Open Kitchen - Hackney
Open Kitchen
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OKN1 is a restaurant run by student chefs at Hackney Community College. While some reviewers had negative experiences with service and food, others were highly impressed. They were surprised by the high quality of dishes like scallops and chicken Ballotine and found the prices to be a bargain. Despite some rough edges, the food was consistently delicious. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the staff, while in training, were friendly and attentive. Overall, OKN1 offers a unique dining experience and showcases the talent of young chefs. It's worth a visit to support these ambitious students.
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Was MikeM962015 at Open Kitchen a mag?
A unique experience, a limited menu but some high quality cooking, excellent presentation and food to delight the palate. The meal was exceptional value for money. The service was delivered with a smile and enthusiasm resulting in an enjoyable evening for all. I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant and many thanks to the skilful students who train at this college. View all feedback.
What rebeljenn dislikes about Open Kitchen:
I found the menu limited and opted for the vegetarian dishes as I do not eat pork or fish. The vegetable soup starter was excellent. The bread was nice too. We both found the main dishes (salmon pasta and veg lasagna) to be bland. The desserts were alright. I had crem brulee. It was good. The staff were friendly enough and are in training as part of hoxton community. If they had better mains, I would go again as Marc... View all feedback.
I came to OKN1 with my family last night. The service was amazing, everyone was so polite. The food was very delicious. I got to try a new cocktail called the Grasshopper which was fantastic, I was even able to go to the bar and see how it was made. Regarding the food it is an open kitchen which was lovely to see all the talented chefs prepare such delicious meals. I really recommend coming here as it’s very good and to support the new generation of chefs.
Keep away from this restaurant. Awful service with a manager totally incapable of providing customer service. Had booked a week in advance and messed up reservation. Atmosphere was really dull pretty empty when visited while it was peak time for dinner. The place is run by students more of a student accommodation food hall environment.
The staff are lovely and we had a lovely lunch experience but the food was a little hit and miss. The starters a grilled broccoli dish with new potatoes and a piquant sauce were delicious. The mains weren’t so good. The coq au vin was served with mash and ciabatta which made it quite heavy, and was more like a chicken casserole, and both this and the cod risotto were quite over seasoned and salty. The cod was good though and all meals are beautifully presented. All in all, a lovely experience but the food was a bit hit and miss.
This is the teaching restaurant of Hackney Community College, but I was rather impressed by the food. Comfortable space, good soundtrack and a pretty outdoor area in the back in nice weather. We shared the asparagus to start, which was blanched then griddled and served with a tasty lovage alioli. Good dish and nicely balanced. Nice texture on the home made alioli. My companion's main of hake was really good. Crispy skin. The potato and chorizo accompaniments worked well. My shrimp burger was a little too uniform in taste with every bite the same. Nice deep fried burger though, and the mayo based sauce was surprisingly peppery and full of capers. We shared a dessert of salted caramel and amaranth pot. I liked the accompanying cake but the pudding was too creamy for my taste. Oh the other hand, my companion who loves rich desserts was ecstatic. Service was friendly but could be a little haphazard. Our waitress forgot to bring the lemon my companion asked for to accompany his hake. Happily my shrimp burger did come with quite a large wedge of lemon that we could share.
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