Olivers Bar & Restaurant

4.2

400 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

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2 people

30 Dec 2024

23:30

Booked 1 time today

Good for groups
Good for special occasions
Charming

As well as intimate and cosy meals for couples or small groups, we are also a noted venue for group bookings, including cocktail classes, birthdays, hen parties, and weddings - all of which may be combined with a two/three-course meal, buffet, or something more bespoke. Once a month we host the Oliver's bottomless brunch, with option to upgrade to bottomless cocktails. These are always popular and we recommend booking well in advance.

For any bookings over 20 people we are happy to open our restaurant on a Monday - Wednesday - Please contact us direct for more information.

On Fridays and Saturdays, the bar and dance floor area turns into a club setting from 9pm - please consider this when booking late tables in the restaurant.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, English, Cocktail Bar
Hours of Operation
Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Dinner Thu 12:00 pm–8:00 pm Lunch Sun 12:00 pm–5:00 pm
Phone number
01634 847629
Website
http://www.oliversrochester.com/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
Berkeley House, 186 High Street, Rochester, Kent ME1 1EY
Area
Rochester
Cross Street
Located 100 yds from the bottom of Star Hil
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
5 minutes walk from Rochester Railway station, served by South Eastern routes from London and Kent. 150m / 2-3 minutes walk from Star Hill bus stop (Arriva buses Medway).
Additional
Patio/Outdoor Dining

What 400 people are saying

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4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
4.5Service
4Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Energetic

Review summary

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Olivers Bar & Restaurant offers a charming ambiance with newly renovated decor and "excellent service." Diners rave about the "outstanding" Sunday roast and generous portion sizes. While some found the atmosphere lacking, others praised the "amazing" evening experience. Accommodating staff and beautifully presented dishes make it a memorable visit.

400 Reviews

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James
Kent
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went to Oliver’s for our staff Christmas party. The service was excellent and the food was amazing. Reasonably priced, will definitely be going back again!
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Liz
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 1 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Really excellent food. Fab building. So welcoming and kind to my dog too.
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Erin
Essex
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on 26 October 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
The food was expensive and mediocre, I wouldn’t recommend this place, the wine ordered never arrived the puddings were actually disgusting. Had to ask for plates for the sharing plates ordered. The waitress was friendly and nice.
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Katrina
Kent
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 29 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Sunday roast was amazing will definitely be back. Delicious puddings too
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David
London
18 reviews
4.0
18 reviews
Dined on 22 September 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
We haven't eaten at Olivers for a few months during wh8ch time it has been refurbished. The menu on the web side needs updating. There is no longer a 2 or 3 course selection for a fixed price, at least on a Sunday. Starters of which there are only 3 choices are ordered separately. (A coice of 3 starters is insufficient). The mains can be ordered separately (£2 extra) or a sharing board at £20 per head. Not too impressed with the wine selection. The Chardonnay is overpriced. Altogether a little disappointing and we may not have a Sunday roast here again.
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HayleyH
Kent
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 28 July 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had a great experience here when we came for lunch to celebrate my friends 80th birthday. My friend had been hoping for steak as we had been here before and had steak which was amazing but it was a set sunday menu. We mentioned to our server that we had hoped for steak and he spoke to the chef and arranged this even though it was not part of the lunch menu. We ended up with a beautiful,perfectly cooked steak, a lovely fresh salad and some delicious chips. What great service. Our server was such a nice person and very accommodating.
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Elsie
VIP
London
52 reviews
5.0
52 reviews
Dined on 21 July 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We absolutely loved our Sunday lunch at Oliver’s and it far exceeded our expectations. The shared roast (one between two with individual choice of meat) was outstanding. Very generous portion sizes with excellent quality food, great accompaniments (roast potatoes, mixed carrots and beans, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire puds) and excellent service. Also loved the new decor. Cannot recommend highly enough. We will be back!
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OpenTable Diner
Kent
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 20 July 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
Didn’t actually have food so can’t comment Drinks were nice Good service No atmosphere though we got bored and left Toilets are also very confusing no clear signs
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corinnem
VIP
Kent
28 reviews
4.0
28 reviews
Dined on 30 June 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Beautifully cooked and presented Sunday roast. No other choice, would have liked a couple more options.
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Michael
Kent
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 29 June 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
The service was absolutely lovely, and cannot fault the staff whatsoever! Unfortunately the food wasn’t really great, especially not for the price of it. The atmosphere also wasn’t very good, it was mostly empty with loud dance music playing? Very strange.
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Olivers Bar & Restaurant is rated 4.2 stars by 400 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

30 Dec 2024

23:30

Booked 1 time today

Berkeley House, 186 High Street, Rochester, Kent ME1 1EY

Additional information

Cross Street
Located 100 yds from the bottom of Star Hil
Area
Rochester
Hours of Operation
Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Dinner Thu 12:00 pm–8:00 pm Lunch Sun 12:00 pm–5:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, English, Cocktail Bar
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
5 minutes walk from Rochester Railway station, served by South Eastern routes from London and Kent. 150m / 2-3 minutes walk from Star Hill bus stop (Arriva buses Medway).
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Patio/Outdoor Dining

Website
http://www.oliversrochester.com/
Phone number
01634 847629

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