About The Olive Tree
Cleghorn's tasting menus move with the seasons and reflect both restraint and confidence: a langoustine course of startling simplicity; a lamb dish that manages to taste simultaneously of the Somerset countryside and a summer in Liguria; a dessert built around Cheddar strawberries and cultured cream that is one of the finest things produced in British restaurant kitchens. The wine list, with its particular strength in France and Italy, is as considered as the food.
The room is elegant — low-lit, warm-toned, with the townhouse proportions of Bath itself — and service moves at the pace of a serious meal rather than a timed sitting. The Olive Tree is a restaurant that has earned its position at the top of the city's dining hierarchy and shows no inclination to rest on it.
Best Occasion Fit
The Olive Tree is Bath's finest proposal venue: the room is romantic by nature, the kitchen can be briefed in advance, and the hotel above means the evening can continue uninterrupted. For client entertaining, it is the city's only room that signals Michelin-starred ambition without leaving Bath.
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