
The Quicken Tree
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About The Quicken Tree
Inside the Heart of England Conference & Events Centre in Coventry, The Quicken Tree is a British restaurant serving breakfast, afternoon tea, and dinner across a single day's rhythm. The dinner menu runs from chicken wings and truffle fries to a mixed grill, rib-eye, and baked Camembert, with a Sunday roast served with all the trimmings. Seating includes an air-conditioned indoor room and a covered outdoor area looking over the lake. Beyond the dining room, a cave bar leads out through grounds fitted with fairy lights and quirky artwork in a steampunk style. Staff bring food and drinks to the table from the kitchen and bar, and it operates on a walk-in basis, though it can get busy enough that kitchen and bar orders, even something as small as chips and garlic bread, take a while to arrive at peak times.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention quirky steampunk decor, chicken wings, mixed grill and truffle fries.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention quirky steampunk decor, chicken wings, mixed grill and truffle fries.
Customer Review Summary
Speed is the recurring complaint. One reviewer waited an hour and fifteen minutes for chips and garlic bread while a classic car function filled the place, and another found food slow to leave the kitchen on a busy day. The harshest account describes a Father's Day party of seven waiting over an hour for the first plate, missing cutlery, wrong orders, and two meals cancelled after a booking deposit refund was confused with their food, with a promised follow-up call never arriving. Several suggest booking ahead because it gets busy.
Customer Review Summary
Speed is the recurring complaint. One reviewer waited an hour and fifteen minutes for chips and garlic bread while a classic car function filled the place, and another found food slow to leave the kitchen on a busy day. The harshest account describes a Father's Day party of seven waiting over an hour for the first plate, missing cutlery, wrong orders, and two meals cancelled after a booking deposit refund was confused with their food, with a promised follow-up call never arriving. Several suggest booking ahead because it gets busy.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Went here for Dinner with my family. Booked a table for 6 in advance, I would suggest booking as it can get busy. Quirky but great decor, good atmosphere, friendly staff and good food. Indoor air conditioned and covered outdoor dining options with a nice view. Added a pic of our shared Camembert, I had the rib-eye but started eating it before photographing! Family friendly, it would be a bit of a challenge for wheelchair users to access but I’m certain staff would be available to help. Available for all group sizes and has spaces to hire out. Worth a visit.”
- Google user
“I've visited The Quicken Tree three times in the last couple of months and it has been consistently excellent every time. The food is always of a very high standard, with great quality ingredients and plenty of choice on the menu. The service is friendly, attentive and professional without ever feeling rushed. One of the standout features is the atmosphere. The restaurant has a relaxed, welcoming feel, and the views across the surrounding countryside are fantastic, making it a lovely place to enjoy a meal and spend time with family or friends. It's rare to find somewhere that delivers such a consistently good experience on every visit. Highly recommended, and I'll definitely be returning again. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
- Google user
“The setting was lovely, the food was lovely, but the service was absolutely awful!! When you walk in you are greated to many servers rushing about but they all seem far to busy to welcome you or even smile. We ordered and paid for our food in full, and then I remembered I had already paid a £40 booking reservation which they had completely forgotten about. I went and spoke to a server and she said she would get the £40 refunded for me. We then waited over an hour for the 1st plate to come out and then another 15 mins for another 4 to come out. (7 of us in total.) After waiting another 10 mins we asked where the last 2 plates were, they went to check and returned saying they had been cancelled as I had asked for a refund?! So the booking reservation was somehow confused with my sisters and her fiancé's meal, even though I never mentioned anything about not wanting our food, they didn't even equal the same amount, plus they hadn't refunded her they just cancelled it without even telling her. The staff in general were incredibly inattentive, made silly mistakes like giving us no cutlery then not bringing enough out once they did, spilling drinks all over the saucer so you are left with 3 quarters of a drink, not bringing out the correct food or drinks when we did eventually get some of it, and being incredibly unapologetic when we explained what had happened. The younger staff especially need training, I don't think I've ever been anywhere with service this bad. It was fathers day, and my family were all driving back home to Dorset straight afterwards, so 2 had to go to McDonald's instead on the way home! The lady who sorted out our refunds in the end took my name and number and said she would call me later the same day to offer me something but she didn't. She wasn't even the manager, they weren't interested, but either way she never called.”
- Google user
“Really enjoyed my food and drink though it did take a fair while for it to leave the kitchen/bar. Can't blame the staff though as they were doing their best and the place was very busy! Love the decor of the place, especially when you immediately enter. Only personal gripe is the weird AI generated visuals on the TV that were pretty creepy. They could do better than that, like why not get videos of the surrounding wildlife or the water? All-in-all it was good. Would recommend 🙂”
- Google user
“Great place food is tasty however it would be advisable to book as I waited an hour and fifteen mins for some chips and garlic bread maybe prioritise the small orders however there was some classic car function that over run the place Book those tables ...beautiful steampunk vibes and friendly staff Boss walking around with a glass of red wine moaning about the amount of people that randomly showed up (walk ins) Worth a visit though”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Smart modern conference centre restaurant with lake views, serving cream teas and British dishes.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Restaurants near The Quicken Tree
- Food@Whitehall’s4.51063.8 mi£1–15Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsGood for kids
full English breakfast, sausage and bacon baguette, homemade brownies
- 3.8 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleReservations
halloumi burger and chips, 2 course bar meal, cauliflower pakora
- Chicking Coventry4.62074.1 miGood for kids
spicy fried chicken, chicken wings, chicken burger
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Quicken TreeWheelchair accessible | 4.41,118 | — | — | quirky steampunk decor, chicken wings, mixed grill |
| Food@Whitehall’sOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Good for kids | 4.5106 | 3.8 mi | £1–15 | full English breakfast, sausage and bacon baguette, homemade brownies |
| The Jacobean RestaurantWheelchair accessible · Reservations | 4.76 | 3.8 mi | £10–20 | halloumi burger and chips, 2 course bar meal, cauliflower pakora |
| Chicking CoventryGood for kids | 4.6207 | 4.1 mi | — | spicy fried chicken, chicken wings, chicken burger |
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