Everything you could want in a meal. Note that tables are family sized and shared with surrounding parties.

Very pleasant atmosphere -- especially if you are seated at one of the separate tables. The food is fresh and delicious.

I came here for brunch twice during my trip to London. Food is fantastic. Make sure you try their cakes. Very attentive and prompt service with a lovely airconditioned dining room in the back. read more

Very unique vegetarian dishes, beautiful cakes and desserts, overall healthy food. Take home doesn't taste as good out of the box. I recommend sitting in and eating with a wine pairing. The decor goes well with the food. Modern and simple. read more

The wife and I have been doing quite the culinary tour during our Londin stay. One of our "have to" stops was Ottolenghi, especially since we have 2 of his cookbooks. Our visit was to the Islington location on Upper. The restaurant is cute and intimate and so enticing to walk in with all the desserts on display in the front window. Per the reccomendation of the nice wait staff person, we shared 4 plates (which was plenty!) along with some lovely french white wine. We started with the roasted aubergine (eggplant) which my wife loves. I'm not a huge fan of eggplant (the texture if you know what I mean) but I found it good enough with all the other elements to eat a decent size portion. Second up was the carmelized fennel with ricotta and that was excellent. Next the burrata with butternut squash, grapefruit and pumpkin seeds which was quite good. Lastly, the meat eater of the two (me) had the delicious pork belly with fermented vegetables. That was a great combination if tastes. The wine served was quite good and service was fine until we had to chase down the waiter to get our check. Definitely a good stop on our London food tour. read more

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I'm bummed that I hadn't heard about Ottolenghi until now. My friends who were visiting from the US and avid fans of Yotam Ottolenghi insisted on coming here for dinner even though the only table we could reserve for 4 people on a weekend night was at 9:30PM. Upon entering the restaurant, I saw a huge display of over-the-counter dishes including some cold meats, vegetarian plates and an extensive and beautifully displayed selection of desserts. I also noticed that the restaurant was still completely packed at this time of the night and more people were coming in for their late night reservations. Shortly after we sat down, we were introduced to the menu by a very helpful and friendly staff and some complimentary bread. The menu changes from time to time and features no more than 20 items that come in tapas sized portions, half are served from the counter (aka cold plates), while hot dishes are made to serve from the kitchen. It was recommended that each person order 2-3 items. The highlight of the night were the cold dishes we shared. In particular, the roasted aubergine with zhoug, amba, tahini, and pita croutons were the best I've ever tasted. The flavors were surprising, exotic and inventive. This was true for all of his other dishes. The mozzarella di bufala paired with peaches and grapefruit is also a must-try. A spoonful of the creamy cheese and grilled peaches had a well-balanced and unique medley of flavors. For the hot dishes, the pork belly is a must. It was very well seasoned and the crackling pork skin was very crispy. The mango and pickled ginger that came with it helped to provide a balanced palette of flavors and cut the fattiness of the pork belly. We also got the goat which was delicious and not gamey at all. The medley of mushrooms was incredibly flavorful and exotic. I recommend getting more bread to dip in the mushroom sauce! I was pretty full after the hot dishes but we knew we couldn't skip dessert. After going up to the display and inquiring about every dessert they had, we settled on an apple and raisin slice, lemon and poppy cheesecake and a plum meringue. My favorite was the apple and raisin slice. It's sweet, delicate and flavorful. I recommend adding the complimentary vanilla custard to this! Overall, Ottolenghi's dishes were yummy, inventive and exceeded my expectations. It's definitely a must-try in London and I'll be looking into NOPI (Ottolenghi's higher end restaurant) after this! read more

This restaurant is beautiful but the setup is kind of odd. All of the food is set up buffet style near the front door. Wait staff runs back and forth, scooping cold salads (of which 70% of the menu is comprised) onto plates that then sit on a counter until they are picked up. This would be okay except that the customers standing in line spend time wandering over and hovering over all the food, dishes that are waiting, etc., and that doesn't seem so sanitary to me. The seating is a mix of communal tables and smaller tables for 4-6 people. There is NO room for a stroller and people seem insistent on bringing them in, taking up tons of space. If you have kids and are reading this please just be conscious of your stroller, literally it's the worst thing in London, strollers everywhere. The food is good but most of it is cold salads. Flavor is excellent. I had a mashed butter bean salad, roasted chicken and fennel with what I think was a goat cheese crema? It was all excellent in flavor but as you get to the tail end it's just... cold food. I would eat here again but next time I'll get a hot entree with two sides, because cold dishes that really feel meant to be hot just fall a bit short for me. read more

