Visited during the week and they have a set lunch of 4 courses for $24. It came bento box style with all 4 items on a tray. Tried the wonton soup, 1 wonton in some clear broth. Good but just 1 wonton! Chicken salad was good with cucumbers, not Thai like as they described. The chicken tikka or tandori was just ok. A bit watery for the sauce and the naan was not crispy enough. The chocolate cake ganache was very good. Service was good and quick. Value was poor based on the what taste, quantity. Market is much better. Ambiance is just OK, very modern looking and very loud inside. Would not return.

I know this is technically a hotel restaurant and everything but it's been written about by almost every food critic in the city already and the concept sounded interesting so why not check it out?

Sat in the main dining room at a table that is a long sort of peek a boo affair with a wall framing it - cool.

The room is minimal but when we went it was a busy night so it didn't feel cold or unwelcoming at all although I can kind of see why people say it looks like a fancy caffeteria.

Our server was friendly and recommended some good wine to start and we settled in for a nice dinner. Ummm...

The tuna tataki came first (did I mention that the dishes come 'when they are ready' which is a cute concept but can be odd if people are not sharing dishes like us). The presentation was totally standard (avocado slices on top - nothign new) but the actual fish was ice cold – like hurt your teeth cold. We actually had to let it thaw before we could finish.

The Vietnamese rice rolls came next and so help me I can never understand why these things are popular – the wrap was too hard and gluey and had an unappealing chewiness to it. The filling was kind of skimpy and the teensy amount of mushrooms left for little contrast between the noodles inside and the wrapper.

The tofu was another miss – bland and watery with none of the exotic flavors we were expecting from the quote “Mongolian truffle sauce” – damn.

Our chow fun was a high point – huge bowl of noodles, mushrooms – it tasted as good as it smelled! Hooray – finally.

Were told that their Butter Chicken was their house specialty and I couldn’t wait to try it but when it cam the tiny portion of 3 lumps of chicken in a little brass bowl was barely a mouthful for each of us and the sauce was totally meh – nothing bad but in a city packed with great Indian food it wouldn’t hit my top 5…..

Dessert was great – the Japanese cheesecake was beautiful – fluffy and with a lovely mild tang to it – yes!! Pineapple bread pudding was heavy but very tasty and a satisfying end to an otherwise underwhelming experience.

Would we go back? Yes – to the lounge downstairs for dessert & bubble!
'Street food' is sometimes best left to the street to do properly.

We were five women out for a nice dinner on a Friday, Canucks playoff night. The service at ORUS was exceptional on all levels from the moment we arrived until we left - friendly, unpretentious, helpful, knowledgable about the menu. Oru is situated in the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel...and so the service was true to Fairmont quality.

Each of our appetizers and main dishes were delicious, absolutely full of flavor. This wasn't a surprise since we heard of the chef's notable reputation. From Tuna Tataki, to Halibut, to Butter Chicken, to Bison...we savored each dish. We ended our evening with espressos. Our server also brought two slate plates of dessert samples...we didn't order them and so were curious what would appear on our bills. Pleasantly, we discovered the desserts were complimentary. Impressive! At 7pm the restaurant was quiet but it got quite busy around 9:30pm. It's large, and has a nice atmosphere with lots of space between tables. When we left around 10pm, the lounge downstairs was busy, a live band just started, so the option was there to stay longer and have an after dinner drink. We all highly recommend ORU - Check out the menu and pics online. You won't be disappointed. It's true value!

We were pleased with the experience.

For appetizers we had the Sake Kasu Sablefish and the Marinated Flank Steak Salad. We thought the fish was perfectly done nice and smooth and moist. It was favoured nicely, not too overpowering so that you still taste the fish. The salad was both substantial and light with fresh flavours. Thinking the cilantro would overpower it I started picking and putting it aside but realized it added a nice touch to it and ate it all. If the portions were larger they would make excellent entrées.

For entrees we had Korean BBQ Pork Chop with sweet potato, cabbage, kimchi vinaigrette, and the Butter Chicken with tandoor roasted chicken, rice, naan bread, mint chutney. Ok granted there could have more chicken but when you go to other Indian restaurants that serve entrées of butter chicken the portions are often small. The buffet restaurants lack the subtly in flavors and spices. The chutney was light and cooling against the heat of the chicken. For me the only problem with the meal was not enough rice or naan. There was so much yummy sauce and not enough carbs to eat it with. The BBQ pork was a large portion good for meat eaters but a bit dry. Maybe it was overdone and/or lacked the fat and marbling I love when eating BBQ pork. The side was tasty and an interesting twist on mashed potatoes.

The Mango Parfait was light and fluffy and when you hit the concentrated mango puree, it’s quite lovely. The ginger chocolate cookies were a bit of a miss. They were neither crisp nor chewy, instead somewhere in between so they could be better. Since we were in a Pan Asian restaurant had to try the Japanese Cheesecake. Don’t expect the consistency to be like the traditional western cheesecakes. This is almost cakey. The side fruit and angalise complemented the cake and added moisture to it.

I liked the airy feeling of the restaurant, nice and bright and clean. I didn’t think Ikea once. We booked based on some of the food critic reviews and I only read negative reviews about the service after committing to go so I was a bit nervous. But we had great service from the hostess who brought us to our table, to the host who took care of us during dinner as well as our waiter. They came regularly to see how we were doing but not too often. They offered but didn’t push us to order alcoholic drinks thank goodness. I think what impressed me was that they had that combination of providing good service as well as being relatable individuals. Nothing like the phony service in cookie cutter mid level suburban restaurants that are moving into the downtown business core.

Still waiting to try the ramen that I keep reading about.

Went out to Oru for Dine Out Vancouver, I didnt have much expectations since I've heard from a couple people that the food wasnt good.
But boy was I wrong! My friend had the flank steak salad to start, which was good, not too chewy. My other friend had the lettuce and plum salad, however it was substituted with pineapple tonight, but it was still delicious! I had the miso sablefish, which was cooked beautifully, super succulent and came with cherry tomatoes that cut the richness of the fish.
For our mains, they had the butter chicken with naan and jasmine rice, it was good but I felt that I couldve had it at any Indian restaurant. I had the korean bbq pork loin, it was a 10oz portion on top of mashed potatoes and kimchi like veggies. Super tender and cooked medium, just the way I liked it.
We finished with each of the dessert, my favourite was the chocolate ganache tart, it was amazing! If their dine out menu is this good, I cant wait to go back for their regular menu