"Jamie's Italian" in Liverpool

[KaraK]

Went there for dinner yesterday - no real intent about it, was in Liverpool with some friends and their two young kids. We had a couple of hours to kill before their ferry so thought we'd give it a whirl. To be honest I had some worries about it just being a cash-in (Cynical? Me?) but actually I was quite impressed , the food probably wouldn't win any awards but it was certainly better than most "gastro pub" food I've tasted and was similarly priced. The staff were friendly and helpful and rather suprisingly they were well geared up for handling small children.

[Landlord]

I had the same conclusion about the one in Canary Wharf. Nice food for the price, good staff but not overly pretentious/expensive.

[Devilstreak]

We thought the same about the one in Nottingham. You could tell the staff had memorised absolutely everything and how it was cooked, They didn't shut up if you asked them anything about the menu
Although we did think that all the Jamie tat for sale(Cook books, towels and oven gloves etc) was a bit naff.

[aberdeeneuan]

Agree - we went to the one in Birmingham last month and I had oxtail pasta, and the oxtail had been cooked for 24 hours and it was superb. We had no complaints with our meal at all.

[jamiebae]

I'm a big fan, good food, good value, what's not to like?

[adycav]

Well, to bring some balance, we went to the one in Bath last year and it was a disappointment.

Everything was covered - actually SWIMMING - in oil, we had to wait ages, it was cold, couldn't taste half the ingredients that should have been in the dishes etc.

Cheap though.

[Chim Girl]

I've been to the one in Leeds a few times, enjoyable food, reasonably priced but nothing especially memorable - it's all perfectly okay, not outstanding. I guess that's the market Jamie's Italian is in, food that doesn't try to be groundbreaking, it's simple and accessible.