The Old Orchard in Hillingdon

Beautiful place in a beautiful location with amazing views. Ben, the Landlord, and his staff have made the place extremely popular. The food is very good and Ben resolves any issues with the utmost importance. If you are local, or passing through, this is the place to visit. Thanks Ben.

Been here before, dont know what happened but all went down since my last visit. food not that special anymore, service lazy and slow… just for the view. 0/10

perfect in everyway, the staff and food excellent, atmosphere super, love the pictures on the wall, the decoration and even the loos - first class! probably the best pub experience ever! xxx

Nice pub, warm and bustling. Staff not knowledgeable about the ciders but had a nice time regardless.

Cannot recommend the Old Orchard enough! We were a group of 12 here for Easter Sunday lunch. The food was delicious and Sofie our server was amazing! We will definitely be returning! Thank you :)

A lovely last minute decision to go for lunch at a beautiful location looking across the Colne valley. The service was great, friendly and efficient staff and the food was outstanding. My wife thoroughly enjoyed the light bit fishcake and salad and my fillet steak sandwich was a gastronomic delight. Cooked medium rare and the additional balsamic onions in the sandwich were lovely. The dressing on the rocket side salad was a taste sensation and it was a very pleasant experience on a sunny Easter Saturday lunch time. Highly recommended.

I visited The Old Orchard for the first time with friends on Friday and was served by Dan M. He recommended the fish with chips, which was a great choice. The service was excellent, and the decor was warm and rustic. I’ll definitely be back!

Excellent english pub with great views and really big outdoor area. Not much of a vegetarian selection in the menu but manageable. Overall ratingswise good.

Great pub, enjoyed the food and the view!

Amazing view, but the food was awful. Mushroom pie had pickled onions in it which is very strange. We told the waiter that the pie wasn’t nice and he didn’t have much to say so not great service. Aside from that we ordered chips and got about 10 in total in a tiny pot, which were underdone, and the prawns in the prawn cocktail tasted of nothing and were hard. Wouldn’t eat here again.

Generous portion of lamb shank, excellent fish and chips. Dog friendly pub.

Absolute mess of a place glasses and mess everywhere. Que was ridiculous for bar, won’t visit again very disappointed

Lovely bar, with the staff always being attentive to customers and the pub itself. Great views and plenty of drinks to choose from for those beer garden days!

Delicious Sunday Roast fantastic service from our waiter sorry ive forgotten his name it was Sunday evening we were a party of 10 if that helps would highly recommend

Stunning views that are now scared by HS2

Wonderful, warm, open fire and large car park. Outside seating for smokers. There is a wonderful evening views across the fields. The food here is of a very high standard. Meat falls from the bone, vegetables crunch and dessert screams at you. Everything about this place is of a high standard except the price. It's really reasonable.Loved it and will keep returning.

Great food, Great service, lovely location. All sadly let down by the incessantly barking dogs, not a pleasant soundtrack for an evening meal. The dog issue could be seriously triggering for anyone with a fear of uncontrolled dogs. Lot's of garden space outside and cover for dog owners and their uncontrolled dogs.

Nice pub food was a bit bland . Nice fires

Sprawling countryside pub with beautiful views. Every dish I've had here has been fulfilling, and portions are large too. We've spent many summer nights enjoying the fantastic garden area, and I love all the different indoor spaces. But I hadn't actually realised that there was a dog-friendly area indoors, which was perfect for my most recent visit with my friend and her dog. Food and service continue to be good.

Excelent large pub with superb views Loads of seating inside and outside. Good,selection of draught ales. Food is very very good . Staff are efficient and attentive.

I’ve been three times in the past year, each time the food has been wonderful but the service so poor. No place to check in if you’ve booked, not enough staff making things really slow… the table we were shown to wasn’t laid at all, I had to ask 4 times for tap water and three times for my bill. I’m a dog lover but it’s too much sometimes, there was 3 dogs barking constantly and the owners did nothing. On a busy day the car park is a nightmare, it took us 25 minutes to just get in the car park because of inconsiderate parking blocking the way. The food here is great it’s just such a shame the rest of it is pretty awful

Appalling experience. We booked a table of 5 weeks in advance. One of our party is a wheelchair user. When we arrived, the car park was in total chaos. No spaces, nobody helping organise. Not even a sign outside saying car park full. Everyone was completely stuck. It ended up taking us 45 minutes just to get out. Lots of angry drivers and disappointment. Surely if you reserved there should be a way of reserving a space too. Especially given there is nowhere else to park with disabled access. We were very disappointed and abandoned our reservation. Won’t be going back.

