Restaurant Review: The Olive Tree, Bath, Somerset, England

The Olive Tree restaurant in Bath is in a basement on Russell Street. That sounds eerie, but actually, this hidden-away restaurant has a fine provenance, on at least two counts.

It’s an easy yet slightly poised ambiance at The Olive Tree restaurant. Diners talk in hushed voices while their facial grimaces show reverence and subdued delight. Lighting is dimmed, walls are in a shade of olive with simple artwork, with a feature wall on one side, floors and tables are of wood, with chairs with black or olive green upholstery.

Ambience At The Olive Tree Restaurant

Small bells hang on the wall perhaps in homage to the Abbey bells, behind a white reception while the rest of the room has funky artworks, as does most of the hotel. Sometimes it’s Regency-style, sometimes faces obscured by a primary colour and bizarrely even animals dressed in military costumes. In much of the communal area, carpets are decorated with butterflies; sometimes there are prints and maps. A lot is going on.

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