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December 26, 2018 by Adrian York Leave a Comment

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Last Updated on December 27, 2018 by Fiona Maclean

Onima –  Mediterranean-Asian Luxurious Restaurant in Mayfair:

I can do edgy. I go to eat in Hoxton, Dalston and Hackney Wick in restaurants where serious young chefs pickle and forage to their hearts content and make you sit in uncomfortable chairs. But sometimes I crave luxury; wonderful ingredients served by charming staff in surroundings that inspire you to be more…luxuriant.Onima Mayfair ReviewOnima is a new Mediterranean-Asian restaurant, bar and private dining space in Mayfair. The elegant five-floor historic townhouse it inhabits used to be the headquarters of Cartier’s watchmaking empire, so it’s posh and rather glamorous…just like me on a good day.Onima int 2 It’s the creation of Alexandros Andrianopoulos who cut his teeth managing some of the most exclusive restaurants in Mykonos including Nammos and Interni, followed by stints in New York at Bathtub Gin and Bagatelle in Dubai. Onima cocktails 2Onima Mayfair merges Italian, Greek and Japanese influences in both the food and drink offer. Excellent cocktails were sophisticated and beautifully blended. The Aki No Aji (taste of autumn) was a sultry mix of Japanese blended whisky giving it some bite, apple and chestnut shrub, port, and the creaminess of egg white. An elegant French Martini brought together vodka, the raspberry notes of Chambord,  lime and a hint of sweetness from the pineapple. Onima bread 2Post-cocktails we nibbled on excellent focaccia and flatbread whilst checking out the menu and drinking wine. We had moved onto a white Malagousia, Ktima Gerovassiliou from Epanomi in Greece. It had a great balance of acidity and minerality with pear and mango on the nose and citrus flavours – a great match for our food.Onima octopus 2 Josper grilled octopus came with a Mediterranean salsa and was tender and crisp with an intensely smokey flavour – cooked Japanese style over Binchotan charcoal made from Japanese oak.Onima courgette flower Perfectly fried courgette flowers were stuffed with a fresh tasting mix of feta, ricotta and anchovies. You could almost taste the sunshine!Onima pasta Squid ink linguine was served properly al dente, cooked “aglio e olio” style and topped with deliciously fresh  crab.Onima scallops 2 Onima’s Josper barbecued scallops with girolles mushrooms has to be one of my dishes of the year. Super luxe scallops were drenched in butter with the girolles giving a terrific umami hit. Seasonally served on a bed of straw it’s one of those dishes you never want to end.Onima guazzetto 2 I loved the “Guazzetto” stew with Sicilian prawns, red mullet and baby courgettes.  It was a proper taste of the Mediterranean in a rich tomato sauce – only the right type seafood gives those flavours. Sides of truffle pomme purée and garlic broccoli also delivered.Onima mayfair restaurant dessert 3 For dessert we tried a photogenic deconstructed lemon tart -sure to become an Insta hit – and luscious chocolate cookies semifreddo with a salted caramel sauce.Onima int 3 Despite the luxury of Onima Mayfair, the food is gutsy and authentic with great ingredients being treated with skill and respect. A new reasonably priced set lunch menu (2 courses £32, 3 courses £38) features an array of dishes all infused with Onima signature amalgam of Mediterranean and Asian flavours. Starters include warm “Saganaki” cheese with lemon purée & crispy salad or zucchini & aubergine fritters with tzatziki. With mains such as slow-cooked rabbit with green olives & capers and roasted sea bass with aubergine purée & sautéed Italian chicory, and for dessert baklava with pistachio cream & vanilla ice cream, Onima really is for everyone.

Onima,
1-3 Avery Row,
Mayfair,
London W1K 4AJ

020 7078 9747

 

Other recommendations in Mayfair include Camillo Benso for fine Italian dining and Hakkasan Mayfair for reliable Michelin Starred Chinese dining

Filed Under: Mayfair, Restaurant Tagged With: Asian, mayfair restaurant, Mediterranean restaurant

About Adrian York

Musician, academic and writer Adrian York is a keen observer of restaurant culture and the gastronomic scene. His spiritual home is Soho where he is mostly to be found playing the piano, propping up a bar or holding forth about politics, art and culture from behind a restaurant table with a linen napkin on his lap and a glass of champagne in his hand.

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