The Ottolenghi group was formed in 2002 and has since opened nine sites with the latest one at the luxury designer outlet. Arriving half an hour before our booking lent itself to a quick trip around the village as we popped into stores of some of the world’s most renowned brands. As is well known, the stores in Bicester Village are high-end and its food offerings all look to follow suit.
On walking inside the restaurant you are immediately faced with a large deli with a selection of ingredients, cookbooks, kitchenware and an abundance of baked goods. Even if you are not planning to sit down for a meal while on your shopping trip, it is still well worth a look inside to see what you might find. However, I would implore you to take the opportunity to sit down inside and take a look through the menu which boasts ample mouthwatering dishes with a range of intriguing ingredients.
Once sat down, our waiter, who was incredibly attentive throughout the evening, took our drinks orders as we started to narrow down on what exactly we were going to order as each main comes with two salads alongside it. The two mains we went for were the ‘Confit Portobello Mushroom with Butterbean Mash and Chipotle’ and ‘Sweet and Smoky Roasted Chicken Break with Lemon Yoghurt’. This meant we could choose four salads from the list.
We opted for the ‘Roasted Aubergine with Saffron Yoghurt, Pomegranate, and Pine Nuts’, ‘Spinach and Yoghurt Dip with Za'atar Pita Chips and Walnuts’, ‘Char-.