Ottolenghi

kellytron

Really yum (but helps to have deap pockets) 4th January 2008

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Now the food here (mainly salad, breads and cold meats) is just amazing tasting and even better looking. But it really isn't cheap.

Four types of salad on a plate for £13 (i think) is a lot, even if they are the nicest salads I've ever tasted.

So until my pockets get deeper or my live of salad gets stronger I might stick to walking past, drooling and stealing ideas for salads to make at home!

NB: I have eaten at the one on Upper Street, Islington

arisp

9th May 2007

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Food is amazing. Better chances of winning the lottery than getting one of the half a dozen seats inside though - so the place is only take away really.

Mez

A wave of Mediterranean 20th September 2006

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Expensive! Very expensive! is the first thing that comes to mind, but then again, the food is excellent (and nicely presented). You'll find things like homemade taboule, borghul, salads adorned of pomegranates, cold salmon fillets, and loads more. If you have a sweet tooth, plenty to offer on that front too, from brownies to apple strudels. I've not been there often, but the lunchboxes were quite the highlight of the day when I went. Good for a posh picnic in a nearby park once in a while or as Sokratis nicely put it, if you've had a hard day's work and earned a treat..

sokratis

Something else 7th August 2006

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Ottolenghi is quite a place for some pretty amazing take away or sit down lunch. Everything is freshly made to a really high standard of quality. The food is mediterranean, but not too particular to either Spain, France, Italy or Greece. Mind you the place is really expensive and the way you choose your food does not help. You have to choose what and how much you want. Everything looks and tastes so good, so before you know it you've spent more than a tenner on a small lunch box. Go if you had a hard day's work and you earned it.