Ottolenghi
287 Upper Street
N1 2TZ
Tel: 020 7288 1454
http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk
Date of Last Visit: Sunday, September 28th 2008
The Victim (Literally): Me
The Background: I love Ottolenghi. But I also hate it, hate it, hate it. The thought of going into Ottolenghi on a weekend morning fills me with dread, no matter how delicious their salads are.
Why? It's because it's a freakin' FREE FOR ALL. All these random people (yummy mummies, young urban professionals, where hair gel goes to die, etc.) squeezing into the little entranceway, trying to place a takeaway order WHERE THERE IS NO SYSTEM. No system at all. It is total and utter CHAOS.
There's no deli counter ticket machine. What I wouldn't give for one of these (thanks to snowdeal on Flickr)…
Because otherwise, you're just standing there, saying to men in cashmere and women in large sunglasses, "Are you waiting?" (And really, who wears cashmere on a day like Sunday???)
The Verdict: Go. But forewarned is forearmed.
6 comments
Unrelated, but check the link about bottled water. Krista, the bottled water companies may be out for your head!
Hard-up Brits are bottling out
I once attempted to go to the one in Notting Hill but left in frustration because it was just too chaotic for me! I had heard good things about the food and it looked great but I just couldn’t deal with the madness.
I thought it was just me! Love the food, but the counter help is useless. There were as many staff as customers there the last Saturday I visited, but still it was slow and clueless. There is no queue, everyone of the customers thinks he is the only one exisitng on this planet. The staff seemed to take a ridiculous amount of time putting together boxes for take away pastries when they should have had them put together that morning or the night before. Or they should find another type of container that doesn’t take so much time to put together. You are spot on!
Have you seen the Ottolenghi cookbook? Is brilliant, and means you can have all the delicious salads at home and avoid the eye watering Saturday morning queues. And the hugely hefty price tags.
the book is almost as beautiful as the shop.
And great for yummy salad and baking ideas
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