Olive Tree, Bath

Chris Cleghorn has spent 13 years refining one of Bath’s most accomplished dining experiences. At the Olive Tree, the focus is firmly on seasonal British ingredients, treated with precision and restraint.

Alongside the restaurant’s signature tasting menus, the introduction of an à la carte menu, which maintains the same exacting standards, has brought greater flexibility. Diners can now experience Chris’s exceptional cooking in different ways.

The chef’s confidence is evident in dishes such as Newlyn lobster with Isle of Wight tomato, citrus and voatsiperifery pepper, carrot paired with Cornish Kern, lovage and salted lemon, and Yorkshire forced rhubarb with tonka bean, pink peppercorn and Mexican marigold. Every plate demonstrates Chris’s ability to coax remarkable flavours from carefully sourced British produce.

Service is polished without feeling formal, and the intimate dining room beneath The Queensberry Hotel remains one of Bath’s most elegant settings for a special meal.