Jamie's Italian (Jamie's Italian (Oxford))

Member Name: adamp111

Product:	Jamie's Italian (Oxford)
Date:	01/06/09 (4 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Quality of food, serving staff

Disadvantages: Portion sizes

My partner treated me to dinner at Jamie's for my last birthday, and with the exception of a couple of minor gripes, I was very impressed.

The good; the food is excellent. We had a basket of breads to start, all of which tasted fresh and different; most bread-based starters tend to lack variety, but this wasn't the case with Jamie's. For the main, I had the lasagne, and felt that it was just right; not too much pasta, and not too much filling. My partner had the prawn linguini and I was assured that "that's the best prawn linguini I've had in ages". The service was also good, and surprisingly prompt for a restaurant of such a size.

The bad; unless you go at lunch time, and even then, not at peak lunch time, you will invariably have to queue for a table; when we went, they didn't take bookings, although I'm not sure if that's still the case. The prices are high, but that can hardly be cited as a disadvantage since they were justified. The strongest complaint I have is that the portion sizes were perhaps a little on the small side. I left feeling less than full, which is not good having just spent £50 on a meal for two.

In sum, a great restaurant producing good, authentic food, at reasonable (ish) prices and with good service; shame about the portion size.

Summary: Well worth a visit.