Genuinely love this place and can't recommend it enough. The food is absolutely outstanding (been many times and never had anything even slightly less than perfect) and the service is so personal - Sharon and the team are fabulous. It's a hidden gem and deserves high praise
5* isn't enough for this restaurant. The food and service is absolutely faultless. Best place to go if you love food. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone especially the crab bisque. It is one of our favourites.
This is one of the best places that I have been to eat. The food was amazing and the staff were so helpful and friendly. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for somewhere special to go out for dinner. I will certainly be going back.
Really tasty food. Steak cooked to perfection, melted in your mouth. Wonderful attentive staff. Had a fabulous evening celebrating our wedding anniversary. Would recommend to anyone wanting a special night out.
Superb place
Food is exceptional
Lovely ambience
Ate there last night and booked again for Thursday
Can't wait to try some different dishes
This is a must try restaurant great value considering you are eating top class Michelin star quality food
Scott Alexander Main-Reade
+5
We went there on my partner’s birthday in May. The entire experience was amazing, from the food, the waiting staff and the environment. I cannot recommend The Orange tree enough.
Having previously had meals in 3 starred Michelin restaurants, I can safely say that this place personifies everything there is to be had with fine dining. Not only is the food exceptional, the hostess and her staff make this place extra special, hence why we return year after year from London. Thank you
Special place for a special date. celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary here last night. The food was amazing and the attention to detail was spot on. A lovely surprise too with a happy anniversary plate.
Very nice place to have a relaxed meal which was beautifully cooked. Nice selection of wines and great service, would definitely come again
This was by far the best place that I have been to for a long time. I had heard good things about The Orange Tree, and they were all true. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was lovely. We will certainly be going again.
Always an absolute stunning experience at this venue. I implore you to try the Lobster Bisque, it is a gorgeous dish. You can not go wrong at this place, great service, great food and great venue.
Lovely ambience, soft music playing in the back ground. Staff were very polite. Wasn't rushed at all which was nice. Food was absolutely amazing , the flavours were out of this world. Will definitely be going back. Thank you so.much for making our evening with you memorable.
Dated restaurant, but great food, and some different dishes.
We had the tasting menu with wine pairing, amazing. £270.00 for the both of us, expensive but for a special occasion perfect.
Most amazing staff working here. The food was spectacular and we really felt cared for. We were invited for a drink on the house as we left due to it being so quiet but we were driving so had to decline! Also they did a lovely little platter for our anniversary. I'm so sorry I didn't get the name of the woman who waited on us, but she was a star and so lovely!
Fantastic dinner for two at The Orange Tree last week. Never been before but had heard good things and was pleased to see reviews were correct. Food was excellent, great wine list, very attentive service, would recommend
The food yet again was phenomenal. The only slight criticism is that I wasn't keen on the wine you get with the taster menu(the red wine and port) and would of liked two bits of bread with the parfait. I only gave a 4 star on the atmosphere because it was a really quiet Saturday night and there was only a small amount of customers in. The people are so lovely as well!
Fantastic dining experience with amazing food, the service was fantastic, worth every penny
It's always a pleasure to dine at The Orange Tree, and Tatjana, Vittorio and their team work hard to make the experience an enjoyable one (even the simple steps from booking a table to arranging a taxi at the end of the evening). The menu is excellent, each dish attentively prepared and presented, and the extensive wine list surfaced some new favourites.
Highly recommended for lovers of quality British and European cuisine.
Nice food and when we went there wasn't too many people. This restaurant is a top fine dinning restaurant as the prices show, but well worth a visit. Plan to return.
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Husband surprised me with the most wonderful evening here for my birthday! The Orange Tree is a beautifully decorated intimate restaurant with real old world charm - for one thing it's quite rare these days to be greeted and chatted to by the restaurant owners but here Vittorio and his wife, Tatjana go out of their way to make you feel welcome and it does make you feel valued. And as part of that old world charm, Vittorio brings a wealth of experience and knowledge not just to the food but the wine as well - the Orange Tree's wine selection is second to none.
As for the food, it was absolutely delicious. I would say that I'm not usually a big fan of goat's cheese but the Skyla Goat's Cheese with Charred Fig was amazing - I could have had that as a main! The Risotto had the best flavour and garnishing I have ever had in a risotto, even in Italy. Just divine. Husband had the Tornedos with blue cheese sauce and it was cooked to perfection - clean plates from both us I can tell you. And desserts - Creme Brulee and Pannacotta, mouth watering so compliments to Martin the chef!
Another really important part of any dining experience is the service and I have to say, all the staff are excellent - Mila, Phoenix, Anna and Carolina were so professional and pleasant to chat to I had to know their names!
All in all a huge thank you to everyone at the Orange Tree for making my birthday dinner so special. I love the Orange Tree so I recommend this restaurant to everyone - it's perfect for couples but suits bigger groups too!
Fantastic food and friendly staff. Great meal out for my birthday.
This was a great place to visit.
All the food delicious and beautifully presented.
Staff and owner were very attentive and we wasn't left wanting for anything.
It was my wife's birthday and and we booked last minute.
We would happily visit again any day and will next time we visit the area
Shamefully there were no shows and we ended up the only ones in there. Kids upstairs running around ruined the remaining atmosphere of just the right background music at the right volume.
Pity, as the food was excellent, and obviously, being the only ones in there, the service was excellent.
Nice touch at the end, bringing petit fours on a Happy Birthday plate for my wife.
This is a must visit, we went for anniversary and was not disappointed. The food is exceptional and the staff are really friendly and helpful. The food takes a little time to come but you soon forget when you eat it. It is a little expensive but I would definitely pay it again. Thank you orange tree!
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They gave us a vegan tasting menu (which I had booked well ahead) with a matching wine flight. The food was really good, 2 of the 6 courses were sublime. The courses were all like reasonable starter portions, so we were truly full afterwards, so don't worry they aren't stupid tiny portions. And the wine really complimented the food, and it was lovely that the waitress would explain what it was and what it would taste like (like a mini wine tasting!). The downside was the physical restaurant itself: it's right next to the road so you can easily hear all the cars driving past, some parts of the decor are in need of sprucing up, the toilets aren't great (men's soap was falling off the wall, and they're super tiny), all of this is not the fault of the staff, who were clearly working very hard. There was also a couple of staff being trained at the time, who didn't know how to serve properly - it's not their fault either but not a 5 star service. It's just that we spent over £200 for 2 of us, which is by far the most ever spent on a meal (it was our honeymoon, so they did give us a little pretty plate of fruit at the end, which was really sweet) and we would had expected it to be more classy than it was. Vegan friendly is quite hard to find in torquay, so I would still definitely recommend to a fellow vegan.
We had a lovely meal with tasty seafood starter, wonderful Tournedos fillet of beef followed by a a great trio dessert selection! A great menu selection to suit most tastes! Thanks for a great meal out!
The food is amazing, as is the wine selection. We had the famous tasting menu, and it was delicious, each morsel a perfect combo of beautiful to look at, with tasting like heaven. Highly recommended, we will be back in a year, hopefully.
Took my partner here as it was one of the best rated in the area, and it definitely didn't disappoint.
After speaking to someone on the phone before they opened, I was able to visit and drop off some flowers to be brought out after our food. I requested a song to be played as we finished our meal. After I proposed to my gorgeous girlfriend, and got the answer I wanted.
The staff were very accommodating making the night extra special with the little touches they added.
Food was really nice and the presentation was.something else. Would definitely go again for a special occasion.
And I would like to thank the staff massively for making the visit and proposal extra special.
You are all amazing thank you so much x
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