FAQ

  • The ORSO Main Dining Room - Our largest and most vibrant space that can seat up to 70 guests.

    The Alexandra Room – A smaller, more intimate dining room that can fit up to 26 guests - available to be booked by ORSO customers at night. During the daytime the Alex Room is used by our sister venue Willmott’s (our café next door).

    The Covered Courtyard – Suitable for dining year-round with effective heating and blankets available in winter, and evaporative air conditioning in summer. A fully enclosed quieter space that seats up to 55 guests.

    The Kitchen Bar – An intimate area that can seat a maximum of 6 guests (side by side). Here you'll get a front row seat of the chefs creating your meal on the open fire-pit while relaxing on our large comfortable stools and sipping on a cocktail from one of our cocktail specialists. Perfect for date night or a close catch up with a friend.

    Willmotts – Our busy café by day and chilled wine bar at night. Feel free to drop in for drink before or after your dinner in ORSO.

    The Cellar - An exclusive space located beneath the Willmott’s bar. Perfect for those extra special occasions, the cellar can seat a maximum of 12 guests with guests treated to a premium chef’s menu with paired wines.

    Take a closer look at our dining spaces here.

  • Please be aware that there will be a cakeage charge if you wish to bring a cake into the restaurant. This charge will be $4.50 per person.

  • We do not offer BYO at ORSO.

  • All groups of 8 adult guests or more are required to partake in our 4-course shared chef’s menu @ $95 per person.

    Children (2 -12 years) are welcome to select from the á la carte menu.

    High chairs are available, please request these in the booking notes when booking online.

    View our sample menu here.

    View our sample chefs menu here.

  • Our chefs are very good at catering to most dietary requirements, so please let us know prior to the day when booking in larger groups.

    Guests with dietary requirements will be provided with individual meal substitutions if they cannot eat what is placed out for the rest of the group to share.

  • We cannot provide separate accounts or split bills.

  • To secure your booking we require some credit card details to hold a pre-authorisation payment of $50 per person.

    This is a booking guarantee. No monies will be deducted from the card provided unless the booking is cancelled last minute, does not turn up, or arrives with significantly lower numbers than the confirmed booking.

    We ask that you keep us updated with any changes to your group numbers, even up until the day of your booking.

    Please use the secure link to enter your credit card details for this.

  • Vouchers can be purchased online via our website and can be used for both ORSO & Willmott’s.

    We are happy to convert a purchased online voucher into a hard copy version – just bring in your email receipt and we can do this for you at the front desk.

  • We can only process takeaway orders on the day of the take away.

    Menu items available for take away can be found here.

    Please note restaurant menu items that are not listed on our takeaway portal may not be able to be ordered take away.

  • Car parking is available at the back of the restaurant, accessible via Eliza Lane. Alternatively, we recommend guests park on Sydenham Road (opposite side of Kensington Road) as Victoria Terrace has 2 hour permit parking.

    Our car park is locked every night, and closed on public holidays. Parking in the restaurant’s rear car park is at the owner’s own risk and ORSO assumes no responsibility if cars are locked in or incur damage or theft while on the property.