Orange Tree in Solihull - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We have visited the Orange Tree on many occasions, in the past with our kids, this time for an adults event. The beauty of the pub is that its menu covers all bases, with family friendly meals like pizzas and burgers, but also more sophisticated dishes like confit duck or pan fried hake. Today we enjoyed the sophisticated dishes and they were all excellent. Particular kudos to the duck which would not have been out of place in a high end restaurant. Considering how busy the pub was it was credit to all that waiting time was not excessive and that everything turned up nicely presented and piping hot. Friendly efficient service rounds off this great value choice.

The staff were very friendly and accommodated us last minute. We were visiting the area and had no idea where to go for food. I rang up 8.25pm on a Saturday night and asked if they had any tables available and what time they stopped serving. We were told kitchen closed at 9.15, I asked if we could be there in 20 mins would we be okay for food and we're told they would squeeze us in. We arrived at 8.45pm. When we arrived were had a warm welcome and the restaurant was busy. Lovely modern restaurant, where the food was beautiful and very reasonably priced. Thank you. If we didn't leave 250miles away we would definitely go again.

Very disappointed with our meal today. We both chose the chilli prawn risotto that I’ve had before. Today it was virtually inedible because there was far too much chilli in it. I removed most of mine and it was still unpleasantly hot. We told the waitress when she came to collect our plates and she said she’d speak to the chef. That’s the last we heard of it. An apology would have been the least they could have done.

Ive been coming to the Orange tree since it opened and booked today for my Mums 80th birthday because I love the large table they have in the annex, the manager who's name I didn't get made sure our table was beautifully decorated, prepared all the pre drinks with fruit, she looked after us throughout the meal and made sure my Mums birthday was very special. The food was great, kids had pizzas and we all had the lovely specials. I want to say a massive thank you for all your help today, they all travelled from the Black Country, a good 50 minute drive but loved it and will all come back.

We had such a lovely time celebrating the end of A levels for my son. I love the restaurant and the food and service were amazing 💕. It would be fab to have a party in the teepee! Maybe next time 🙏💕

Lovely food - amazing service, staff were amazing interesting and brilliant spit roast chicken and amazing drink selection

Attentive waiters who made the experience all the more special. I would highly recommend the burger as it was absolutely delicious. The bar had a great beer selection that complemented the menu.

Had the best time here was absolutely unreal food cannot recommend more! We had the best time here! If you haven’t already you need to this place!

My son took me for my birthday the food was awful and vastly over priced I don’t no how they can charge such prices we will never be going again

Wonderful Christmas dinner xxx beautiful food & great service - be back next year xxx We had Christmas Day here and it was great , couldn’t fault anything.. food was lovely , especially the scallop starter .. just perfect for the 13 of use .. service was quick and friendly xx just perfect x

Love coming here as food and service is excellent. This was pre Christmas treat and thoroughly enjoyed it. Love the choice on festive menu! Scallops perfectly cooked and my favourite.

Beautiful pub with such a lovely cosy atmosphere, food was excellent! Friendly, happy staff! Will definitely be back!

Recently had the BEST Sunday roast I have ever had! We recently went for a big family Sunday lunch at the orange tree. When we got there we were slightly early so was offered to have a drink in the bar area. Which had a great atmosphere! When the table was ready one of the lovely waitresses came over to get us and take us to the table! All the staff were very attentive and friendly through the whole meal! The portion sizes were very Generous considering the great price. But the food itself was delicious. I thought the gravy was especially good! I would recommend this place to anyone who hasn’t been before and I will certainly be going back!!!

So Dissappointed. Such a lovely pub / restaurant and friendly staff. The food is usually good too but not this time as I had hairs in my main course & unbelievably a hair in my desert too.

Both of us had pizzas, one gluten-free, one normal. The toppings were desperately thin; the pollo pizza was virtually devoid of any chicken. The sticky toffee pudding, which we both had, was awful being neither sticky nor toffeeish. At £8.95 a portion it was scandalous. It's a shame because the decor and ambience are great and the service was first class.

Setting - Very nicely presented establishment with a warm welcoming appeal. Staff - Pleasant and friendly. Menu - Very Basic. Too much emphasis on burgers and pizzas Food - Average. Medium sized portions, presented well but no wow factor. Value - Not the best value for money especially with such basic and simple menu options on offer. All in all a pleasant visit and a nice environment to catch up with old friends. The meal I had was nice, however I would have liked a few more options to choose from as burgers and pizzas aren't my thing. Portion sizes were average and for the options on offer. I felt overpriced. I didn't like the automatically added 10% service charge either. Tips should be discretionary not compulsory. It just made the already overpriced food even more expensive.

