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Nozomi

Address:15 Beauchamp Place, London SW3 1NQ
Tel:020 7838 1500
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Website: Visit Nozomi website
Price: £63.00Wine: £29.50 Champagne: £59.00
Opening Hours:Mon-Sun 6.30pm-1am

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A firm favourite on the Knightsbridge dining circuit, Nozomi’s classy interiors & excellent Japanese food continue to impress. A shake-up in the kitchen during 2008 saw the tasting menus replaced with a more traditional format, offering the wealthy clientele even more scope to splash their cash. The new approach is going down well, to judge by the crowds. Good looks prevail throughout, from the gorgeous skylight in the dining room to waiting staff who could easily have stepped off the pages of Vogue. At night, the lights are dimmed & the music is turned up to match the vibrant impact of the food; moreish crispy squid with lime & chilli, marinated yellowtail sashimi & punchy Nozomi sea bass are all excellent, though carnivores should try the tender American strip-loin with chilli butter sauce. It’s not cheap, but what would you expect from a restaurant that shares its postcode with Harrods.

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Reader reviews of Nozomi:

Jasmin G.
Reviews: 1

Jasmin G. ( 30s, Female )

very bad food especially black cod .
it,s smell like 1months old.
and atmosphere very dark and loudly music.it,s like london night club not restaurant

December 2008
Overall:1
Food and Drink:1
Service:3
Atmosphere:1
Value for Money:1
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MissSushi
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MissSushi ( 30s, Female, London&Paris )

Nozomi is one of the most embarassing restaurants in London. To call it a japanese restaurant is an insult to japanese food culture. I have been there twice and both times were a waste of time, appetite and money. Both times the service was ridiculous: waiters did not understand the menu or the ingredients and were confused by the meanings of ‘handroll’ and tobbiko (which was NOT available). In fact the service is comical: the first time the waitress needed us to point at each dish on the menu to understand what we were ordering – she still got it wrong and asked what this extra wasabi was that we wanted. The food itself is a badly executed copy from successfull rivals. Steamed rice gets hard when it is one day old, refrigerated and then microwaved (to the previous reviewer) and ours was exactly that. Generally most fish we were served at Nozomi was of poor quality and therefore tasteless. The salmon, tuna & seabass sashimi were very obviously from a cheap mass farmer and scallop sashimi did not taste fresh – we left it. Nozomi should not keep changing chefs – they should just give up.

December 2008
Overall:1
Food and Drink:1
Service:2
Atmosphere:2
Value for Money:2
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Penny F.
Reviews: 1

Penny F. ( 30s, Female, United Kingdom )

An absolute disaster of a place!!! In earlier days it it used to be great but now they have a new chef who does not even know how to cook a simple bowl of steamed rice. Our first portion was hard and crispy and then when we asked for another bowl it came back mushy like porridge. The chef we were told is Australian. Maybe he should stick to surfing rather than cooking.

The service was also terrible as the waiters kept bringing us dishes and champagne that we never ordered (on multiple occasions) and also taking away unfinished half full glasses of champagne. Also, they brought our starters and main courses out all at the same time! What was even worst though was the attitude of the staff, especially the French guy at the front desk who greets people and shows them to their tables. We had to hunt him down when we first arrived, and later we found out that he had a really ugly side. He was extremely rude and arrogant and walked away from me when I was still talking to him and then when I called him back to question him about the bad service he huffed and puffed with complete disregard to what I was saying and didn't bother to even look me in the eye. SHOCKING.

When we finally told him that we were not going to pay the full price of bill he had the nerve to ask us if we went around other restaurants trying not to pay. I was so upset by this comment I burst into tears. Still he never even bothered to apologise. I was totally disgusted and humiliated by him and the whole experience and will never go back there. As one other reviewer said (on another site) you'll find a far better service in a kebab shop.

Oh, and I agree with the other reviewers that the music is way too loud!!

My advice to you is to not bother with this restaurant. REALLY.

December 2008
Overall:1
Food and Drink:1
Service:1
Atmosphere:7
Value for Money:1
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