L'Ortolan in Wokingham

Experienced the Chef's Table: a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the company of staff behind the scenes, insider knowledge, and their deep knowledge.

I booked a Virgin experience meal at the L'Ortolan for my wife's birthday. It was our first time eating at such a restaurant and did not know what to expect, but have not been disappointed and were both very impressed. Food was out of this world and staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Our main waiter was Alex, he made the experience even better...Great balance of treating us extremely well, mixed in with humour and professionalism.I reccomend to anyone!

Had a great night here with friends. Service was warm, unpretentious, and extremely professional. Chef's menu + wine pairings were interesting and delicious!

We had a lovely family birthday celebration here. Food was so interesting and our teenage kids experienced something very different to what they normally eat.The 8 course tasting menu took 3 hours to get through, and level of service wasn't too overbearing as can be in top end restaurants.Classic flight of wines 2 of us enjoyed, and learnt about new wines as they were introduced.1 star dropped as after already opting for flight of wine and truffle course supplement, was then offered a wine at extra cost to go with the truffle course; that felt like too many upsells!Overall though, would recommend as not just a lunch but a lovely way to spend time with family chatting and trying new flavours

Excellent service and food was delicious. Staff explained each course and were very attentive. A lovely way to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary

Honest Review,Atmosphere - nothing special few paintings on the walls some basic spot lights white walls, dark seats white and dark red table clothes. underwhelming.The food, for a Michelin star restaurant was very disappointing simple and bland dishes. the dishes arrangements were very nice but the food itself, average nothing unique, flavours were lacking... Very salty dishes on the 2 starting courses the balance was just not there...Personally felt that most of the menu was based on low quality meat cuts/parts and ingredients and that the plating was trying to make up for the loss of value...the biggest let down in my eye is the sauces and the combination put together just didn't produce anything special...The desserts were very good nothing to say about those... but that was 1 out of the 7 dishes offered on the course, and going there just for the dessert, well...lack of attention to detail ... many times we ran out of drinks and we had no one come to offer more or serve us more...One of the waiters was also between each dish putting the cutlery down diagonally or at strange angles and its just all these little details that really did not impress...I sadly would there really not recommend this restaurant and will probably never go again even thought the staff was nice... Extremely overpriced for what it is...

Lovely venue. Good was delicious and the cocktails were good tooWe had the tasting menu with the classic wine pairing. Was amazing and left absolutely stuffed. All in the meal was around 3 hours but we had a drink in the lounge before our mealWe didn't feel rushed at any point and the service was very attentive.Our night was just over £400 when you add in service. Not a regular trip based on this but well worth the visit for s special occasion

Great food and fab wines. The service is exceptional too. It's priced exactly where you would expect such a quality restaurant to be but it's easy to end up with a very big bill if you get tempted by the additional courses or an extra cocktail or too. Of course you may have more self restraint than my friends and I so may not encounter this issue 😊

It was wonderful that they accommodated us after our voucher had expired a long time ago. Thank you for that. We had the tasting menu. The waiting staff were obviously trained to a very 'old fashioned' standard which made them seem quite aloof but they did loosen up as the meal went on which was good. The food was very good but not amazing. Drinks very expensive, 2 small aperitifs, 2 coffees and the service charge came to £65.00.

Just wow! An overall fantastic experience from start to finish. From the first little appetiser you will be blown away with a huge flavour sensation that will only get better and better as your meal goes on. Opening you up to flavour combinations you would never imagine working together but in reality it's delicious. Also all the staff were fantastic and extremely attentive, could not fault them. Can't wait for my next visit!