Wow! I was looking forward to coming here and fortunately it was about a five minute walk from the hotel. Started out the trip here the first morning. When you walk in it's overwhelming because everything looks so good. I was only ordering for myself, and it was a cluster deciding what to get. I went with an almond croissant and then also a blueberry muffin for later. It's the kind of thing where you want to order one of everything. Trust me. The almond croissant was very good. I really enjoyed it. I won't say it was the best I've ever had, but it was definitely up there. I usually do a standard butter croissant and I didn't because I was so overwhelmed with how good everything looked and wanting to try something more. In hindsight, I probably should have tried the butter croissant because I bet it would have been amazing. A friend tried some small cookies and I was able to sample those. They were also great. The blueberry muffin was also very tasty although it probably would have been better if I didn't wait 12 hours to eat it! Overall, you should come here and order a bunch of stuff. There's really no other way around it. I do feel that a place like this should have exceptional coffee as well. I got a flat white and it was only just okay The set up for coming in and ordering and then needing to move outside so you don't feel like you're crowding the register while you wait for your coffee drink is a little bit of a mess. They should have a better flow here or if they're going to have coffee have it off to the side or something. But it's really all about the pastry here and that's the star. The coffee is kind of and after thought anyway. Definitely check Ottolenghi out if you're in the area! read more

Great takeout with many interesting options. We weren't exactly sure how it worked so we got in line and felt slightly rushed to order takeout quickly. The salad assortment was really delicious and we took some pastries to go as well. Honestly, we didn't even realize there was a sit down option. Definitely stop if you are in the area. read more

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I'd been intending to come to Ottolenghi for YEARS and have bought/cooked from/enjoyed many of Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbooks. It seemed like a pilgrimage to his original space was in order when I had a trip to London last month, and I was thrilled to find time to squeeze in a walk here just before closing time on an uncharacteristically stunning summery evening. The space is lovely, airy and cozy at the same time, and I was so happy to see the platters and cakestands of goodies that I'd so often looked at piningly on social media. The staff was quite friendly and helped explain what was available; I'd come at the end of the day so offerings were slimmer, but I picked up a delicious eggplant (aubergine) salad, a slice of exquisite semolina-pistachio-rose cake, and a beautiful little yuzu pastry (which traveled pretty well all the way back to NYC with me!). If I'm back in London, I'll be sure to come here earlier in the day for lunch as I'd love to try out more of the menu. In the meanwhile, I'll be making Ottolenghi's recipes from across the pond with some of the ingredients I picked up in the small shop area in the back of the restaurant! read more

One of my favorite bakeries in Notting Hill! There isn't much dining space available inside the cafe, but it's perfect for grabbing a quick pastry and salad before heading to the park or sitting outside. The displays are gorgeous, and they rotate their selection of baked items regularly so there are a lot of choices. The staff are very friendly and patient! It is on the pricier side, but perfect if you feel like treating yourself! read more

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Probably one of the best meals we had in London. We didn't have a reservation, but the wait time wasn't too long even though it was a pretty beautiful day in peak lunch hours. The staff was really friendly. All the food was amazing. We could've had five more meals here and tried everything. read more

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Great breakfast bakes. I had a chocolate tart with cardinal & almonds. My partner had an almond pastry. Delicious

Absolutely worth going!!! I picked the Large box with a little bit of everything in it for 24£. I also chose a chicken thigh separately which was so juicy and tender. The veggie balls were a bit too salty for me. But the asparagus and beans were my favorite. Super crunchy, juicy and tasty. Also the Brokkoli was so fresh and crunchy to a point where I was asking myself "wow how do they make the veggies so crunchy and tasty???" with each bite I had. Hummus was very unique. Not the hummus I'm used to but very good and creamy! Also loved the roasted potatoes and eggplants. But what really blew me away was the packed granola cookies you can buy there. SO SO SO DELICIOUS. There are nuts in there topped with white chocolate. Speechless. The best cookies I've ever had. Also the salty caramel dark chocolate bites were amazing. Never had something like this before. Salty and a little bit sweet with chunks of caramel and hazelnuts on it. Also the flourless macadamia nuts cookies were super delicious. You can't tell that it flourless and they are pieces of macadamia nuts inside. So so good! I also bought the pistachio lemon polenta. WOW!!! I'm usually the chocolate cake kinda girl but this cake was something else. Definitely a must try!!! Very lemony, light, buttery with a hint of vanilla/flowery taste. I bet you never had a lemon cake like this before. The pistachios made it creamy and nutty. But that unique flowery after taste will make you feel like you're in a dessert heaven. I wish I live in London! I would go here at least once a week for the veggies and everyday for the sweets. Wow. Wow. Wow!!! read more

