Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
51.504302546337
-0.151374587913
020 7447 4747
Nobu
Current
Avg. from 8 rates: 4.0
19 Old Park Lane
Brompton
London, W1K 1LB
Nearest Transport: Hyde Park Corner
020 7447 4747
Owned by Academy Winner, Robert de Niro, Nobu is a Japanese restaurant located on the first floor of the Metropolitan Hotel. Both its cuisine and decor are chic and it attracts a similar clientele. It has an extensive wine list and service is formal yet friendly. They can cater for private parties of up to 40 people. The restaurant has a Michelin star.
Reviews for Nobu
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5
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
14th June 2008
Outstanding
Now an institution but the quality of food and service has remained constant.
I try and go 3-4 times a year and just have all my favourite dishes with either sake or a top Alsace wine.
Go at lunch and try and get a table with a view of Hyde Park.
Avoid evenings as it's full of celebs or wannabe's as well as the Essex crowd who have a few quid.
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3
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
31st March 2008
Did i say pricey?
Let's face it, whoever goes to Nobu a second time wants an experience and that is the bill.
Indeed the food is good because the raw material is very good quality and the standard of service is high but the price is just a double back flip of imagination, no matter how much glitter and hype their PR department wants to add.
The place, decoration-wise, felt to me soul-less, the service was good but man it is pretentious and posh.
Would i go again? if someone else pays then yes.
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4
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
31st March 2008
buzzy Japanese
I was once told by a hotel manager on a certain Caribbean island that he had to evict Robert de Niro from the premises becase he was not wearing a shirt.
So it was with some relief that I found that the other diners at this Robert de Niro-owned eatery were in fact fully clothed although some of the attire was very casual indeed. This refelects the trendiness of the place and the consequent youthful demographic to which it clearly appeals.
Not a place to bring Mummy.
The food however was delicious. Mainly fish but an understanding waitress - on being informed of the Professor's allergy to seafood - pointed put some great alternatives, including a huge beef dish in some sort of tasty (non-fish) sauce.
Only when I requested a plain green salad did I run into trouble. The waitress reeled in surprise as though I had asked for plovers' eggs in aspic. "I will see what the kitchen can do", she grandly informed me. The salad (when it arrived) was excellent.
The views over Hyde Park were stunning, the acoustics reasonable and the service correct if a little stand-offish.
I cannot comment on the price as I was being entertained
by one of the stars of the digital world who very kindly picked up the tab. He told me that he had stayed once in the hotel above(the Metropolitan) and he still wakes at night in a cold sweat thinking about the size of that bill. I suspect Nobu prices on the same basis.
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4
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
26th December 2007
Fantastic
For someone who is not a fan of sushi...i was pleasantly suprised...absolutly loved the fusion of japanese and modern day food...really worth while even for those non sushi lovers!
Althou slightly on the expensive side, the food makes up for it!
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3
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
21st October 2007
Splashing out
I've been surviving on premium apple muffins lately. So I was really looking forward to NOBU. Verdict?
Urm... Majority of the dishes seemed too salty to me. And I usually take a lot of soy sauce in my diet. Sorry, it's probably not what you want to hear. Don't worry, I still ate everything on my plate ;)
The signature miso black cod was great, but it left me hankering for something more... delicate in taste.
Quality seafood produce. However, it's 70 quid for the omakase. I wouldn't expect anything less than quality. It'd be interesting to try the 90 quid omakase to see the difference. Apparently, it's meant to be more traditional in preparation. However, for somewhere that's rated so highly for Japanese, I have to say I've had better. I wonder if this is what happens when renown chefs branch out and open so many restaurants globally.
Me: "As a souvenir, can you get the chefs to sign the sake menu for me please?"
(Waiter goes away for awhile)
Waiter: "Do you want the Nobu signature, or the chef's signature?"
Me: "Is Nobu here?"
Waiter: "No" (big smile)
Me: *lol* "Then not Nobu's. Please tell the chefs who prepared my meal I really enjoyed it and I would like their signature."
Website: http://www.noburestaurants.com/
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4
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
3rd September 2007
A wonderful selection of food but we found the menu rather confusing and the staff unhelpful as to what we should order portion-wise. The venue I wasn't that impressed with, a bit bright and canteeny. But the Black Cod, wow...
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5
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
20th September 2006
Nobody does it like Nobu
Did I say I was fanatical about sushi? Yes? many times? ok ok.. so this is the place to go for top Japanese cuisine. Ok it'll burn a hole or two in your pocket, but definitely worth it for that special occasion (went there with my boyfriend for his birthday). The black cod was quite something. The staff was very knowledgeable about the dishes (our waiter was Greek, he may as well have been Japanese). The surroundings are elegant and classy, yet make you feel at ease. One of my fav's even if I go there once in a blue moon (hint - maybe someone can take me there for MY birthday..)
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4
Nobu
19 Old Park Lane
London
W1K 1LB
uk
7th August 2006
Do you like expensive Japanese?
Then this is the place to go. OK, it is really pricey, but at least it backs it up with excellent food and service. Its signature back-cod dish is worth it reputation and the staff are very quick to respond and know the menu very well.
I went there with my girlfriend to celebrate my birthday and we had an excellent night. Thoroughly recommended for a bit of indulgence.
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