One of my main reasons for traveling to London was to try an Ottolenghi restaurant. Maybe I hyped it up too much, but my experience at the Islington location was subpar for the caliber of this place. The restaurant itself was tastefully decorated and modern. The staff were cold, impersonal, and seemed always rushed for the low number of patrons. The food, although beautiful as ever, tasted bland and left a lot to be desired. Maybe it was a one-off but it steered me away from trying it for breakfast the next day. read more

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Amazing spot for a variety of quick lunch options. The pastry window is beautiful and hard to walk past. Went for dinner it was good, but not remarkable in the same way the pastries are. read more

best americano i had in london. food is reliably good. when you want something healthy and tasty.

There really is nothing wrong with ottolenghi. The only but you could find is price, but to be honest, for the quality of the food you get, I think it's well justified. I've been here many times throughout the years, but I recently called in to pick up a few cakes for a friends birthday. I called ahead to make sure I could come pick them up after work (and that they'd still have a good selection). They confirmed both and I rocked up at 7pm on a Tuesday to find a full selection of sweet treats still looking lovely and fresh as always. I got the classic flourless bundt cake, a must. I tried the caramelised pineapple cheesecake - gorgeous and super fluffy. One of my favourite new discoveries was the mascarpone lemon tart (but it's a lot smaller than the other two or so it seemed). The last cake was the pistachio polenta mini loaf. It wasn't my cup of tea personally, didn't like the texture or flavour as much as the others, but it was still good. 4 cakes came to around £17 so, again, not the cheapest in London but if you're going to sin might as well do it in style! read more

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--- American Tourist -- This review is for BREAKFAST. I have ham and it is very salty. I do not like it. But my wife has the salmon and she loves it. Coffee is very strong, watch out. We love the unknown berries sauce and nut sauces that they put on the table for the bread. The is the best part of the breakfast. We like the salad lunch much better than the breakfast. Service is great! Food is so so. First time to try, it is ok, I won't do it again for the breakfast. read more

Made dinner reservations in April for a June 7:30pm Fri time slot. After so many people raving about this place, I had to bite the bullet to wait a couple months and try it out. It lived up to all the hype so I was happy to have finally tried it. I thought the food was tasty and the ambiance was great. I didn't mind the long table at the center. We were at the very inside end of the table so it was nice not to have a free side. The food- definitely well made and ingredients were perfectly put together and tasted so balanced and gooooood. I couldn't get enough! The cold dishes were surprisingly good because I didn't think that something that is out on a massive spread at the front of the restaurant could be that great. But it was. The steak, tuna, and aubergines were my favorites. I was skeptical about the steak, but it was good even cold! The dips that were paired with the steak and tuna were perf. I wasn't crazy about the beetroot, so I'd skip it (you are, after all, spending £9-£11 for these small little starter plates where elsewhere these could be main prices and a lot more food, so pick your favs....we wanted to try everything so we took the hit). For the hot dishes, must have the lobster dish and quail. The quail surprised me because I thought it would be majority bones, but it was nice and meaty...for quail. The mackerel dish was interesting. I liked that squid ink was used for this dish. For dessert, had the orange cake and it was good. I'm not a fan with desserts or chocolate mixed with any type of orange flavor, but this was delic. Also ordered a dessert wine (Ramblis dessert wine, £5), and it was Tiny. I get that it's dessert wine and it's not filled like regular dinner wine, but I felt like there was barely much to drink to taste, sip on, and enjoy. I would of ordered another cake dessert if I would have known. All in all, this place is good. It's clearly proven itself for it's food and cakes and it's won me over for sure. The only thing is, is that it's pricey. I would maaaybe come here on special occasions, but for the amount we paid and the small little plates, I'd rather go to my other "pricey" places that are much worth it. But it was great to try! I recommend it to any first timers. *Make reservations (for dinner)! read more

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Yum. That is all. Well I could leave it at that but there is more that can be said on the joyful wonderfulness that is Ottolenghi. If you're too healthy to not salivate on sight of the amazing display of cakes in the window, I dare you not to be impressed by the oodles of salads piled high next to it. Steps to take you to Ottolenghi heaven: Step 1. Bag a table. It may involve queuing but my tip is to go for lunch - it's mostly the same food as dinner, but at a much more reasonable price. (NB takeaway is an option). Step 2. Pick your food. At lunch this is mainly cold food from the counter but at dinner food comes from the kitchen too. I personally love the counter salads - usually you go for 3 or 4. You can inspect them and pick your order on how they look. They are incredibly vivid and colourful, and are packed with Middle Eastern inspired flavours. I personally love anything with aubergine or pomegranates. Step 3. Eat, enjoy, appreciate the scrummyness. Then think about eating even more food with dessert. Step 4. Repeat steps 2 - 3 with the desserts on display. Step 5. Die happy. read more