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Very talked about deli. Best for takeout. Did not disappoint and the London prices are warranted. I can see why it's a crowd favorite. Savory to sweets. read more

This was a bit of a disappointing experience for us. We were SO excited to try Ottolenghi since we've been fans of his cooking for forever, and as fellow Israelis, we wanted some good home cookin'. Upon our arrival, we were dismayed to learn that 1) There's no dine-in eating (reviews/photos made it seem like there was) and 2) Everything available was only breakfast related (we had been hoping to stock up on salads, etc. for a long road trip that day) and we would have had to wait an hour for the switch over. Ah well. We got what we could, but another disappointment is no bench outside anywhere to eat! For what reason?? There is plenty of room to put one. So we ended up eating in our rental car which already soured the mood, and maybe we were just grumpy, but nothing tasted awesome. There was zero Ottolenghi wow-factor... Savor muffin: too wet, too mushy with the tomatoes, but interesting. Parmesan pretzel: more like a pastry twist that was good with a nice flavor and consistency, but was nothing special. Chocolate amoretti cake: our daughter's pick that was probably the best thing we ate, but it was a little dry. Nice flavor though. Double chocolate cookie: another kiddo selection. Very good, but again, par for the course baking. 20th anniversary battenburg cake: cloyingly sweet, and while we did get the hint of rose coming through, there was little to no pistachio flavor. Another bummer here. The guy helping us was very friendly and patient, but our two iced lattes took an unnecessarily long time to come out and were served in paper cups with paper straws that barely functioned. Party foul! It breaks our heart to say this, but three stars. We were expecting fireworks and left with a nonfunctioning sparkler. We're going to Nopi with friends in a couple days and very much hope that that experience will change our minds. read more

Absolutely delicious, 100% worth the trip here. Everything we tried was fantastic. Unfortunately, this place does not have seating in it, so we had to take our snacks to go and eat elsewhere. We tried a chocolate chocolate cookie and a mini loaf. While the prices here are a bit more than other places, the pastry and dessert were delicious. The layout of the food options is also well laid out and appealing. The service is a little lacking and seemed a bit disorganized. read more

Went to Notting Hill location because this one had a deli and we wanted something we can get for later. Highly recommend the food, but felt rushed with the morning service as we waiting for their delivery items to be brought out. Had a latte, an Americano and, of course, pistachio rose cake (try L'eto's too - even better). The server came out with out items and then came over at least 5 other times asking if we wanted anything else.... No one was waiting for seats.... What is the rush??? We were waiting for their other dishes... Idk, but they seem to be monitoring and timed how long each client was at their tables.... I think there would be better metrics to measure. Like customer satisfaction... read more

Gorgeous, healthy, fresh, inventive but not weird. Great for takeout! I could eat here every day.

I am very disappointed with the two dishes I had ordered for Valentine's Day. I had paid several 100 Pounds for them. On Valentine's Day, we opened the box. Both dishes were shattered into little pieces because of poor packaging and poor quality. All we got from Ottolenghi Customer Services after several emails I sent them was a "sorry" and a refind. The fact they completely ruined Valentine's Day for us did not matter to them AT ALL!!! "! read more

Ottolenghi is a genius. His food is incredible. Everything we ordered for take-out was nothing short of amazing. Yes, it was stupid expensive. Yes, the customers were hilariously self-important and needly little snowflakes. But that made standing in a long line totally worth it. The staff looked way overworked but they were very good. read more

Solid. Nice bakery. Good for the area. Gotta pick right. All pastries are not created equal.

