Fifteen

Great staff, food (although portions were quite small & a wicked atmosphere. Would come again for sure. Altough the £200 plus bill for two was a little pricey. Very impressed. Will try the Trattoria next time.
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

we went to la trattoria we were so disapointing like a lot of restaurant in london... we are both of us french and working in catering in london, anyway my tomato mozarella was cute and good, the linguine wasn't salted and without peper, pity for some carbonara and the final "amazing" more than one hour to get the monkfish who was too much cooked, too hot, ridiculous for 16POUND quite expensive and after that seeing the waitress hands in hair waiting for our dishes;the cook staf speaking with each other in the restaurantapparently lovely!!!! grooming it's not really respected to jamy oliver restaurant, for a bill at 75 POUND so upset a the end music pop of course too hight the cook so noisy as well and we 're not gonna speak about the porter anyway
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esthel et vincent
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Food 5 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Monday, August 13, 2007

We visited on Saturday lunchtime in the Dining Room and were given a nice table for two with a view of the kitchen.

Let me start by saying the staff are excellent and very friendly.

The food is very expensive - we only wanted a light lunch and chose two different pasta dishes. These were £10 each but when we ordered the waiter asked if we wanted them as a main course size which we said we did. When the food came up, it was unbelieavably small, especially if it was supposed to be the main course size. They charged us £15.00 each for a dessert plate of pasta. Undeniably it was very tasty but not enough of.

We ordered a bottle of red wine which was medium priced and two very nice deserts, but the bill came to £70 which in my opinion was over-priced for two dishes of pasta, two desserts and a bottle of wine.

We can eat in our home town of Brighton for the same amount of money for a 3 course meal of generous portions with wine also.

It was nice to have visited but really doubt if we would go again for lunch - perhaps for dinner if we wanted to splash out, but it is also a fair way out of London with a 2 change tube ride so it was not even convenient.
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Food 7 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 0
Monday, August 13, 2007

Disappointing. We ate in the Trattoria and one dish had to be sent back because it didn't taste right and we found bones that shouldn't have been there in another 3 dishes. Sparklers in my friend's dessert that I had been promised would be there, weren't. House wine at £20 expensive. Last orders for drinks 11pm and the restaurant empties then so don't go expecting a late night! I don't think any of our party would consider the effort of returning (bearing in mind it isn't in a particularly accessible or lively part of London). Best thing was the bread with the delicious accompanying balsamic vinegar and oil...
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Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Saturday, August 11, 2007

I took some clients for lunch last week. Never again. If I wanted a some pasta mixed with a tin of tomatoes, I would have done this at home. Maybe, it was a 5 year old that had cooked and Jamie has decided to recruit pre school children to become our next generation of chefs!!!!

Avoid it like the plague!!!
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Sonia
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, August 07, 2007

I went to the Trattatoria last night.

Our booking was at 9pm which is unbelievably late, but as it was organised by a friend I didn't have a choice. We were just about beside ourselves with hunger when we were finally seated at 9.30pm.

We went for the set menu, and the antipasto was nice. Great mozzarella and some really tasty artichokes.

For my main I had the gnocchi. The gnocchi itself was lighter and less floury than what I can buy in the supermarket, but I could have made the rest of the meal myself. It was so bland that I kept adding salt and pepper to give it flavour.

The brownie for dessert was nice, but I can get nicer ones at Borough market. We were there for a friend's birthday and her brownie with a candle and 'happy birthday' piped on the plate was nicely done.

With wine, the meal cost almost £60 each. What a rip off. I'm telling all my friends not to bother with Fifteen.
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Kirsty - View all reviews by this user
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Food 4 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 1
Thursday, July 26, 2007

My Boyfriend and i went to the resturant on Satuday night, and i must say its one of the best things we've done in london! Absolutly loved it! Not only were the staff efficient whilest being descreate they were all happy and smiling, honestly looked like they enjoy their jobs which is more than i can say of most Londons classier resturants.

The food was stunning! absolutly couldnt fault it! Of course the portions werent big but combined they were larger than 1 main meal you would get soem where else. The best part was the timing i between each of the 7 courses, generally your order, wait and wait eat them leave... but by spliting it in to a tasting menue we had time to relax and chatt in between each course we never felt like we were waiting for somthing to come out! The little palete cleansing supprises were wonderful! Added that extra bit of excitemnet as you werent expecting it.

The resturant is obviously going to be expensive but you know that when you book. I have no issues with paying fo the wonderful experience we had! Any one that didnt like this place is a fool, they obviously are just set on critacising for no good reason.

To Jamie and his team! Thank you, well done and good luck. x
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Zenardia Anderberg - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Monday, June 18, 2007

I dined at Trattoria Fifteen and to put it simply it was bloody awful. The only positives were a great atmosphere and very very nice staff. If you want proper Italian food at an affodable price visit the local family run trattoria.

Avoid like you would a micorwave carbonara.

p.s Jamie send your cucina on a great escape
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Marco
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Food 2 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 0
Sunday, June 03, 2007

Jamie Oliver’s dyslexia and resulting lack of academic qualifications meant that he had to leave school and train as a chef at the age of 16. Years later as an established chef, this was to drive the creation of Fifteen to inspire and encourage disadvantaged young people to shape a career in the restaurant industry. Fifteen therefore emerged as a hotbed of future culinary talent.

