Orange Tree

The orange tree has to be one of my favourite places to eat in solihull, the pub itself is an incredibly charming place full of character however modernised to make it feel light and airy. It has a huge outdoor seating area making it perfect for a summers evening.
The bar itself is fully stocked and offers a range if beers on tap along with a decent selection of bottles, pints aren’t particularly expensive at £5 ish and service is great. The wine menu is one of the best I’ve seen for a gastropub and the staff are helpful and quick to assist if you look undecided.
The food here is the reason I come back time and time again, service is quick with wait times of 15 – 20 minutes at most on the first course arriving. The quality is fantastic with decent sized portions and everything being made fresh that day. And finally the quality is fantastic with burgers having lots of flavour and salads being unique to the venue. They source their steaks locally and they can tell you the source of their chicken and fish which adds to the farm house character. I’ve been here several times and will continue to bring family, friends and colleagues here in the future. Well worth a visit.

The orange tree is a picturesque country pub on the outskirts of Solihull. In my opinion it’s one of the cosiest places to dine in the midlands. It has a open fire and both a formal and more casual area to dine. The formal section does typically require a reservation, although in my opinion the casual area is much nicer!
The staff are fantastic and will guide and make recommendations on all the courses you have. On this occasion we was very hungry after a day at Cannock chase and the waiter kindly brought us complimentary bread and butter before our courses arrived.
The quality of the food here is great! Waiting time is about 15 – 20 minutes. For starters I ordered mushroom with white wine, garlic and blue cheese on toast. I actually found this particular dish better than the main I had, it had a lot of flavour. For the main I had a vegetarian hot pot dish with sides of Pitta bread.
For dessert I had spiced apple pavlova and cinnamon ice cream. I was expecting something that would be too sweet. Instead I was pleasantly surprised at how well the spiced apple, meringue and cinnamon ice cream complemented each other.
If your after a good dining experience that won’t break the bank id recommend checking this place out! Lots to choose from on the menu and a fantastic location!

Sometimes I feel obliged to try the worst sounding item on a menu. It’s an instinctive impulse to satisfy my curiosity that happened recently at The Orange Tree, a smart pub in the affluent village of Chadwick End. A tandori chicken burger with advocado, raita, and mango chutney, rounded off with a bucket of fries. What? Why?! My first thought was that perhaps this was the closest the villagers would get to a kebab shop offering and that the evenings bell for last round would see a rush of boat shoes to the bar, all drooling at the thought of satisfying their grease quota for the night. My second thought was wow, this sounds atrocious, I must try it.
Try it I did and low and behold, it was tasty stuff. Quite why it worked, I’m not so sure, though there was an element of gourmet kebab shop to it. The chicken moist and with good flavour of both bird and spice, the bun soft and the riata a natural accompaniment to the heat from the whole chilli that lurked unannounced underneath the breast. The mango chutney was mercifully served on the side, as its cloying sweetness really had no place on the plate. That aside, this was a quirky, fun, main course.
And so to the rest of The Orange Tree, which is part of a small chain in equally well-​to-​do areas. Its light and cosy, with the names of game species hanging from the white washed walls, as if to reinforce the rural spot it sits in. There is a fine wine list, a good selection of ales and some truly horrific lagers on tap. The staff are unobtrusive, if a little stretched at times.
I plumped for a starter of pulled pork chilli with nachos, sweet corn sour cream and guacamole. The meat was tender and spicy, yet swamped by the flavour of the chilli to the point that it was unrecognisable as pork. Not that I am bemoaning this, it was flavoursome, the nachos were grease free and the portion was huge. Many a man could get lost in this over an afternoon and several pints. Another starter was wisely shared between three as the portion was again massive. It was a mezze, Moroccan in style and with too many elements to list before I fall to sleep at the keyboard. It was all declared delicious, in particular the salsa dotted with pomegranate seeds and watermelon. A salad with beetroot, feta, and carrot was all earth and salt. The accompanying flat breads left the plate useless to the dish washer.
I knew the pasta dish would defeat it us before it reached the table. It was a generous portion that could have been visible from space. Within the mound of bucatini was fennel sausage, pine nuts, and goats cheese, with a good amount of red pepper pesto to provide moisture. It was as satisfying and comforting as a hug from your mother. It was also way too much food, as was the roast beef with traditional trimmings. The meat perfectly pink and from a good beast, hiding some very good roasties. There was a thick gravy and carrots thankfully boiled past al dente. There were also some green veg served separately. There had to be. Because there is no way that huge pile of food would be enough to fill one person alone.
Somehow room was found for desserts. A brown sugar meringue that was chewy in all the right spots was paired with rose water cream and pistachios. It was impressive in the way that we wanted to try and recreate it at home, though knew that we could never quite manage. It was this course that also saw the only duff dish of the day. A coupe, or sundae, call it what you will, should be a sum of its parts: Good quality ice cream, some crunch, a good quality sauce or syrup, all so that every spoonful feels different. Here it was coffee ice cream with a dusting of amoretti crumbs, bashed beyond the point of any textural recognition.
Once I was rolled out of the dining area and into the car, I stopped for recollection during the journey home. I really enjoyed The Orange Tree. The food is well sourced and equally well cooked. It’s at a fair price point for seriously big plates of food. The portions here may get the back up of those who hate waste, but those should go to enjoy a main course and leave feeling wonderfully replete. It’s a great place in a great location. The locals have it lucky.

