L'Ortolan

L'Ortolan www.lortolan.com L’Ortolan, located in the beautiful village of Shinfield.
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Head Chef James Greatorex is passionate about his cooking, and ensures that the same quality of interpretation extends right through the whole of the L'Ortolan experience. The L'Ortolan team work hard to ensure that it passion is as integral to the wine selection, the service and the style of the environment as it is to James food. In addition to the main restaurant, L’Ortolan can offer three priv

ate dining rooms for you to choose from, each with their own unique flavour, and for larger parties the main restaurant and Glass Room are available together for exclusive use– and all with no room hire charge. With its magical atmosphere and beautiful location L’Ortolan is the perfect choice for every dining experience from a relaxed lunch to celebrating special occasions.

17/06/2024

A fancy, special occasion in Reading? You betcha! L'Ortolan is a gastronomical belter serving exceptional food with first class service.

From the Royal Farms in Windsor Park, BerkshireOur chefs are busy working away behind the scenes to bring you a brand ne...
14/06/2024

From the Royal Farms in Windsor Park, Berkshire

Our chefs are busy working away behind the scenes to bring you a brand new pork dish Featuring royal Windsor park pork from King Charles private estate, the dish features heritage beetroots with hints of raspberry whilst finishing the pork on our BBQ







Here is our Head Chef Jamie Pearce , busy developing a new menu to be launched next week. Every dish must be cooked to p...
29/05/2024

Here is our Head Chef Jamie Pearce , busy developing a new menu to be launched next week. Every dish must be cooked to perfection, every ingredient must be perfectly balanced to create a delicious flavour!

Who is joining us next week?






THE PERFECT PLACE TO ENJOY PRE-DRINKS IN THE SUNSHINEOur L’Ortolan Terrace overlooking the stunning Garden is the ideal ...
22/05/2024

THE PERFECT PLACE TO ENJOY PRE-DRINKS IN THE SUNSHINE
Our L’Ortolan Terrace overlooking the stunning Garden is the ideal place to relax and unwind on a sunny day.
We are offering a delightful outdoor experience, perfect for sipping your favourite refreshing pre-drinks /tasting our delicious canapés and soaking up the tranquil haven under the open sky

The Terrace will be open until mid-September, weather permitting. Occasionally, The L’Ortolan Terrace may need to close unexpectedly due to weather condition. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.









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Here’s our incredible team led by our new head chef Jamie preparing latest additions to our summer menu in the kitchen....
20/05/2024

Here’s our incredible team led by our new head chef Jamie preparing latest additions to our summer menu in the kitchen. Every little detail matters when our chefs are working hard to create the best possible dining experience for all of you!




We have received the Harden’s Certificate of Achievement 2024 Diner Survey noting our very high quality food. We are ver...
13/05/2024

We have received the Harden’s Certificate of Achievement 2024 Diner Survey noting our very high quality food.

We are very pleased as this award comes from both votes of diners and Harden’s editors recognising the excellent quality of our dishes. Thank you for your continued support and loyalty





Exciting news!! 🤩We are delighted to announce a new Head Chef, Jamie Pearce, who will takeover on 4th June 2024. Jamie ...
09/05/2024

Exciting news!! 🤩

We are delighted to announce a new Head Chef, Jamie Pearce, who will takeover on 4th June 2024.

Jamie brings with him over a decade of senior Chef experience, having worked at a host of renowned fine dining and Michelin-starred restaurants. Most recently he joins us from The Montagu Arms where he was head chef of the fine dining Terrace restaurant, and prior to this he worked at Cliveden House (3 AA rosette), Moorhall (2 Michelin star), Whatley Manor (2 Michelin star), the Black Rat (1 Michelin star) and had a successful Stagiare at 3 Michelin star Maaemo in 2019.

Commenting on his new appointment, Jamie said: “It is a massive honour for me to be taking the position of head chef at L’Ortolan - a real destination with such an established culinary heritage, developed through a history of many talented chefs. With a strong team behind me, I look forward to building on L’Ortolan’s rightful place within the UK’s fine dining scene, while bringing many new ideas and dishes to the restaurant that provide the best experience for diners possible.”

We are back to having our beloved salt-aged Yorkshire beef back on the menu accompanied with slow braised oxtail. Locall...
22/04/2024

We are back to having our beloved salt-aged Yorkshire beef back on the menu accompanied with slow braised oxtail. Locally the wild garlic is springing up around the countries streams and our kitchen team are regularly foraging to use the freshest possible leaves!

*Smoked Oxtail *Morels *Wild Garlic

We are coming into that time of year again with new season asparagus, morels, the first Gariguette strawberries and much...
12/04/2024

We are coming into that time of year again with new season asparagus, morels, the first Gariguette strawberries and much more! We are currently finalising our new strawberry dish with our new Head pastry chef Gilles!

Poached guinea fowl finished with crispy skin . Garnished with pink fir potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and a broccoli and...
12/04/2024

Poached guinea fowl finished with crispy skin .
Garnished with pink fir potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and a broccoli and cashew pesto

* broccoli *cashew *pink fir potato

Roasted parsnip agnolotti Served with smoked Cornish mussels, pickled Buddah hand and foraged sea weeds*Cornish mussels ...
12/04/2024

Roasted parsnip agnolotti

Served with smoked Cornish mussels, pickled Buddah hand and foraged sea weeds

*Cornish mussels *sea weeds *Buddah hand

Our 8 course tasting menu features our Pear dessert. This dessert uses sweet pears in various forms and textures paired ...
12/03/2024

Our 8 course tasting menu features our Pear dessert.
This dessert uses sweet pears in various forms and textures paired with chestnut, vanilla and bay leaves. Our twist on this dessert is a touch of gorgonzola in the ice cream

*Yoghurt *Chesnut *Gorgonzola

Address

Church Lane
Reading
RG29BY

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6:30pm - 12am
Wednesday 12pm - 4:30pm
6:30pm - 12am
Thursday 12pm - 4:30pm
6:30pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 4:30pm
6:30pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 4:30pm
5:30pm - 12am

Telephone

+441189888500

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