Jamie Oliver Catherine St
London
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We were at first denied entry to the restaurant when we walked in, despite it appearing fairly empty, which wasn’t a great start. We then booked a table on OpenTable for five minutes later abe was served by (what seemed to be) a much friendlier manager. I ordered the Crab Linguine and I’d give it a 6.5/10 - it was quite bland and the tomatoes didn’t taste great. My partner ordered the pork chops and fries and it was much better and a very generous portion 7/10. Overall my partner and I found this place lovely but wish we were greeted with better service to begin with. The atmosphere was great.
My family and I are big fans of Jamie Oliver and this visit to London was very special for us as we managed to get to his restaurant. We were greater by a very friendly Elvinas who welcomed us to the bar area, where Bekai looked after us. Both Elvinas and Bekai are extremely friendly, polite and professional! Bekai made us delicious drinks and we had a lovely chat. Will definitely be back!!
The staff were not only incredibly kind, but also very helpful with getting my family set up in a comfortable spot. The restaurant itself has a gorgeous decor and a comforting atmosphere. Each dish, from starters to the main dishes, had a tantalizing presentation. I can only speak for the scallops, bread, and steak & chips in terms of taste: the scallops, served on a shell pooled in a delicious butter, was meaty and filled with so much savory flavor; the bread was simply your typical bread, but paired wonderfully with its own butter and that of the scallops'; lastly, the steak was tender, juicy, cooked to a perfectly medium rare and in a sauce that made each bite want you to savor your meal for as long as you can.
Went here before a theatre trip and made use of their lunch/theatre fixed menu. Was priced very reasonably for London but was a little disappointed that there's a forced 12.5% tip on the bill. Typical brit mentality means I'm never going to ask for it to be removed but in this instance wouldn't have tipped this much. Had to send my steak back as it was served on a cold plate and the sauce (Diane) was cold. Was such a shame as the steak itself when it was returned was absolutely outstanding. cooked to perfection! My wife really enjoyed her Main (Green Pasta) and her dessert (cheesecake). I was again confused by my dessert. I ordered the jammie pudding with custard and whilst it tasted nice, both the dessert and the custard were cold?! Is this a London thing? I don't get this? Why would you have cold custard? In spite of the cold food, I'd still return as I think it was down to cold plating as when they brought my steak back it was on a piping hot plate and everything tasted fantastic. The drinks were delicious too
Overall we liked our dinner experience at Jamie Olivers Restaurant. The service, especially for drinks, could have been faster. The girl walked several times around us without noticing our empty glasses. The food was extremely fast at our table and tasted very delicious. The Scottish egg - wow! The tartar was alright, a little bit more of seasoning would have been great but still good. The duck was amazing so was the pie. Just that the pie was way too much. Half of it would have been more than enough for one person. The apple pie and the raspberry ice were to die for. Over all a good and solit restaurant with great taste. But extremely expensive. Maybe we are just feeling so bc in Germany you can get amazingly food like that for just the half of the price. We would probably not recommend or come back. Still it was a great once in a lifetime experience.