Great pub to visit with friends or family, suited for children. Beautiful, indoors and outdoors space.

What a wonderful place for lunch. Plenty of parking space, which is essential. The food was very good and the staff were attentive. As it was lunch and I was driving, I wasn't able to sample the wines.

Very nice restaurant with great food ( soup and burger aee awesome) and cozy ambience.

We have been here many times before, and this did not disappoint us. Staff very polite, answering questions about the menu, serving us efficiently. The food we all had was delicious, and the ambiance in the restaurant was lovely. We look forward to going again.

Went for lunch today 12th feb with a long time mate who I played football with just the two of us. It was perfect , immediate polite attention . Fab waitress . Excellent food. Great location

Lovely pub with a cosy interior, fire place, lots of seating, dog friendly, private dining and friendly staff. Beautiful views from this pub and there's a garden area too, great for summer days! The food was delicious, generous portions and the menu has a lot of great options.

Dan the Man—the legend himself! If there were a 100-star rating, he’d deserve 1,000! His customer service is beyond exceptional—it's an art form! Every visit to The Old Orchard Pub is transformed into a five-star experience thanks to his warmth, professionalism, and next-level hospitality. Dan isn't just a manager; he's the heart and soul of this place. Cheers to the BEST in the business! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ x 100!

Had a really lovely lunch here this Saturday. Nice atmosphere, the staff were friendly and our server was really enthusiastic about the food. I got the scallop starter, halibut main and bread and butter pudding. All of the meals were bloody delicious. The scallops were so tender. My partner got the pork belly starter, chicken gnocchi main and we shared the dessert. Hers was just as delicious and well presented. The views are so beautiful, the venue feels historic and is nestled in nature. Really gorgeous experience, will definitely be back to this gem.

I just wanted to give a huge shoutout to Dan at The Old Orchard Pub for his outstanding hospitality and service. From the moment we arrived, he made our family feel truly welcome with his warm and friendly demeanor. It’s rare to find someone who goes above and beyond to ensure that both adults and children feel comfortable and valued, but Dan does exactly that! His attention to detail, genuine kindness, and willingness to engage with everyone—especially the little ones—made our visit extra special. He took the time to recommend great options, check in on us regularly, and create an atmosphere that felt like home. If you’re looking for a pub with great service and a truly family-friendly vibe, Dan at The Old Orchard Pub is the reason to visit! We’ll definitely be back and highly recommend it to others.

Lovely Sunday lunch, excellent service its always very busy such a popular pub. Just wish they had background music and comfortable sofas to relax after your meal . As its such a big pub there is space for this . We go to some of your other pubs in the chain and they have sofas etc so let's hope it happens here.They also have background music.

Great food but the service is really slow. We came out for a work lunch and arrived at 12. The main course still hadnt been served by 1:15. The food was lovely but most resturants dont take over an hour to prepare the food....

I rarely write reviews on here but sadly we felt it was needed this time. We used to love this place, but the service in particular has gone drastically downhill. We first visited in December 2024, had nobody to greet us and waited 10+ minutes before we were shown to our seats. We placed our orders and then waited over 1 hour 25 minutes before our first plate of food arrived, despite multiple questions to staff and being told repeatedly that our food was “on the way”. When the food arrived, it was delicious, but it still wasn’t worth that wait. The manager spoke to us, apologised and (reluctantly) comped our drinks and desserts. At that point, having had multiple positive experiences here in the past, we thought that it may have been a one-off due to kitchen issues/overbooking etc and left it there. We were also given an envelope containing vouchers to visit in January. We returned in January, intending to use the vouchers, but found out that they were only valid Mon-Thu. This part is our fault, as we hadn’t properly read the small print, but we wouldn’t have returned on a Sunday knowing this. We arrived at 4.20pm for a 4.30pm booking. Again, there was nobody to greet us and we had to seek out a member of staff. The manager (from last time) asked us to wait at the bar and somebody would be over shortly to show us to our seats. Fast forward to 4.55pm and we are eventually given a table. A further 15 minutes passes and we were deliberating leaving, before a waiter finally came over to take our order - by this time it is 5.10pm and a whole 40 minutes after our booking time. We placed the order, making our server aware of the issues we faced last time, because he told us, at this point, that the expected wait time was “around 15-20 minutes”. A few minutes after placing our order, the waiter returns to let us know that they had “run out of chicken” and “the beef is not going to be served rare, but medium well”. We waited 35 minutes for our meal, which is fairly reasonable, but given a “15-20 minute” estimate and the issues we’d already had, we were still a little frustrated in the moment. Bear in mind, we still ate at 5.45pm for a 4.30pm booking. The beef was a little dry and chewy, but the rest of the meal was as good as the previous time. Overall, the food is good enough to save this from being a 1* review, but the service is poor enough that I still wouldn’t recommend coming. We certainly won’t be back!

