The lamb was amazing And my husband said sea bass and sauce best he had had . If I had to criticise why salad garnish with lamb and potatoes

Tricky to rate our visit here as service wise, we found it really quite good; the staff were quick to take our order and clear tables and, my subsequent complaint was dealt with openly. The food, however, was not so good. I ordered a seafood...risotto and whilst it was literally jam packed full of seafood, it had very little taste. My friend ordered lobster ravioli which had too much / too runny a sauce for the amount of pasta in the dish. Disappointing all round. Both meals were very underwhelming but made worse by my find of a suspicious creature in the bottom of my risotto. It looked like a larve of some kind and was not pleasant. However, I’m not particularly squeamish so I reported it and we were offered a glass of wine each, on the house as recompense. I think I’m probably more upset about the quality and flavour of the food than I was the surprise protein! Incidents can happen, i get that, but a lack of flavour is harder to fix.More

As a couple of senior citizens in our 80’s, we visited this restaurant for an early evening meal on the 7th Sept. We found the ambience and initial reception from the two front of house staff very good, and our two course meal was of...a high standard, congratulations to the kitchen staff. The Set Menu as advertised on the web site, and which had attracted us to this restaurant was not available but still present on the web site, and so we had to choose from the main menu which was more expensive. Whilst eating our meal, the two tables either side of us were filled, and served accordingly. We finished our meal before them, and sat waiting for our plates to be cleared. One of the other tables finished their meal and left, their table was cleared, cleaned, and reset. We continued to sit looking at dirty plates. The other table finished their meal, their table was cleared, and they were immediately asked if deserts or coffees were required, a coffee menu was brought to them, their order taken, and coffees served. We were totally ignored, and continued to sit with our dirty plates. We would have ordered deserts or coffees had we been asked, but after sitting for 25mins being completely ignored, we decided to leave. I spoke with both members of staff and complained about our appalling treatment, pointing to the table we’d just vacated, still with our dirty tableware in place. I sent an email to The Olive Tree the following day, restating our experience, and possibly as one may expect haven’t had the common courtesy of a reply. Shame on you for treating respectable elderly customers in this manner.More

We came to york for 3 day break we stayed at hilton across the road, we were recommended to come to the olive tree so glad we did my partner steak was first class my chicken and Diane sce was lovely staff were excellent we...will be back thats for sure next time in york 😊 thank you all.More

We ate here on our first evening in York having 'found' it during the day. Food was first class, well-prepared and excellent value.The staff were attentive and interested in serving you. Don't miss this restaurant!

Visiting York for birthday wkend celebrations choose olive tree on previous reviews-very good choice was excellent, catered well for children with half portions of anything of the menu, so well catered for. Staff were very accommodating and friendly. Excellent valve for excellent well cooked food...will definitely be back when in York again.More

Friendly front of house staff let down by a dysfunctional kitchen crew. Food is like something you might make for yourself at home, after a busy day at work. Mediterranean on paper but not in reality. There are seriously better places in York.

Delicious food and very good service. The starters were perfect and we enjoyed the prawn cocktail, pate, mushrooms & garlic and king prawns with chilli & garlic. The portions are generous, lovely presentation and good flavours. The wine is reasonably priced and the white wine...chilled and perfect. The mains - paella had lots of seafood in it, steak, lobster ravioli and lamb kebab were exceptional Thank you to the chefs and cooking team Very friendly welcome and a lovely family feel. Views over York Clifford’s Tower. The interior is traditional and could do with a face lift but go for the amazing food. 10 out of 10 - highly recommendMore

Had a lovely meal after the races Saturday 17June. Nice welcome from the staff, very varied selection of food to choose from, service, food and ambience very good and excellent value compared to some restaurants in York. A couple of minutes from the centre, directly...opposite Clifford’s Tower. We are residents of York and have not been here for a while, but we would definitely recommend The Olive Tree.More

Immediately drawn to the chicken & chorizo paella, This was very tasty but more akin to a risotto, a little too wet for a Paella. Starters were adequate (baked mushrooms & pâté) Staff were very friendly and accommodating, was a little concerned to observe the...mildew running down walls of toilets. Would definitely benefit from a little more attention to detail.More

We were very impressed by the quality of the food in this place, which is nicely situated just across the street from Clifford's Tower. The place was relatively quiet as we were there mid-week, but the welcome was warm and service friendly. My starter of...aubergine parmigiana was delicious, if rather filling, and my husband's deep fried halloumi cheese was equally tasty. We liked that the menu wasn't too huge: always a good sign, I feel, as it means the chef can concentrate on getting smaller numbers of dishes just right. Our duck and braised lamb main courses were imaginatively prepared and wonderfully cooked: clearly an accomplished chef! Clean plates for each of us, but alas, too full for dessert. Will definitely return!More

Warm welcome, lovely view of Clifford's Tower and every course delicious. (Grilled Halloumi, Lobster Ravioli, Mango and Passion fruit ice-cream cheesecake). Very reasonably priced.