The staff are so friendly and attentive it's more like attending a dinner party than your usual po-faced fine dining restaurant.ДЄppropriate to the winter season, the 11 course menu had themes running through of Iberico jamon, boar fat, mushrooms, garlic and nuts. shown and eat your amuse bouches, and beyond the kitchen where we ate our sumptuous acorn ice cream dessert towards the end among the chefs. There are only three or four well-spaced tables, with a prep bench at the side where you are. Through a plain grey door in the heart of Shoreditch, like slipping into a secret speakeasy, Maos is a little scented cocoon of Scandi/Japanese style wooden cool. I will likely take my girlfriend in winter to see how the change in seasons influences the menu. And the party behind us was returning for their second visit. My friend is taking his parents back at the end of this month. I can assure you that none of my party gave a f*** about the pictures and came exclusively for the food, and left really really satisfied. I felt compelled to write this review to ensure that the quality of this restaurant was accurately reflected because I know a lot of people trust this site.ДЄ fellow reviewer below suggests that people show up at MAOS to take pictures for social media. I don't write many reviews and certainly do not depend on tripadvisor to find good restaurants, and it was while on holiday (looking for spots) that I decided to see how MAOS is rated here. This is expensive, but creative delicious cooking is an experience worth paying for. For me, the pork main needed more going on and the scallop cooking wasn't the best. Standouts for me were the lobster mochi, a noodle dish and this unbelievable ice cream desert made with blossoms from Holland Park. I had loads of questions for the team which were answered enthusiastically, and felt like the staff made an effort to learn about us as the night progressed. My friends and I really enjoyed the creativity of certain dishes, the freshness of ingredients, the invitation into the kitchen to hear stories directly from the chef and his team at intervals, and the times we were just brought the stories of the dishes to the table. Naturally over a large tasting menu like this youвЂ™re going to have high points based on your tastes. Sometimes the waiter chat is a bit forced but the effort is appreciated and certainly not detrimental to the experience. The space came to feel quite unique in restaurant terms vs other fine dining restaurants IвЂ™ve spent time at. the scene itself is a bit spa like, which at first I didnвЂ™t love but as the evening went on the experience really came together.

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