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Wanna know a good joke? - One Sunday afternoon during the Olympics I thought that it would be great to eat at Ottolenghi...hahahahah! Right, forget about getting a table, but I circumvented the queues by simply ordering a take-away food. Having fallen in love with their salads at their sister restaurant (NOPI) in Soho, I knew went straight to the large salad box at GBP 15.90...and boy did the waitress make that worth the money: usually when you order take-away salads, they fill the box half-heartedly, but this time they filled it to the brim until all air was pressed out! Seriously, the box was heavy as a brick! I took the salad home, put it in the fridge and enjoyed it later in the evening...ahhh...a little bit of Ottolenghi at home! read more

Within 15 minutes of booking our flight to London we had reservations for Ottolenghi secured, that's how high eating here was on our list of priorities. My vegetarian girlfriend is kind of obsessed with the Plenty cookbook and so I was expecting a fully vegetarian menu. I was pleasantly surprised to find some meat dishes, and the tea smoked lamb cutlets were actually the highlight for me, although everything we had was fantastic. Lots of simple, bold flavors with an emphasis on quality ingredients. I loved the ambiance, just the right mix of romantic and laid back, with enough seating variety to work for large groups with the communal tables and small tables for two tucked away. The service was attentive and helpful, not nearly as pretentious as the price and quality would justify. And then there are the desserts. It's like they took a world class restaurant, and then added a world class confectionery to the front of the restaurant. It's almost too much. When we went in the front door our eyes enlarged like a cartoon character as we took in all of the sweets, and spent the time waiting for our table scheming about which desserts we'd get. By the time we had finished with our meal, we sheepishly admitted we'd have to get a dessert to go because we just weren't able to fit one more bite of food inside of us. This worked out great though and let us extend our Ottolenghi experience out to the next day. Reservations here are highly recommended, as a number of people tried to walk in while we were there and turned away. read more

Ottolenghi Islington - S'more cookie. Highly recommended. - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

A trip to Ottolenghi is an absolute must when in London, especially if you're a fan of his cookbooks. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to try their a la carte menu (it's a small restaurant - maybe 20 seats - and there's often a queue for tables) but I did go twice for takeaway salads, which more than exceeded expectations. Plate upon plate heaped with delicious combinations - eggplant with herbed yoghurt dressing, Israeli couscous & quinoa with capsicum and rocket, roasted pumpkin w seeds and a dreamy tahini dressing... the list goes on. Also, the desserts... I'm not normally into sweets but even I couldn't resist their caramel and chocolate tart, which tasted as good as it looked - sticky, dark caramel beneath a silky smooth dark chocolate ganache in a short-crust chocolate pastry. Heaven. They also sell edible gifts too - jars of dukkah and salad seed mix, packaged biscuits and chocolates and of course, Ottolenghi's cookbooks. Perfect for a passionate home cook. read more

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One of my favourite places ever. Ottolenghi has fresh, healthy food and it's super creative to boot. It's good service even if you have to wait to be seated, and you likely will. Ottolenghi is no secret around upper street. I only wish I still lived in London so I could go more often. It's a go to spot every time I visit. I've been for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I've enjoyed everything I've ordered. The salad plates stand out for me - they're really creative and you feel good about yourself after. Their baked goods are unbelievable and beckon you from the window, and I've tried a bunch at this point. I recently had a lemony polenta desert that was amazing. Prices are reasonable too. Doesn't get much better than Ottolenghi. read more

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What a lovely place right in the heart in the hustle & bustle of Angel. Ottolenghi is quaint and cozy and don't even think about coming here for dinner unless you make reservations. I didn't know this, but Mike (I think that's his name) made some magic happen and found us some seats near the front of the restaurant. Every dish here is meant to be shared and everything is a bit out of the ordinary. Everything on the menu raised an eyebrow making me question what exactly it is I was ordering but with the recommendations from our server, everything turned out okay. Since all the dishes are relatively small portioned, you have to expect to spend some extra dough for the experience and slightly bizarre dishes. Some things my friends and I ordered were the seared scallops and the yellow fin, which I thought were the two best. The Smokey Miso broth, Red and Yellow Beetroot, and Roasted Aubergine were good but they weren't as compelling as the other two. As for the service, I was blown away. Service tends to be quite sh*tty here in London, and the staff at Ottolenghi were pleasant in a way that made me feel at home in this city so kudos to them for that. They provide great food and service which makes it no wonder why they're rated so highly on Yelp. read more

