The Olive Branch in West Oxfordshire

Can’t praise this place enough! Great atmosphere and amazing food in the restaurant. But also we have had a takeaway on a date night when babysitter had covid and last weekend catered for a birthday party with paellas and tapas dishes and all was amazing! Everyone commented on how good the food was. It was east to set up, nothing was a problem and the food was all ready when we collected it. Would thoroughly recommend this place!

Very attentive staff. All tapas were great! Sangria was amazing as well! 5 tapas were quite reasonably priced and enough to be shared between 2!

Wonderful celebration lunch. Our guests were blown away by the excellent food.

We booked as a table of 16 people (14 adults and 2 children) for a birthday celebration. A friend brought a birthday cake and we were told that yes they will put candles on it but under no circumstances could we eat it in the establishment. When we arrived the table only had 14 seats, not a big deal but still an inconvenience. We were asked then if we were ready for food. We weren't asked if we wanted any drinks, the food came before we asked if we could order some drinks. The wait staff were rude, when placing food down on the table we were told to grab the plate. They didn't say excuse me. We did not feel like we were wanted nor that our custom was appreciated. It really spoiled the food. When we asked the wait staff to bring the cake we were reminded quite bluntly that we were not allowed to eat the cake. We had tapas - one bowl of each for 12 people. I am not sure it was worth £26.We paid over £500 for the meal. £5.30 for two glasses of squash that weren't even 330ml. I used to love this restaurant. After covid and not being able to be with the people we love, this was supposed to be a celebration and we've been left with a sour taste. We won't be rushing back unfortunately.

This wasn't our first visit and certainly won't be our last. Everytime we come the service is consistent and so is the food, it's exactly what you want when dining out. We had a fantastic Paella, it was just perfect, fresh and delicious. Thank you for a lovely meal!

Superb tapas and service. All of the dishes were beautifully presented, tasted wonderful and were very reasonable in portion size and price.100% would recommend for a taste of Spain when travelling isn't a viable option. Authentic, friendly and cost effective!Edit: changing to 4 stars due to our second visit which was not as good. We ordered some of the more basic and 'fried' food and it was obvious that some of it was bought in frozen.. My advice, stick with the dishes which are not the norm and you'll get a better experience than eating things which you already know.

Went for a meal on Saturday night, had some bread / olives and shared a paella. Had one drink each - pint of cider and glass of wine and they have charged £68!! Absolute joke. They charged £20 deposit to book, this wasn’t on the receipt and still charged! Rip off merchants

Wonderful family lunch. Started with a Mythos, followed by spicy nduja & flatbreads. Various and numerous tapas followed along with a lovely bottle of Rioja. Even managed to squeeze in dessert and an espresso. Cost a fortune for the 7 of us but service was excellent and everyone truly enjoyed the meal so deserved of 5 stars.

We went for the tapas and wasn't disappointed! The restaurant has a wide selection of tapas dishes at reasonable prices.Every dish was delicious!

Lovely outdoor sitting space with nice music! Enjoyed the bruschetta and tzatziki, followed by paella! The staff is very polite and friendly. Will surely come back!