The creation of experienced restaurateur Omar Shabaan, this chic Mediterranean restaurant and bar offers accomplished cooking alongside an exceptional wine list and innovative cocktails.
Mallorcan born, Vicente Fortea has created a menu made up of contemporary tapas that have been carefully selected form the coast towns of the Mediterranean.
A 40 cover restaurant at present, the wine-cellar-style downstairs will open in due course and provide seating for a further 30 guests. There will also be a stylish outside terrace for the warmer months. Omar’s Place is a restaurant with individuality and style that also delivers on taste and service. Omar’s commitment and genuine care for his new venture is abundant, making it a pleasure to visit time and again.
Omar's Place
Mediterranean Restaurant in Pimlico
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7 / 10 from 1 review
Address
13
Cambridge Stree London
Pimlico
London
SW1V 4PR
13
Cambridge Stree London
Pimlico
London
SW1V 4PR
Telephone
078 8177 7227
078 8177 7227
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Mediterranean
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All In London Review
This is one upmarket tapas menu that deserves another sampling
The opening of Omar’s Place earlier this year however has certainly put paid to that. Mere moments from Victoria station, the restaurant and bar is a spoonful of Mediterranean glamour for SW1. With a menu created by Mallorcan-born chef Vicente Fortea, the offering comprises contemporary tapas inspired by coastal towns of the Med.
Start your meal with a Pimlico Bellini, a dangerously delicious combo of pomegranate juice, limoncello, grenadine and prosecco - summer in a glass. The food doesn’t disappoint. Melt-in-the-mouth Iberian ham, cured for 36 months, is served heaped with ribbons of tangy Manchego. A creamy burrata dissolved at the first touch, accompanied by perfectly ripe heritage tomatoes, a pesto Genovese and pine nuts; not a trace of it was left on the plate. Juicy, sizzling seared prawns arrived with lashings of shaved garlic and decent dose of chilli - essentially the starters were sensational.
My chargrilled tentacle of octopus was served simply drizzled with paprika oil, slightly rubbery in parts but a true taste of the Mediterranean, particularly when accompanied by crispy rosemary potatoes. Turbot had the option of coming chargrilled or fried Andalusian style; opting for the former, the feedback from across the table was that the simply chargrilling left it a little bland and it needed a bit more seasoning to lift the flavour, though the chargrilled baby gem lettuce accompanying was a tasty side since recreated at home. We shared a chocolate mousse for pudding and good job too; with Valrhona chocolate, nuts, praline and cocoa crisps it’s a seriously rich sweet treat and not for the fainthearted.
While the mains perhaps needed a little work (maybe we made the wrong choices…) the starters stood out as the hero dishes. This is one upmarket tapas menu that deserves another sampling.
Reviewed by Laurel
Published on Oct 1, 2018
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