Lovely atmosphere, very friendly staff, and great food

Lovely place to eat and enjoy magnificent view.

A beautiful rustic, spacious venue with ovely staff. Several open fires to cozy up to with a pint of the finest in hand. Highly recommend.

Nice food but service incredibly slow - both the drinks and the food. Took over an hour and a half to get main courses with tables coming in after us getting served first. When I mentioned it, was told the kitchen was busy - I wasn’t fishing for an excuse and that’s not my problem - I booked over a month ago and if you can’t handle a half full restaurant remove the tables or step up. Place was freezing cold. Prices were expensive for pub grub. Odd that the menu changes daily. Unlike to go back.

Highly recommended, great environment, good people, good food and good service. Parking is easy and the view is great.

Good location especially in the summer. Food was good, staff were friendly but the service was underwhelming.

Delicious food, very good service, fair prices. Really recommend it !!!

Top quality food well presented, let down by service, waited nearly an hour for food

Been before this time food was good but service terrible. Had to ask more than once to order more drinks and order was got very wrong. Disappointed

The roast lamb meal was served hot and was a generous portion. Staff were polite and efficient. We return to this pub/restaurant more often than others as we've never been disappointed by the food/venue.

Excellent atmosphere, lively service, great food.

The ambience outside and view is lovely specially if one goes in summer . Best reached by car with ample parking .

Wonderful place. Lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff. Recommend that you visit beautiful place.

Eat here often, food always good 👍. Staff are friendly and welcoming

A real gem of a pub, hidden away in Harefield with great views. This is how pubs should be, very cosy with roaring fires and quiet corners to relax in. Fish and chips were excellent, very light crispy batter, thick cut chips and mushy peas. Will be back to try more!

Great view of the river. Food was mediocre but great customer service

Lovely food. Always tastes great.

Busy, great venue for a meet up

The food is always good and staff pleasant and friendly. Always warm comfortable and nice ambience.

I've got to give these guys and this place a 5 star review. Their food was delicious, superb atmosphere and service excellent (they had no issues bringing out a birthday cake for us which we gave them upon arrival, with candles lit and sang happy birthday). Family friendly and decorated nicely too. Can't go wrong, a perfect Sunday afternoon and loved how the Sunday roast menu also had additional normal menu options for those not wanting a roast (although their roasts were delicious) - so plenty of choice. Very multicultural too which is important to me! Thanks for a great day.

Lovely pub overlooking a canal. Great seating are outdoors. Went Bank holiday weekend where there was a beer festival. Great to take the dog too and go for a walk

Very nice large group lunch in the upstairs private area, most effectively waited and pleasingly quiet.

Stunning location with plenty of parking. Large venue, but lots of cosy corners and a roaring log fire. Daily produced menu, which can be found on their website before you go. Good food and friendly.staff.

Great place for drinks during the summer. Even better view from the outside. Even managed to get some cocktails. Staff are just Brilliant. Food is probably the best here. Even blacklock doesn't compare. I highly recommend the slow roasted leg of lamb.

Really lovely location and view of the lake. I little awkward to get to on the narrow lane. Food was very nice. Good for kids to play outside.

Gorgeous place and delicious Sunday roast! Highly recommend

The best roast dinner I’ve ever had eating out! Friendly staff, lovely garden and amazing view .. couldn’t resist taking some photos of the dog!

It's absolutely fine. :-) and the service is ok, but you're paying for the view/location, the food is perfectly serviceable, too just like any average gastropub. To be clear, three out of five is a *good* review, but I need to leave space for true excellence and amazing places.

This place is in a location which I can only describe as terrible from the perspective of access but fantastic from the perspective of views. There is an excellent beer garden, great views of the surrounding scenery and the pub itself is a wonderful, fairly traditional place with a modern touch. Prices are on the higher side but the food is great quality and the drinks excellent. The service when I was there was not perfect but everything else was. At busier times it's advisable to book a table ahead, especially for larger groups. There is a large car park but the road leading to it is rather pot hole laden.

