Ever since this Jamie's Italian opened recently, it's been very popular with the city workers. Every time I walk by to get my coffee, the place is packed with happy men and women in power suits wining and dining in the cavernous room hung with legs of ham around the bar area. The scene makes the restaurant very enticing, like it's calling you in or something.
Then on Monday, I was finally drawn in with Irene after meeting up with her for lunch. As we were early, there were many tables available and we were seated in a nice little section. The menu was quite intensive, making it difficult to choose what to have. In the end, I settled on the blackboard special of a pasta with a salumi ragu, whatever that is. Irene was tempted by the white truffle pasta at an apparently bargain price of £25 but in the end, she settled with a more humble pasta, saving the delicacy for a future visit. In addition to our mains, we also ordered a starter of a mixture of breads.
The bread in a bucket was first to come. Within the bucket was a variety of bread and each tasted delicious. It also went well with the oil and balsamic vinegar dip, with the balsamic vinegar having a nice subtle taste. Then came the pastas. Both pasta was delicious and it was apparent that the pasta itself were freshly made. My pasta, however, was a little salty but that was probably the way it's supposed to be with the salumi.
Anyway, it was a great lunch and looking forward to visiting again, especially so that Irene can order her white truffle pasta.
No comments:
Post a Comment