The Olive Tree - Test Valley

I love going into this pub because for the porn I had been gluten-free sirloin steak, caffemon chips, butterbäcker with ketchup. the steak was juicy tenderness, which is a good thing, is really good with wein. for the pud I was gluten-free dark chocolate brew with vanilla ice cream. the brownie was moist in the middle he melts in my mouth, which is good. the ice also melts in my mouth, creamy smooth, which is also a good thing.

Beautiful old pub with a friendly atmosphere. on a Sunday a roast, which was quite beautiful, although veggies were a little bland and perhaps a touch watery for the cauliflower, but edible

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.

Well we booked for our anaversary, 5 days before and phoned again to confirm our booking, wich was OK on arrival we told we would have to wait while a table was made ready, so we ordered drinks and was told there was a nice log fire in rhe lounge, we walked over with our drinks and found the local swillers hugged togeather round the fire wich was really a small gas fire, the place was very chilly, we were told our table was ready, it was at the back of the dining room it was empty of diners , I thought OH DEAR ,as we sat down we were told that 4 items from the mains section were not available, wich included the STEAK, DUCK , SALMON AND SOMETHING ELSE, wich left us FISH AND CHIPS SOME MORROCAN CHICKEN AND SOME KIND OF FISH WITH A SALAD AND A BURGER WITH CHIPS, I went for fish and chips thinking you ant really go wrong with that and the wife ordered the morrocan dish, we sat with our coats on to keep warm , and after40 mins the foid arrived, my fish was really a peice if skin in batter that was in rock hard batter at the ends and soft and guey in the middle, the chips were like house bricks, My wife's morrocan dish was slimy and really unappetising and tast really sickly, she ate a bit and gave up the rest, the sweet was sticky toffee wich was just a cake with some kind of sauce she found date stones in there at least we thought they were,, my chocolate brownie was identical bothered an inch wide and 5 inches long with with the same sauce and a tablespoon of Ice cream they cost £8 a portion YOU REALLY DONT WANT TO GO HEAR , OVER PRICED POOR QUALITY FOOD , WAS GLAD TO LEAVE THE WIFE WAS UOSET WITH THE WHOLE THING, total cost £66 , The place needs a change of management attentive staff, , and a chef who understands real food, VERY DEPPRESSING CAPT NELSON DIGBY RN RTD