Directors' Dealings

Oriental Restaurant Group PLC
17 March 2000


ORIENTAL RESTAURANT GROUP PLC ('the Company')

DIRECTORS DEALINGS

The Company has been informed that, on 14 March 2000, Mr Michael Paterson, a
Director of the Company, sold 17,000 ordinary shares of 5p each ('Shares') at
85p per Share. On the same day both Mr Paterson and his wife each bought 8,000
Shares at 85.5p per Share which were put into an ISA.

As a result of these transactions Mr Paterson (and his wife) are interested in a
total of 948,790 Shares, representing 9.87% of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.