Jamie's Italian

Juts had lunch here with my wife - sevice was excellent food was great I had the burger with funky fries and loved it
My Wife had the Venitian FIsh Stew which tasted fantatstic the only negative was the crab whilst it tasted great had a little bit of shell and grit which took away some od the enjoyment which is why I can only give 4 stars not 5

Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver has a prime position in Adelaide for his restaurant, Jamie's Italian. The old city bank building the restaurant is in had been remodelled and it looks fantastic inside. It is very spacious and the atmosphere is great. I haven't eaten any of the main meals yet but do definitely want to try. I came here yesterday at the end of a birthday gathering and was able to to join for dessert. The Brownie was quite sweet but pretty darn good! I will definitely be coming back to try something from the menu.

I'd heard 2 things about this before going - that the portion sizes were small and that the prices were high. Surprisingly I didn't find either to be overly true.

I was in a group of 14 (warning: they do charge an 8% surcharge for groups of over 12, which did annoy me especially as they didn't mention it except in tiny writing) and all of us really enjoyed most of what we ate. Loved having a special corner of the restaurant for our group, though the noise in this place was fairly overpowering, couldn't hear more than the 2 people next to me.
It was gourmet food - my 24 hour slow smoked octopus was absolutely delicious, and I've never had squid ink pasta before (enjoyed it), and I have to say I ...read more

as expected the atmosphere here is buzzing! there are people every where, even on a week day.
the food is delicious, but it does come with a pretty high price tag. the decor is pretty old school, it is supposed to be italian inspired, and that it is. i dont know if it works for me, but it works for the overall look. the bathroom's threw me for a 6! totally weird, and i dont really like going to the loo while walking into prison bars. there is something about that, that creped me out completely.
this place is really busy, so i suggest making a booking. the selling of merchandise is a little over the top - but it is jamie's italian and he will make some serious $$$$ from the die hard fans. ...read more