Opa

My partner had really wanted to take me to Opa, but it was more or less what I expected, pretentious. I tried to be open, eventually we enjoyed trying to guess what was in the dishes, but none of the dishes really stood out to me until the dessert, then I felt wow this is good. Each dish uses the same ingredient multiple times, which is the theme, but to me it became redundant and would be more interesting to cook things really well and pair them with other ingredients. For me not every part of an ingredient needs to be used to be green or ecological you can compost things and then it’s not a waste. No dish really stood out for me, more or less each explanation was this given for each dish, “we fermented the vegetable, then we used the liquid to make a foam and we made a miso from it also”. Plus at least 3 times there were deep fried components with the same exact batter, so was it really all that creative? I understand it’s a tasting menu but I would have been happier with half the courses and double there sizes, it would give me a bit more chance to appreciate and enjoy each one. One course, the radishes I think, was way to salty. Another dish of roasted or sous vide fennel was paired with an ice cream, the proportion of the coldness from the ice cream totally overpowered the fennel which was delicious in its own right. Another dish a huge slab of fried potato bread served with some sort of potato foam soup stood out like a sore thumb next to all the other dishes. One dish saw Napa cabbage put through cold pressed juicer, the chef decided to use the pulp leftover, I’ve never once tasted pulp from a masticating juicer used in a redeeming way and this was no exception, it’s waste just compost it!! What they did was wrap the long strands of juiced Napa cabbage around a rosemary stick then deep fried it; the result was like a starving person attempting to pull every piece of last stringy meet from an extremely lean animal off the bone, it was nearly impossible to eat and just got stuck in my teeth, before they explained it I though they had wrapped corn silk around a stick and cooked it, the sauce though was delicious. The dessert was delicious there was a corn one which reminded me of kettle corn, the other was delicious as well, both with ice cream. The music was too loud but thats to expected. The portion sizes were small which would be acceptable if they weren’t meant to be shared, and some we’re served with a knife for us to split into two, which just didn’t work very well. All in all I was able to have a fun time with my girlfriend, the service was good, explanations of the dishes were clear, but it felt harking to going to a modern art exhibition and wondering “was that art?” and for that price I could eat at the Nepalese restaurant I had lunch at 8 more times and it would still cost less.

Atmosphere is really great and special! Service is above the average. Drinks are great. The food was not so good - meal is not big at all, and quite pricey. About half of the dishes were repetitive (a vegetable and a salted ice cream served together). My vegan friends enjoyed the food, the rest had fun but wouldn't recommend it as a meal.

I didn't like it. I finished the meal hungry. There are 11 dishes, but all of them are tiny. Almost no carbs in the meal. It's expensive and the price doesn't fit the meal. I go out to restaurants, and I'm fine with paying, but this one didn't feel like it's worth it. I must say that most of the dishes were tasty. It just wasn't enough. After the meal there we went to get some pizza, to actually get something that will hold our stomachs. I don't think I'll go there again.

This was our second visit here, the first time we loved every single part of the meal, maybe with one exception, which is a very good ratio. This time unfortunately the ratio was a bit different.. it is understandable that in a 10 course meal you wouldn't love everything, but still it was a little disappointing. Although the different techniques that were executed in every dish were intriguing. The service and atmosphere were very nice.

This Vegan Restaurant located in downtown Tel Aviv is a Surprise! 10 Course Tasting menu-each course shared by 2 people. The creative chef follows the “Root to Stem” Philosophy where every part of the Plant is used-some very interesting Tastes-That you won’t Find elsewhere. Good job Chef 👏🏻👏🏻

Wonderful experience. It's fun to eat each serving, and get an explanation only after the plate... Enjoyed very much the fact that no dish tries to recreate non-vegan food.

I don't care if you are vegan or not. You HAVE to try Opa. It's not just a really great concept, it is executed excellently. There is no menu, everyone gets the same courses and each one is more inspired than the last. Each dish is completely unique and the flavors are impossible to describe. That being said, they do a great job not to make the meal so obscure that it is inaccessible to the average palette. The staff are very nice, the service is great, and they all are extremely knowledgable. I can't wait to go again.

Creative, innovative, interesting, exciting food. I'm not vegan and was amazed how rich a dinner can be using so few ingredients in so many techniques. Each dish was a journey. Highly recommended!