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The quality of the food at Orrery is rated 9.2/10 by TheFork users.

How is the atmoshpere rated at Orrery?

The atmosphere at Orrery is rated 9/10 by TheFork users.

How is the service rated at Orrery?

The service at Orrery is rated 9.2/10 by TheFork users.

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The noise level at Orrery is rated 7.7/10 by TheFork users.

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The waiting time at Orrery is rated 8.5/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - Orrery

Name: Orrery
Address: Marylebone High Street, London, W1U 5RB, United Kingdom
Price range: £102 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.1

Reviews

9.1
of 10

Excellent

282 reviews

Ambience

9.0

Food

9.2

Service

9.2

Real experiences from real diners
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Dorothy F. • 1 review
15 March 2025
7/10
The bill for 2 was £425. We had 2 half bottles of wine and the tasting menu. The food was good not outstanding and I thought the whole experience was way overpriced!!!! Have eaten in better food for less.
Omran R. • 43 reviews
15 March 2025
6/10
Seafood Raviolo was very salty, Beef was also covered with salt, and slightly well done for a medium, rhubarb dessert was bitter and sour, food tonight wasn’t great, service however is simply magnificent, very professional and helpful staff, well experienced head sommelier, who made our night absolutely memorable as ever, huge thanks to him.
Crispin H. • 13 reviews
5 March 2025
9/10
The food was extremely good. The service was very attentive. It is rather cheeky to add 14.50% service + £2.00 per person cover charge + charitable donation of restaurant choice. Either a cover charge or service, but don’t add both automatically.
Lucinda F. • 1 review
21 February 2025
10/10
Staff were attentive from the moment I arrived until I departed 3 hours later. Each course, beautifully presented and served. Wines to accompany, selected with assiduous care and attention. Sincere thanks to everyone for making our visit to The Orrery such an enjoyable occasion. We will certainly be back to sample the next season’s menu.
Claire D. • 1 review
12 February 2025
10/10
An excellent meal!
Paris S. • 1 review
8 February 2025
4/10
Feels like you’ve entered a restaurant in the 70’s in terms of food. The restaurant was dead on a Saturday lunch and absolutely no ambiance! All good reviews must be fake reviews!
Sarah S. • 4 reviews
4 February 2025
7/10
Underwhelming on arrival - lots of excess furniture in the entrance hall , hardly a promising start. Food was delicious but the lighting very bright which I don’t think helped the atmosphere.
Vivienne F. • 36 reviews
2 February 2025
10/10
Excellent Sunday lunch venue, good value set menu, great wine list, many choices by the glass. Friendly service, will return again!
Pei FAN C. • 9 reviews
1 February 2025
8.5/10
Had a nice lunch with my daughter. service was prompt. Only half the tables were occipied but they crowded us on one side, having a nice conversation was not the best with the next table so close by. Seafood raviolo stuffing was slightly off, lobster bisque was good. The Dorset crab was well balanced with mango and wasabi. The seabass herb crust was good, the mushroom roll was too much. Cod could add some capers or pancetta bits, just my preference. Overall a good experince
Karen K. • 1 review
29 January 2025
9/10
Service and food excellent. Booking process poor. Because we were a table of eight for a birthday celebration, we were made to jump through a number of hoops. I specifically asked for a table by the window and was surprised on arrival to find scaffolding and sheeting covering the building so it was impossible to look out of the windows. The building work was also noisy.We had not been informed of this prior to our visit. The restaurant offered us a glass of Prosecco each which was a nice gesture.
Sue D. • 1 review
23 January 2025
6/10
My guest & I chose the prix fixe menu, and chose the sea bass option for the main course, which incurred a supplemental charge of £20 each. I think that was an excessive supplemental charge for an unexceptional dish… very disappointing.
Cary P. • 1 review
28 January 2025
10/10
Fine cuisine, professional service, tables generously spaced, quiet, no Muzak when we arrived, minimal later.
Hannu L. • 7 reviews
25 January 2025
10/10
Food, wine, service. I really love this restaurant - never disappointed!
Michel K. • 2 reviews
27 January 2025
10/10
Superb food and attentive but not intrusive service
Piers D. • 5 reviews
22 January 2025
10/10
Excellent food! Service from JP was very attentive but not intrusive, really recommended! Can't wait to return.
Ashok M. • 12 reviews
15 January 2025
10/10
Fantastic food and service. Not happy at all with TheFork. The restaurant stated..... "This was an error from The Fork. The offer is not available at Orrery". Yet Thefork booked me at the restaurant
Julie M. • 1 review
12 January 2025
10/10
The dining room is beautiful, clean lines, light, airy and calm. The food is outstanding, as are staff. A simply perfect experience.
Chris B. • 3 reviews
4 January 2025
10/10
Excellent service and food.
Anthoula S. • 6 reviews
30 December 2024
9.5/10
Goid food with even better staff!
Frankie V. • 1 review
