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Janine Rasiah

Critic — Hackney and north London restaurants for the Hackney Gazette and its Archant/Newsquest sister titles; dish-by-dish reviews of new neighbourhood openings, often within weeks of the door opening.

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Janine Rasiah reviews for London's borough press. She prints the low point alongside the high one: on Oren's burnt aubergine, "we were unsure about the mushy texture."

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• Hackney Gazette, 'Review: Oren, Dalston' ↗their review · 2019-12-03
  • OrenDalston

    “The lamb flatbread with baharat spice and yoghurt picked things right back up, with us fighting over who had which piece. It's unusual not to have a clear favourite, but I'll be back for both, and a fair bit of the rest of the menu too.”