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| - Let's start with the good stuff: the food is fresh and tasty. There isn't as much variety as you might expect, but I admire the use of simple fresh ingredients to create delicious meals. The garlic bread with lemon ricotta was absolutely to die for. 3 of the 4 people in my group got the tagliatelle bolognese and were raving about it. I got the meatball pappardelle which was tasty, but much spicier than expected, and ultimately I wish I had ordered what everyone else had. Having said that, considering the amount of time we spent waiting for a table, and for our food to arrive, I expected the food to be much better than it was. It was good, but not *great*.
Also, the cocktails were really tasty. I enjoyed a "La Dolce Vita" which was really, really tasty.
I also like that when you come to get a table and you have to wait (no reservations on Fridays through Sundays and the wait was 45 minutes to an hour) they'll take your phone number and text you when your table is ready, meaning you can go and do your shopping around the mall.
But, the service: wow. This is where it all falls apart for me. It is tremendously slow - even just waiting for someone to take our drink order in the bar was something like a 10-15 minute wait. The wait staff was friendly enough, but slow. And we were shocked at the number of times our waiter didn't know who ordered what drink, or what appetizer, or what meal (especially when 3 out of the four people ordered the same meal). If it was a particularly busy night it would be a bit more understandable but it didn't seem any busier than your average Saturday night at any other restaurant and I've never had service this slow before.
I won't be hurrying back to Jamie's Italian. Perhaps when it's been around a bit longer, and they sort out their staffing issues, and the waits die down it'll be worth revisiting. In the mean time though there are plenty of other better options near by.
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