I have been to The Orange Tree before, and had enjoyed the experience, but was very disappointed last week when my friend and I ordered Sea Bass served with fries and salad. The food was bland and under-seasoned and, to my mind, over priced for what we had. We paid the full bill and politely made our comments to the waitress re the blandness of the food. Her response was that the dish was one of their most popular, no apology, simply implying that we were the problem rather than the food. We felt disappointed that she didn’t seem to care about the constructive feedback we gave.

The two for one offer for pizza and cocktails are great value – really delicious. However, I was disappointed to see a £2 surcharge for a gluten free base. As good as the pizzas are, I would not pay full price.

The Orange Tree is a fantastic place to go. Family friendly, great decor and atmosphere, tasty food. We had a overall enjoyable experience which was sadly dampened by one of the younger member of staff who displayed quite a sullen attitude when we were ordering drinks. With no offered soft drinks menu we enquired if they had certain brands to which all we got back was a blunt no with zero elaboration on what they could actually serve. In the end we had to leave our table in the restaurant and go to the bar ourselves to see what soft drinks were available as this information was not forthcoming by the girl who was taking our order. A simple solution for the Orange tree would be to offer a soft drink menu or to train their staff in being able to explain what could be served when asked. This would avoid the customer having to play a guessing game or having to leave their table to order a drink. Otherwise the food and overall experience was very good!

Visited the restaurant Saturday with a group of 12 friends to celebrate 🎉 an important occasion. Drinks were served great 👍 cheers .When the food came out it actually made me feel sickly I had to return it and it was a one minute steak you get what you pay for and have to appreciate we are in challenging times and businesses need to cutback.They had a chicken meal been passed about by the waitress I Remembered that was incorrect so I said I will have that to keep up with the group on courses, they brought that out waitress asked if everything was okay Said afraid 😱 not. I gave up and had the over cooked chips.In fairness the starter salad was nice. I am shocked as other family members have dined there and are shocked at my experience whist at a family dinner party it seems likely that we were there on one of those off days.

One of the few places you can go where things just work. Staff pleasant and trained, food good and hit. Beer good. Nice atmosphere. Rare to ge my things going smoothly these days and this place seems to have it sorted

Good location just outside Knowle and tastefully fitted out and decorated. Menu is a bit confusing especially the starters section which lists expensive champagne and prosecco along with olives, pate and other starters. I ordered the hake as a special but they got my order wrong and delivered a sea bass with the veiled threat that I'd have to wait another 10 minutes if I wanted what I actually ordered. Obviously, everyone else would have finished their meals by then, so pretty pointless to offer this option. No concessions offered, just take it or leave it. The sea bass was nice, nevertheless. However, they just need to tune their customer service skills.

Came here with friends for dinner having never been before. The setting is nice with a large garden and well maintained modern interior. Staff are friendly and helpful. The food was ok, and I mean just ok. I had a pizza which was stonebaked but I’d be surprised if the base was made fresh that day, tasted like frozen dough. £15 which I suppose is standard these days It was the pudding that was the real rip off though. We had a ‘special’ sundae to share, £9, which was two small scoops of ice cream with an amaretti biscuit crumbled over the top. Vastly overpriced. Likewise my wife had a pint of lemonade and cordial which was £4. Fail to see how that can be justified! At no point did any waitress ask if our food was ok. It was very busy so I guess they dont worry about repeat business but we wont be going back.

Sunday lunch for 11 people to celebrate a family birthday. Food was OK. Roast dinner came out swimming in gravy, more like a ramen than a Sunday lunch! Service was slow and nothing particularly special. Felt a bit underwhelmed, won't return.

My husband and I booked the Tepee at The Orange Tree for a big birthday of mine. Everything was well organised and ready for when our guests arrived. The venue was perfect as I only wanted 27 people, the weather helped of course as we were able to spill out into the reserved seating area. The food was amazing and just about everyone said what a lovely time they’d had We were allocated our own waitress and we were fortunate to have been given Jess, who was brilliant! attentive, smiley and super efficient!

Absolutely stunning place. Could not fault the decor or the service. Both amazing. However 2 small salads at £11 each were more like side salads, no love, felt really short changed. Very disappointed but hopefully it was a bad day.

The Orange Tree at Chadwick End - on the road to Solihull is a real treat. It is part of a small group of eating places in the "Lovely Pubs" group - and lovely it was, not only in terms of ambience, style and the...