The place is a bit small. You can sit at the communal table which is actually pretty fun as you get to make conversations with those around you. The breakfast menu doesn't have a lot of selection but the baking section is overflowing with sweet treats. The lunch gets you a selection of salads and a main type of meat (chicken, fish, beef, etc). It does get a bit pricier during lunch hours as the salads are priced by weight if you are getting it to go. read more

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Ottolenghi! How do you pronounce your name!? At least I can't mess it up on Yelp. Anyway, this place was recommended to me by a dear friend and I'm so glad we went. This particular location only had a large table down some stairs, so most people take food to go. That's what we did. I think their salads are a bit different from other places, because they offer wider flavors and more imaginative options. They cooked their cauliflower with some kind of magic- the best cauliflower I've ever eaten at a restaurant- and that's really saying something! The eggplant (oh sorry, aubergine ;) ) dish was very good as well, and the pomegranate and yogurt sauce complimented it wonderfully. I also liked the sweet potato, and the green beans had a curry spice that was nice too. The desserts were beautiful but I didn't try any. The only thing is- high quality delicious stuff comes with a price. Additionally, the plates of food are sitting out towards the customers, leaving it quite easy for people to breathe, cough, or shed their hair on them. read more

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So, I've been waiting almost 4 years to come try Ottolenghi 's food. Delicious, warming food in a mod space. I wish I had a longer stay because I would have definitely loved to have come here more. I think if I were a local this would be a staple in my weekly breakfast rounds. I had the mixed berry and fig financier. This was absolutely delicious and exceeded my expectations...crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside Really well portioned as I couldn't entirely finish this. read more

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LOL, upon entering this bistro/bakery and seeing the amazing display of cakes, pies, desserts and platters of fantastically prepared Mediterranean appetisers (roast pumpkin, beetroot puree, grilled vegetables, hummus etc) I knew I was gonna spend a few hours there. Right before ordering I told the waitress not to be shocked because we were hungry. She didn't blink when we ordered everything :-D Guess we weren't the first Ottolenghi enthusiasts. The first impression was good, it was all delicious and I will definitely go back for much more. I was actually thinking to bring a tent and permanently camp in front of this bakery LOL PS: the place is very very small, so it's perfect for takeaway, not so great for a party of more than two people, as they only have one large table downstairs, which customers share. If you can, avoid lunch break and weekends as it can get pretty busy. read more

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Rave reviews are dangerous things... they practically beg for your disappointment. This is exactly what happened with me and Ottolenghi... I'd heard so many good things, and walked past their windows so many times... both in Islington, and at this outlet in Notting Hill, bewitched, enticed, even driven to salivation, by what I saw and the enthusiastic awe with which people spoke of it. If there was a darling ode to epicure that I was eager to try, the sophisticated Ottolenghi - with its heaps of mosaic salads on staggered platforms and heavenly baked goods looking like sheer sin against that gleaming white backdrop - was it. Everything just looked so *good*... it *had* to *be* good. And so it was that I arrived at the Notting Hill Ottolenghi's doorstep agog; waiting to be whisked off my little foodie feet... based on sheer seductive looks alone they had a head start on the feet-whisking without me even sampling a morsel... but like most things that aren't what they appear to be, Ottolenghi let me down - hard and fast. To start - two caveats about the Notting Hill branch: 1) There is no toilet (but they'll let you wash your hands where the counter staff does, right next to the till. I know, I know, you were thinking that this place was supposed to be pretty chichi, or at least chichi enough to have toilets - yes, I did too). 2) There is no wine list... even though their salads and savory nibbles are screaming to be paired up with say, a crisp Sauvignon Blanc or even a casual Côtes du Rhône... no, gingerbeer is as hard as it gets. I will leave it up to you to rank those two caveats in order of importance or relevance to your own situation ... after arriving here one late afternoon to meet a friend, rather cold and tired after a stressful week...they were both of great import and relevance to me. *Now* onto Ottolenghi's famous food - and this is where it starts to get really disappointing... because, after giving my bladder a pep talk about its need to be patient with me, and ordering some sparkling water in lieu of a Syrah... my consolation was that the food was all going to be worth it.... Ha. I chose to go with the "small salad" sampler, which allowed me to choose three of the gorgeous looking salads in the front window for just under £10. After plenty of consternation over which salads I should order, when they arrived, I realized I needn't have fretted over the matter so much, because, well, there wasn't enough on my plate to have bothered fretting about. Now, I'm really not one to quibble on the matter of portion-size... I'm a relatively small eater and can too-often be satisfied with a mere appetizer.... and I never ever mind paying for a small nibble if the asking price is more than worth it... But what came on my plate, however, was an absolute joke... seriously, the mass of the three salads *together* didn't appear much bigger than the size of my (relatively small) fist. I've uploaded the picture of it, go have a look for yourself (keep in mind that the plate was no more than 8-inches in diameter) and gape at the absurdity that I was charged 10 quid for something like 5 pea pods, 3 carrots, and some other token wilted veg miscellany - without even a glass of wine in hand to take the edge off. Most disappointingly, even beyond the overpriciness of the sampler, was the taste. Both the green beans and the roasted vegetables were too oily and there was nothing particularly outstanding or creative about the flavour - especially not more so than what I come up with at home. The roasted vegetable salad did have a nice addition of fresh cranberries, but it's the holidays, and cranberries are pretty obvious embellishment this time of year, so I don't give them too much credit for the thought. Perhaps the best thing among my three mouthfuls was the aubergine with its saffron yogurt and pomegranates... now, that was a *little* more scintillating for the palette, but just a little. It was all such a shame, especially since the staff was, to be fair, really nice - but when our waitress offered us dessert, we declined... who cared anymore? Nothing could make up the let-down of the meal. I would never ever come to Ottolenghi to sit down and dine again... but if I lived in the area... and was in a pinch for dinner... I suppose the takeaway here might suffice... however, if I were in that exact same pinch, and could manage to make it to the Whole Foods takeaway counter... Whole Foods would win, hands down. read more

