La Orient — Restaurant in Fareham

Having recently moved to the area this was my first and last take away from La Orient. This is an objective review of my experience.

I ordered direct via La Orient website one hour before delivery was requested. My food was 30 minutes late and not my order. On phoning La Orient they were able to redirect the driver to bring my food and take whoevers food I had to them. To be honest this wasn't a big issue - mistakes happen.

However what was an issue was the standard of the dishes I ordered; which were S&S Chicken Hong Kong Style, Plain Chow Mein, Chips and Soup. None of the food was hot.

The S&S Chicken was bitter - the chicken was chewy The Plain Chow Mein was dry and claggy with no taste - not something I have experienced before The Chips were a bizarre texture very dry and chewy as if they had been reheated - they were pretty inedible

Normally I would keep the left overs for another day, the reality I did not eat what was on my plate and along with the leftovers have all been binned. I may has well got £18 and set fire to it.

To the owners I would say, if you are going to offer this cuisine please offer a quality of food that stops reviews like this. It has given me no pleasure to write it, I would rather have had...

LaOrient is an absolute gem! From the moment we arrived, John the host made us feel right at home. He’s incredibly friendly, attentive, and clearly loves making sure everyone has a great experience – the service is genuinely second to none.

We had the Wesley set menu, which was fantastic value. It includes a choice of 5 starters and 3 mains from a great selection, plus a duck course served between courses – a really nice touch! Everything was delicious, but the standout for me was the salt & chilli chicken and chicken curry – packed with flavour and just the right amount of kick (be warned, it’s got a little heat!).

We left full and happy, and John kindly offered us takeaway tubs for the bits we couldn’t quite manage.

We’ll 100% be back again soon – and next time we’re bringing friends. Highly recommend if you’re in the...

Had a fantastic Chinese here Friday evening. Service was excellent, friendly and very entertaining.

The menu may be small or reduced compared to your typical Chinese menu, but what that ensures that the quality of each dish is bang on.

The ribs we had for starters were great, the steamed pork dumplings with their home made chilli oil dip were excellent. The salt and peppercorn chicken wings were some of the best I've had.

All the mains were great, their black bean sauce is amazing, the sweet and sour was delicious, the portions were generous, so much so we had to ask for take away containers because it would have been a crime to waste the leftovers!

Thoroughly recommend, it's hard to find a decent Chinese restaurant, this is right up there for me as one of the...