Square Olive

I had lunch today with my husband and niece. We all had dishes from the special lunch menu and every course was delicious. Our main courses were lasagne, chicken and mushroom risotto, and amatriciana.
All the sauces were in the right proportion to the pasta and were perfectly seasoned.
The service was excellent.
It’s a lovely place to eat, relax and just watch the life of the busy village.
Very good value and very tasty food.

The square olive is an Italian restaurant just across the bridge from Hampton Court. I visited this restaurant with my family and my girlfriend to celebrate my moving down to the area when I finally made the big move.
The restaurant was surprisingly quiet for a Saturday evening but that didn’t take anything away from the quality of the meal. I guess it isn’t well known, but I don’t know. The bar area is nice with a large range of each spirits for personal preferences. The bar staff were very smart and good at making a wide range of cocktails for both men and women. I went for the godfather as it sounded and was the manliest cocktail I could find. They also serve pints though.
The food itself was good quality, authentic tastes and the waiting staff were very friendly and attentive. There is a wide selection of antipasti to choose and share and a lot of pizza, pasta and salad options that catered to both meat lover like myself and vegetarians amongst us. Very light and classically Italian desserts on offer and all-​round had a great experience!
I am thinking out loud (by typing) but I wonder why they aren’t getting the customer turnover. I wonder if they aren’t getting the business they deserve because people feel more comfortable going to a well-​known Italian chain such as Zizzi’s which is just across the road? Not knocking Zizzi’s by any means, but maybe people just choose to go to what they know.
But I say: Take a risk, People!