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This place has sold me on their salads alone, and the fact that my sister came here a bunch last time she was in town, made it seem good from the start. You can order food for takeway or sit down, which is what I did. There's a small white table down the stairs with community seating, I ordered the main dish with two side salads. I got the chicken, which had some delicious cumin and soy blend, as well as roasted cauliflower saffron salad and the aubergine with pomegranate and yogurt (so amazing). I will now have to contemplate how to make this everyday at home. The pastries you cannot pass up either, the lemon cake with pistachios was so good I didn't take a picture. Be prepared to spend some money on salads here! Save your drinking money for salads :) or atleast some. It's worth it. read more

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This is a very dangerous place indeed. If the the way the cakes and cookies are stacked in the window don't tempt you, then pop your head around the door and check out the display of enticing salads and meats laid out before the customers. There's something so innocent yet delightful about the chaotic manner the dishes are presented, and everything looks so fresh and exotic. It's almost like the mad-hatter's tea party! Their philosophy is originality in mostly Mediterranean-style cuisine with the best raw ingredients, so whether it's grilled mackerel with olive and raisin salsa, orange and pistachio marshmallows or upside down pear cake, there is something to delight everyone's taste buds. There is a daily changing menu here, and if you're close perhaps it's best to email or call Hilary for a copy at 11am. read more

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The food here is good, with lots of flavor and it is very fresh. However if this is your first time here expect a couple of things: They weigh salads and meats separately. There is no sneeze guard or anything that separates from the people standing in line from the platters of food. The woman in front of me had her fur coat dragging in one of the platters while she was ordering her takeaway. Also, the space is pretty cramped and narrow. Would I come here again? Probably, but I will only ask for the food that is further away from the customers standing in line. read more

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After a morning spent walking around Notting Hill (including visiting the Portobello Road Market), stop at the famous Ottolenghi. Run by the Israeli born chef, Yottam Ottolenghi, you will be amazed once you step inside his Mediterranean inspired cafe. Upon entering, you will gawk at the meringues piled high, cakes of all shapes and sizes, cheesecakes, brownies, cookies, tarts, scones, muffins, mini loaves, croissants, pastries, and many more delectable treats. On a more savoury note, they have about ten different fresh and healthy salads and vegetable sides, all served on large platters and white bowls, like a buffet. Reminded me of Christmas! There is also a separate menu too. We picked up a few salads and a delectable treat (peanut and chocolate s'mores, yes please!) and enjoyed these at a nearby park. The reason we got takeaway is because seating is limited, with only a communal table out the back.  Ottolenghi has a few different cafe locations, but Notting Hill is my favourite. Mainly because of the food displays and looking through the large window from the street... piled high with cakes, tarts, meringues, cookies, chocolate... it is a sweet lover's dream. read more