The restaurant’s philosophy is of using fresh ideas and serving Italian Mediterranean food. The mouth-watering menus change frequently and draw on only the freshest seasonal produce. Looking like a scene from a sci-fi flick the underground eatery had a totally open kitchen and trendy white plastic chairs that became more uncomfortable the longer you sat on them. Lucky the meal was served swiftly. There was a general excitement in the air but no sign of the man himself. The atmosphere oozes relaxed, unfussy charm, the style is Hoxton funky. Knowledgeable staff and a no-smoking policy throughout round the picture out as strikingly as the artworks on the wall.

I was a little but cautious to begin with because I have heard so much about Jamie Oliver and thought it may be over hyped but I am glad to say I was proved wrong. Instantly you up your expectations when you are paying £21 for a main course and £6 for a dessert. How pleased I was when the food was beyond expectation. When paying that much for the food you want to experience adventurous cooking that evocates rustic Mediterranean charm and I can definitely say that was the case.

The main course of Wicked Sicilian fisherman’s stew with wild salmon, razor clams, mussels, crayfish, saffron potatoes, grilled sourdough and a dollop of lemon aioli was something that I had never experienced before and I was pleasantly surprised. The mussels were cooked to perfection and the slightly sweet and spicy soup was skilfully favoured exquisitely with herbs and lentils. The mixture of soup and seafood was, as Jamie would say, “pukka”.

My guest had beautifully sourced char-grilled, wild caught salmon on a bed of lentils. The texture of the salmon was incomparably delicate and she pronounced it delicious. The portions were not overloading leaving us room for dessert.

We both had the hot Amedei mini chocolate pudding with orange & Vin Santo crème fraîche which was divine. The chocolate sauce had a robust cocoa flavour with a slightly bitter edge and a lasting finish. The crème fraîche melted delicately into the chocolate sauce prompting a sweet and creamy explosion of taste that complemented the chocolate sauce, which was made from 70% dark chocolate from the very rare and valuable Porcelana cocoa bean, the purest form of the Criollo cocoa bean grown in the hills of Tuscany. The only drawback was it was served in a small cup and mostly made out of chocolate sauce so it had very little substance.

Overall, the food was saporous and its presentation beyond excellence. The staff were sweet and obliging which was refreshing. So many good restaurants fall down on their snooty staff - Fifteen certainly did not fall into this category. Service was professional and seamless, which made for a relaxed atmosphere. The dishes could do with a slash in price and for a similar cost you could probably eat wonderful food at more comfortable seating at Aubergine or Ramsay.
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Mr CM - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Jamie Oliver’s dyslexia and resulting lack of academic qualifications meant that he had to leave school and train as a chef at the age of 16. Years later as an established chef, this was to drive the creation of Fifteen to inspire and encourage disadvantaged young people to shape a career in the restaurant industry. Fifteen therefore emerged as a hotbed of future culinary talent.

The restaurant’s philosophy is of using fresh ideas and serving Italian Mediterranean food. The mouth-watering menus change frequently and draw on only the freshest seasonal produce. Looking like a scene from a sci-fi flick the underground eatery had a totally open kitchen and trendy white plastic chairs that became more uncomfortable the longer you sat on them. Lucky the meal was served swiftly. There was a general excitement in the air but no sign of the man himself. The atmosphere oozes relaxed, unfussy charm, the style is Hoxton funky. Knowledgeable staff and a no-smoking policy throughout round the picture out as strikingly as the artworks on the wall.

I was a little but cautious to begin with because I have heard so much about Jamie Oliver and thought it may be over hyped but I am glad to say I was proved wrong. Instantly you up your expectations when you are paying £21 for a main course and £6 for a dessert. How pleased I was when the food was beyond expectation. When paying that much for the food you want to experience adventurous cooking that evocates rustic Mediterranean charm and I can definitely say that was the case.

The main course of Wicked Sicilian fisherman’s stew with wild salmon, razor clams, mussels, crayfish, saffron potatoes, grilled sourdough and a dollop of lemon aioli was something that I had never experienced before and I was pleasantly surprised. The mussels were cooked to perfection and the slightly sweet and spicy soup was skilfully favoured exquisitely with herbs and lentils. The mixture of soup and seafood was, as Jamie would say, “pukka”.

My guest had beautifully sourced char-grilled, wild caught salmon on a bed of lentils. The texture of the salmon was incomparably delicate and she pronounced it delicious. The portions were not overloading leaving us room for dessert.

We both had the hot Amedei mini chocolate pudding with orange & Vin Santo crème fraîche which was divine. The chocolate sauce had a robust cocoa flavour with a slightly bitter edge and a lasting finish. The crème fraîche melted delicately into the chocolate sauce prompting a sweet and creamy explosion of taste that complemented the chocolate sauce, which was made from 70% dark chocolate from the very rare and valuable Porcelana cocoa bean, the purest form of the Criollo cocoa bean grown in the hills of Tuscany. The only drawback was it was served in a small cup and mostly made out of chocolate sauce so it had very little substance.

Overall, the food was saporous and its presentation beyond excellence. The staff were sweet and obliging which was refreshing. So many good restaurants fall down on their snooty staff - Fifteen certainly did not fall into this category. Service was professional and seamless, which made for a relaxed atmosphere. The dishes could do with a slash in price and for a similar cost you could probably eat wonderful food at more comfortable seating at Aubergine or Ramsay.
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Mr CM - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, May 11, 2007