Purple Olive - Ellesmere Port

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Another absolutely beautiful Curry!!! I love to find good curry restaurants all over U.K and try something different, this was absolutely amazing and I highly recommend having this!!! "Akbari Chum Chum" !! Left Side Curry in the photos. Pleasant Service, lovely calm atmosphere with happy customers. Looks like they have some entertainment planned as well, alongside a curry and a few drinks... This makes for an absolutely perfect evening at a great location/restaurant!!”

• G

  Google user

  ·6 months ago

  “Here at purple olive, after waiting a while for our food, which was excellent, a very nice waiter explained they were short staffed due to sickness...etc, and only 2 chefs. Have to say food was excellent and all the staff dealt marvellously. Considering the amount of customers, and party groups they had to cater for... well done guys. Definately recomend. 🥰”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Fantastic food and service Reasonably priced. Can't wait to go again”

• G

  Google user

  ·9 months ago

  “Awful restaurant. Ordered takeout, did arrive when stated and temperature was ok. Egg pilau smelt and tasted burnt, watery curry sauces and missing food items. Called to try and get the missing items and tried the good old "can we owe you next time?" Blag. I told them no and asked them to refund or redeliver the missing food. Despite being told it would arrive nothing arrived and they had closed when we called back. Utterly diabolical dishonest restaurant, I wouldn't give them the steam off my piss nevermind anymore money. Will be going in for my refund”

• G

  Google user

  ·11 months ago

  “This is an excellent restaurant. I was attending a football match with my son in Birkenhead. Afterwards we wanted a curry and this place was near our hotel. Everything about this venue was superb 👌”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “I recently visited this restaurant and was left completely disappointed by the experience. When booking a table online, there was no mention of a set menu and no indication that it would be the only option available (if there was, we wouldn’t have booked!) Upon arrival, however, the waiter mentioned the set menu but not that it would be forced and be the only option. It was overpriced and extremely poor value for money – we were charged £100 for two people, which was outrageous considering what we had. When I queried the bill, I was shocked to learn that £35 of the total was due to the forced set menu. The manager then went on to try and justify the forced set menu by saying it was necessary to cover the cost of his entertainment. This makes absolutely no sense – entertainment is something a business chooses to provide as part of its service or to attract customers, not something customers should be forced to pay for without prior agreement. To make matters worse, the entertainment itself was laughable – awkward, poorly executed, and we noticed other diners visibly relieved when they stopped for a break. I made it clear to the manager that I was more than happy to pay for what we had ordered (as we would any other time), but not for his ‘forced set menu’ tactics and entertainment, that we never agreed to. His response was dismissive and unapologetic. We weren’t the only ones unhappy either – we overheard other tables raising similar concerns about the inflated bills. I’ll be contacting Trading Standards about this, as it’s completely unacceptable and feels like a deliberate attempt to take advantage of customers. I fully expect the restaurant to come back with a weak ‘smart’ explanation or excuse like they have with previous reviews, but the key point here is simple: you cannot force customers to pay for something they didn’t agree to. It was a complete scam. We hoped it would be a better experience, but will never return. Thankfully, there is a much better place just down the road.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “Worst part is the service, the waiter literally said "your friend is crazy" because my boss was asking for a separate bill. He even DECLINED to take a photo if us on the table, saying "OH SORRY I'M A BUT BUSY" and he kept standing around our table for good 5 mins doing nothing. Idk if it was racism that I felt, but the worst hospitality service ever Food was okayish, probably because I'm Pakistani and I've had a lot better.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “Absolutely brilliant place... staff cant do enough for you... Best Indian food I've ever had. And an absolute bargain. Portions massive too. Definitely recommend and will 100% return.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “One of the best Curry's we've ever had, food, service and value is top notch! Can't wait to go back! Thank you to all the Staff and Chefs!”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 years ago

  “Had a lovely time last night celebrating my granddaughters 18th, our waiter was lovely, nothing was to much trouble for him, the food was really really nice, definitely be going back again,”