Zoom

I think this is a really nice little restaurant - their chicken liver salad is quite the most delicious you will have anywhere. For non chicken liver lovers there's lots more well cooked starters that are excellent as mains.
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Belinda Lawson
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Asked for rare steak and got medium well done so we sent it back only to be told that it was rare! No feedback allowed clearly with this chef.
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Charlie
5 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Saturday, July 09, 2011

Zoom is a staple in the trendy marylebone area.........the food is consistently very good, although the menu rarely varies...ingredients are fresh, and dishes beautifully presented....we have never been disappointed and eat there regularly both at lunch and at dinner.....Zoom is a treat..
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karen
8 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Saturday, April 02, 2011

A group of my friends decided to go to this restaurant on a Friday night. Big mistake. We were only really meeting for a light bite and a drink (coming from Wales and Cambridge) and by the time we got around to ordering we were on our second bottle of relatively expensive wine. My friend and I ordered a starter rather then a main (both students and therefore trying to save money) we were told they have a policy in which you have to either order 2 starters or a starter and a main. It said nowhere on the menu about this policy, and considering we had 3 other friends ordering starters and mains, and we werer obviously ordering expensive drink, we were shocked. When we argued this point, we were told that the restaurant has been there 20 years and everyone knows that's the policy. So she made us feel not only like cheap-skates (she actually said they don't state the policy because it looks 'cheap'), but like we shouldn't be there anyway because it's really only a restaurant for locals. Eventually after we argued a lot more and she could see we weren't going to back down, she said she would 'talk to the chef' and thankfully my friend and I were allowed to just order starters. The rest of the evening passed with them being very rude to us, and the portions I have to say for the male part of our party were tiny. Overall a horrible experience and not somewhere I'd recommend!
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Jenny
1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, February 09, 2011

We have been to Zoom on several occasions and generally have been satisfied. The food is reasonable and the setting very pleasant. On this occasion, however, we were very disappointed. The staff seemed disinterested, hardly service with a smile, and we were astonished that when asking for a piece of bread with a soup starter, we were told that this was not possible as bread was only sold as a platter with olives and chili dip. Extraordinary. This would have made a bowl of soup and bread cost over £10. Shan't be going back
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4 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 4
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Had lunch there yesterday. Arrived at 2.45 and there was no question of us not getting served (even though, we later found out they shut at 3). Had delicious olives, mushroom and lentil soup and sublime steak and chips! Even the salad it came with was delicious. My friend had the calimari to start which she said was mouth-watering! Her steak was equally delicious. They were quite happy to let us sit there until 4.30 even though it was obvious that they were actually closed and we were quite happy to while away an afternoon, finishing our bottle of wine and chatting until it was time to leave. Great place - I'd definitely go again. It was also very good value.
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Katy
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Went to Zoom for lunch today.

Ordered : Starters : Bread & accompaniments, mushrooms on toast, caprese-ish salad, and asparagus dish

Mains: 2X Thai chicken salad, 2X teriyaki caesar salad, 1X asparagus risotto.

Food was so-so! The bread, olives, and dip were amazing, the mushrooms were great, the caprese was OK (had avocado, mozzarella of mediocre quality), and asparagus was good (I didn't like the grated egg on it though, but that is personal preference).

Teriyaki chicken ceasars were enjoyed, I had the Thai chicken salad which was a strange dish, although very fresh with skillfully cooked chicken breast (moist for a change). Risotto was very soft -- overcooked but good flavour.

The owner is Israeli and the food is very much Israeli -- fresh ingredients coupled with loads of greens/veg. I would return if in the area, especially if I felt like eating a big salad.

Oh, and the portions are large (and in charge)!
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Double Minted
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 9
Friday, October 23, 2009

I have known the owner of Zoom for nearly 15 years as Im a regular there and I don't know what Martha's problem is but the owner is actually a warm and kind person who treats her customers with respect and her staff as family. It is untrue to say that staff change on a monthly basis and if you're going to write a review at least speak the truth. The food is lovely, the service is good and overall very reasonably priced. Martha, may I suggest you confront the owner with whatever problem you have instead of trying to denigrate her on the web. Grow up!
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Jasmine
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Friday, October 16, 2009