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Great Italian food and lovely people! Try spiritz cinar to drink and tagliata (meat) as main course. Tiramisu for dessert. Cozy interiors and good win…
Alessio Macrì
Ombra
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The VibeAlso known by twentysomething Londoners as the poor mans Polpo, Ombra is a charming caf-cum-restaurant on an ugly road that makes for a dreamy…
Social Concierge
Ombra
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It started out okay but then the food arrived. We went for a couple of salads - avocado salad which swam in cheap olive oil with soggy lettuce leaves …
James
Ombra
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Ombra is open for Casual Dining and Bar. Ombra serves Italian dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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4 Reviews on “Ombra”
Great Italian food and lovely people! Try spiritz cinar to drink and tagliata (meat) as main course. Tiramisu for dessert. Cozy interiors and good wine selection!
The VibeAlso known by twentysomething Londoners as the poor mans Polpo, Ombra is a charming caf-cum-restaurant on an ugly road that makes for a dreamy date. The location feels like being in a cool Italian town one where sexy parents unashamedly bring babies to the dinner table, male friends demonstrate gushing shows of affection, dates share bowls of pasta and rich kids go to feel grounded. At the mercy of the weather, the extensive terrace is perfect for sunbathing whist drinking Prosecco (on tap) like its water or Negronis so strong youre drunk after one. Meanwhile inside its a cosier domesto vibe you sit perpendicular to your honey at a simple square table and watch them dunk focaccia in oil like its the most charming thing on earth. Surprising swoon credentials.The OrderSquint to read the menu off the blackboards those are not the specials, thats everything. The chef is a master in polenta, a more sophisticated sounding choice than pasta. That said, the following format works exceptionally well break basket with Negronis, pasta pesto with 2 glasses of Prosecco. No dessert, you do want to feel this heady.The GameAny summer evening will do. However, if you want to plan this to death, you should wait till its First Thursdays on Vyner Street, a night where galleries open their doors and offer impoverished daters free booze and some token culture. Soak this up then head to Ombra as darkness falls. With cheap wine in your system, the rich and carby dishes are a speedy saviour. Order but dont drink your cocktail until you have polished off the bread, then sip very slowly. Its a place to be intimate so eat off their plate, poking fun as slurps of sauce hit their chin. Switch between deeper conversations about career and next steps, and crude jokes to lighten the tone. The idea is to have them thinking you are both their soul mate and fun chum. Then wander around the corner to the incredible cocktail joint Satans Whiskers and vibe off hip hop classics. This is where you make out.The FaultsThe view from the terrace aint that great.Sex Factor2. Bonding time. socialconcierge.co.uk
It started out okay but then the food arrived. We went for a couple of salads – avocado salad which swam in cheap olive oil with soggy lettuce leaves (6) and a Sicilian salad which was basically fennel and orange (6) no dressing and very bland. To make it worse the orange hadnt been peeled so was inedible unless you were prepared to use you hands. When I asked the waitress about it I was mocked. Pasta was great but altogether avoid the place.
Disappointed. As a resident of Bethnal Green I was extremely disappointed to eat at Ombra. I needed a restaurant to show off the area to my extended family who do not live in London. Although the waitresses are very pleasant the chef is rude and the atmosphere is unpleasant. I was embarrassed.