23 December 2024
9.5/10
Very special evening made even more special by the lovely staff and amazing food. I am a coeliac and I felt very well cared for and catered for, allowing me to relax and settle in.
Desirene P. • 1 review
14 December 2024
7.5/10
Food was consistently good. Ambience was unexpected. We were expecting fine dining but it was very noisy and felt more like a food hall. Still, cosy and nice view.
Cliff D. • 1 review
16 December 2024
10/10
As usual impeccable service from Julio and Jonti. The Seafood Raviolo and Venison perfect choices.
Omran R. • 43 reviews
15 December 2024
2.5/10
Dorset crab was overpowered by the wasabi avocado, lamb wellington was simply raw not pink, they were worried that if it’s cooked more, it would’ve burnt the puff pastry, few days ago I had the lamb wellington and it was perfect. Dessert was pineapple, citrus jelly and coconut was just liquid and I suspect that the liquid came from the fruits, it had a strong flavour. Again, they just kept refilling our wine glasses while they were half full. One couldn’t have a private conversation in there.
James B. • 1 review
14 December 2024
7.5/10
In general the food was superb. I'd recommend skipping on the bread to start if you want to manage all three courses of the fixed price menu. Staff were very helpful: One member, when I requested a menu without the prices for a guest, specially printed it. However, there was a low level of English with some staff which caused some difficulties. Only food downside was that the side of broccoli was very plain, and the red cabbage side was too sweet.
Simon G. • 1 review
4 December 2024
10/10
I had more guests arrive without notice and managed to sort out a new table. Service was exemplary.
Giles w. • 2 reviews
27 November 2024
4.5/10
Should be called the Creamery as each dish was loaded with cream and dulling the delicate flavours. The asparagus soup was bland, the seafood ravioio undercooked and the cod came with a Stange apple sauste - yuk! Just doesn’t pair with fish and again swamped with cream. They helpfully put the calories on the menu and every course is 1000 plus- best avoided if you want a light healthy lunch, Very disappointing
Philip N. • 1 review
28 November 2024
10/10
Beautiful restaurant. Attentive staff. Lovely food - expertly cooked. Comfortable ambience. Thoroughly enjoyed a superb lunch.
Victoria C. • 1 review
25 November 2024
10/10
Service is amazing and the venison shoulder was incredible.
Colin C. • 2 reviews
16 November 2024
10/10
Don’t be fooled by the quiet ambience !! Imaginative Menu, artistically presented with good size portions -and excellent service. Noise level was moderate when full,; you could carry on a conversation without yelling. Large and well priced wine list Would return again
Joshua M. • 1 review
13 November 2024
10/10
Great food, white truffle was "unavailable"...aside from that all top-notch
Tim P. • 1 review
7 November 2024
10/10
The space, even on a dark grey November day, was bright, pleasant and welcoming. The service and food were amazing. We didn't want to leave.
P J LE C. • 1 review
26 October 2024
2.5/10
Outrageously expensive , not good food Unsurprisingly huge restaurant almost empty
Phil T. • 1 review
31 October 2024
10/10
The service was impeccable the food delicious.
Ingrid C. • 5 reviews
27 October 2024
10/10
As always, excellent food served by welcoming, friendly, efficient staff.
Sharon C. • 2 reviews
26 October 2024
2/10
Very strange - ordered two glasses of champagne - for some reason they arrived - very obviously short measures. Not the best start. Asked them to correct which they did. Menu is set - this was not made clear at time of booking. Service a bit snooty. Not warm and friendly. They need to learn it is better to be welcoming. All in all very disappointing. Wont be coming back. Too many other places in the surrounding area to choose from.
Margot B. • 3 reviews
19 October 2024
10/10
Very interesting and tasteful combinations, we haven’t been disappointed!
Steve L. • 2 reviews
7 October 2024
10/10
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Cornelia T. • 5 reviews
29 September 2024
8.5/10
We had a nice evening, but I felt the food could've been better and the prices were too high. The restaurant finds ways to add additional fees such as including a 4£/person cover charge which we didn't have at any other restaurants in London (including another French restaurant). Also, there are supplemental charges of 20£ on many of the appertizer and main course options/choices so the dinner instantly becomes more expensive. A glass of champagne is poured as 1/5 of a bottle instead of 1/4. So the evening ends up being far more expensive than one would think it would be or that we thought it was worth. The food was good but not outstanding. We both had the big raviolo in lobster bisque which they highly recommended. The lobster bisque was flavorful but way too salty and the pasta was really not great. Our main courses were good. We liked the location and atmosphere and the service was attentive. Just too expensive for what you get overall.
Sandra B. • 21 reviews
26 September 2024
9.5/10
Had a lovely time, amazing food and wonderful, attentive, knowledgable staff
Steve B. • 4 reviews
21 September 2024
10/10
The food was amazing and staff really friendly. Prices were also reasonable.