Olive Tree Bistro — Restaurant in Mojácar

My wife and I are half way through our two week holiday and we wanted to try out some more authentic fare than the quite ‘Brit Abroad’ food choices we had opted for up until now. Couple of online reviews and a little mosey down the Playa and we chose The Olive Tree. We are delighted that we did, because it turned out to be an excellent experience. The place itself is lovely. Very tasteful decor throughout. Cozy yet spacious and light with a spectacular view over the Mojácar Playa’s beautiful ocean. The waiter that greeted us was very genuine, friendly and helpful. We already had a good idea what we were going to order but we perused the extensive and interesting menu anyway. I ordered the, great value, set 3 courses. You choose one each from several starters, mains and desserts. I chose a breaded deep fried brie as my starter, sea bream as my main and a sticky toffee sundae as my dessert. (More on that later). I also ordered a basket of ‘Rustic Fries’ because I always run out of potato, no matter what I order or where. My wife had a calamari starter, seafood tagliatelle as her main and a cheesecake as her dessert. The food was amazing! Fresh, well prepared and absolutely delicious. Wifey’s tagliatelle looked stunning! Presentation was extremely good with all the dishes looking colourful, vibrant and appetising. The rustic fries were out of this world. The waiter was attentive but not too obtrusive. There when you needed him but not hovering. A lovely lady, possibly the owner, came over after our meal, offered drinks and asked us if everything had been ok. Everything had been more than ok, it was top drawer. Great value and great quality.

The rest rooms are incredible here.

Oh yeah, the sticky toffee pudding……..OMG!!! 😳 The look on my wife’s face when my dessert was placed in front of me. I considered swapping with her cheesecake……but no. Mine! So so SO DELICIOUS! I won’t put a description here because I don’t think my phone’s insurance covers short circuit caused by the owner’s drool. You’ll just have to go there and get one for yourself.

Thank you waiters, chefs and all involved!

Ps: I’m the guy with the green t-shirt and black bandana that shared a joke about our eyesight. I want at least a free coffee for...

Wow, where to start. Are yes the staff, really friendly and polite staff and very attentive. Not pushy in the slightest. So you can have your meal in peace. The food, all I can say is excellent, we had a simple starter of bread with dips, still really nice. And then the main event, we went for the rib combo, which consists of a large rack of bbq ribs, 4 chilli coated chicken wings, skin on chips a nice big steak, corn on the cob wheels with coleslaw and half a grilled tomato. Me and wife didn't finish it, but we gave it a good go (I did finish all the wings). She found them just a bit too spicy. But the ribs, they just fell off the bones, so succulent and tender with a nice coating of bbq sauce, get a stack of napkins you'll need them. The steak was cooked to how the wife likes it (medium), so no argument, still an excellent steak, finished all of that. The kids had kids' meals, spaghetti bolognese, and burger and chips, both of which they really enjoyed. I didn't have a desert, but the wife and kids did, and they all enjoyed it. I can not remember what they had, I was having meat sweats. Now for the price, so for 2 adults and 2 kids, 2 drinks each (juice for the kids 2 white wines and 2 cans of guinness). 95 euros about £83. To be honest, I don't think is bad . So yes we plan to go back before we go home and try something else. Thanks to all at the olive tree, it was a...

This cute, little bistro deserves more than 5 Stars.

What a gem of a find. We were strolling along looking for a nice place to have our evening meal and came across the Olive Tree Bistro.

From the moment we walked in, to the moment we walked out (over two hours later), the experience was fantastic. The warm welcome from the owner was good and made us feel relaxed, even being told that there was a wait for the freshly cooked food was fine as we soaked up the atmosphere.

The other lady (sorry, I should have asked for names) doing the waiting was very good, kind and attentive.

Now for the food... We ordered some bread, olives and dips to put us on while we waited for the main event. The homemade dips were very nice. The mains... Wendy & I had the meat-sharing platter - gorgeous. My sister had the sea bass and she is still going on this morning about how it's the best sea bass she's had. Our granddaughter had the burger, cooked just the way she likes them. Wendy and I had the cheesecake and that was so nice too... A few drinks, some water and some coffee's and we were all very happy customers.

The burning question... would we go back again??? YES... and well be doing that later...