The Olive Tree - Test Valley

Freshly prepared delectable dishes. Enjoyed a lovely evening in the garden under the warm sunshine. Spacious seating allowed for a pleasant dining experience with friends. Highly recommend.

I had a wonderful experience at this charming gastro pub. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the meal I had was excellent.

The staff at this restaurant had a negative attitude and the service was extremely slow. I had not checked the reviews on TripAdvisor before coming, only relying on the Google reviews which were rated higher despite having fewer reviews. If I had seen the TripAdvisor rating beforehand, I would not have chosen to dine here as they were all accurate.

Went in this lovely pub for coffee and cake, great cake, and a great price. And a well done to the bar staff dealing extremely well with a very rude bloke who I was stood next to at the bar.

First impressions were great, lovely table and decor, however the first impressions unfortunately, were short lived. We waited over 20 minutes for our drink order, had to prompt to then order our food (45 minutes after we sat down) then go to the bar and order our own drinks, and then wait another 45 minutes for our food. The roast dinners weren’t the greatest either, roast potatoes were rock hard and burnt Yorkshire puddings not expecting the world but when you’ve waited 45 minutes and paying nearly £20 per dinner it was disappointing. My son’s chicken goujons surprisingly looked better! We were never asked how the food was, never apologised for the delay and a complete lack of cleanliness of the ladies toilets, which dreads me to think what the state of the kitchen was. I appreciate it was Mothers Day and a busier Sunday than usual, but sadly today’s experience has really put me off returning, which is a shame because the venue itself is lovely.