Olive Tree Mediterranean Restaurant — Restaurant in Kent

Great customer service, my review is based only on the food. Very disappointed since its got so many good reviews I honestly thought i had found an authentic place to eat. Order falalel and dolma dinner plate, babaganoush side and tabouli salad. Falafel was over fried and tasteless, so over cooked that my jaw hurt from chewing after the second piece and they are tiny. The dolmas were ice cold, no lemon or any sauce like pomegranate molases to dip into, they were mostly stuffed with rice no meat. I couldnt believe something so simple like hummus in a middle eastern restaurant could be bad, hummus was lacking everything, salt, lemon, olive oil, spices, its was plain. Didnt really care for the rice although it was ok, along with the greek salad. Tabouli was made with curley parsley which in comparison with italian parsley it is very coarse to chew, very small amounts of tomatoes and onions, flavor wise was good but for 8 bucks a side??? And you can probably count how much burgul there is!!!!!! Finally babaganoush, eggplant had no flavor, you didnt get that roasted garlic like flavor, instead a nasty slime like bite, it was drizzled with oil, not olive oil or a very cheap olive oil and decorated with two black olives. Im sorry for being honest, i was disappointed, not sure how people are rating 4 starts, it is healthy food, but they are missing all of the basics, they failed to make some of the easiest dishes, my advised dont cut corners, buy better ingredients, and above all try your own food before you are ready to serve, youll agree with me...

What can I say, this place earns the good reviews it gets. The servers are friendly, ambiance is nice, and the food.. I can't say enough good things about it. We've been there multiple times, the food is consistently amazing. I completely recommend this place if you're wanting Mediterranean food or if you're curious in trying it for the first time (it was where I tried Mediterranean for the first time as well). To give some perspective, I use this place to compare how good other Mediterranean restaurants are.

As for the price -- it isn't some place I'd go every week but we don't eat out too often in the first place, so take that as you will. For me personally, its a nice place to go occasionally for great food that is worth the price.

If you're going to be dining here for the first time, do yourself the favor of trying the platter* with both the chicken and gyro meat, and maybe try the baklava for dessert.

*My one complaint, the olives are excruciatingly salty. So first thing I do is flick them onto my S/O's plate. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

All in all, great place, I highly...

This is definitely one of the best restaurants in Kent! The owner is a cool guy who cares about the quality of the food and his customers, he always remembers us every time we stop in and appreciates our business that's very rare to find nowadays. The food is always consistently good the restaurant is clean and you can see directly into the kitchen so you know everything is prepared fresh and on the spot. They always have enough seating there's never an extremely long line and they don't ignore you when you come in. We have come here with lots of friends and they accommodate larger groups without a problem and don't hit you with a gratuity charge. The price is very good for restaurant quality food it's not a fast food type place. Another thing I like is the food comes out really quickly and it's hot. The desserts always taste freshly made. They have a self-serve soda machine which is nice and always gives you actual glass cups to drink out of. Parking is always easy. I have tried just about everything on the menu and everything is good highly recommend this spot to all...