Nozomi

fiona1234

Fanastic Restaurant, Amazing Food, Wonderful Staff 18th April 2008

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Being fanatic about Japanese food, I had an excellent meal at Nozomi on the weekend. The food quality and service was really first class and the staff were really nice & friendly.

Had a few drinks at the bar to begin with as we waited for our table and got chatting to a number of people in a really interesting crowd.

Service was great given how busy and popular the place is, even though not cheap but worth every penny.

I will definitely go back.

amoneg

No"Zzzzz"omi - 7th November 2006

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Ok. So I don't seem to be having much luck with venues recently. I went to Nozomi a few weeks ago. It started off badly with the doorman/bouncer giving me a bit of attitude because the venue was already packed. To be fair, he quickly redeemed himself when my mate came out to find me by letting me in. Once in, I swam my way to the bar through masses of London's "glitterati" - a 60 year old man doing a very good Hugh Hefner impersonation with 3 nubile 20 somethings drapped around his neck/5 young male sloanes with their hair scraped and gelled back a la Count "Dracoool". Once I got to the bar, I ordered a mojito. $$$$ - Yikes! It wasn't even that good!!

What was good though was the music... a mixture of pure and latin jazz. Only one thing made the experience worthwhile. I ran into an old friend of mine just as she was leaving the bar. Needless to say, I soon took a leaf out of her book and did the same.

Mez at 08/11/06

You didn't mention that the friend who came and saved you from the bouncer with attitude got her coat stolen that night and almost fell into a coma because of the cold.. ;)

amoneg at 14/11/06

That's because thinking about what nearly happened to you is too painful a memory ;)

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Mez

The place to get your coat stolen 3rd November 2006

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As you can judge by the positive opening title, I don't have especially great things to say about this place. First impressions based on hear-say was that it was full of pompous banker w*nker types looking to splash out their money in hope of picking up a lady of the night or two (which the bar by the way seemed to be indeed full of). What was I doing in such a seemingly seedy place then I hear you wondering? Well friend of a friend passing by to visit a friend of another friend kinda thing. I was having a good time thanks to the decent group of people I was with but every time I looked around I felt this uncomfortable tingling in my spine caused by the unwelcome and insistent gaze of the ravenous B-W species. Brrrrr... And to make things worse, my coat (my only winter coat) got stolen, which I was particularly annoyed by given how acidic the weather has turned recently.

To be fair to the place, the bar staff and management were all very pleasant, professional, and helpful. The music was also cool – very tasteful mix of funky jazzy tunes. The restaurant looked posh and expensive (I heard it offered v. good Japanese cuisine) and has won an award for “Best Restaurant Bar 2006”. The cocktails were decent enough but had a nasty price tag attached to them. It can't be that bad then you're probably thinking..

Bottom line is, this place does have a special atmosphere, but for me, despite the awards and the fame, it wasn't one I felt comfortable and relaxed in, so I won't give it more than 2 stars (bearing in mind I haven't tried the food which I'm sure is very good). I probably won't be back unless it's to look for my coat or (if I don't manage to find one in the busy corners of Oxford street) steal someone else's ;) Yeah that's what this place could do to you.. turn you into one of them if you're not careful.. Proceed with caution..

Yiannis at 03/11/06

now now it was not the bad...
You tried your first chockolate martini and was perfect right? right before you got your coat stolen... - also you forgot to mention that marush is oposite!

Mez at 03/11/06

Yeah i managed to drink half of that choc martini, until it also got stolen by the waitress (why do people keep on doing that?). yeah I thought of mentioning Maroush, but since it has no connection to this place, thought best to leave them separate. I'd give Maroush 4 stars compared to this place..

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