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We had the crispy squid, tomato and ricotta bruschetta and arancini marinara to start and I can't fault any of them. They are more generous with the marinara sauce at this Jamie's and the sauce with the squid was amazing. The bruschetta was something new for me and I'm very glad I tried it, it was simple but the flavours were all there.
For our mains I had the fresh crab spaghetti and my husband had the spicy meatball pizza. At the other Jamie's I wrote that their spaghetti was a little bland/salty but here it was perfect, well seasoned, big chunks of crab and zero regrets for trying this dish again. As for the pizza, at first my husband was disappointed as it doesn't come with any cheese (apart from when they offer to grate some Parmesan over the top at the table) but his opinion changed pretty quickly once he started eating, the spicy sausage and meatballs were amazing! He even said that this was the best no cheese pizza he's ever had!
Dessert, we shared lemon meringue cheesecake. The husband loved it, said he wanted all his lemon meringue pies to now be cheesecakes. I was more on the fence, it was good but I didn't feel particularly strongly about it either way.
The drinks were all good. I had the hurricane and something else with amaretto (can't remember what kt was called) and both were fresh and well crafted.
I also have to mention the kids menu. It comes in print but also in those old school little 3D glasses where you push a button and the picture changes (check my pictures.) this is genius, it amuses the little ones and also lets them actually see what they're ordering in a very fun way. They're also provided with crayons and paper to draw on so overall, very thoughtful. 100% will be returning here.
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