The first restaurant by chef Yotam Ottolenghi in the Netherlands, located in the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium, focusing on vegetable-forward, bold Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors.
Ottolenghi Amsterdam is the first restaurant by renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi in the Netherlands, located within the luxurious Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium in Amsterdam's Museum District. It follows the culinary philosophy of his London restaurants, particularly ROVI, focusing on vegetable-forward dishes, bold flavors, and sharing plates, with an emphasis on ferments and pickles.
Customers praise the great food with unique and special tastes, highlighting the variety of vegetarian options and the generous dessert portions. The staff is consistently described as friendly and welcoming. However, some reviews note issues with the pacing of food delivery, small portion sizes for certain dishes (e.g., squid), and a perception of being slightly overpriced. The ambiance is generally considered lovely, though one review mentioned a 'hotel lobby feeling'.
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This is Yotam Ottolenghi's inaugural restaurant in the Netherlands, marking his return to Amsterdam, a city he once called home. It is situated in a prime cultural location, a short walk from the Rijksmuseum.
The restaurant is suitable for both lunch and dinner, with the possibility of staying through from one meal to the next. Given its location in a hotel, it likely caters to guests and visitors throughout the day.
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5
Worth it. As a birthday present I invited a big fan of Ottolenghi 's cooking to this restaurant in Amsterdam. Expectations were high but it was certainly worth it. The menu offered many vegetarian options. As well as some fish and meat dishes. The drinks menu had a nice variety of wines, bubbels and rosé and cocktails with and without alcohol. We tasted smoked cherrywood labneh with za' Atar. Rhubarb blood Orange and burrata with crunchy corriander seeds spring salad with pistache and chicken skewer with coffeerub. All very unique and special taste with many herbs. For dessert the chocolat and tahini fondant and lemon pavlova which were generous servings. The service was attentive and there was many staff available. I will definitely come back.
The food is good. Flavors are great but nothing surprising. The staff are very friendly and welcoming - they definitely make the place.
But the tempo of the food coming out was a bit of a mess. At this price and standard, we expected a bit more of a course-by-course. But sometimes we waited long minutes for one dish, other times got 3 dishes at once. The main arrived before one of our small plates.
Overall a nice experience but a bit of a hotel lobby feeling. I'd recommend it more for business than a romantic dinner.
Friendly staff, solid food, but a bit overpriced for what you get.
Great location in the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium in the center of Amsterdam. Food was great, just like eating from his cookbook. Vibes were good, service was good, new restaurant so needs to work out a few things but comes with time. Great place
We love Ottolenghi and therefore came to visit this new place in Amsterdam. The food is as expected, tasteful and delicious as you would expect. The location in the Mandarin hotel felt a bit off… service was ok but not consistent, i heard they tell different things to table next to us. Prices are off… we can eat same quality at a much more reasonable price in other good places (Neni is one of them). I would expect Ottolenghi to be a look and feel of high quality and presentation but approachable laid back setting. So overall liked the food, but price/quality/setting can be improved.
Very warm and lovely staff especially the friendly M who was front of house and the lovely concierge who helped us get a table when it was all full online (via our great Sofitel concierge Niels) and took time to drop by and have a chat. The best of concierges always make you feel welcome.
They even kindly served us a complimentary sparkly for the adults and a lovely Bla sparkly tea for the teenager.
Food is lovely and fresh, exactly what you’d expect of an Ottolenghi (we love the casual London one).
Atmosphere is lovely. Bright beautiful contrast of old and new. We are fans of MO and the design and quality even just at the lobby and restaurant did not fall short.
Pricing is a little high per dish eg. squid was a tiny portion. Also felt the kitchen and staff were struggling with pacing and delivery - food was slow and clearing of tables etc in a not very full restaurant. Teething problems we are thinking.
