Olive Tree - York

We arrived in town at dinner time and picked this place at random, so glad we did. The Staff were very friendly, and food was great and very reasonably priced. We tried one of the specials, beef stroganoff, and it was absolutely delicious. Would definitely go back again.

Went here a few weeks ago for a family meal, was a lovely view. However I found the decor inside the restaurant to be outdated and tacky so I don’t think I would visit again, I didn’t like the food that I had gotten the pasta was over cooked I found the food to be average but it was a nice atmosphere and the reason we visited was because of the lovely view. Service was decent so left a tip but I would not visit again unfortunately.

We visited for a dinner reservation for 10 people 6 adults and 4 children, 3 of whom were under 10. The restaurant is directly opposite Clifford’s Tower just a few minutes walk from some of the busier streets and area of York. Staff were friendly and welcoming and there was a nice atmosphere the restaurant was busy but not bustling or noisy. There was no children’s menu but when we were enquired we were told the restaurant would do 1/2 portions of anything on the menu for them. We didn’t have starters so straight to mains the lamb and mushroom kebabs were excellent, as were the fish dishes the fish was beautifully cooked. The children had half portions of spaghetti bolognese and lasagne which were still generous sizes, and shared a garlic bread. We ordered wine with the meal which was also good, the children had some of the lovely selection of ice creams and the espresso coffee was top notch as well! We really enjoyed this restaurant, the staff were very friendly and welcoming and we’d certainly recommend and come back here again if visiting York again.

The pizza is perfectly cooked and it fills you enough. They have really good service and they have a very quick serving time. Overall, one of the best Italian place I have ever been to.

This is our go to restaurant if we are eating in York. We have eaten here over the last several years and never had anything other than excellent food. I was a lone diner today but my seafood risotto was such a generous portion I would have shared it with my husband if he had been there; it was packed full of seafood, beautifully seasoned and well cooked. I only took one photo which wasn’t really for this review but I’ll share it anyway.