The Orator

Whether I’m meeting a friend for a visit and cocktail or a splendid meal The Orator does not disappoint. Cozy and relaxed atmosphere and excellent service will always make a bright spot in my day. The Trout Coley that I enjoyed last evening was prepared and cooked to perfection and the attention to detail was impressive. An entirely memorable experience.

On Tuesday evening, the three of us decided to visit the Orator for dinner for the first time, and I’m so glad we did. Our food - including pigeon starter, superbly tender and tasty beef bourginon, and coley - was outstanding. It was also very reasonably priced. With an interesting, quirky and comfortable atmosphere and friendly and attentive staff, the Orator will be a regular for us from now on.

We visited the Orator for lunch yesterday and it was an amazing experience. My constant complaint about Cambridge is the lack of decent pet friendly restaurants which we have plenty of in Oxford (don't understand the reason why Cambridge restaurants are so hostile towards dogs) but The Orator was brilliant as we could take the pup in with us. The seating was plenty and the staff were very friendly. The facilities were clean and we were able to freshen up before lunch as we had a long day. We ordered a mix of dishes including burgers, chicken and pork on pita, sardines and vegetable sides which all came out quick. The overall cost was decent for a group of 5 and we had a good time. Highly recommended!

Calm and sophisticated. (Or is it just that the clientel and location clearly are?) Lots of photos of famous visitors/speakers. A little disappointed with the menu in that there could have been more vegan/plant-based options (no vegan burger, for example) plus a wider choice generally. It seems like quite a big enterprise so I would have hoped for more. Perhaps it's more of a wine-bar than restaurant? That said, it was a lovely environment with tasty food. Disappointed that there was no speaker while we were there. Could they have past speakers being rerun on a TV in one corner/separate room? Or is that tacky??

What a lovely place in the heart of Cambridge, can't believe I only just found out about it. We came in for dinner on a Friday night. The food was delicious and the prices were very competitive too. Charming building and absolutely beautiful garden. We ate inside and it was a bit stuffy on a hot summers day as there was no air conditioning. But we then continued with a few drinks outside in the garden and it was lovely. The only down point I will mention is the service outside - there were loads of tables with mountains of empty glasses on them and they weren't being taken away by the staff at all. We waited for a table to be cleaned but never got any service. We had to move the empty glasses ourselves and wipe the table down with wet wipes as it was very sticky.