The Olive - Waltham Forest

Had kofta, salat and rice. I was served a shameful offer. first, the waitress swore about me like a vulture after one had said to have to wait one. the salad: a few chopped pieces of salat and bands of what seemed to be red carbs or so. no tomato, no gurke or even a fiber band of carrots. to say that an salat almost goes on cheating. the kofta: I have eaten better on a street stable in kairo or in istanbul. the meat was full of ripple and not even the main part was mined fine and was bone-dried, probably a day old. the rice seemed to be microwaves without taste whatever. the next thing to be Turkish were the waiting employees who were from Eastern Europe next to...read more

Popped in here as it's on my walk home from the station and as a fan of Mediterranean food, had always been curious about it. The interior is clean and simple Between two of us, we shared the Mixed Hot Meze starter and the Olive Special Mixed Grill. So basically, a whole lotta meat. All of it was well-cooked and decently spiced, and the rice was actually fantastic, particularly where the juice from the meat had lightly soaked into it. However, the salad was unfortunately covered in a HUGE helping of red cabbage, which I'm not a fan of and there weren't many leaves underneath either I did feel that value-wise, it was a little pricey for the amount we got, and we weren't told that the...read more

Lovely relaxed environment. Great food and staff. Will definitely be going back again soon.

Amazing place. Always friendly, and the food is the best in Leytonstone!

For years go and it is best marinade/grill by far, in which did everything I tried was good for lunch and dinner, plus the staff are always warm and friendly, definitiw is worth both with friends and family!