NOPI

We had unexpectedly delicious dinner at the bar at NOPI. The bartender was really chatty and seemed to deight in his work. My husband had a "charcoal martini" was was odd but good, or so he said.

The food was inventive. The burrata appetizer was excellent as was the black key lime tart. I especially loved the homemade bread.

Great spot, definitely recommend!

Had all the vegetarian options and the food was incredibly delicious and creative. The staff was professional and quite attentive. Nothing but smiles and good natured wait staff. Ambiance was modern and inviting to anyone.

I love this restaurant. Plan at least 2 visits every time I go to London. The food is original exceptional always surprising. Have never been disappointed with a dish. My favorite London restaurant

My family and I are huge ottolenghi fans - we love all the cook books! We were so looking forward to nopi and it exceeded expectations. We're vegetarian, and the vegetables were divine. The seasonings were delightful. And don't get me started about the key lime pudding - OH MY GOD I could eat it forever. Overall loved it here!

For my graduation dinner, we got reservations at NOPI. I love Ottolenghi and his restaurants and the meal was very good but I do think his original restaurant was a touch superior than NOPI. As usual, the vegetable dishes were fantastic and we enjoyed the entire meal but no one dish was particularly memorable.. I did have a fantastic Georgian wine that I hope I can find a bottle of over here in the US..

Nopi is absolutely my favorite place to eat in London. I always have a good time when I come here, usually bringing a friend or some family members. The service is top class and the food rotates out rather frequently so you can always get something new. They will recommend 2 to 3 dishes per person, and I think this is fair: we got six between the two of us, and We were appropriately full by the end of the meal, without feeling stuffed.

As I'm sure has been mentioned elsewhere, there are individual tables and bar, seating upstairs, with a communal table downstairs that's common at a lot of Ottolenghi's restaurants. If you only have a few days in London, I highly recommend making this one of your stops.

I became obsessed with chef-owner Yotam Ottolenghi after getting his cookbook, and having a meal at this restaurateur's place was incredible.

We started out with a couple of delicious appetizers:

- Roasted carrot, cardamom labneh, and pistachio.
This was spectacular, and the perfect bite included the sweetness from the carrots, the spice of the cardamom, and the tang of the labneh.

Our main courses:

- Grilled lamb cutlet, almond coconut curry, gooseberry & jalapeno
It was hard not to be polite and pick up the bone of this succulent lamb and use my hands like a cavewoman and eat it.

- Roasted sea bass, gochujang caponata, apple, radish, green peppercorn
This citrus and tangy combination with purely delicious fish was a wonderful combination.

- Our dessert was pannacota and passionfruit.
It was the right mix of flavors and was so sweet and delicious.

The waitstaff was also incredible, they made sure to take out the fresh coriander (cilantro) for our table.

I would recommend coming here on a special occasion and enjoy this delicious Israelian cuisine.

We were excited to get a reservation at Nopi (a Michelin one-star restaurant) for my birthday. However, most of the dishes were disappointing. They were beautifully plated but tasted bland without the Mediterranean flavors that we were excited for. The service was slow, and the staff was inattentive and not as top notch as one would expect for a high end place like Nopi. The cocktails were mediocre. Overall, not the pleasant experience that we imagined.

We met our pals here for dinner a couple nights ago. At the end of the day, we had a good meal at Nopi, but everything was absurdly overpriced (yes, taking into account London/the pound). We had far better meals here for less money and better value on our trip.

For starters, the hugo cocktail was so refreshing with a perfect hint of sweetness, but you took three sips and then it was done because of all the ice in the glass. For 13 pounds: why? Not on par with the rest of the cocktail pricing in the city! The bread course was delicious, and we especially enjoyed the spiced kalamata olive oil that it was served with.

The burrata was also good, as was the aubergine starter that was your typical Ottolenghi bite: bursting with different flavors that all get starring roles. The beets and labneh were lovely, but our favorite veg was the char sui cauliflower, which were magically fried in a way that we had never experience before: so crisp and tasty! For mains, we had the sea bass and lamb. The lamb was priced over 40 quid and you only got a handful of pieces that were overly fatty and not very well-cooked. The sea bass was fine, but nothing as impressive as the veggie apps.

None of the desserts seemed that appealing, so we all settled on an apple sorbet that had some sort of alcohol with it. It was surprisingly effervescent and ended up being a nice finisher. Our server was very sweet, but she spoke very quickly and at times didn't seem as knowledgable about the menu when we had a couple questions. The bill ended up being over $300, which was shocking because we didn't feel like we had that much food amongst the five of us, so that was a sobering and souring final note to end on.

One of us follows Ottolenghi on IG, and what seems clear since Jerusalem came out over a decade ago is that he has grown an empire that would be impossible for him to oversee intimately. Nothing tasted "homey" and we're bummed that we missed out on our Notting Hill bakery experience as well. Maybe we'll try Rovi if we're ever in London again, but we wanted more from a fellow Israeli, and Nopi just did not deliver.

Nopi is a delight for vegetarians that also puts up with carnivores. Chef Ottolenghi's vegetarian dishes all surprised and impressed - I don't think I'll ever look at turnips the same way. Dishes are served tapas style with exception of 3 entrees for those that insist on a more traditional dining format. As much as we loved the veg dishes the meat ones were just ok. Lamb is always a favorite and the entree of it was good but unlike his veg dishes was not inspiring. Eggplant dish was a fav. Ambiance is a bit bland but functional in all white. Upstairs is standard pleasant seating and downstairs a large communal dinning experience ideal for groups or making new friends. You can see in to the kitchen if dinning downstairs. We enjoyed Nopi so much that we ate here two nights in a row with different guests. The waiting area is a bit tight near a small bar. Excellent drinks but I wouldn't suggest arriving early.

The staff/service was exceptional.

As with most London restaurants Nopi can be pricey especially with needing to order several dishes to make a meal.

Only regret was not picking up one of Ottolenghi's signed cookbooks.