Is Ottolenghi’s First Amsterdam Restaurant Worth It? Here’s Our Verdict

The Mandarin Oriental group recently swerved Amsterdam’s strict ‘no new hotels’ rule, by taking over the running of an existing five star property, the Mandarin Oriental Conservatorium. With the rebrand came the debut of one of the UK’s best-loved restaurateur-chefs: Yotam Ottolenghi.

Regular London diners know Ottolenghi’s food. After all, it was the British-Israeli chef that brought fresher – and predominantly vegetarian – Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes...