Ottolenghi Spitalfields

Beautiful, delicious food, honestly can 't fault the food or drinks, or the wait staff trust served our food and drinks. The lady who welcomed me however, made me feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. I was 7 minutes early. I arrived at 7.53pm for an 8pm booking. Out table , I 'm told , isn 't yet available, the people are finishing soon I 'm told. But I see the table ,it 's empty. I asked if I can sit at the bar for a drink while I wait for my friends, I see 3 seats at the bar available. I 'm told no sorry the bar is fully booked. So against the window there is 1 free seat available between 2 people either side, I happily take this seat while I wait for my table to become available. From the wi...

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£80 for a very simple, mostly pre-prepared lunch for two is excessive. First and last time I will visit Ottolenghi 's. Lunch was a cooked dish eg seabream or lamb kebeb accompanied by 'two salads '. The quality of the cooked dishes was good. Likewise the salads, just dished up from large bowls sitting in the delicatessen. Portions were not particularly generous. I have to admit there was a lighter touch here to the food compared for example some Turkish, Lebanese, Persian restaurants I 'm familiar with. However these prices are not worth the hype. On a positive note, service was excellent.

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The food was good but the fire alarm went off multiple times for false alarms and left me with a ringing headache. They should improve ventilation in the kitchen and check if the firm alarms work properly. When we got the bill the full service charge of 12.5% was applied which is honestly a bit much. If other restaurants have bad things happen they offer at least to reduce the service charge. I shouldn't have to ask in situations like this.

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We had a wonderful evening last night, celebrating three birthdays. The food was fabulous/delicious, and the service was excellent. We could not fault either the food or the service. A very big thank you to charming Spanish waiter Zdenek, who worked extremely hard to look after our table of 8. All the staff were delightful. We will be back. Amanda Hanley by Design. Reserviere jetzt einen Tisch

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We had a delicious lunch yesterday, and I have to say that the service was amazing. We were looked after by Sourabh, who made our visit very special. He realised we were celebrating our daughter’s birthday and made her feel special. We will definitely be returning to this wonderful restaurant! Julie

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Get the chicken shawarma. Just do it. It’s one of the best pieces of chicken you’ll ever eat. I’d also suggest trying the Korab Saint Laurent wine if they happen to have it on the menu when you go. Pricey for the portion size, but the food is excellent in general.

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The food was great but the service was really disappointing throughout the meal the servers seemed really overstretched and it was very hard to make an order or pay. They apologized when we complained but it would make us think twice about going back.

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Awesome place with great food and fantastic sweets from the shop inside the restaurant. The best thing is that you can order desserts from the shop when having a meal in the restaurant. Reserviere jetzt einen Tisch

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Love Ottolenghi. Lunch date with my daughter and sat at the bar. Fabulous food, great service and atmosphere. Oh and the shop. Cakes? Just wow!

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Faultless from walking through the front door to leaving. Far better than Ottolenghi Westbourne Grove where the service was very poor

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