Notting Hill seems to be full of gorgeous little finds be it boutiques, cafes or bars and it is without doubt my favourite part of London. Ottolenghi is always my first choice of cafe when I feel a bit posh and fancy a real treat! The vibrant display of scrumptious delights on offer is superb and they serve healthy dishes in addition to beautiful (and calorific!) cakes and brownies of every kind. The portions are just right and if you go in for a look, you won't be able to resist. I say that I go here when I can indulge in a treat; it isn't quite your everyday coffee and croissant stop in terms of price and does attract the whole yummy mummy type of clientele which is why you can struggle to find a seat even on a weekday afternoon. Plus there is no toilet or bathroom. It is definitely worth a visit though and the service and quality of food is fantastic. After all, you can always buy your food to take away if you can't find a seat or need the toilet! A great place if you are looking for a nice coffee meeting venue. read more

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I don't get what the hype is about this place. Everything I got was cold, and the amount of food I got for the cost is not easily overlooked. Eating in is quite cramped and I almost felt like I was an inconvenience. Also, everything was so exposed, I shudder to think of the germs that are on it all. I think if you have can afford it, perhaps take the food home and heat it up (especially to kill any germs). But I wouldn't go back. I should have just gone into Whole Foods and eaten from the hot bar instead. read more

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Beautiful pastries! Just looking at the tiered display of baked goods, I could have easily gone overboard by getting too many pastries. Good thing I still have some self-control. We were there during off-peak hours (about 4:30pm) but there was still a good number of people in there who were mostly getting items to go. Seems it was off-peak hours, there wasn't really a systematic line going on but the employees were pretty good in making sure they served who came in first. The pistachio financier was extremely good. I liked that the cake had a very slight "grainy" texture which was probably from the pistachios. The mini almond bundt cake had the right amount of moist and wasn't dense nor heavy. Another favorite was the pear galette which was baked in a whole rectangle pastry crust. It's priced by weight according to the size of the slice. I need to return to this place. read more

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Went here about 2pm after a long saturday morning of biking on the old Boris bikes so had worked up quite an appetite. We really wanted to sit down but were told that the queue time was 45 mins and we needed food quick. So we grabbed 2x of the large take out boxes. We had an amazing selection of salads beautifully presented in front of us and we were like kids in a candy shop. The highlight was the tuna and the beef that is kinda hidden in the lower area behind all the salad and till area. You cant see it when all bustling customers trying to fill there boxes. We only knew it was there as we caught a glimpse of someone eating it in the tiny outside eating area. After going a bit crazy and filling our boxes we were hit with the bill... £48! yes we had gone overboard. I was quite shocked as nothing was weighed separately and they just seem to cram it in and weigh the whole box? I dunno but I was thinking if the box was full of broccoli then it would be a bit of a bum deal. Needless to say everything tasted amazing and there was enough for my girlfriend and I to have a delicious lunch on the go and dinner when we got back home! (I wanted to try and make it last all week). I wanted to try the amazing looking cakes but i think i'll save that for next time I visit! read more

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We came here right before a flight to Paris, and we had a fantastic breakfast! We ordered the bircher muesli, chia pudding, and some toast, all of which were fresh and flavorful. The space is bright and friendly, with a warm and welcoming staff. There is a communal table in the back with the day's newspapers as well as some delightful homemade jams and spreads to go with your breakfast. There are also plenty of pastries and items to take home at the front of the shop, which are all gorgeous! read more

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you know that thing where a place looks amazing on instagram and then you get there and it doesn't actually look like that and the food kinda sucks? Well, that won't happen here. I never eat any sit-down food here so I can't speak to that, but I can tell you that all the amazing baked things at the front of the place are even better than they look. As a general recommendation, the weirder something sounds at Ottolenghi, the more likely it is you should try it - these guys really don't mess up. The chocolate and halva danish blew my mind. read more

