Gatwick Oriental - Menu

We ate here on our stopover and whilst the food was hot and the vegetables were crunchy, it came out in less than 3 minutes after ordering. I didn't even have time to pay my dart charge. Expensive too

We checked out all of the restaurant options at Sofitel London-Gatwick North Terminal. We liked the look of the menu so made a reservation. We were not disappointed. The service was excellent and food very good.

Food was really nice but so over priced. £32 for a buffet starter for 2 people and wasn’t that big and £15 for rice! The food was good, but nothing better than other chinese/ Thai’s been too. Lots of lovely tastes to the food and can’t complain about the quality .. just the price. Service felt really rushed too.. only a few minutes between starter and main arriving.

Black bean chicken tasted nice, veg were still crunchy however Vanda loses points for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the food and drink were ordered at the same time, the food came out immediately after the drinks so I can only assume a microwave was used and the food heated, rather than cooked fresh. Secondly, the prices are a bit on the high side for food not freshly prepared. Certainly seemed more expensive than other restaurants onsite.

Both the welcome and the service at Vanda were perfunctory. We have been coming to this restaurant, and its predecessors, for over 30 years and never before has there been such a performance over signing the bill to our room. We were the only people in the restaurant using chopsticks – we had to ask for them and there were no rests for the chopsticks. The Sweet and Sour Prawns and the Pad Thai were good but we can't honestly say it was an enjoyable evening.

Although the food tasted okay, the stock pot type jelly that was used in both my beef and my wife’s chicken dishes had not dissolved fully. The service was slow and disorganised, with someone else’s meal being brought to us after we had eaten our main course. We were told charging the meal to the Sofitel hotel room would take five minutes (so we paid separately) and a total bill of £130 for two people (3 courses, one beer and one soft drink) was high for the food and service provided.

We had eaten at this restaurant a few times before while staying at Sofitel Gatwick and remembered we liked it but can’t remember if it was the same name then. It was every bit as good as we remembered, maybe even better. I often feel that food while travelling is such a disappointment but not in this case. It was very tasty and good portions. Staff were attentive. I think you can take out to your room too. I would recommend eating in Vanda if looking for tasty food in a relaxed atmosphere.

Excellent dinner. The three curry taster dish was delicious as was the duck and pancakes. Food is served really fast and the team also rushed to take your order quickly. The drinks selection was good. The place is extremely busy and I believe this could be why the staff might appear to rush diners, it's not a place where you can relax as it feels more like a place where they want a quick turnaround. It was busy all evening. That said the food was delicious and the duck was incredible. One of the best we've had.

We ate here as we stayed at the hotel the night before an early flight the next day. We were DELIGHTED and so pleasantly suprised that such a gem was available at an airport hotel. The service was quick, friendly and efficient, and really added to the experience. The FOOD was just incredible. We ordered the set menu which came with a glass of Prosecco each for a very reasonable £55pp All I can say is, bring your appetite and pace yourself if you order this! Every course was full sized and so unbelievably fresh and delicious we couldn’t believe our luck. Highlights included the salt chilli king prawns, duck pancakes and a lamb curry that just fell apart all the flavours were distinct and so w...