I visited the Orange Tree with my family for a birthday lunch and we had a wonderful time. The customer service was first class, we were served by a waitress called Annie and the manager (I think her name was Stacey), and they’re both a...

Food was good but the service wasn’t great. Only one of the staff was friendly and not once did they ask if we were ok. There were 19 of us celebrating my mums 85th birthday so a mixed bag of age groups. Felt one lady...

Pizza is always great as a quick pop in meal. However we were served by Elle tonight. She was outstanding. They were busy but with a refreshing change she let us know the kitchen were busy so we knew to expect a wait. Which was...

I haven’t been to The Orange Tree for a while but I met up with a group of friends for lunch and we weren’t disappointed. The food was beautifully cooked, the atmosphere was great, the restaurant was clean and customer service was fabulous. In particular...

Recently went there with my friend as it was recommended but very disappointed with the food and service. Although the place is very nice the food wasn't good and overpriced for what you get. My friend was not impressed with the food as it was...

16 of us booked in to The Orange Tree for a friends reunion lunch in Jan 2023. We had such a wonderful time reminiscing! The food and the ambience were perfect. Staff couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. Thanks to everyone for making our...

Went for a Mother’s Day meal with my family and there was a lack of service from staff. It wasn’t busy when we were eating and no one asked if our food was okay until we had finished. My food was over cooked and tasteless...

Having seen some recent reviews and heard from a number of friends of unsatisfactory meals we were a bit in two minds on our booking, but a fairly sizeable group of us all had an enjoyable lunch on a Thursday lunchtime - some off the...

Visited for Sunday lunch on 5th March - the roast pork was nothing short of revolting - -poor quality, thin cut and practically all fat - certainly the worst Sunday Lunch I've ever had placed before me - whether at home or when dining out....

On the visit it was for Sunday lunch and the food did not live up to normal standards, my pork was poor quality with lots of fat maybe 40%. Otherwise it as Buisness as normal

Nice decor and friendly staff, but sadly that's where the positives ended for our experience. Ordered antipasti- told not all items available. Ordered scallops instead- told only enough for 1 person. Onto the mains... ordered a beef roast- told the last one had just sold....

We returned to the Orange Tree following a 2 week break before which we were regular customers of their 2 for 1 deal. The ambiance and food were good however where we paid around £25 two tears ago, last night cost us £35. Not good...

What a difference our Christmas meal was this year. We regularly eat here during the year and have had excellent meals and although our last Christmas meal was a disaster, we thought we would try again. We were seated in a lovely little area more...

Booked in online for Sunday lunch with my son , had a warm welcome on arrival and the blood was great! Have been before but not for a few years, won’t leave it as long next time!

Book a table here for 16 work colleagues and partners. Had a few drinks in the bar area and then sat down for dinner. Service was very good and the choice Ipoh food on the Al a Carte and Xmas menu was very good and...

A fab lunch at this friendly and immaculate country pub. They do a set lunch menu Mon-Fri, and whilst there aren't loads of options, it is excellent value for the quality of food. We had cauliflower soup which was very creamy and served with toasted...

The starter was served with a loaf of bread, very little finesse. Friends starter was overloaded with chilli and so was our main. The steak was chewy and service inattentive. Looks good but food lacks substance

Usually a nice place to visit, however this time staff were not always available and the food was expensively average. We had a nice time as it was a family birthday bash and the staff made it feel nice ( when available)....

What a fabulous pub restaurant! Lovely food, great decor, very cosy. Good for parties, dates and a drink with friends. We're new to the area and feel very fortunate to have been told to try here. Definitely will be back.

Always been big fans of the Orange Tree and had an excellent meal only two weeks previously. So where better to go for a birthday celebration and 3 out of the 4 of us selected the battered fish and chips off the specials menu. Oh...

We visited on a Saturday evening, mixed nationalities, Danish,Belgian, Spanish and English after working an event nearby. Lovely pub, great food and overall great service from the lovely waitres Chloe who upon finding out we all lived in Spain practiced her Spanish with us. Overall...

Visited the Orange Tree previously and always loved the friendly service and lovely food…had the fixed price menu today… started lovely, friendly quick service with drinks and delicious crispy beef starter but then it all went downhill. Waited ages (over 40 mins between courses with...

Early last minute saturday lunch...cheerful friendly staff..neat and tidy inside with fresh flowers being put out..food very good. Couldnt fault.

