My boyfriend and I visited the Orange Room after having heard some positive feedback from friends. Sad to say we were very dissapointed. We started with drinks, glass of red sangria for me, beer for the bf. The sangria was probably the worst sangria I have ever had yet before I ordered it the server had said it was fantastic. If you have ever had real sangria, you know it should be full of fruit, good red wine with a little hit of brandy. What I received looked like kool-aid with one orange slice in it. It tasted awful with a hard chemical taste- must have been some type of mix. I asked for lemon and lime wedges to dampen the taste yet it was still a loss.

For dinner I had the salmon quiche and seafood fettucine for my bf. My dinner was OK- the caesar salad had mandarin orange slices in it (weird) and the quiche was oily on top as it was obviously pre-baked and then re-heated somehow (my guess is microwave). My boyfriend's dinner was down right awful. The pasta was over cooked mush, drowned in a creamy, cheesey, oil slicked sauce and the seafood (the little there was) was not properly cooked. One of the mussles had barely opened, tell tale sign that it was bad, however it was seved to him anyway!

The servers were friendly enough, yet were not overly concerned that we were not having a nice meal.

The ambiance is cold, with awkward tables and chairs that did not look clean or inviting.

Needless to say we will not be returning, which is sad, seeing we were looking forward to having a nice restaurant close to our house!

My wife and I visited the Orange Room for lunch. We realize that food in restaurants will not be perfect everytime so we usually put up with alot. This day the food that my wife ordered was unedible. When we told the waiter he said it is usually good. I told him that I am sure it is 'usually' good but here try it....anyways short story my wife had two bites and pushed the plate away. The waiter knew that we did not like it and took it away. When the bill came we were charged for that dish. My wife said to the waiter are you not going to remove this item? He said that he was sorry but the manager said not to remove the item. I tipped the waiter as it was not his fault but am not happy with the manager (who is the daughter of the owner). If something a restaurant serves is not edible and the patron has 1 or 2 bites and is done then clearly the food was not good enough. To tell us at the end that you have to pay is not good service.......I will not go back.

We had a 35 person party atthe Orange Room and I wanted to than k Paloma and Zoe for making it work without a hitch. I appreciate all the planning and help with menu choices and flow of the meal and service. The guests were all very happy and complimentary about the food and service and most have not been to the restaurant and the question i got asked was how did you find this place the food here is better than in the city. The mussells were a huge hit, the 6 vegetarians were very pleased with their choices, and many have said they would go back to try other items on the menu. All in all a big hit with everyone.

This place is a must go to. Chef Ramsey would be very impressed.
As a Vancouverite I must say this place would kick it if it were in Vancouver.
The food: Presentation was awesome, impeccable taste. Try the chicken medallions. My wife's risotto was perfect. Humus, out of this world. Lots for vegetarians to choose from.
The service, well lets put it this way, our waitress stood on broken glass and continued to work with a bad limp, she was always checking on us.
The "Executive" Chef came out to inform another table that the Carmel for their deserts was still on the warm side, while passing our table, he took the time to stop and ask us if everything was OK. You dont see this often. The value, out of this world. And one last thing, the deserts are great, try the chocolate moose with chunks of vanilla cheesecake. you wont be disappointed.

My b/f and I have gone to here the last two Sundays for brunch.

Everything on the menu is organic and/or free-range. All of their bread is home made, sugar, egg and dairy free, they also make gluten free bread (yah!!!).

Last week I had an omlette, so yummy, and yesterday I had the bacon and eggs, both times I couldn't finish my breakfast. Great food, great coffee, great atmosphere, and lovely owners.

This is quickly becoming my favourite place to eat in New West!

I really like the Orange Room's music and bands. It's also cool that it is local and not owned by some big chain. However, I'm not feeling the food. The prices are very high for very average food. The place can also be a little crowded at times. In general, I would go here for a drink or two and to listen to the music, but I wouldn't go here for dinner.

I found the old Orange Room quite nice. This newly re-opened restaurant is also solid all around. Food is fresh and tasty and I especially enjoy their salad, although I found the brunch menu quite limited. Service is friendly and reasonably fast. I also like the ambience, but I have to note that I have only been to brunch since they re-opened, so no comment here on the dinner atmosphere.

My boyfriend and I had been meaning to try the Orange Room for some time, as it is one of the few in New West that does not cater to the +75 year old crowd and unfortunately, we were extremely disappointed.

Supposedly the restaurants was taken over a little while back, reopened as is now all about tapas and drinks. Too bad the menu is not at all reflected in the decor or the atmosphere. Fake plants, dated decor and awkward, ugly, seating? No thanks.

If you're going to boast about your drink menu and your tapas, make sure the restaurant feels like a chic lounge, rather than a space which lacks any sort of identity. We get that you're the "Orange Room", but really... That's not an identity.

The fellow who seated us was friendly, and his service was adequate but JUST adequate. He failed to mention that two out of the 4 the beers on tap -- which are supposedly exclusive to them and bolded on their menu--are all out. He also failed to mention that they were out of certain food items on the menu. I first question why they are out (it isn't busy so who the heck is not doing their job?) and second, why not tell us BEFORE we get our hopes up?

Finally, the food... Oh horrible food. We ordered the calamari, the beef skewers and the spicy yam fries.

Calamari - fish does not taste fresh. Sauce is a shrimp cocktail sauce (from a jar) which they seem to have added capers & pepper to... Failure.

Beef Skewers - These scared me to death. For the first few bites we couldn't figure out what was wrong... But here goes... they buy cheap cuts of beef and BOIL the hell out of them, to the point that the meet tastes mushy and "fuzzy". THEN they shove the meet on a skewer with a few pineapple chunks, put it on the grill so they get the grill marks, then plate it with honey Dijon mustard. Tasteless horrible meat. The pineapple was the best part.

Spicy yam fries - garlic mayo dip, not spicy, and similar to every other restaurant's yam fries. The least scary thing we ate.

We went on a Friday night at 6:30 and they were almost dead... That should be their busiest time. I hope this incarnation of the orange room either fails or DRASTICALLY improves.

We were there this week, although the selection size went with the restaurant size, this is a cool lil place in New Westminster. The sauces were excellent, the wine was good and a nice size! We had the chocolate Roca for dessert...OH MY! FAB-U-LOUs! This is a nice tapas and a nice change from the ordinary in New West. Recommend!