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Definitely pricey but yummy! Fresh salads and dishes. Minimal hot entrees (we got the fish) but really tasty!! Amazing service and very kid friendly! read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Cake was yummy!!! - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Ah, what to say that hasn't been said before! One of thee best restaurants/cafe's in London. Thank god for Ottolenghi, that's all I can add! Med/ Middle Eastern food at it's finest! read more

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Bread board and salads - Awesome! Good for light meals or decadent desserts. Very cosy (sometimes crowded) atmosphere. read more

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Popped in here for a few breakfast treats and had an outstanding parmesan twist, lemon and marscapone tart and double chocolate cookie, plus some orange juice (not all at once!). The quality really shines through in the rich taste, perfect textures and general freshness. Staff were also very nice and helpful. Definitely the best baked goods in a while and although it's very expensive you do at least get something great for your money. I wouldn't hesitate to come back for more, and would be interested to try the restaurant proper as well. read more

I am a big fan of Ottolenghi and the inventive approach to cooking that they promote. I love walking in past the days' arrangement of salads and cakes, it's a great way to get your appetite going. The displays seem like they should belong to an old French patisserie but for some reason they fit in beautifully with these ultra modern and sleek surroundings. In fact, the only thing I dislike about Ottolenghi is that everyone else loves it so much too. Queue's here can be an absolute nightmare and because there is such a limited seating space they don't tend to move very quickly either. The staff are very aware of this though and very attentive to the queue. I've even known them to walk up and down distributing nibbles which really does make the time pass a bit faster. The popularity of Ottolenghi is also reflected in its prices and a bowl of soup will set you back £6. Don't be too put off by this though as the quality of cooking is really high and while it might be a bit too expensive to visit every day, it's perfect for a special occasion. If you're ever in for breakfast try the mushrooms with feta as a side dish, a little extravagant but absolutely lovely! read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Ooh, but that five spice tofu is nice! Also tried the roasted aubergine and the mixed green beans. Things were tasty indeed, as was the bread and o-oil. But I'd prefer lower prices for portions of that size. It's £10 ish per plate and they suggested 5 plates for a table of two. read more

We have now tried both Nopi and Ottolenghi and Nopi far out shined on every level. I was really excited to try Ottolenghi as we enojyed Nopi quite a bit. The biggest difference for us was the service. The service at Nopi was extremely friendly and attentive but at Ottolenghi it just seemed out of sorts. We were told we only had the table for a certain time...which is fine if you are speedy with the ordering. We sat for a bit and waited and then someone came by and said have you been here before and are you familiar with how to order? Then instead of taking our order, he walked away. We then had another person a few minutes later ask the same question but at least he took our order. Although we didn't care much for the service, the food was excellent. We tried a couple of the counter dishes and a few hot dishes. The duck was amazing! Also note its a giant communal sharing table so if you are looking for privacy this is not the place for you. read more

I stopped by for a late lunch one day and it was an ok meal. I ordered the beef with broccoli and aubergine. My boyfriend ordered beef with broccoli and potatoes. To my surprise, our entire dish was prepared cold. Although this was not a problem, I realized cold meat did not taste too appealing. The potatoes were a bit bland and the aubergine's sauce was a bit too strong. My favorite part of the entire meal was the broccoli which was flavorful due to the garlic but would've probably tasted better if it were warm. The interior of this place is quite aesthetic. Everything is white and clear which makes it a very modern looking and minimalistic restaurant. Service was friendly as well. read more

My brother and I were visiting London and went to the Alameda theater. We took a walk before the performance and I happened to notice the restaurant from across the street. We went in and everything was gorgeous, the setting, the food, everything. We made a reservation for dinner after our matinee performance. My brother had never heard of the restaurant but I knew it from his cookbooks. We would never go to London again without a meal at one of his resteraunts. Everything was gorgeous, fresh and delicious. The wine list is good and our server was knowledgeable and very nice. She definitely enhanced our meal. I live in the US and purchased the cookbook Plenty for my daughter not realizing it was the British version and everything is metric. It is now a family joke. Definitely one of the best meals of my life. read more