Been going to the orange tree for years and it never disappoints! Me and my friends all went for a birthday meal and as usual everything was brilliant! Got served promptly at the bar for a drink then when we were ready taken to our...

Never again very poor quality steak returned twice unable to consume extremely over priced the service was ok

Love the beer garden but sadly the accolades end there. The barman didn't exactly go out of his way to be friendly and the price of a pint of Diet Coke and a bag of crisps (from a choice of ready salted, cheese & onion...

It is sometime since we visited the Orange Tree for a meal. What a disappointment. The food was ordinary at best. The staff were generally young (not their fault) and very poorly trained if trained at all (management fault). Wine glasses were picked up for...

A favourite of ours, never disappoints. Scallops as always were amazing. My husband had the Korean popcorn chicken to start; sauce was delicious. Great to see it as popular as ever and lovely to meet Josie who was helpful and very efficient.

9th July 2022. We had a pleasant enough meal but at the end discovered there was no accessible loo. I had told the restaurant when we booked that my partner was in a wheelchair and that we needed step free access to the loo. As...

I had lunch at The Orange Tree with a large group of family and it was lovely sat outside in the sun. I couldn't decide what to have to eat, because there were so many foods on the menu that I wanted to try. We...

We visited for a family 30th lunch as a party of 9. We had pre booked as we had 3 special needs children and needed a semi private table. On the day the waitress was brilliant, nothing was too much trouble. The children have set...

We hired the teepee for a 30th birthday party and it was excellent. The venue is stunning and well catered for come rain or shine. We had preordered food and it was delicious, well presented and there was plenty of it. There is a good...

My wife was banging on about this place so I thought we’d try it for her birthday. First impressions were that it was a beautiful pub in lovely a setting. We walked in the two girls (who were our waitresses - let’s call them waitress...

Dinner with my wife. We both started with crispy duck salad which was excellent. We followed with Ribeye steak and a peppercorn sauce. That was unfortunately spoiled by a chef who was exceedingly overzealous with the salt. So, my recommendation to that chef is tone...

I have been coming here for many years and it used to be my favourite of the lovely pub chain however after spending the afternoon here I feel the food is not the best here anymore-starter a few chicken wings and two little bits of...

Called in Monday lunch having driven past the place many times & not visited thinking it would be full of 'Cotswold type' poseurs. How wrong! A smart, modern ambiance topped by a very warm, smiling, cheerful greeting from Bruno behind the bar. Beef burghers are...

We visited the restaurant on a Saturday at 5.30 with our two small grandsons. We have been several times before and are always impressed by the calm and warm atmosphere (even when packed on Christmas Day). This time we were early to feed the boys...

My main course ‘Crispy Duck Salad’ contained barely any Duck. The Duck that was in there was mostly fatty. Therefore when I mentioned this to the waiter I declined the offer of him obtaining more Duck from the kitchen. The portion of Duck served to...

Well the thing is were to start! Someone else was given our table which we had been booked 4 weeks in advance. Don't order from the prefix menu it's cheap and nasty and don't think you're getting a bargain the main was left over potatoes...

Very good meal, very good service, one fault with our meal was rectified quickly. Annabelle our waitress very attentive, easy to catch her eye in a very busy environment. Price £50 for two with drinks, all round really good value for money compared to other...

Visited on Mother's day without a reservation and amazingly (due to great staff) we got a table. 2 Sunday roasts, chicken and beef were cooked and presented perfectly. You could truly taste the quality of the meat and vegetables, definitely not frozen as so many...

Attentive service, we all had the fixed price lunch menu, which was perfectly cooked... two courses and a glass of wine for £18.95. Will certainly be visiting again soon!

We come a lot so when invited to a friends birthday party in the tent in the garden we were really excited! It was fantastic, our waitress was efficient and friendly doing all the running up and down. The buffet was hot and delicious, a...

My sister booked an early evening meal for our mums birthday 5pm last Sunday. We’d never been before, my sister comes a lot as lives in knowle. It was fabulous, we had a big table in a large window and it was perfect for the...

The Orange Tree outside Knowle used to be one of my favorites for dinner whether it be with family, friends or a business meeting. One of those places that was always reliable. The last few times I have been there have been very disappointing. I...

Fabulous food, creative menu, prompt and efficient service. Priced just right Quality restaurant, really worth a visit. Exceptional

Nice pub interior and our food was ok. The big issue here is the poor level of service. The young lady that served us was ok and did ask us at the end of our meal if everything was ok with our food - a...

I was taken here for lunch for a special birthday. I was really looking forward to it. I was persuaded to have the really expensive ribeye steak by my host. This is a favourite steak of mine. Well, when my meal arrived it looked and...

