Origin City
Origin City
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Restaurant menu
- Crispy oysters, pancetta, sauce ravigote
- £18
- Half dozen fresh loch fyne oysters, apple balsamic
- £18
- Hand dived scallop, cauliflower purée, oxtail, noilly prat
- £22
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What diners said about this restaurant:
Boon K. • 42 reviews
October 3, 2024
9.5/10Excellent food. High quality seafood and meats. Some dishes are great value (oysters), others not so much (steaks).
Christine C. • 8 reviews
September 12, 2024
10/10Very good ingredients, well prepared and cooked, reasonably priced wine, pleasant and well informed service all added up to an excellent lunch experience.
Lucy L. • 3 reviews
August 16, 2024
6/10The service is slow, they have inexperience waiters. We have to call them to be served !! The restaurant is full of 'small flies' circulating around our table & flying around, they need to steam clean & spray thoroughly with chemical throughout. I could report this to Food Standards Agency. We were not going to pay the 15% service charge because of the above reason but my other sister ended up paying the final bill. We went there in April this year ; we have had a much better service then especially with that manager who has left. The sparkling wine which included in the set menu was 'flat' , no gases at all ; when I asked about it, the manager said it was like this . Totally , we were disappointed , especially the occasion was for my 'younger twin siblings' joint birthday dinner & one of them came from New York to London . Base on the present standard , I will not recommend anyone to Origin City !!!!
Felix S. • 70 reviews
August 15, 2024
9/10Tasty food, good service and a nice ambience. If you like British food and meat, you’ll love this. Some interesting things - the Peppercorn ice cream was fun!
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Pascal Z. • 2 reviews
August 14, 2024
10/10Business Lunch - had an fantastic Steak, excellent Service, very nice atmosphere. If you like delicious and quality food this is the place to be:)
Jonathan H. • 14 reviews
July 27, 2024
10/10When we booked we've said it's a birthday celebration. We haven't expected anything and haven't asked, but was treated to a Birthday Macaron at the end which was brilliant! Although sometimes it took a bit longer to get their attention, staff were generally attentive (it was a busy night) and cared from the start (coat storage) throughout the meal. Food quality was top notch - slightly pricey though the Yums coupon helped. Shoutout to the seafood platter which is commendable both in size and freshness, as well as the lamb stew.
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Christine L. • 26 reviews
August 8, 2024
10/10We truly enjoyed the creativity of the cooking and the quality of the carefully sourced produce in this amazing from farm to fork restaurant. Congratulations to the whole team!
John M. • 16 reviews
July 31, 2024
9.5/10l can see this becoming my City restaurant to go to, with others now closed or have changed hands. The wine list offers a good choice and at very cheap prices for the quality. Food is a very good quality with dishes that you don't usually get in other places. I was with my wife this time who enjoyed it very much. But looking forward to going back with a friend that will share a casserole with me. The staff are excellent friendly and very efficient.
David C. • 2 reviews
July 19, 2024
10/10I was sceptical of the great reviews before I ate here but Origin City delighted. Delicious value, friendly service and reasonably priced. Highly recommend.
Josefine M. • 5 reviews
July 14, 2024
10/10Absolutely amazing place with the best Sunday feast I’ve had in a long time. Service was so attentive and they were just very nice. Loved it
Adrian R. • 41 reviews
May 11, 2024
10/10I would like to say thank you to the staff for making our anniversary super special, we eat out a lot but this service was the best we have received! The lamb main was tender and tasty, would recommend this dish. The extra efforts throughout the evening made this occasion very memorable.
Sophie L. • 5 reviews
May 10, 2024
10/10Excellent service by all team members but the gentleman that served us (forgot the gents name but he was from Tunisia) was fantastic with excellent customer services skills very professional and really helpful. Top class we do highly recommend.
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Anthonia I. • 38 reviews
April 20, 2024
10/10Delicious food, amazing service and such warm hospitality, I would 100% recommend!
Annette C. • 1 review
March 26, 2024
10/10Birthday celebration with two of my sisters. What a wonderful time we all had. We will be back. Thank you for giving me a lovely birthday. Food and wine were excellent. Lovely staff. What a treat!
Sonja K. • 36 reviews
March 21, 2024
9.5/10Lively buzzing place, but at the same time not too noisy or busy. Excellent food, great selection of wine and great service. I'm definitely back!
sarah B. • 1 review
March 8, 2024
9.5/10Love it . One of my favourite places
Simon T. • 1 review
March 7, 2024
10/10Good food, attentive but discreet service.
Brian K. • 17 reviews
March 5, 2024
9/10Excellent restaurant. This is my first time to have Scottish cuisine in London. Easy to reach location; and nice quiet atmosphere inside the restaurant itself. Waitresses are really friendly as well. Dishes are quite creative - an eye-opening experience. To top it up, they serve complimentary little soup, liqueor and dessert for free and make you feel really valued.
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12 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JR London
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