Great food is what you get when you combine good quality ingredients with a skilled chef. The service was exemplary and the ambience is a welcome respite from the business of the Wellingborough Road. This is our first visit but it won't be our last. Highly recommended.
Debs de Vries
Warmly welcomed, original, fresh and interesting food that was delicious!
Dhiren Mistry
We went as a party of 10 for lunch and the food wasn't great, no one had finished their mains.It was disappointing there wasn't any salad or sauces (BBQ sauce doesn't work with a Mediterranean dish) with the meat platter.The tagine was too sweet and bland. The potato was still hard and undercooked, the rice portion was tiny (see pictures) compared to the main. The food lacked flavour. We asked for chilli sauce and it had no heat - more of a tomato salsa ?. The Lentils in the Bolognese was still hard and undercooked.The best dish was the free crispy bread and olive hummus (see pictures) that came out whilst we were waiting.Everyone in the party travelled for more than two hours only to leave hungry ?.I love independent restaurants and wish the food was better.The Stuffed Olive is a lovely restaurant with lots of thought put into the decor, lighting and ambience. There's a private dining room upstairs.The service was attentive and friendly staff. Lots of parking nearby and loads of independent shops on the busy high street.
Kassia J M
Honestly the main food could have been better at this price point. However I wouldn't think twice to come again for some wine and dessert or a starter! Absolutely delicious wine selection and the staff was very pleasant.
phil salt
Great food and service definitely
Blake stevens
Great food as always, been visiting for
Dominic Moss
Disappointing, I read the reviews and thought this place had promise. Staff were faultless but the food was underwhelming. The meat and vegetarian sharing skewers were a bit bland, some hummus or oil/vinegar would have helped liven them up. Main courses were unexceptional. Prices are a bit high for the fare on offer.
Amanda Barry
The food was ok, we had meat antipesto to start. It came on skewers. Underwhelming, quite smalm portions.@£7.50 per head. My daughter had the stuffed chicken for main, which was nice. We had Paella. - a bit bland, no prawns or squid, just clams & mussles, small portions, no lemon or complimentary bread. Ordered some wine, the bottle was warm, so had we had to chose different wine. It was ok. The service was ok, they got fairly busy though. It was just about average. The bill was £116 for 3. I wouldn't go back. There are nicer places to eat that are more value for money. We came home after a few drinks and ordered Pizza. We wouldn't normally do that ?
Emily
We had a beautiful meal at The Stuffed Olive, amazing food and very friendly staff. No doubt we will be making a trip back soon.
Max Corley
The Stuffed Olive deserves a solid 5 stars! The staff anre exceptionally friendly and accommodating, creating a welcoming atmosphere. The food is top-notch, offering a delightful culinary experience. The restaurant itself is beautifully designed, adding to the overall charm of the dining experience. A definite recommendation for those seeking great food and a pleasant ambiance!
We had our work Christmas party here. The restaurant is really lovely and nicely spaced out. The food was good, had a goats cheese tart to start with (though they did actually forget to bring it out at first), halibut for main which was delicious and then a mixed berry cheesecake to finish. The food was good, service was good. Will go back!
Lily Pegg
I would put 0 stars if i could.. Management at this place do not pay their staff - they have caused my friend a lot of stress by this especially at such a difficult time of year - do not recommend.
The_Doc99
Starting with the positive, the food was fine. Nicely cooked and tasty. Some of the waiting staff were OK. But on the flip side, they had corporate parties later in the evening we visited that they were set up for and it felt as if our presence was an inconvienience to them. Worst of all, the waitress who brought the card payment at the end of the meal was indifferent to the point of rudeness - there was an issue around which cards they take and which they don't - she was either being deliberately obtuse or was clueless. It's been quite a while since we've been here and we were trying it out to see if we'd start going here to eat again. Suffice to say, we won't be.
Gabor Sziklai
We had a drink here, but we decided to go towards later. The place looks nice, the waitress was kind.
Been coming here annually for way over 12 years, it's our treat to come here and we have fond memories of this place. First of, the staff have always been first class at this place and that has never changed. The restaurant is always clean and is pleasant, although it was very sad to see it so quiet and it had an effect on the atmosphere.I hope that this was a one off. On recent visits on a Saturday night there also used to be some live music, which added to the atmosphere, but this sadly wasn't on and the background music kept stopping and leaving silence at times. Food: again, we loved this place as it always used to be first class, but I felt underwhelmed with the food on offer. I ended up opting for a burger (very unlike me) and it tasted pretty awful and certainly didn't taste homemade but more like a frozen one. The starter however, whitebait was amazing! And this was of good quality. Overall, I feel sad to leave a fairly negative review, but I do hope that the feedback is taken on board. As we will continue to visit in hope that it changes from the last one.