Overall a very pleasing visit. We didn’t realise that this was not an independent until we noticed the similarities between the menus and unfortunately your sister pub does it better! Staff were all pleasant enough but the food sadly was lacking. Mostly hot, one dish...

Party of 12 were served superbly by the staff especially Jess. Although most of the party had different choices from the menu the food was tasty fresh and hot. Overall a fantastic experience.

Decided to catch up with the girls, at our favorite pub. Lovely food and service, missed you Orange Tree,

Nice ambience, good staff. Service a bit slow. Food was all okay, except the pork. Avoid Sunday roast pork unless you need something to re-sole one of your shoes. 6/10.

Deceptive charming looking pub that hides a god awful gastropub out of touch menu that’s dated and doesn’t cater for everyone’s diets. Our pizza was very poor, and the service matched. Our waitress didn’t care when we had an issue and there’s a significant “we’re...

Had a lovely meal last night.Scallops were out of this world, pork belly delicious and brownie and pistachio ice cream yummy!!

13 of us enjoyed Christmas Day lunch and it was just lovely. The food was excellent & even arranged some prawn cocktails for the children & my mom who didn’t fancy any of the starters .... service was fab & we will be booking up...

We visited the orange tree on Monday for a bank holiday catch up meal with our family….. we were all super impressed!!! All food was amazing and came out in good time , staff were so so lovely (can definitely see why are they part...

We booked our Xmas lunch and when we arrived there were crackers, hats and Alice bands on the table which was a fun touch. Festive menu was very reasonable, service was friendly and efficient, food was great. Wine delicious, we had a great time!

Not good food - overcooked and expensive, worth avoiding. I had to send fish & chips back as it was so over cooked it was inedible and the mush peas were very dry & crunchy. The dish was replaced but not a vast improvement. How...

Pub temperature cold. Table position then close to door with freezing wind chill entering pub to our table repeatedly. . Even staff wearing fleeces. Waitresses were requsted to serve us, also for top up drinks! None had conversation with us.. Table next to us arrived...

Excellent service, food was great, 2 pizza's and a Sunday Lunch, all faultless . Service was very good

Had a wonderful family meal here. The atmosphere and decor are very welcoming. The staff are very attentive. The pan fried hake and red lentil Dahl I had from the daily specials was delicious as was my partners Seabass. Meanwhile my 11 year old daughter...

take your chance if you get good food and service ! as i wont take the risk , always got plenty more of better options don't say you wernt warned and dont waste your money

Came to the Orange Tree on Wednesday night for a Birthday Celebration and myself and another member of the party ordered the rump of lamb costing £19.95. We were really disappointed with the size of the portion, as it was very small. There were three...

Been here a few times now and love it. The place itself is beautiful but what really stands out is the amazing food and very pleasant service. Izzy has served me a few times and is so attentive and polite. A true gem and thank...

Everyone enjoyed our visit. The food was well prepared and flavoursome. We all had different mains and some had puds too. All in all excellent and friendly staff too

Went for a meal and asked if we could sit outside which wasn’t a problem. For those considering COVID you do have to go through the main bar to be shown to your seat and there were very few people wearing masks. The food was...

Food and staff all excellent. Shame they allowed 3 dogs in with other diners though, although they were well behaved personally I would rather not have them in a restaurant area.

Visited two days ago and then again yesterday. Driving along looking for a country pub and literally drove past, turned around and went in. Was immediately even more impressed by temperature and face scan before entry, a simple precaution that left us feeling very comfortable...

A most excellent meal and good service. We all had different dishes, my rib eye steak was sublime. Super desserts too. Will come again one day!

My wife and I started off with an aperitif, champagne for her and a G&T for me, both being thoroughly enjoyable, For starters, it was a scallop tortilla for her and marinated mackerel for me. Both received positive comments. The mains were a hake dish...

My parents, in-laws, wife & 3 kids went for Sunday dinner after my daughter’s christening. A big table was provided and the service was excellent. The prices were high but the portions were big and we’ll definitely go again.

We called with short notice for a table of four on a Thursday evening and were told that they could accommodate us in 20 minutes. When we arrived, we were immediately seated and the waitstaff/management were attentive throughout the entire meal. The starter and drinks...

Since the reopening of bars and restaurants, I fully appreciate the difficulty that these businesses have endured during the Covid pandemic. However, a friend booked a table for us on Wednesday 18th August and advised me that a £30 deposit was required. I contacted the...