cam say… Liver, humus and other mezes are delicious…

Not delivered! But it shows up as “delivered” on the app - how is that possible??

Ordered the lentil soup & got a phone call from the restaurant explaining they were out. Was offered lamb instead. They were very polite! & even offered us something extra. The lamb soup was lovely! Thank you very much! Love this restaurant

Lovely food and service was very good. Would recommend

This is the second time Just Eat has delivered late and my food is cold and inedible. I paid a lot of money for this order and I don’t expect cold food. Sort this service out.

The food never disappoints ❤️ Thanks for kitchen staff)

A good local Mediterranean/Turkish restaurant with a good range of food on the menu. The ambience was nice and the location was convenient for a meet up with friends.

Nice interior with low lighting, food ok but very plain when presented, looked very boring with no sauces or garnish. Service absolutely appalling, never got asked if we wanted anything, had to call waiting staff, who were chatting at bar, for anything we wanted. It took 20 mins after the last person of 7 at our table had finished main to get dessert menu. Oddly when I went to use the toilet at 10pm I was told they were closed for cleaning and there was a yellow sign in front of the door. When I waited I was told it would be 7 mins, I went through the door anyway and they were empty, they were not being cleaned! We visited on a Saturday evening.

Nice place, lovely staff, great food, reasonably priced. What more can you say.

Popped in for dinner and had a great time, the Iskender is a dream, will be back again soon and thanks for the hospitality!!!

The food was inedible, the chicken shish wrap was soaked, soggy wet lettuce with a minimal amount of chicken, the wrap was dripping liquid. The falafel was hard and dry. I’ll never order from here again!

Superb restaurant - great service, really good value and a great selection of food & drinks. Cocktails, lagers (efes!), and very good wine including Turkish. The fish and meat were brilliant and the starters top notch. Friendly staff, accommodating & kind. Great vibes.

Superb restaurant - great service, really good value and a great selection of food & drinks. Cocktails, lagers (efes!), and very good wine including Turkish. The fish and meat were brilliant and the starters top notch. Friendly staff, accommodating & kind. Great vibes.

Falafel was like a rock soup was like water didn't come with salad as menu stayed absolutely disgusted with the service and food only thing we could eat was the bread !!!

Falafel was like a rock soup was like water didn't come with salad as menu stayed absolutely disgusted with the service and food only thing we could eat was the bread !!!

Amazing meal last night had the Calamari starter and mix grill for the main cannot fault the food here been many times before and is spot on every time staff are friendly and services is quick good choice on the menu to pick from will return again soon 👍🏻

I had a lovely dinner in here. Delicious food. Honestly it was to lick the fingers. It was pleasure to come back. Thank you.🙏

Used to really like this place before the prices were jacked up beyond what I would expect from a local restaurant. The food here is very nice, but it just isn't good value for money any more.

Good portions and nice atmosphere to have a catchup

Food is overpriced for what you get. Lamb ribs were small and bearly had any meat. Rice was blunt with no taste, plate overall looking half empty. Left my table still feeling hungry. Feeling ripped off.

Delicious food, impeccable customer service!

4 of us arrived at the Olive Tree service food excellent nice relaxing atmosphere clean but 5 star menu so this place top of the league recommend it try it and you won’t be disappointed❤️👍

Excellent Turkish restaurant, friendly staff, good portion size

Service was good and very helpful although a bit slow at times. Food was of a good quality and well prepared and presented.

Great relaxing atmosphere, Quality food, in fact the most freshest scrumptious food in London! (you get to watch your food being prepared on the open grill) Will recommend to everyone to visit this lovely and welcoming, modern restaurant, you will not be disappointed!

Rude Staff members , no smile , also when I was there the staff members don’t treat Delivery Drivers Fairly , no respect , member of staff acting like end of the world when delivery person says he’d already started the job. 👎🏻 service , unprofessional staff, wouldn’t recommend.

Food was very bland and the whisky was warted down ,

The food is always good and very good value. A lovely and popular restaurant. I use it regularly. Service always good too.