Lovely country ou, vlose to Lonfon suburbs. Great view over the canal and lakes. Had Sunday lunch. Food was pretty good. Booking the Friday before, we wanted lunch but could only get a table for 8 at 4pm. Place is deservedly popular.

Very nice pub/restaurant. Great place for family meals. Quality food.

I was expecting a Great experience for Sunday Lunch Food. 1st, no particular person there to welcome you and show me to our table. Instead, had to go to the bar and ask. Then he said your table is just over there. 2 seats on table tucked away in the corner. 10-15 minutes later, no drinks yet or waiter. Somebody appears and takes the order. We ordered 3 Starters and 2 Beef and Porchetta Roast Sunday Lunches. 1st Starter Deep fried Brie. I thought the Brie would be runny. Very stiff,slightly cold and no taste. The accompaniment of Chutney and green’s was overpowering with apple. 2nd starter Beef Chics. A bit tough not slow cooked enough. 3rd Starter Scallops. They were nice. Main course. Very disappointed. The Red Cabbage had been braised. Maybe with star anise. If not whatever it was. Spoilt the whole main meal. It went into the gravy. The meat was ok. Even if 1 Slice of Beef. The potatoes, cabbage and greens nice. Yorkshire pudding a bit greasy. Pudding 1 scoop vanilla (nice). 1 scoop coffee ice cream( was a bit of a powdery texture). 1 Coffee. Couldn’t drink it coffee had been burnt. Sad experience considering £54.00 a head. The staff at the end did ask what I thought of the meal. But had no comeback from them or the chef. Also whilst eating our sweet. Although dog friendly. A dog with another customer shit on the floor twice in front of us. Sorry, although not necessarily the pubs fault. Was really off putting. Not a great experience. Won’t be going back.

A Sunday lunch with elderly birthdays. Communication was excellent and all details meticulously followed. Roast lamb was to die for. Thank you for making our occasion so special.

Westernmost pub in london, also the littest. pretty view, nice people, amazing decor. what else to say. go here if you can cuz its awesome.

Very friendly service and excellent quality food and very friendly staff 👌

Apologies, I have just noticed that my previous review gave you just one ☆!! That was an error ... amazing food, great views friendly staff.

A little gem tucked away. The views are spectacular. The food was interesting and good quality. A thoroughly enjoyable lunch

A truly delightful found I. Outskirts London for an awesome Sunday roast. The place itself looks unlike London and is a great escape from the hustle bustle within an hour. The food was totally delightful. The starters were already very presentable and definitely scrumptious. The chicken liver pete was very well seasoned with good texture. The deep fried Brie has a slight aroma and a great choice to just open up your tastes buds. The roasted beef was very soft and tender with great parsnips mesh, spectacular and the quality of the pork on the roasted Pritchett was not oily and the crispy pork rind, that is unbeatable. Of course dessert, the apple pear crumble bathed in vanilla custard with very well balanced sweetness and acidity was a super must have. A wonderful place which can surely delivers remarkable memories. Servers were attentive and the ambience with a cool fireplace and window with a view of lake. Surely worth the drive to visit and it is not expensive.

I visited the pub on the recommendation of friends and I was not disappointed. Nice service. Delicious food combined with beautiful views. I recommend it to everyone. I will definitely come back here again.

My Dad mentioned this place years ago and we went there before, but only stayed outside to see the view. So it was just recently that I decided to go there with my fiancé and this time have lunch there. It was worth the journey there and I said before the view from the cottage was great. Going inside was even better. The staffing there was top service. Also the best cod and chips I had in years. I thank the team for making this experience enjoyable and travelling all the way there from Chelsea, it was worth it. I will certainly be going there in the foreseeable future.

As always, great pub food with generous portions.Staff are always friendly, helpful and attentive.No hesitation recommending the Orchard.

Food was better on this visit. Plenty of craft beers on tap

Lovely country pub, fantastic food, great sunset too

First time visiting here and it’s a beautiful pub and location. Sat outside enjoying the sunshine with a couple of drinks before we went inside for a meal. Lovely inside,good menu and food,staff were friendly and polite...will definitely definitely be returning here a lot.

Great pub, did have lovely views until HS2 was built in the distance, creating an eyesore.

