Ooze Risotto Bar

Ooze is the word
Everybody loves this new concept place. Open a bit longer than 6 months it offers slow food cooked fast, they say you can be in and out in 30 mins so it's perfect for a quick bite after work or before a show. As a non-risotto enthusiast I liked the idea of opting for the low fat/salt option. All this combined with cheap prices quality ingredients and a 50% discount off the food with my TP card, we couldn't go wrong.

Actually to be honest I don't like risotto but am always open to having my mind changed (except on oysters) and from reading the website, where they describe a dish of light fluffiness I had never experienced, I was keen for some Ooze action.

We went around 9 on a Tuesday and it was about a full, our Italian waiter was delightful charming And knowledgeable even if he didn't quite get I wanted a side salad and my friend wanted fennel on the side of her salad. Both issues were super brusquely rectified; by the lady restaurant manger you just felt knew her stuff.

Wine was cheap and cheerful and the starters were gorgeous, for me the highlight was: Burrata cheese, cherry tomatoes basil and balsamic, it just shut me up, I even closed my eyes I know that when you say something melts in your mouth it's a totally over used cliques.. but it actually did. And the basil was sweet and tomatoes perfectly ripe mmmm we also had the bruscetta of the day and the plate of meats (salumi misti). The bruscetta comes highly recommended.

Mains I ordered the mushroom risotto as it looked so good on the website, I was disappointed, not with the taste but just with the fact I wasn't turned on. I enjoyed the first few mouthfuls but became bored, as it became rich and monotonous. Everyone else enjoyed bites of mine as I enjoyed bites of theirs. The highlight of the mains had to be the tuna seared rare on the super salads.. They really are super and will be what I order next time I go. They are large and not stingy on the good ingredients (cheese mainly).

We couldn't fit dessert and were happy with finely made espressos and a bottle of lemonata for those of us that are a wee bit caffeine sensitive, and don't like coffee after 6pm (am I turning into my mother?) Actually that's my only complaint, as an Italian inspired concept how about some fresh fruit desserts/sorbets to cleanse the palate afterwards. That and its almost too modern inside to be comfortable, but I think we maybe clutching at straws here. So final words.. Go here if you love risotto and go if you don't, to have one of their amazing super salads or grills.