Thank you Yelp -- for I have found London's best cookie. It was a necessary indulgence, I promise. And not only that, but I enjoyed it physically and verbally for about 15 minutes. Best. Chocorgasm. Evahh. It's dangerous ordering a chocolate chip cookie (seriously kids, watch out) as it's something so simple that is so easily messed up - much like its partner in crime, Miss vanilla ice cream. Something you've been served your entire life, and possibly perfected yourself, is a recipe for pure disappointment. But not today. This cookie had all the right stuff: great chip to cookie ratio, fantastic crisp outside-gooey (but not too gooey) middle, the perfect Goldilock'ed "just right" ratio where you're not full after eating it, but you don't need anymore to be utterly blissful. As quickly as I bypassed Ottolenghi's savory options, I duly opted not to sit in the intimate venue, as there was only one thing I wanted to get intimate with at that point. I took my cookie and my "opening act:" the fruit slice, (which I might add was delicious in its own right) outside into the beautiful sunshine. My friend was already fully involved in her passion fruit meringue tart, emphasis on the passion. It was the cookie I was after, and it was to be mine. I then proceeded to stuff my face. I would highly recommend doing exactly this. Immediately. read more

Mmmhmm chocolate. Sometimes you just need a fix. A cookie (double chocolate please), a brownie, or maybe a bit of cake (be it stuffed with Bailey cream or shaped in volcano form). Or in my case when you can't make up your mind why not go for all of them. Excellent life decision. So needless to say, I can't really comment on any other foodstuffs but I can describe the majority of chocolate offerings in intricate detail. Go on, you say? Why certainly! First, the cookie. There are usually two types, your regular chocolate chip and the double chocolate. The regular is just want you want for that warm bit of comfort with a glass of milk before bed. Must remember to get some next time and actually save them. The double chocolate was rich and moist with just a hint of crunchiness at the outer skin. It's more dark chocolate than milk so be warned it's slightly bittersweet but that just makes it easier to eat more. Second, the brownie. Now they really take the term "fudge brownie" seriously as this massive square of chocoholic mana tastes like the love child of my favourite St. Louis fudge and the K&C classic brownie. It's incredibly rich but with a surprisingly light taste of hazelnuts (undoubtedly infused from the roughly chopped hazelnuts that are scattered through this delight) which dances around your mouth before settling on your tongue. One bite and I was in love. Well as much as one can love baked goods. Which is quite a lot as it turns out. The two cakes I had the pleasure of tasting were both good but unfortunately nothing special. The "volcano" was a chocolate and almond tea cake drizzled with chocolate icing. A moist cake but compared to the chocolate madness I had enjoyed so far was a bit lacking in...chocolateness. The Baileys cream cake was incredibly melt in your mouth moist and would have been a perfect cake except for the overpowering alcohol taste of the cream. It was stronger than a shot of Baileys which was a bit surprising. Other offerings we tried was a light spongy cake that was well received by the girls although not by me as it was fruit and not chocolate (yes I know I have a one track mind) and a chocolate flourless cake that was essentially a mousse in cake shape. The wait was a bit long even at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon (about 15 minutes) and the place was packed inside so we took it home to snack on. The lovely waitresses were very friendly and traded jibes about my inability to choose just one dessert. Overall, next time I'm in Notting Hill I'll stop off for a sweet treat (maybe another brownie or I hear they have an excellent cinnamon brioche). It's worth a trip if you have a sweet tooth or two and one of the top confectionaries in London. read more

I have 3 of his cook books so I was thrilled to find that I'm staying three blocks from his cafe in Notting Hill. I only went for breakfast since I was away for lunch and dinners, but three times I went I got to sample many different treats and I was delighted with all of them. It was nice to enjoy them in the room downstairs with good coffee and tea. The staff was very attentive and helpful. read more

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I have mixed feelings about Ottolenghi... On one hand, I find the flourless chocolate cake has to be one of the most perfect desserts on the planet. On the other hand, I find the queueing system and clientèle absolutely unbearable. You will find this rather small space brimming with Eurotrash wannabes and bitchy Notting Hill mummies wasting away their days. My strategy usually consists of putting blinders on, knowing exactly what I want to order, getting my food and getting the hell out of dodge. Ottolenghi also has amazing salads. But be prepared to dish out a cool £15 for a box of brocolli. You have to decide if all of this is worth it to you (and to me, the chocolate cake is totally worth it). read more

