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Eat and drink · Nailsworth
The Olive Tree, Nailsworth
A family-run Mediterranean restaurant and coffee house on George Street, Nailsworth, since 2004, serving breakfast, pizzas, afternoon tea and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.
Family-friendly
A busy, friendly all-day place in the middle of Nailsworth: breakfast from 8.30am, pizzas and Mediterranean dishes at lunch, and dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. Book, because it fills.
- Good: Breakfast from 8.30am, Monday to Saturday
- Good: Afternoon tea with gluten-free or vegan versions
- Good: Whole menu available to click and collect
- Good: Free evening parking opposite after 5pm
- Worth knowing: Closed on Sundays; dinner Friday and Saturday only
- Worth knowing: Daytime parking opposite is limited to 2 hours
About
The Olive Tree is a family-run restaurant and coffee house at 28 George Street in Nailsworth, open since 2004. Its cooking is Mediterranean, with pizzas alongside, and it serves through the day: breakfast from 8.30am to noon, then lunch with last orders at 2.30pm, and coffee and homemade cake until 3pm, from Monday to Saturday. On Friday and Saturday evenings it opens again for dinner from 5pm, with last orders at 9pm. It is closed on Sundays.
Afternoon tea is sandwiches, savouries, soup, small cakes and scones with clotted cream, with Birchall's tea or the house coffee. In 2026 it cost £29.99 a head, or £39.99 with a glass of bubbles, and gluten-free or vegan versions cost £5 more. It is served from noon to 2pm on weekdays and from 2pm to 4pm on Saturdays, and needs booking at least two days ahead.
The restaurant says it is always busy, so book online or by phone. The whole menu can also be ordered for collection. For parking, use the Morrisons car park opposite, which has a 2-hour limit enforced by camera from 9am to 5pm and is free in the evening.
William's for fish and Hobbs House Bakery for bread are a few minutes' walk away in the centre.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | 08:30 to 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:30 to 15:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 to 15:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 to 15:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Breakfast 8.30am to noon; lunch from noon, last orders 2.30pm; dinner Friday and Saturday from 5pm, last orders 9pm. Closed on Sundays.
The details
- Food
- European · Pizza · Café food
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Afternoon tea · Dinner
- Dietary
- Vegan dishes · Gluten-free dishes
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Features
- Restaurant · Café
- History
- Family-run since 2004
- Parking
- Morrisons car park opposite: 2-hour limit, camera-controlled, 9am to 5pm; free from 5pm to 11pm.
Photos
A window table 
The courtyard garden 
Afternoon tea 
The courtyard
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