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Had my quick brunch here this Sunday. The food options are all healthy and yummy, and staff are helpful and cordial. read more

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My dad's old friend brought us to Ottolenghi because it was yet ANOTHER hot day in London and I asked for something light. I had never heard of the place, but I certainly have now. I ordered the small lunch selection of salads - 3 salads. I felt so overwhelmed by the options, especially as they aren't my traditional types of salads. These were the most colorful and exciting salad combinations I had ever heard, and I'll admit I was REALLY quite intimidated by a salad that didn't follow the recipe of greens + other stuff. In the end, what helped me make my decision was ordering all the POMEGRANATE salads: - Roasted aubergine w/ saffron yoghurt, hazelnuts, pomegranate seeds, mixed basil = DELICIOUS. Roasted aubergine (eggplant) was done so well, and it tasted much better than I thought it would cold. Delicious delicious. - Kohlrabi, carrot & red cabbage slaw, passion fruit & pomegranate dressing = quite good. I've never had kohlrabi, but I liked the dressing a lot, and this was the closest to the traditional salads I've had. Crisp and fresh. - Purple & yellow cauliflower with almonds, pomegranate seeds, orange blossom dressing = very tasty indeed. Not much else to say about it but I liked it a lot. The more untraditional cauliflower colours made it extra fun for me. In addition to my 3 salads, we also had a bread board, which was pretty delicious. ON TO THE IMPORTANT PART. THE DESSERTS. I have to say that the highlight was really the salads on this hot day, but the desserts in the window are so difficult to turn a blind eye towards. I had myself a delicious cake. I don't quite recall the name was. It was orange-y and so light and fluffy. oh it was so lovely. (EDIT: 2 years later I remember, it was the orange chiffon cake!) I'LL BE BACK! read more

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Have been going here for more than six years. It never gets old and I always make the point to head over to Upper Street every time I visit London. The food is always inspiring and sourced using the freshest, local, and in season veggies. Prefer this to Nopi. Ambience is relaxed, long communal table. Also, fantastic array of desserts for those with a sweet tooth. Order lots of small plates to share. read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Upper Street famously has some statistic along the lines of the most restaurants per yuppie in London so in theory it should be incredibly easy to get a great meal there. Sadly, many of the restaurants are sad pseudo-trendy relics serving decidedly mediocre food. However this cannot be said of Ottolenghi, a relatively recent gem of a restaurant. Your mouth starts watering as you walk up to the window, where tasty treats are piled high in a mouth-watering display, including gigantic meringues, mad enough to be straight from the pages of Alice in Wonderland. The decor is cool, mimimalist white, seating at one long white table down the centre of the room, providing the perfect no-fuss backdrop to the delicious food. Fresh and inventive salads are the savoury speciality - although it's not strictly a vegetarian restaurant, anyone with vegetarian friends to cook for should come here for inspiration in how to cook real, interesting food for non meat-eaters. Although the savoury food is worth the journey alone, it's worth saving space for pudding as the cakes are deliciously home-made tasting (if you lived with Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith and Nigel Slater or something) and gorgeously displayed. The brownies are my personal favourite and if you can't manage anything straight away, you can always take away to eat later at home. read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Ottolenghi is probably the archetypal Upper Street cafe. The food displays are sumptuous and incredibly inviting. The cafe is quite small with a large food display area at the front and tables at the back. There is one large, communal central table that occupies much of the seating area. I came a few weeks ago for a late lunch with a friend. It is a sort of buffet where you choose your food from a combination of dishes. The food is healthy Italian with a good range of salads. We had a glass of the house/cheapest white with our food which was surprisingly good: delicate, poly tonal and all that. As one might expect from this sort of place, the people can sometimes be unbearably bourgeois, which can mean conversations about whether to send Ralph private or public, which is fine but can be a bit of a chore if you're sitting on the communal table. A pleasant place that does simple, good quality Italian food well, though if you're going try to avoid yuppie rush. read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Ottolenghi is one of my favourite Sunday brunch locations. The restaurant is in the perfect location, it's close to shops and a nice easy walk into Angel. The white walls and furniture can be a bit stark, but the wood floors balance out the space. To be honest, your eyes are almost instantly drawn to the various food displays, so dancing bears could walk by and I'd doubt you'd notice. The food in the window seems to go on and on, surprising, I have never ordered the food on display. I know you can order the food that's on display while you are eating in, but I always order from the menu. I must admit, I'm a creature of habit and 99.9% of the time I order the Eggs Florentine. I love the combination of spinach, poached egg and hollandaise. There is something about the hollandaise at Ottolenghi that is just right! I have no idea what's in it, but I know what it's supposed to taste like and all I can say is Umm Umm good! It's not just the hollandaise! The egg is perfectly poached with just a bit of yoke and the spinach is just right. The mixture of flavours are delightful and before I know it, my eggs Florentine are gone! To wash my brunch down the fresh orange juice or hot chocolate help end the meal perfectly. Ottolenghi also serves lunch or dinner, thus far I've only been for Sunday brunch, and as for brunch, this place is spot on! read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

