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Orange Hill Restaurant

  • May 22, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Orange Hill Restaurant

I went to the Orange Hill Restaurant as a guest for a birthday dinner. It's supposed to be one for the premier banquet/restaurant facilities in central OC. The entrance to the restaurant is a windy private road just off Chapman Avenue just east of Crawford Canyon. It's located at the top of a hill in Orange, hence the name Orange Hill Restaurant. It's east of the Orange County Mining Company, also off of Chapman Avenue. Only valet parking is available, there's NO self parking. We waited in the lobby for the rest of our party. The lobby features a wide and interesting display of cigars for sale.

There were only three of us in our party, so we were seated quickly. The dining room views gaze west/southwest over Orange County. They say you can see out to Catalina Island on a good day. Unfortunately we couldn't see squat due to the haze. We did make out 17th Street and the 55 Freeway due to the car lights, but that was about it. There are seats with fire pits lining the outside patio area, and a few couples were taking advantage of this. The bar area is pretty basic, but since it was Sunday evening, there weren't too many people there.

The bread basket had three different types, a regular french bread, a tasty raisin type bread, and a savory bread with a pesto spread on the outside. We ordered the crab stuffed mushrooms and jumbo shrimp cocktail appetizers. I ordered the Filet Oscar, which are 2 filet mignon medallions with a king crab meat topping and bearnaise sauce. My friend Mike also ordered the Filet Oscar, and the birthday girl ordered the Broiled Australian Lobster Tail.

The jumbo shrimp cocktail had 5 huge shrimp and were gobbled up quickly. The crab stuffed mushrooms were exceptionally good too. When our main courses arrived, we quickly dug in. The Filet Oscar was excellent. The filet mignon was so tender, a knife was barely required. The veggies (asparagus and carrots) were crisp and tasty. The birthday girl loved the lobster, naturally.

I snuck out back to ask the waitress for a birthday cake. She showed me dessert platter, which included cheesecakes, small round chocolate cakes, and a key lime cake! I chose the chocolate cake.

A bit later, the waitress came over the remove our dinner plates and brought over the chocolate cake. It was extremely rich and thick, the way I like it. Unfortunately it was too sweet for the birthday girl, so I ate the rest!

The birthday girl had $200 worth of Orange Hill gift certificates. That covered our three meals, two appetizers, one soft drink, four cocktails, and tip! I would definitely bring somebody special here again, but it is a bit expensive.

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