Great food is what you get when you combine good quality ingredients with a skilled chef. The service was exemplary and the ambience is a welcome respite from the business of the Wellingborough Road. This is our first visit but it won't be our last. Highly recommended.
Warmly welcomed, original, fresh and interesting food that was delicious!
We went as a party of 10 for lunch and the food wasn't great, no one had finished their mains.It was disappointing there wasn't any salad or sauces (BBQ sauce doesn't work with a Mediterranean dish) with the meat platter.The tagine was too sweet and bland. The potato was still hard and undercooked, the rice portion was tiny (see pictures) compared to the main. The food lacked flavour. We asked for chilli sauce and it had no heat - more of a tomato salsa ?. The Lentils in the Bolognese was still hard and undercooked.The best dish was the free crispy bread and olive hummus (see pictures) that came out whilst we were waiting.Everyone in the party travelled for more than two hours only to leave hungry ?.I love independent restaurants and wish the food was better.The Stuffed Olive is a lovely restaurant with lots of thought put into the decor, lighting and ambience. There's a private dining room upstairs.The service was attentive and friendly staff. Lots of parking nearby and loads of independent shops on the busy high street.
Honestly the main food could have been better at this price point. However I wouldn't think twice to come again for some wine and dessert or a starter! Absolutely delicious wine selection and the staff was very pleasant.
Great food and service definitely
Great food as always, been visiting for
Disappointing, I read the reviews and thought this place had promise. Staff were faultless but the food was underwhelming. The meat and vegetarian sharing skewers were a bit bland, some hummus or oil/vinegar would have helped liven them up. Main courses were unexceptional. Prices are a bit high for the fare on offer.
The food was ok, we had meat antipesto to start. It came on skewers. Underwhelming, quite smalm portions.@£7.50 per head. My daughter had the stuffed chicken for main, which was nice. We had Paella. - a bit bland, no prawns or squid, just clams & mussles, small portions, no lemon or complimentary bread. Ordered some wine, the bottle was warm, so had we had to chose different wine. It was ok. The service was ok, they got fairly busy though. It was just about average. The bill was £116 for 3. I wouldn't go back. There are nicer places to eat that are more value for money. We came home after a few drinks and ordered Pizza. We wouldn't normally do that ?
We had a beautiful meal at The Stuffed Olive, amazing food and very friendly staff. No doubt we will be making a trip back soon.
The Stuffed Olive deserves a solid 5 stars! The staff anre exceptionally friendly and accommodating, creating a welcoming atmosphere. The food is top-notch, offering a delightful culinary experience. The restaurant itself is beautifully designed, adding to the overall charm of the dining experience. A definite recommendation for those seeking great food and a pleasant ambiance!
Restaurantji Recommends
We had our work Christmas party here. The restaurant is really lovely and nicely spaced out. The food was good, had a goats cheese tart to start with (though they did actually forget to bring it out at first), halibut for main which was delicious and then a mixed berry cheesecake to finish. The food was good, service was good. Will go back!
I would put 0 stars if i could.. Management at this place do not pay their staff - they have caused my friend a lot of stress by this especially at such a difficult time of year - do not recommend.
Starting with the positive, the food was fine. Nicely cooked and tasty. Some of the waiting staff were OK. But on the flip side, they had corporate parties later in the evening we visited that they were set up for and it felt as if our presence was an inconvienience to them. Worst of all, the waitress who brought the card payment at the end of the meal was indifferent to the point of rudeness - there was an issue around which cards they take and which they don't - she was either being deliberately obtuse or was clueless. It's been quite a while since we've been here and we were trying it out to see if we'd start going here to eat again. Suffice to say, we won't be.
We had a drink here, but we decided to go towards later. The place looks nice, the waitress was kind.
Been coming here annually for way over 12 years, it's our treat to come here and we have fond memories of this place. First of, the staff have always been first class at this place and that has never changed. The restaurant is always clean and is pleasant, although it was very sad to see it so quiet and it had an effect on the atmosphere.I hope that this was a one off. On recent visits on a Saturday night there also used to be some live music, which added to the atmosphere, but this sadly wasn't on and the background music kept stopping and leaving silence at times. Food: again, we loved this place as it always used to be first class, but I felt underwhelmed with the food on offer. I ended up opting for a burger (very unlike me) and it tasted pretty awful and certainly didn't taste homemade but more like a frozen one. The starter however, whitebait was amazing! And this was of good quality. Overall, I feel sad to leave a fairly negative review, but I do hope that the feedback is taken on board. As we will continue to visit in hope that it changes from the last one.