Wednesday 13 February 2013

Ottolenghi- Islington, London

287 Upper Street, Islington, N1 2TZ
http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/

From the outside, Ottolenghi looks like a high end deli with its array of beautiful window front cakes & pastries, large counter filled with bowls of delicious salads, blackboard of daily specials and shelves of jam, preserves, oils and quality wines. Further through, you’ll find a small and elegant restaurant which was still packed when we took our seats at 9pm on a Tuesday evening. Completely white, the room is minimal with accents like oversized gold candle holders and several bright orange chairs. Whether you order from the counter or kitchen, the dishes are small so you need a few each. We sampled unique flavours from plates such as pan fried gunard with baby onions & Jerusalem artichokes and seared lamb fillet with peanut paste & piquillo peppers.  Most interesting, and unexpectedly good, was the blood orange salad with complimenting pecorino, spiced macademia, pickled red onion and orange blossom dressing.









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