Nick's review of Orso

16 of us went to Orso for our family christmas sunday lunch, which gave us all the opportunity to exchange presents!

We all took the brunch menu, which we were advised had changed since printing (the soup) and one of the three main courses were limited in availability – a bit surprising!

The restaurant , which is located downstairs, was rather quiet which suited us well given we were able to congregate around the bar as we gradually all arrived but would have lacked any atmosphere if just 2-4 of us had gone..

The service was good, friendly and efficient throughout and was a highlight of the visit.

The food was mixed – the roast pork was good, as was the soup apparently but one of the main course salmons had to be sent back as it had clearly been under the hot lamps for much too long. The tagialtelli main was OK according to ‘her in doors’.

Alain, who I think was the manager, helped us with the choice of our wines are his recommendations worked well.

Enjoyable occasion but not a compelling proposition overall although this maybe because it was a sunday lunch rather than an evening occasion.