Fantastic views, definitely worth a visit.

Lovely pub, good food, excellent choice of real ales on hand pump. Dog friendly. Ample parking, massive garden and other outdoor seating. Filet steak sandwich was amazing, fish finger sandwich was massive!! Good gf options

This is one of the most romantic and beautiful places to have dinner with your partner. The atmosphere is lovely, the food is absolutely delicious, and the staff is both helpful and friendly. Highly recommended, and definitely worth the money. We will be back again soon. Thank you for your exceptional service!

This is one of the most romantic and beautiful places to have dinner with your partner. The atmosphere is lovely, the food is absolutely delicious, and the staff is both helpful and friendly. Highly recommended, and definitely worth the money. We will be back again soon. Thank you for your exceptional service!

Sunday roast here was excellent. Unfortunately they were very busy and it did take some time to get served. (Need a few more staff on busy days.) however would still return as long as i was not in a rush.

Absolutely fantastic. Great service and delicious food!

This place has gone downhill. Looks like they are using agency staff that don't have a clue how to serve. Food not bad but could have been better in areas.

This is the 2nd time we've been here although is fair way from where we live but it's worth the drive.The food is great it is a bit more expensive but mostly worth it.I say mostly as on this visit the onion rings were very greasy and the price for the ONE brisket starter I thought was a bit too expensive. Friendly bar & waiting staff & I like the fact service charge is not automatically applied.

Great pub with good selection of beers and largess. The food is also good and great service. Lovely view from the outside over the Colne Nature Valley. There is a great outside area with seating too

A disappointing time as the restaurant was virtually empty but we was seated next to two tables of 10 people who were very noisy. Not the silver wedding anniversary I had imagined.

Hi, We were a group of 4 and were served by the lovely Matt. As always the food was amazing and the service was excellent. It was full of entertainment with the customers service and we really enjoyed it as we had guests from abroad to experience traditional British food. Thank you for the great food and hospitality.

Beautiful views in a spectacular location, friendly staff and great selection of craft beers

I recently visited The Old Orchard and had a lovely experience. The pub's outdoor seating is a major highlight, offering a spacious garden with an outside bar and stunning views of the nearby lake. The big free parking is also a great convenience. We enjoyed a delicious burger, and the food overall was really good. The service was quick, though a bit chaotic, likely due to the weekend rush. The menu at the outside bar is different and smaller than the indoor menu, and the drinks menu is somewhat limited, but it didn't take away from the enjoyable atmosphere. Overall, a great spot for a relaxed day out!

The food was ok but quite pricey for what we had. The inside of the building is very nicely decorated and looks classy. We sat outside to eat due to the weather. You have to get your own cutlery and napkins which was a surprise that they didn't arrive with the food. Overall a good experience.

Great views, great staff and great food. Had a lovely day. Highly recommended.

A great pub to hangout on a beautiful day. It has outdoor tables with amazing views. The fish and chips were very good as well. Definitely recommend and would love to go back.

Very tasty food, awesome ambience with a very scenic view and the staff was really helpful!

When will this pub get background music and some comfy chairs to enjoy drinks!? All your other pubs have all this and look lovely inside! Yes you have a lovely view and good food but in the winter the pub needs a better ambience. Hope this happens soon.

Out of our normal area,on business.However realised it was a one of brunning and price pubs which we are used to at home.Very very busy so had along wait for our food .however we had our usual fare of fish and chips which we thoroughly enjoyed.Usual ambience and an amazing location.As good as usual.

Booking for 2 people at 6pm. Got there 5 mins early and was told we are ok to be seated. We were given a menu. We then waited 20 minutes for someone to ask what we wanted to drink or even what we would like to order. We were very patient and could see the restaurant was busy but this is poor service. We ended up leaving without even being acknowledged or eating. Seems like more staff were needed and a manager on board required. Won’t be returning in a hurry. A shame as this is a beautiful place. Food is normally good when we get served.

Two of us visited on a Thursday afternoon. I'd been here before but my companion hadn't. She loved the location, indoors and outside. The views are spectacular. It was fairly windy so we sat inside. The menu was limited as there were power issues in the kitchen. What was available was from the barbecue. I opted for the burger. Not something I'd usually choose. It was delicious. Huge with two patties and all the trimmings inside it. Great selection of drinks, some fairly unique compared to other pubs. The staff are pleasant and professional. It would have been 5* for food if the kitchen had been up and running.