What a way to start the morning - a delectable smoked salmon floated on a cloud of fluffy scrambled eggs with a smear of creamy sour cream. We were lucky to be seated before a queue began and I'm sorry you had to wait longer but with the plethora of dessert options, it would have been a sin to just leave. For dessert; an orange & almond cake, topped with chocolate, delicious and moist! Tip - make a booking or get there early! read more

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This was an upscale joint so I didnt grab any photos. Went here for dinner on my birthday. This place is kind of like high-end tapas: there are a bunch of small-plate dishes, some premade (you can see them sitting up front by the register) some made hot in the kitchen. You order a bunch of dishes to share. We got the watermelon radish dish, the trout dish, the eggplant, and some kind of lettuce and berry dish to start. For our hot dishes we ordered the goat with butter beans, the pork belly, and the cauliflower. Everything was excellent. The goat and the eggplant were stand-outs. The radish dish, to be honest, was our least favorite, as all the vegetables were very hard. For dessert we split the rosewater and pistachio cake and one of the cakes of the day which was some kind of moist orange cake topped with chocolate. It was great because these were probably the most vegetables we had gotten to eat on our vacation so far. Anyway, treat yourself. The food is good and actually mostly healthy. read more

This restaurant is so fantastic. We booked a table so we got a table for 2, though you sometimes get sat at the big communal table. It's fine but I prefer the privacy of the individual tables as you are quite close to other people on the communal one! The food is so creative and interesting (and fairly healthy). Definitely get the ricotta stuffed courgette flowers. I LOVE these. The rest of the menu changes a lot but you can see the cold dishes on the counter and then they have some hot dishes from the kitchen. Everything was fantastic. King prawns were perfectly cooked with a delicious sauce. The roast aubergine had a great texture with a yummy feta yoghurt. Tip: Save room for dessert! The baked goods are outstanding. We shared a delicious apple and maple icing cake and a hazelnut cake. Both so moist! We got four more desserts to take away as we were going to a bbq the next day - they were all fantastic - especially the rum and choc cake and carrot cake. Go Go Go! read more

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A review for their pastries: My friend lives right next door to this place, and the display of pastries looked amazing, so we decided to give it a try one day. We asked them what their most popular thing was, and it was the passion fruit tart. If that was their best one, I'm not sure i would give the other ones a try. The custard in the middle was way too eggy. There was barely any passion fruit flavor at all. Everything looks so fancy, but I think it is all presentational. It was 3.40 pounds as well, which was pretty pricey. read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Passion fruit tart - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Although the food was good and the waiter super nice , I wouldn't come back not recommend this place. Bare with me : The premise here is you get a ojetes of 3 or 4 salads or a main with 1 or 2 sides. They stop serving hot items at 3 pm so forget half the menu options , you are left with roast beef !!! ( yey ... Not ) Moving on , they have a limited tiny menu The salads are : Roasted broccoli Coliflower slaw with mango Bean salad drenched in oil Roasted sweet potato And 3 more .... The can accommodate food allergies but they can't give you dressing on the side so there you have it !!! The waitress was rude and condescending beyond belief I am so glad our waiter was so nice and polite !!! The place is cool with big tables and funky furniture but the prices are very very high for the portions you get. There are olives and hummus you can order as appetizers. The desserts and cakes looked amazing but we passed. I has a cheese crisp which was great but man !!! 3.40 ????? Are you kidding me ???? They brought it to the table because I saw it on my way in but didn't see the price .... Never ever ever ever ever again read more

Ottolenghi Islington - Mediterranean Near Me - London, XGL

Got here at 5:30 pm and we were seated at 6 pm without a reservation on a Tuesday night. This place was just absolutely amazing. Nothing was bad - we had 5 dishes for 2 people. In most American restaurants we get one appetizer and one main course and share - so 5 dishes may not be enough for 2 people with bigger appetites. read more