tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post7826848671187747934..comments2023-09-06T14:21:54.012+01:00Comments on TwelvePointFivePercent: NOPIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488124266266755162noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-19775765721051938422011-04-19T12:27:17.471+01:002011-04-19T12:27:17.471+01:00Ah. Oh. Shame. I have no particular beef with smal...Ah. Oh. Shame. I have no particular beef with small plates per se, but when they're almost as pricey as a 'normal' plate, and aren't particularly amazing (esp when expectation - as with Ottolenghi - is so high), then I'm not a happy bunny, and I can quite understand why you felt it was a tad on the spenny side. Disappointing.aforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-23670179161505709772011-03-27T23:08:34.915+01:002011-03-27T23:08:34.915+01:00Duck - you're not the first to make that less-...Duck - you're not the first to make that less-than-salubrious observation! Mucky Duck ;-)<br /><br />Anonymous - believe me, I have tried many middle-of-the-road restaurants!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948980890459312618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-91606491595426570962011-03-27T14:51:50.457+01:002011-03-27T14:51:50.457+01:00Thers is so much negativity in most of the comment...Thers is so much negativity in most of the comments, I wonder about the authors... I'd recommend Leonard Cohen's feedback to critics conveying mostly the fact that review says the most about the person who wrote it and not so much about the subject. I wish you all more happy thoughts and lots more smiles. I loved NOPI. Food was simple, but not simplistic with great understanding of flavours. Yes, it's not cheap, but so it shouldn't bee. The quality of every aspect is clearly visible. Anyone complaining about that should try any middle of the road restaurants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-34912458225399073172011-03-21T11:08:46.543+00:002011-03-21T11:08:46.543+00:00Sounds completely ridiculous but since I am also r...Sounds completely ridiculous but since I am also ridic I will probably try it for lunch some time... And just order two dishes. On another less tasteful note, I'm pretty sure I've seen that ring they use to weight down the bill on a website or two before...Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228565141403067916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-75820173011023551472011-03-17T23:29:45.498+00:002011-03-17T23:29:45.498+00:00Helen/Ahab - I think the fact that all of the food...Helen/Ahab - I think the fact that all of the food could be easily made at home, as you both do, is another reason for the pricing seeming so crazy. <br /><br />Andrew - I know darling, I know. You could eat at The Ivy for that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948980890459312618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-16851513335636014192011-03-14T19:47:18.024+00:002011-03-14T19:47:18.024+00:00£100! I was well and truly done over! Waitrose do ...£100! I was well and truly done over! Waitrose do equally good deli food for a tenth of the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-2083820397424998122011-03-14T13:35:40.483+00:002011-03-14T13:35:40.483+00:00I find the Ottolenghi brand perplexing. Yes the f...I find the Ottolenghi brand perplexing. Yes the food is well cooked and tasty, the flavours unusual and interesting, the cakes and pastries absolutely delicious...but at the same time I can't help but leave with a bad taste in my mouth every time I visit his establishments. The portions are small, the prices sky high, and the staff - pleasant but also rude in the way Parisians do so well. Still the people queue out the door at the Islington branch and for the money is no object crowd spending £100 on a so so meal may be no problem. I however have invested in the cookbook where the recipes are so simple and easy to make that I no longer have to fork out £15 for a small box of salad and can gorge myself until I am full. I think this is the ideal way to approach Ottolenghi without facing bankruptcy.Ahabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-24656940354146021772011-03-14T09:10:45.928+00:002011-03-14T09:10:45.928+00:00I thought it was spot on for soft launch lunchtime...I thought it was spot on for soft launch lunchtime. and the amazing thing for me was to get my mitts on the menu and take it home to reproduce some of the flavour mixings. <br /><br />A pre / post theatre menu would be great, or a speedy lunch. <br /><br />They get people through quite fast however, so must be making a bomb.Helen @ Fuss Free Flavourshttp://fussfreeflavours.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-88247088208676357142011-03-14T08:12:07.372+00:002011-03-14T08:12:07.372+00:00Rich - no sign of any special offers yet but perha...Rich - no sign of any special offers yet but perhaps now they've gone all-day there might be brunch/lunch deals at least. I hope they won't just trade, as you say, on Ottolenghi's reputation among his adoring fans.<br /><br />Laura - interesting you should mention Opera Tavern, I've not been myself but now I think of it, most early reviews said similar things. These places need to take pricing lessons from Polpo & co.<br /><br />Lizzie - says it all really! If even soft launch customers felt fleeced then the prices are clearly way out of whack. Here's hoping NOPI listen...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948980890459312618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-16685033907661227942011-03-13T23:17:16.000+00:002011-03-13T23:17:16.000+00:00There's nothing worse than leaving a restauran...There's nothing worse than leaving a restaurant feeling ripped off, and I did so here AND I went when it was 50% off!Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-39939714399685949322011-03-13T19:47:17.412+00:002011-03-13T19:47:17.412+00:00A great read, though not encouraging. There have b...A great read, though not encouraging. There have been far too many vanity-project openings recently, where value for money is rarely considered. I doubt they'll be offering a pre threatre menu, given it's a small-plate place, but wish they would (I hope for the same from the new tapas place, Opera Tavern, which I found was also overpriced).Laura Nickollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044657656155657635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878176324100029521.post-20240564234907088172011-03-13T15:58:35.873+00:002011-03-13T15:58:35.873+00:00Lovely review once again Mr Wright.
Just seen si...Lovely review once again Mr Wright. <br /><br />Just seen similar comments on the prices elsewhere... it's not a pretty way to feel and as you say, there are very good small plate experts nearby that mean a price of £10 per plate is a little on the mental side. That being said, it's that bloke off the Guardian, so they're not going to struggle for out of towners willing to pay the price... Any sight of a pre-theatre menu? <br /><br />Rich<br />www.grumblinggourmet.comGrumbling Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152127146670865726noreply@blogger.com