Oro

What a wonderful time we had! The story of an establishment plus the quality of the food and the service create the experience. Once we crossed the threshold into ORO it felt like we were in a restaurant we would find in a much larger and more metropolitan city. The menu was diverse, food was original takes on several Caribbean staples. The drinks were creative to say the least, take a peak at our pics. 🤣. We have the roasted brussel sprouts and normally I don’t indulge but these were emanating umami and were so flavorful. The jerk chicken and its flavoring was reminiscent of the classic flavor but enough to make it stand out. The roasted duck was different for us. It was a new experience but not our favorite, I could not get over the style of preparation, well done on the exterior bit purplish in the internal parts. It was juicy and flavorful just was not my favorite. It was presented nicely and sliced in tender pieces, I can imaging those accustomed to duck know this preparation method. Our server was truly the third arm of the experience. He welcomed us, told us the story of the establishment, provided us with a complementary app and a complementary drink, just to allow us to try two new things. We will be back, this was a good overall experience and we will be back and recommend giving it a try, worked out for a date night or business meeting location.

Came here for girls nights and was not disappointed. The atmosphere is amazing and so was the customer service. Food may take a while to prepare if it’s busy so I would recommend getting an appetizer and drinks while you wait. Also, make sure you know where you park is okay (don’t want to get a ticket from the city) !! Overall, food was great and would recommend ORO.

This is our second time at Oro and, unfortunately, we did not rate it the first time and that’s our bad. The first time was for my birthday and it exceptional. This time was for our anniversary and it was exceptional, once again. We sat at the bar and Hunter was off the charts as far as service, recommendations, and taking care of us in general. His cocktails were beyond compare. The meal was fabulous. We started with the scallion noodles and moved on to the duck breast and confit potatoes. From there we had the octopus. If we were not feeling totally satiated, we would’ve ordered the Seabass or osso Buco. Dessert was the banana bread pudding that was to die for. There’s always next time. There’s so many delicious things on the menu you cannot go wrong with any of it. The atmosphere is extremely appealing, very contemporary. We would recommend a ORO to anyone and we will definitely be back. Thank you Hunter and we hope to find seats at the bar our next time in.

A definite must for a late dinner downtown Raleigh. Very modern trendy interior. They have a great cocktail bar. I came for the roasted oysters super yum and avocado salad. My server was efficient and personable.

I chose Oro for my birthday dinner and was not disappointed. All of the food was great. The truffle mac and cheese blew us away. We followed that with the braised oxtail which was also delicious. Then we also had the coconut curry lobster tail and wok fried Brussels. Both of these were full of great flavor. The servings seem small but if you follow the chef's recommended 2 dishes per person, it will leave you satisfied. Hope to visit again.