I was staying in Notting Hill over a vacation, and while we were looking for places to eat lunch, I came across this place on Yelp. I finally made it around one afternoon, and man was I glad I wondered the streets on my own. I came for lunch and was not at all disappointed. This place was AMAZING. I wish there was a place like this in the states (maybe Fadi's?). The menu changes daily, so all I can say is anything you get will be amazing. They use the freshest ingredients. All the dishes are different -- spiced differently, different vegetables, etc. For an American, I wasn't filled with the portions, but I also got the smaller plate, so for the future, I would opt for the larger. I even took home a few different seasonings to gift to my Mom as a souvenir. The place was packed, and rightfully so. I took a meringue dessert to go, similar to a pavlova (it had a raspberry sauce on top), which was also good. I want to make London, especially Notting Hill, and annual place I visit -- mainly for the good food and shopping, as is readily available at Ottolenghi. read more

Horrific! Food looks decent - albeit overpriced for what is basically cold salad - but unfortunately we never got to the ordering or food stage. We were sat down by a waitress at a cramped shared table (with no toilet) and when we tried to order the incredibly rude waitress accused us of skipping the queue and asked us to leave our table as there was a queue. Humiliating! In trying diffuse the hostile situation we calmly explained to her that it was the cafe's mistake and we would be happy to wait for another table. She then effectively called us liars refusing to admit their mistake so we walked out. Was a blessing in disguise as we found a lovely brunch cafe nearby which was right on point. Lesson - avoid overly pretentious places and maybe they'll start to sort service out which is integral to dining experience. Singing out! read more

Yep this is my sexy food BUT, and there is a but, the queue was out the door and badly managed by the staff. Seriously, all I wanted was a bit of cake, just a tiny teeny bit of cake and they made me fight the rest of Notting Hill for it! The food they serve here is divine and yes you will want to come back for more, making this place a victim of its own success! read more

I wish I could give Ottolenghi 3.5 stars, especially this branch. The pros are the absolutely delicious, creative food. The flavours make you stop, chew, and think about what the heck it is that you just put in your mouth. In a good way. My dad even enjoyed a predominantly vegetarian lunch here one day, even though he's a self-proclaimed carnivore. The food is so great that it almost negates the bad, which is: -Really limited seating, and the potential for being privy to some obnoxious conversation between your table-neighbours (I guess this can be amusing). -It's overpriced. There's really no way around this. The food is way too expensive (I'd say almost 25% too pricey). But then again, look around at what other shops and cafes occupy this area. -No toilet. I find this incredibly annoying. I'll be back, probably sooner than I care to admit, but I sort of hate myself for liking Ottolenghi as much as I do, despite all of its flaws. read more

Dear Ottolenghi, I don't know if you have noticed, but your food is kinda expensive. So for the money I pay, I hope your staff will treat me nicely and: A) not drop all the macadamia nuts and caramel bits off my macadamia nuts and caramel cheese cake- I didn't come here for plain cheese cake. B) give me your salads without toppings. I kinda wanted mashed beetroot with the delectable stuff on the top, not plain mashed beetroot. C) give me a smile, I want to know you still own those little white cubes, but the way you act for all I know you are toothless. Finally, chargrilled broccoli does not equal burnt broccoli and your butternut squash salad was bland especially compared to the other salads I had today. All in all, I feel that will your fame (or infamity) you seem to have got to your head a bit and resting on your laurels, charging outrageous prices for fairly mediocre food and terrible services (even for a take away) Please help me make the next update a 4 star review. I can't magically do it without your help. Love, Vicky read more

I am currently savoring a rich but delightful Chocolate and Almost treacle cake. It feels creamy, and heavenly full of chocolate as if there was liquid chocolate in it, but no, it's just melting in your mouth. There was no line when I went (around 18:00) and the food they had laid out looked delicious as well, making me almost regret my Mexican dinner. Beef and broccoli Western style? Covered in glistening olive oil with almonds ontop?! I also had a very nice staff serve me, despite the cramped area. I want to come here for dinner! But 'cuse me while I go steal my flatmate's milk. read more