Splendid food. Fresh meat and the sides. My complements to the chef

Great place to eat and really good value for money

I must of been to this restaurant x25 as I live local. I used to love it and tell everyone about it and meet friends here before going for drinks elsewhere, but popped in today and the service was non-existent. I had to keep calling the staff over, even though we were the only people in the restaurant, and our favourite dish, the Chicken Iskender, wasn't anywhere near as tasty as it used to be. I used to dream of this dish, but it was less than mediocre. For the price we paid, I'd expect a lot more. Not sure if the management has changed, but unfortunately not what it used to be.

Really high price. Had the hummus and bread on delivery, and it was amazing. So we went there, tried out a full meal, and put off by the prices.

Went here because the place we actually wanted to go to was closed. We love our Turkish grill cuisine and this one is of good quality. Incredibly long wait but flavours were good and tasty. I probably would go back, just wouldn't be in a massive hurry.

Lukewarm food served on soggy bread. Seemed like the kitchen had some leftovers from lunch which they wanted to get rid of.

The food is great - a perfectly cooked lamb chop and shish kebab - and the people are nice and helpful. But we were surprised at how small the portions were given the price. We ordered a lamb combination (a main dish), which was just over £19, and it came with two pieces of lamb kebab, one chop, one lamb shish kebab, and a sad looking quarter of a tomato and a grilled pepper. Felt meagre.

met my wife at the Olive Tree over 13 yrs ago.

Excellent food,friendly staff,amazing restaurant atmosphere.

Lovely meal out, the food was amazing topped by great service!

My new favourite - my second time ordering and the food is exceptional- so tasty, well cooked and seasoned- complimentary bread and salad- highly recommended

I just wanted to thank everyone at The Olive for making my surprise 70th birthday lunch such a special occasion. You liaised with my husband beforehand to organise all the seating arrangements and menu choices for 35 guests, so that on the day, everything worked really smoothly. The food and drink were perfect, and you looked after us like family. A day to treasure and remember.

We had such a lovely time last night at The Olive. Excellent food and Service and an amazing FLAMENCO trio performing. Thank you so much. We will be back for the next shows in June and July.

Restaurant is situated in a Quieter part of Leytonstone. The portion sizes were very nice, not too big, not too small. Nice clean plates and cutlery. The food was presented alright could’ve been better but it was alright. one disappointment, the cigarette Ashtrays were not emptied. The table we was allocated to, was a bit wonky, so it wasn’t sitting correctly on the floor

I have been to this restaurant a number of times and it is great 👍 lovely food and fantastic service! I also lost my oyster card and they looked after it for me! I'll be back there soon 😊

I visited this restaurant a couple of times when I am in the area. I like the friendly atmosphere and the food. Service is fast, food is delicious, tasty and reach in flavor. I definitely recommend this place! Good value for money!

I recommend it, tasty, fast and nice.

First of all service was at very high level. They were very quick and very helpful. I am impressed. Thank you to Julia and Sofia. Starters -tzaciki with bread was amazing. Aubergine salad was OK. We ordered Mixed Grill Platter. Chicken shish and chicken kebab were amazing, the best ever. Highly recommend it. Lamb was very good as well. Adana kebab was and fries were average and rice was below average. Salad was fresh and nice. Overall we are happy with nice dining experience. Downsize-there were flies in the restaurant, which was not pleasant at all.

The driver headed off in the wrong direction and continued for quite some time! I contacted the restaurant, they said there's nothing they can do -- due to data protection; advised that I contact the driver (how, I wonder?) -- Later they advised that I contact Just Eat... Nevertheless, the food was tasty as always, when it finally arrived...

The order is showing as delivered but it has not been. I have spoken to the restaurant and they said your driver collected it and they have CC TV to prove this. I tried to speak to your customer service team but got put on hold and then cut off. I am therefore requesting a refund. I have been using Just Eat since 2020 and have never experienced this before.

Booked the Olive for a friend's 60th birthday. The staff went above and beyond to help us make it a special occasion for her. Food was excellent and very reasonable priced. Highly recommended.