Being a real foodie and having this place literally on my door step, I thought it was about time I visited this pub and restaurant.
My partner and I went along on a Wednesday evening and let me tell you this place was buzzing! Good job we booked a table! It was packed. Groups and duos were relaxing in the bar area and savouring their food in the restaurant.
This place is immediately cosy and comforting as soon as you step over the threshold. The décor is modern and the subtle tones and animal fur seating makes it inviting.
The bar and restaurant are split over two levels so the waiters and waitresses have to navigate their way up and down the stairs with plates in hands. I don’t envy them!
We arrived early for our table booking on purpose so that we could enjoy the ambience and have a pre dinner drink. I felt at home already with a glass of presecco in hand.
We were told that we could go through to our table when we were ready but as we were so hungry we went through on time. We were seated in the corner which was perfect. After deliberating what to eat we settled on a sharer of nachos. The nachos were presented well and were set out on a wooden board with pulled pork chilli, homemade nachos no less! Guacamole and sweetcorn sour cream. This dish was truly delicious and the pulled pork was spicy and tasty. I’m actually drooling now!
Next up was salmon fish cakes, lemon hollandaise, and fries. The salmon cakes were packed full of flavour and were very filling. Unfortunately there was a mix up with the orders and my partners pizza hadn’t even been made, so my main went back to the kitchen to keep it hot. The waitress was apologetic and immediately said the pizza would not appear on our bill.
All in all an enjoyable evening with tasty food and classy surroundings. Would I return? Yes I would! Next time dessert is a must.

Nice characteristic pub with outdoor seating, situated in Rural Chadwick End. Nice cosy feel to the pub with good beer selection on draught and a nice restaurant area for very good food and wine. The perfect place to have a nice meal and a good catch up with friends or romantic evening with partner.
The ambience is very relaxed and has a classy feel to it. Take my word for it, a very nice pub.

Good Enjoyed the food, the ambience and the service. Obviously have had better food, but for this price level, Orange Tree is right up there!
Well done guys, keep it up.

I have been going to the Orange tree for 10 years now and can safely say it’s one of the best if not the best in the area, that includes the whole of Solihull. The poor reviews on here amaze me. Were these people at a different restaurant? The orange tree has it all, a wonderful relaxed atmosphere and fantastic quality food. You can just tell this place buys in quality ingredients and the standard if food is just way higher than most places in the area. If only I can get my family to visit more often but they are typical ‘chain restaurant’ people who prefer to pay more for a meal at Beefeaters or ZiZi’s even though they somehow imagine those places are cheaper. The Orange Tree is wonderful and it shows in how busy it is every night of the week. It’s sister restaurants The Saxon Mill and the Boot at Lapworth are equally as nice.

lovely gastro-​pub in a really nice location.
The food was excellant with a good choice of food. Pizzas, pasta, rissoto, fish and steak
Good prices, little more pricey than the chains but well worth the extra

Lovely gastropub in the countryside. Fantastic garden, great clientele, attentive and friendly staff, brilliant food and service.
The menu is extensive, with a range of salads, pizzas, sharing plates, pastas, fish and meat dishes.
I’ve never had a bad meal and the Sunday specials are simply gorgeous.

Discovered this pub today and what a find!
This is a more up-​market pub with good premium beer on tap. I love Leffe blonde beer was surprised to see it on tap at this pub. I think it was about £4.50 a pint.
This is a must check out pub and specially if you like Leffe beer.

The Orange Tree is one of a small chain of gastropubs each of which has a different atmosphere and menu. The Orange Tree is on the main road in Chadwick End, and has a large car park to the rear.
There are steps to the rear of the building but a slope leading to flat access at the front if needed. The bar is on the main level, with the restaurant set to the right. The bar drops down to a lower level with half a dozen tables, then rises again to a more formal dining area. This means that you never feel surrounded in this very busy café bar.
The food is at the expensive end of reasonable, with a number of sharing plates and pizzas at the cheaper end, and some fine fish commanding a larger price tag. The rustic bread and antipasti are great on a summer’s day, sitting outside in the back courtyard. There is a great salad with beetroot, pumpkin and feta, and a gorgeous lemon and tarragon spit-​roast chicken.
Be prepared to arrive early at the weekend if you want a table, or else be prepared to wait.

The service was very good and the food reasonably priced. The loin of swordfish was cooked to perfection and the chips were beautiful. Food was served quickly, nice pub.