Orange Tree Totteridge Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "This cozy restaurant has become our favorite restaurant in London. The atmosphere is so welcoming."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was relaxed."
• "We were given a lovely cosy corner to comfortably sit our family of 7 and the ambience was very warm and welcoming."
• "It was very peaceful and had a relaxed atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere and setting are great."

Cons:

• "Well it has had a massive refurbishment... but essentially it is the same cavernous space which, in my opinion, is soulless and lacking in atmosphere."
• "The place packed the usual loud crowd which suited me down to the ground. Having to spot to people across from you to be heard whilst eating is not my cup of tea."
• "When full it's quite noisy."
• "The recent refurbishment, though perhaps necessary, has transformed this classic pub into a modern restaurant, and in my opinion, the interior design leaves much to be desired."
• "Shame the food is so incredibly average. It's overpriced and underwhelming compared to everything else."
• "A very weird and pompous place."
• "Flat beer too many kids and dodgy tonic ‘machine’ for G&Ts. Pretentiousness and an inability to decide whether it’s a pub or a restaurant… shame as the location is quite lovely."

Service

Pros:

• "Good service and ambience."
• "The staff are polite and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff were fantastic, really friendly and down to earth, just nice people."
• "We were served by a polite and efficient waitress called Ella."
• "Fantastic customer service, wide selection of alcohol drinks."
• "Given how busy it was when I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised by the exemplary customer service."
• "Efficient service even though busy."

Cons:

• "The waiter still was not in the zone and after my food was almost finished he came back with an empty salt shaker."
• "The waitress forgot my order."
• "After having been pressed for a decision on drinks, payment was very slow."
• "The service is quite appalling!"
• "Food is not bad, but awful service."
• "Had to ask a couple of times to be served and ask for stuff, had to walk to the bar area e.g. to request for some tabasco sauce etc which isn't ideal."
• "I had to wait ages to get any attention."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely Sunday roast and fish and chips."
• "The food is legendary."
• "The food is still very nice and good quality!"
• "The menu and choice for vegetarians is great."
• "The menu showcased a variety of dishes, each a culinary masterpiece."
• "The food was great and the portions generous."
• "The food was very good, especially the desserts."

Cons:

• "Poor value for money in that respect."
• "Food is usually good but when we ordered a medium steak, we received more of a well done steak."
• "Nice roast but the sticky toffee puddings were awful... for over £7 they just weren't worth it."
• "However my wife and I, life long vegetarian and vegans, were deeply disappointed with the food on offer to us."
• "The adult food was surprisingly average."
• "I had the Pork Belly. It was not really tender and 'melt in the mouth' as it should be."
• "The santa brunch, a let down."

Parking & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Ample parking and has a nice outside seating area with a big pond, ideal for lazy summer time afternoons."
• "Parking is available just outside of the pub."
• "The place has a convenient car park outside as well."
• "Service was excellent parking available on the whole a lovely afternoon."
• "Car park is big enough for the customers visiting there."

Cons:

• "Be careful of cars exiting whilst you turn in as the entrance is a little on the narrow side."
• "Parking here is bad though, the car park is fairly small with limited spaces."
• "We got blocked in by a Range Rover that decided to park right in front of our car."
• "Parking which can be difficult."
• "Parking was a nightmare we went round and round looking for a space."