Went for dinner, my experience was great. The atmosphere was welcoming, and my food was tasty and satisfying. Deducted a star, as my guests mains (same dish) was too salty, seems the chefs hand must have slipped.

I brought my mum on mothers day weekend , the food was amazing, so many beautiful flavers and options to choose from , from both hot and cold meze, the service was all perfect timing , nothing seemed rush, enabling us to have nice conversations with the workers . Highly recommend and will defo be back .. the cheese cake is a must !!

Delicious as always! Many thanks!

Over crowded and poor food. Shame as the staff were lovely. Been before but not sure I would go again

Average Turkish restaurant Service was a bit slow No mocktails

Nearly 2 hours late and cold. restaurant blamed JustEat for not sending a driver capable to deliver a large order. Order came in a bike anyway.

Good food. Friendly professional staff. Good value lunchtime menu.

The highlight was the flamenco dancing and that's the reason we went. It was very good that my husband gave the flamenco dancer a £20 as he was very impressed. The food was average.

We were disappointed because the rice comes already cooked with butter, so for vegans like us or people allergic to dairy it was a big disappointment. Also all their bread comes already with butter on it!!! However, The waitress was kind to offer us bread without butter as an exception to their strange rules.

Tasty food, excellent and pleasant service. Will be going back.

I have been ordering from this restaurant for over 2yrs I think, and I totally recommend ordering from them as the food is super tasty, comes in a nice clean package and the meal deals are good value for money. Thanks, “The Olive”!

Nice restaurant located near leytonstone station

Food arrived on time but damaged box had spilled all over drivers bag there was nothing holding the box together what so ever no cling film nothing driver then blamed the shop for it saying they didnt package the food well witch i agree. i then phoned the shop to tell them that the packaging was open without any kind of empathy no apology's what so ever they just blamed the driver for there bad packaging techniques the person i spoke to on the phone was ignorant. i value good customer service. will not order from them again. a big shame.

Amazingly tasty and authentic Turkish food, solid service and overall a great atmosphere. Would definitely reccomend

Good quality of food and very good, normal service

Went here for New Years eve dinner, very good food and service was great.

The chicken kofte did not seem freshly cooked and quite far from char grilled... reheated maybe? Food was delivered lukewarm/cold. I'm a regular customer and this is the first time this has happened to me, so had to point it out.

Came to dine here with a group of colleagues. The restaurant was not busy when we arrived, nor was it when we left (Monday evening). The food overall was great. My starter (lahmacun) was okay. I have had better from other places. It was not as soft and delicate and more crispy than I prefer. Maybe that is personal preference. The main (mix grill) was excellent. Succulent pieces of meat, the rice was cooked just right and the salad was lovely. The service was a bit hit and miss. The staff were kind and friendly, but a couple of times, they had forgotten to bring over what we had asked for (tap water for the table, sauces, etc). The evening did end on a high note when there was an error with the bill (we accidentally paid too much 🤦🏾‍♂️, however, I believe it was the manager that came over and asked if what we paid was correct. He suggested that we could exchange the overpayment with vouchers, which we accepted, but returned with cash. Overall, I had a good experience at The Olive and would happily go again.

Not as nice as it used to be! Booked for a staff Xmas dinner of 7, the staff weren’t very friendly at all. It’s less restaurant and more like a food delivery driver drive-thru as only they seemed to get friendly attitudes from the staff. The food was decent for the set menu price.

Really lovely Mediterranean style restaurant right by the station. Good choice of dishes and excellent Turkish red wine. Friendly staff, and outside seating too.

One of my favourite local restaurants. Fabulous food and friendly staff who go out of their way for their customers who they treat as family. One visit will have you returning... Yummy 😋

Great experience. Staff were friendly. Good tasted extremely good except it was a bit dry. May be it was my choice but little bit gravy with anything would have gained 5 stars. For the price the quantity was felt a little less, but need to consider the time we spent in the restaurant. It all works out right.

