The Olive Grove

United Kingdom England CambridgeThe Olive Grove

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Address

100 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1DP, United Kingdom

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+44 1223 778575

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Website

the-olivegrove.co.uk

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Description

Venue for classic Greek dishes given modern twists and also serving a wide-ranging breakfast menu.

Awesome. One thing to note is the mandatory service charge, service was great for us so happy to pay it, although not mentioned anywhere in the restaurant. Other reviews mentioned small portions, we did not find that the car, and I'm a big eater. We had a smashing sharing platter which was classed as a nibble, between us both we enjoyed it very much and were quite satisfied with just that. The mains arrived and my goodness the lamb shank was as large as I would serve to the whole family, the picture doesn't quite do it justice. The veg risotto was tasty, but lacked any interesting bits in, such as a garden pea, pine nut, olive or something like that, so ended up quite a homogenous meal. The shank was delicious and featured some tasty potatoes, long stem broccoli and beetroot which was nice, there was one cherry tomato which seemed to be maybe three by accident as it was solo. But really helped break through the very tasty but ultra meaty vibe of the dish. We had chips as a side which were utterly perfect. I don't think I've ever eaten so much meat in one sitting so we had no room for dessert. Setting and decor was nice with candle light I don't think we'd go again simply because we'd like to try other places, very happy we went for a romantic dinner. The imported beer was tasty as was the prosecco.

Tom Hardy

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Lovely interior and very luxurious looking restaurant however the food and service was not quite on point. Calamari was great, however it came with such a small amount of sauce so I asked for bit more and I realised they charged extra fee for that which I don’t quite understand. Prawns saganaki was good too however not much prawns in the dish. Mains were very disappointing, pork chop looking amazing but most of the part is over cooked and therefore very dry. The sauce definitely does not go well together either, should be rather like Smokey bbq or something very moist sauce. Mixed grill was the same, mostly all overcooked and gets very dry half way through. Nothing special with sausage, chicken was better than lamb as it was super well done cooked, kofta not very juicy, definitely needs more seasoning. Not sure if I should have tried other mains but clearly grills are having big problems. Other Mediterranean restaurants have far better quality of meat and cooking techniques. Now I understand why some people got disappointed of the foods. Service was quite slow and two young boys were very inexperienced and unprofessional. Especially one with very informal outfit was horrendous, should fix the attitude and looks absolutely lost all the time. Willing to give another try for this restaurant at some point as it just needs bit better service and improvement on grills.

Kenny the Gourmet

00

I had booked a table on the restaurant's website for 5pm yesterday, and we(my sister and I) had arrived at the restaurant a few minutes early, soon after we arrived, we were escorted to our table by a very friendly waiter, gave us our menus, but soon them away again, after we said that we had already decided what to order as we had already looked at the menu online, so he took our order, our starter was Spanakopita, which was a traditional spinach and feta cheese pastry pie, and our main was Moussaka, with Rice, and a large Greek salad, with both two bottles of sparkling and still mineral water, with two bottles of lager, and no dessert. Everything about the restaurant was excellent, the service, the food and the vibe in the restaurant, while we were there, so much so, that we booked to come there again next week, which we are looking forward to, so thank you very much to the staff, who made our experience in the restaurant very enjoyable.

Samuel Miller

00

It's been not a first visit to Olive Grove. + Great selection of Greek food, olives and wine. Grilled octopus was not the best, but still good quality. (I would probably change the presentation of the dish.). Great wine - we've tried Malagouzia this time. - Table for us been offered only on ground floor. (strange later I've discovered lot's of available tables upstairs). So occasionally, you have to listen when delivery driver's are arguing with staff while waiting for online orders and they keep entrance door open so it's a bit cold and windy. Wooden table been sticky, not sure if it's a polish or table not cleaned properly. No one asked how was our food, no extra drinks been offered but waitress tried to clear our table twice with polite question "Have you finished?" even when our cutlerys still not been indicating it :)

Alex

00

Very mixed review. We went on a Monday evening when there was hardly any other diners around. Food itself was good- if you're getting the pork chop then don't get a starter as the portion is massive. Service fluctuated a lot - they had two waiters (understaffed?), one who knew what they were doing and one who was clearly new to the job. A few questionable things, such as: -We had to wait 10 mins for tap water at the start (despite there being only 3 other tables being served). -Our starters were comically brought round first to every table but ours, until they realised it was for us -There was an extra charge on the bill for an item which we were told was included with a dish (past reviews have mentioned this also)

Shawn Li

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The Olive Grove was the perfect setting for my wife's birthday celebration and our first dining experience in Cambridge. Really warm and welcoming staff made us comfortable and got us a window side table. The food was lip smacking and a treat. Thank you The Olive Grove.

Nithin Pai

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