We came out for our anniversary meal recently. The food was really tasty and well presented. Staff were friendly, attentive and helpful. Our food was served very quickly, even from starter to main. It was a lovely place to eat, and on a hot summer evening felt like we could have been somewhere in Europe. One dampener on the evening was the clearing of outdoor furniture 8.30-9pm. That felt a little early, and while understandable (there were a lot to do, and I recognise they don't wish to leave them out) it did feel a little strange to have that going on while we were finishing main courses and coffees. I'd recommend an early evening booking to avoid that. Great place though. Would definitely return.
We had a lovely birthday lunch today. It was a bit windy outside where we chose to sit but the welcome was friendly and relaxing. Great to have interesting food beside the river. We walked upstream a few hundred metres after our meal and saw kingfishers flying along the river. We have eaten here once before and will do so again when in Bradford on Avon.
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First, let’s talk about my horrible pictures. Sometimes, this food smells so delicious and the atmosphere is so wonderful, you just start eating and forget to take pictures. This was one of those times😎
To our surprise, Bradford on Avon has a wonderful selection of restaurants, you could just about each your way around the world. Tonight we wanted to visit the Mediterranean.
Olea Mediterranean is located right on the river Avon, with patio, seating, and indoor seating. We booked via email without any difficulty whatsoever. When we arrived, we found a wonderfully boisterous, happy atmosphere. We were greeted warmly, and taken to our lovely table. The host, and our waiter, Jeff, we’re extremely welcoming and accommodating.
We started with the mixed appetizer plate, and it was fantastic! Every single dipping sauce was spot on, and super flavorful. The toasted bread was still soft and chewy in the middle, absolutely perfect. For our means, we both decided to have the lamb shish kebab. The marinade of it was delicious, the meat was tender, and since we had sausage left over from our appetizer, we were able to include those flavors in as well. What a wonderful meal! We had a bit of fun with the bar staff and even introduced some thing that they decided to try themselves and loved. I mentioned to my wife that this was really more like going to a large party at somebody’s house rather than a restaurant. She absolutely agreed.
As we were leaving, we chatted with the manager/owner, and our waiter, sharing that idea of a festival type of feeling. He replied, “Here at Olea, we don’t have any customers, only guests in our home.” It was truly wonderful to see that his ideal was completely played out all throughout the evening.
Our only regret was that we had not discovered this wonderful place earlier in our five day stay. If we had, we definitely would’ve gone back!
This was the First time we ate here and where pleasantly surprised will definitely come back again
A welcome meal and drink after an 85 mile ride. Fantastic location, pleasant atmosphere and quality food.
To honest when they messed up and seem lose our starters we worried this was about to be a bad experience and this was about to a bad review but that is far from it. Once they realised what had happened they very apologetic and gave us free drinks, the food then came fast and I can not fault the food it was all amazing and full of flavour that took us straight back to our holiday in Turkey. We can wait to go ahead.
An absolute gem! Fantastic food, but the best of all is the lovely touch and service from the two sisters- Meryem & Elif! I'm looking forward to be welcomed by most hospitable and fabulous hostesses any restaurant can be lucky to have. Thank you Meryem & Elif ♥️
This was a group of us, celebrating a birthday. The two course evening menu had a good variety - enough to cope with our various dietary requirements!
Drinks were very expensive but they did also provide tap water.
Service was very friendly and accurate - especially Deniz whose smile could melt hearts. 😊
Fantastic food and very friendly owners and staff. We enjoyed it so much we've already booked our return visit.
Great food, great location. I didn’t know about this gem in BoA until last night. The food was fantastic with friendly and inviting service. Would highly recommend and we will be back.
A very pleasant Turkish/Greek restaurant with nice food and wine. Our party had the set lunch menu with good choices for veggies and non veggies alike. Good wine as well.
What can I say, 5 star all round for atmosphere, restaurant and food. The portions are just right that you can have a 3 course meal and wine and walk away feeling satisfied as we did. Will definitely be coming back and possibly bringing friends.
In case your interested the two of us had the cold meze sharing platter, mains my wife had chicken shish, I had chicken guvec and dessert we had tiramisu and baklava, all tasty dishes.
had an Americano and sat by the river. lovely location and lovely staff ! dog friendly and all. quite possibly the best coffee I've ever had.
This was a real find. Fabulous place. Do not pass by. Food outstanding and such wonderful service. We went back the next night. Rarely do that. Thank you.
Had the most wonderful time at Olea. The atmosphere was great, staff were super friendly and helpful, and the food was absolutely perfect. I can't wait to be back - I want to try everything on the menu!
Lovely location, good variety of food, friendly staff, reasonably priced and most of all the food was a good standard with prompt service
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