The restaurant was great.....lovely food as usual. However, having booked on thefork web site and having had several confirmation e-mails, the restaurant had no record of our booking. Luckily there was a table free, but I would recommend double checking your booking with the restaurant.

Firstly, the fork discount barely applies as this restaurant add a mandatory service charge to the bill which cancels out most of the fork discount. The bill before he added the fork discount was £55, after we got a new bill with the fork discount it was £51 including £5 service. Very sneaky. Our food was fresh but we must not have ordered like everyone in these reviews talking about the portion size and amazing food. We didn't feel it was good value for money as we left disappointed and not full. My kleftiko arrived with NO potatoes init, I had to flag someone for attention and after some time he brought out a tiny plate with a few baby potatoes & explained the kitchen is busy so they forgot.... with their mistake I was not offered anything extra. It was so disproportionate with the lamb shank I was left with meat and nothing to eat with it. No bread was offered or anything and the food lacked in seasoning which may have gotten lost in the sauce. The shank was soft enough to fall off the bone though but I wouldn't order it again. Nice Xmas lights and a nice fresh mint leaf tea, slow service, had to wait and flag someone down but they were friendly when they did come over. Overall wouldn't recommend based on our 2 dishes and would go to a good Turkish for the other food on the menu where we would defo get our monies worth and leave content.

Portion less abundant than usual missing grilled veg

The food at the Olive is always great. It feels healthy, tasty, filling and reasonably priced. The shish portions are very generous. I prefer eating there as the staff is lovely but when I can't go there, a delivery is great. It would be great if they considered using less plastic in their delivery packaging.

Had a lovely meal here tonight, the staff were so lovely and efficient! The food was amazing and the chef even came out to ask us about our meal in person.

Can’t believe that i just spend £32 on few pieces of meat , lots of salad and boiled rice. Now have to order from somewhere else. Not recommended at all

Food was mouth watering. My lamb just fell off the bone 🍖 good service and price will definitely go again. 👍

Nice and tasty food with fair prices

The food is DELICIOUS!!! The staff is friendly, restaurant is clean and cozy! Highly recommend!

Ate here previously and the food was good. On this occasion the food was poor. Had the mixed grill which was tasteless, there was no bread, which had to be ordered separately. When I got home felt unwell. Unsure if the meat was cooked properly or if the meat was left out for to long before cooking. The staff were friendly and helpful. I won’t be going back there.

Visited here for my sons graduation and I have came here many times before. From the start, the waiter was reluctant to push the tables together for us. Then we had to find him to ask for a menu followed by being left for 15mins no service or anything. We left as the service was not good. Hopefully next time I visit it will be the usual friendly service we are used to . Thank you

All delicious but give the falafel a miss -they look and taste like biscuits!

Excellent restaurant offering both indoor and outdoor dining options. Thanks to Aliyah, Ali our waiting staff together with the chef/s for their expertise.

Excellent service. Delicious food. Delivery on time.

Very delicious and fresh food I highly recomend, its Worth to try

Cosy atmosphere and great food. Great service.

A fantastic evening, amazing food, so tasty and very reasonably priced. Lovely atmosphere and very friendly and accommodating staff. Thank you.

Very tasty Turkish food, cooked and presented with care. Nice atmosphere, especially sitting outside watching the world go by on a sunny evening. The service was a bit inconsistent but the manager was particularly helpful and explained that they were short staffed which accounted for the wait between courses. This aside, I would strongly recommend The Olive for authentic Turkish food at reasonable prices.

المطعم هادي والاكل كان زاكي، والسعر كان مناسب، والمكان كان جيد. في اكل حلال The restaurant had a calm ambiance, and the food was moderately tasty. The prices were reasonable, and overall, the place was good.

Very mediocre food. Stodgy overall and the bread and falafel were dry. The halloumi oily but not crispy, hummus lacked flavour.

We ate outside one evening. The service was friendly and helpful, and the food was delicious: some beautifully cooked grilled sea bass and prawns, as well as great salads and cold starters. We visited by chance but would definitely come back.

Outstanding quality and fantastic flavour