The Olive Tree keeps it local

The Olive Tree restaurant is committed to sourcing quality produce locally and supporting local suppliers. Head Chef Marc Salmon has spent many hours ensuring maximum traceability from across his supply chain. The Olive Tree is pleased to share the names and suppliers to its kitchen.

Oil: We now source our cooking oil from Campbell Environmental Oil. This company in Stow-on-the Wold, Gloucestershire produces high quality rape seed oil, ideal for cooking, but importantly supplies it in resealable containers. The Olive Tree returns used oil to the drum and this is collected by the company and recycled.

Meat: The majority of our meat is now purchased from local farms. Our lamb and pork comes from Bartletts in Bath, ducks come from Madgetts Farm at Chepstow, and as we come into the games season our game will be from shoots in the Midford Valley and Norton St Phillip. Through Bartletts we have also started purchasing Lackhams fram beef. This is a college in Wiltshire supporting local agriculture by teaching 'good farming practices' whilst farming for profit and producing excellent meat.

Vegetables: Eades, a family fruit and vegetable supplier known to many of the top restaurants in the area, continues to supply all our fruit & vegetables. Much of this is grown on their land at Bathford.

Mushrooms we buy from a wonderful organic producer called Mycomarketing. Whilst they are a little further away than we would like, being in Hampshire, their own philosophy towards sustainable production is a good fit to our own, and the quality is first class.

Specialities: Cheese is mainly purchased from The Fine Cheese Company in Bath. Our specification here is that we only wish to show off the finest quality regional cheese of which we are so fortunate to have so much to choose from.

Click on the links above to our supplier information if you would like to find out more about some of these wonderful local suppliers. Alternatively give Marc Salmon a call in the kitchen or ask for him next time you are dining and we will be happy to help if we can.