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Fat Olives brasserie

lake road, Bowness-on-Windermere, England
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Cuisines: European
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
Description: A friendly English and Mediterranean brasserie style restaurant, open all day serving freshly prepared, home cooked food. A varied menu offering light snacks, sharing plates, grills and regularly changing specials. Excellent childrens menu available. Also offering a Cinema and Meal deal in co-operation with the Royalty Cinema which is just across the road.
Restaurant details
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
Description: A friendly English and Mediterranean brasserie style restaurant, open all day serving freshly prepared, home cooked food. A varied menu offering light snacks, sharing plates, grills and regularly changing specials. Excellent childrens menu available. Also offering a Cinema and Meal deal in co-operation with the Royalty Cinema which is just across the road.
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Chester, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW via mobile

Popped here for dinner as only round the corner from where we stayed & it was really nice! They have a very good value set menu but I fancied one of the al a carte specials - pan fried sea trout - and wasn't disappointed! My partner had the cheesy fish cakes which were lovely too. I would recommend here

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Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
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19 reviews 19 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

We have eaten here a few times and it never disappoints. Great menu with lots of choice and the service is very good.

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See 2 more reviews by llw35 for Bowness-on-Windermere
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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35 reviews 35 reviews
25 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

The reason for our visit here was to take advantage of the meal and cinema ticket offer, which really is very good. £12.50 for a basic meal plus cinema ticket is superb value. Though if you want a meal from off of the deal menu there is a supplement to pay - worth noting, but it is still an offer... More

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shrill29, Owner at Fat Olives brasserie, responded to this review
23 May 2013

I am totally amazed by some comments in your review, seeing as you seemed to enjoy our fantastic value cinema deal ' any of our freshly made pastas, salads or seafood risotto and cinema ticket for £12.50 ! You seem surprised that if you had something that wasn't included in that early diner offer, you would be charged extra ?... More

Gloucester, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

We've been here twice now, would have been three times but as we hadn't booked last time we were in Bowness we couldn't get in - speaks volumes. This visit we made sure we booked a table in advance. Food was good and we thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Some menu choices we thought were a bit pricey.

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Morley, England, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

We had an evening meal at Fat Olives and must say we were very impressed with both the standard of food and the service given.My wife,my son and myself all had different meals and all were of a very high standard.The menu is very extensive to suit all tastes and i would highly recommend.BarrieW

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mumbai
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33 reviews 33 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
41 helpful votes 41 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Fantastic food , great rates to top it off. Definitely worth more than one visit if u have the time? The veg platter is great

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Bolton, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

We had a lovely meal at Fat olives as part of a cinema meal deal during our weekend break at Bowness. the food was fantastic... we would highly recommend the Tapas starter! The service was polite and efficient. Recommended!

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

We happened upon this place as soon as we arrived in Bowness for a two-day stay and had a lovely lunch here. There is a great variety of options, and most of the descriptions sound like the kind of thing you'd get on Masterchef! I had tomato and Mozzarella crostini with salad, which was beautifully presented and delicious. It looks... More

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See 4 more reviews by Peter S for Bowness-on-Windermere
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We visited this restaurant as a group of 11 including kids from 1 up to 12. The staff were friendly, helpful and bent over backwards to make sure we had a good time and had everything we needed. We weren't the easiest party, changing our minds, requesting changes to dishes on the menu - and keeping the kids entertained. But... More

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bolton
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14 reviews 14 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We dined at this hotel in April and loved everything about it Food is great and well presented Atmosphere is relaxed Service is top notch We will 100% return Thanks Fat Olives

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