September 2024 by Caleigh Battishill Webber
This restaurant is a little gem in Torquay. We were instantly welcomed and the service was excellent t throughout the whole of our night here. The menu has a delectable choice of local dishes, which made it hard to choose from! When we had finally decided, and the food was served, we were more than happy!! The food was absolutely delicious! My husband and I had an amazing night here, great food, good wine and service with a smile. Thank you!
September 2024 by Ken Webb
Excellent food , attention to details was second to none .
August 2024 by Karen Small
Took my mum out for dinner we both had the fish and chips it was lovely and fresh all staff friendly especially Tom Chloe Shania and Lottie thanks for a lovely evening
July 2024 by Iain L. Henderson
Do not waste your money going to the Orange Tree. There was an unpleasant smell as we entered.The carpet had stains and the mirror was dirty.The food was not up to standard.Very disappointed.It was really quite awful.
May 2024 by Darrell Stephens
Superb food stopping two doors away for a break ,staff very nice.thankyou
February 2024 by Peter McElwaine
Expensive for what was delivered. Old fashioned and unimaginative menu. Outdated decor. The steak was OK, but the vegetables were bland and tasteless. And certainly not reflective of the prices being charged.The service however was friendly and
February 2024 by Edwin Masters
A very pleasant evening enjoyed by all. We will be back.
January 2024 by amandamS5647KN
We went for my husbands birthday as his parents were down from London. We thought we would treat ourselves. Whilst the food was good, it was massively overpriced, especially the scallops- £16 for three lonely scallops in a shell plate. Again, the main corses were nice but I have had the same elsewhere, better and more reasonably priced. The service was good but we won?t be going back as there are far better options, at far better value,in the local area.
December 2023 by Adam W
We ate here on the 28th of December for my 30th birthday. We were originally planning on going to The Waddling Duck Bistro, but they were closed over the festive period. This restaurant did not disappoint. On arrival, we were greeted & shown to our table, politely asked if we would like our coats taken away for us. The service was fantastic, the ambience was nice and calm with low volume music and the place was busy. The food was flawless, everything had such flavour. We ordered starter, mains & shared a dessert. We will certainly be booking a table here again, a really good find that we didn?t know about as locals!
December 2023 by Chris T
It is hard to be negative about The Orange Tree. The food was good, the Lobster bisque lovely, bass and lamb well cooked with lots of vegetables on the side and a nice cheese board and apple tart. The staff are great and the location and interior are good. I would give it five stars except its all a bit dated! If you are looking for a good meal in a fine dining environment you should not be disappointed but don't go expecting cutting edge cuisine with a modern décor etc!
December 2023 by Jessica T
I have written 5 star reviews for this restaurant in the past, but sadly it was definitely not 5 star this evening!! The napkins were wet, which is small in comparison to the food. Most of our party ordered the steak, which is excellent but the potatoes and veg were icy cold. As it had been put on our plates, some of us endured but my parents had theirs taken and reheated, which then had food being eaten at different times. As we were a party of 7 everyone's potatoes and veg were icy, so no excuse from the kitchen. We got apologies from staff and complimentary limoncello. Sadly it ruined my mother's birthday. The menu has also not changed in the several years we've been going
December 2023 by p_turner584
A warm welcome but didn?t live upto expectations. Not exceptional food that you would expect for the price. Over rated and expensive.
December 2023 by Pingate
We have been before and had a lovely meal and great service but Saturday night we were Very disappointed!! We visited for my 50th Birthday as a small table of 6. We were asked to pre order, so it should have gone smoothly. To start we ordered drinks and the waitress got the order wrong. Then we had our starters served and one of the party was missed. When the waitress came back to check everything was ok, we pointed out we were still waiting for one starter. The plates were cleared and the waitress was clumsy and lacked service skills. The mains were served and the waitress could not pronounce the names of the dishes and was confused about what went where. All the food was luke warm including the sides. The waitress dropped one of the sides onto the table. At this point everyone was just trying to enjoy the evening and not make a fuss as they didn?t want to spoil the evening. The mains were cleared and I asked the waitress if we could add some extra deserts to the order as some guests had decided to have a desert after all (not pre ordered) The waitress said yes and then returned with the pre ordered deserts and a menu. So we order 2 further deserts and only 1 arrived. My husband had to get up and go and find the waitress to chase the other desert. He also had to get up and leave the table twice to ask if we could order more drinks. In typical British style nobody wanted to complain or make a fuss about the poor food or service in case it ruined the evening. We ordered port and cheese and in the end spent over £500. However, it bugged me that the experience had been so bad. So, I called and spoke to the manager to let him know we were unhappy. He informed me that it was the waitresses first night (not my fault) he apologised very reluctantly but we won?t be going back. It would appear the resultant can?t cope with food for parties of 6 and are unable to provide the quality service you would expect from the restaurant reviews.
December 2023 by Jeffrey Lincoln
Decent enough food if slow service...the Hake left a little too long under heat. Uncomfortably cold dining room and had to ask for our drinks twice before they arrived. If the Orange Tree strives to be a top class restaurant they should improve their tiny toilets...the size of a small cupboard!. No room to stand up and open the door at the same time... a no toiletroll holder! its the little touches.... A pleasant enough meal with perfectly polite waitresses.Parking: no parking within reaonable walking distance. received parking fine.
November 2023 by R Marshall
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!
