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Summary

£71
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3
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Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Stunning salads, amazing pastries” and a “lovely variety of interesting prepared dishes” have stood the test of time at Yotam Ottolenghi’s “vibrant” deli-cafés – still hugely popular 22 years on from the launch of the first in Notting HIll. The Israeli-born chef and writer has had an enormous influence on the way people shop, eat and cook, helping to create a whole category of modern Middle Eastern cookery and “totally living up to his reputation as a leading expert in vegetarian cuisine” – even though his premises serve meat and fish. An occasional quibble – “the prices? Too high for a few stalks of broccoli even taking into account the undoubtedly skills of the Chef!”

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£71
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4
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Still “a gold standard”, with their “lovely, beautifully displayed food” – this small group of deli-cafés has expanded slowly since the first one opened in Notting Hill 21 years ago; the latest arrived in Pavilion Road, Chelsea, in January 2022. Hugely influential Israeli-born chef and writer Yotam Ottolenghi has transformed the way much of the world sees Middle Eastern cuisine – and vegetables. “I’m not a vegetarian, but I love eating the veg dishes here and I find I don’t need to order any meat”. (See also the chef’s two grander restaurants, Nopi and Rovi).

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£64
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4
Very Good
3
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Mouthwatering salads” which look as dazzlingly good as they taste set the tone at Yotam Ottolenghi’s deli-restaurants, where “the food is always outstanding” and “you always discover new ingredients and different takes on traditional dishes”. It’s now 20 years since the Israeli-born writer and TV chef opened his original Notting Hill venue, sparking a new interest in Levantine cuisine; in summer 2021 he opened a fifth branch, near the Wallace Collection in Marylebone.

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£58
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2
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A feast for the eyes and always fresh, delicious” and full of “interesting flavour” – the “unusual salads” and habit-forming cakes at Yotam Ottolenghi’s starkly decorated café chain: an ongoing success-story particularly beloved of brunching yummy-mums and Guardian-reading types (“is this a restaurant or a cult?… some of the clientele on my trip seemed beyond parody”). “It’s only the food that makes it worth it” though – branches are “super-busy and never enjoyable” – and, given the prices, a visit can “feel like daylight robbery”.

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Ottolenghi Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Ottolenghi Restaurant in N1, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Ottolenghi restaurant.
Philip G
Breakfast/brunch excellent. You will want t...
Reviewed 28 days ago

"Breakfast/brunch excellent. You will want to lick the plate. "

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S R
As always. Ottolenghi does not disappoint y...
Reviewed 1 months, 19 days ago

"As always. Ottolenghi does not disappoint you"

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Stewart J
Restaurant food unexpectedly average, given...
Reviewed 7 months, 4 days ago

"Restaurant food unexpectedly average, given the name Ottolenghi on the establishment. And far inferior to the takeaway food in the front deli section. "

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