Restaurant Jamie Oliver in St. Petersburg (Jamie's Italian): address, menu, reviews

Since 2013, and the Russian audience had the honor to get to know Jamie's Italian. It is an international restaurant chain from the maestro of modern cooking.

Who is Jamie Oliver

This is a brilliant chef, restaurateur, author of cooking books, and even a showman in combination. He promotes simple and healthy food.

Although he was British by birth, it was Italian cuisine that always served as a source of inspiration for him, so he laid it down as a cornerstone in the pyramid of his culinary achievements. Many Russians also became his fans thanks to the TV projects in which Jamie took part. But it's one thing to watch how this or that dish is prepared, and the other is to try it.

Some visited one of its establishments abroad, and when they learned about the discovery of this brainchild in the cultural capital of Russia, they applauded with delight. Did the restaurant Jamie Oliver justify their expectations in St. Petersburg? It seems that not quite.

Concept

Oliver does not need advertising, his name is already a raspiarenny brand. Like fireflies on light, customers go to a restaurant, seeing only a sign. This is calculated.

But immediately it is necessary to voice the fact that Jamie Oliver is not the owner of the establishment. Moreover, he never visited him. It was opened by the holding company "Ginza Project" under a franchise. But the feature of the establishment is that all dishes are invented exclusively by this eminent chef and are strictly kept in the recipe to the smallest detail. Compliance with grammovki and technological component is followed by British colleagues "Ginza Project." And the link between the holding company and Jamie Oliver Group is Matteo Laie - their official brand chief in Russia. He now works with two restaurants, since the second one opened in Moscow.

All menus and a bar map reflect Oliver's author's view of Italian cuisine. This is stated in the open, and the whole concept is built on this idea, so you have to come here with a properly tuned gastronomic tuning fork, waiting for the British reading of Mediterranean dishes.

Interior

Petersburgers prefer a more chamber atmosphere, and Jamie Oliver's restaurant in St. Petersburg is built in the spirit of a trattoria. This format assumes very close arrangement of tables.

There it is always noisy, and it seems that you are sitting side by side with other visitors, although the restaurant itself is large. But this creates a kind of coziness. Fans of seclusion will feel uncomfortable there, but there are convenient tables for large companies. But there is plenty of space above your head: high arch arches and stonework give an amazing sense of freedom. The red color of the chairs stands out against the background of the terracotta walls. The tables are not covered with tablecloths, it's somehow not in a restaurant style, but, obviously, such an idea. There is no excess pathos and glamor.

All sorts of sausages, hams and other smoked products hung over a bar counter, not only create an image of the pantry, but also catch up on the appetite.

The target audience

Italian cuisine - the container of many cultures, it has accumulated in itself the traditions of different ethnicities and generations. And here all this is presented through the prism of the author's reading of the famous British restaurateur. If you do not wait for the impossible, then there will be no disappointment from the unfulfilled anticipations. So the one who first wants to try Italian dishes and make an impression of them, was mistaken in the door. But those who are enthusiastic about the creativity of Oliver, - always please.

"Jamies Italian" is perfect for a family brunch. Also, an entire army of loyal customers has already formed, which here take a lunch break for a business lunch. As for romantic dates, it's not very cozy here, but for a get-together with a noisy company of friends - that's it. Many choose this place for some celebrations.

"Jamie Oliver" (restaurant): the menu

So, what is being treated here? As befits an institution with an Italian bias, the emphasis here is on cheese, smoked products, seafood in different interpretations. Those who first came to such a restaurant, a large selection of dishes with unfamiliar names can enter into a stupor. Fortunately, the waiters are competent and are always ready to help.

As appetizers can offer salads (for example, salmon with fennel, orange, celery and yogurt dressing, bresaola with arugula, parmesan and radicchio, prosciutto with pear and pine nuts), bruschettes (with mushrooms, with eggplant and pine nuts, with dried tomatoes And ricotta), nachos and aranchini. Separately it is necessary to allocate firm crisps from polenta.

The real spirit of Italy can be tasted with seasonal grilled vegetables or meat delicacies (pizza and koppas), which are served with red pepper jam, mozzarella, pecorino, capers, lemon, olives and mint.

From the first dishes here prepare the Tuscan country soup of sweet tomatoes, garlic, basil, with the addition of bread and olive oil, mushroom cream soup with cream and croutons, pumpkin-apple soup with bacon, sage and cake.

Well, the classics of the genre - risotto, pasta and pizza - are present in different hypostases. As for the first, that is, a variant with mushrooms (white, champignons and oyster mushrooms) or cheeses (Parmesan, Gorgonzola, Scamorz and Asiago). Among the pasta are the most interesting positions: linguine with shrimp, homemade thallolini with smoked trout and mascarpone cream or spaghetti with scallops and cuttlefish ink.

You can pamper yourself with pizza. The menu includes Margarita with traditional ingredients, Fiorentina with mozzarella, spinach and baked eggs, Parma with prosciutto and granana padano and Putanesca with black olives and capers. Each of them is worth a tasting.

Among the main dishes here are baked cod and salmon, ribeye steaks with oyster mushrooms and radicchio, seafood skewers, grilled chicken and beef and Jamie's Italian burger.

Devoted adepts of sweet will be crazy about cheesecake with blackberries, almond-raspberry and lemon cakes.

As an aperitif, cocktails based on aperol, campari, prosecco will be offered here.

As for alcoholic beverages, then the variety is great: from vodka, gin, whiskey to vermouth and liquor.

Address

The place was chosen rather pathos: Konyushennaya square, house 2. The nearest metro stations are Nevsky Prospekt and Gostiny Dvor. This is the heart of the gastronomic mecca of Petersburg. The competition between institutions, of which there is to every taste and color, is directly off scale. So to open there one more thing, even the most extraordinary one, is a bold move.

Restaurant Jamie Olivera in St. Petersburg: time of work

On weekdays the institution opens the doors at 9:30, and on Saturday and Sunday - at noon. But the restaurant works by default until 00:00, but in fact - until the last customer. So no one will be driven to the exit by night owls. Very democratic.

Feedback from dissatisfied

Skeptics say that Oliver does not smell. Very often you can find criticism about the technology of cooking. Particularly dissatisfied are those who have visited a similar institution of Jamie's Italian in London or elsewhere, and who has something to compare with. It is lamented that no culinary revelations have been found, the taste of the dishes hardly reaches the "quartet" on a five-point scale. Although here, rather, the problem of inflated expectations. It's amazing, but even those who praise the institution, say that the second time is unlikely to go specifically. Cause? Again, the mediocre level and routine of dishes. Very often in the reviews flashed words that the food is delicious, but there is no highlight, and from "Jamies Italian" they expected more. Prices here are too high even for St. Petersburg.

Advantages of the restaurant

The presence of a children's room with a nanny can not boast of every decent institution, but here it is. And it is not surprising, because the restaurant preaches not only the Italian cuisine, but also the values, and there the family is in the first place, therefore it is accepted to have a rest together with the children. For them, too, developed a special menu.

Also on the walls are plazmas with culinary lessons from the maestro of the kitchen, and on the shelves are books with his recipes. It inspires experiments. When you come home, you want to immediately realize what you see or read.

Restaurant Jamie Olivera in St. Petersburg - it's just a good and varied Italian food. Yes, perhaps you will not call it divine, and it will not bring the effect of boundless delight, but it's delicious!

And I wonder what Jamie Oliver himself would say about this restaurant using his name as a brand? I want to believe that if this happens, then the institution will correct its shortcomings by that time and will not fall face to face in front of an experienced chef.