15 Westland Place
London N1 7LP0871 330 1515
Reservation needed.
For as much as I love Jamie Oliver's Fifteen concept, I am fairly disappointed with his restaurants. Reserved two weeks in advance at the Dining Room and wasn't impressed with the food, nor with the service. Being Italian I am very critical of Italian restaurants and find very few to be real and authentic.
Fifteen is divided in two parts: Trattoria and Dining Room. Trattoria is low key and the Dining room, downstairs, is a bit more upscale and with a prefixed menu changing every day.
So here is what the table had. (Pictures to come)
To get started:
Kenny's freshly baked focaccia with Puglian olives and salami
Focaccia was made with onions, good. Olives were OK and salami wasn't the best quality but overall good.
Insalate:
Bruschetta of new season with Isle of Wight tomatoes, capers, basil and ricotta salata.
Doesn't taste like real bruschetta, capers are tiny, really tiny and ricotta salata is not (or at least doesn't taste like) the real thing
Burrata (a gooey mozzarella from Puglia) with peaches, Prosciutto, mint, funky Secretts leave and Belazu balsamic. (My bro's gf had this)
Burrata was OK, a bit better than what you usually get at an Italian restaurant abroad.
Primi
Tortellini of grilled zucchini, Heritage potatoes and scamorza in a caper butter broth.
3 tortellini in a way too much buttery sauce. The good thing is that tortellini were cooked "al dente" but overall not a great dish.
Dolci e Formaggi
Basil panna cotta with balsamic Jersey strawberries and shortbread
Liked this. Surely the best dish of the night
Honey and hazelnut parfait with blood orange and almond brittle.
This was very nice as well. The parfait a bit heavy, but nice.
OK, service. The waiter brought us the wrong dish twice and didn't even apologize for it. And when you pay 60 pound each without drinks, this surely bugs you.
We waited a long time between each course, an average of 45 minutes each.
I DO NOT recommend this place. It is overpriced and not that good. Sorry Jamie :)
For as much as I love Jamie Oliver's Fifteen concept, I am fairly disappointed with his restaurants. Reserved two weeks in advance at the Dining Room and wasn't impressed with the food, nor with the service. Being Italian I am very critical of Italian restaurants and find very few to be real and authentic.
Fifteen is divided in two parts: Trattoria and Dining Room. Trattoria is low key and the Dining room, downstairs, is a bit more upscale and with a prefixed menu changing every day.
So here is what the table had. (Pictures to come)
To get started:
Kenny's freshly baked focaccia with Puglian olives and salami
Focaccia was made with onions, good. Olives were OK and salami wasn't the best quality but overall good.
Insalate:
Bruschetta of new season with Isle of Wight tomatoes, capers, basil and ricotta salata.
Doesn't taste like real bruschetta, capers are tiny, really tiny and ricotta salata is not (or at least doesn't taste like) the real thing
Burrata (a gooey mozzarella from Puglia) with peaches, Prosciutto, mint, funky Secretts leave and Belazu balsamic. (My bro's gf had this)
Burrata was OK, a bit better than what you usually get at an Italian restaurant abroad.
Tortellini of grilled zucchini, Heritage potatoes and scamorza in a caper butter broth.
3 tortellini in a way too much buttery sauce. The good thing is that tortellini were cooked "al dente" but overall not a great dish.
Fusilli "fatte in casa" with a rich lamb bolognese. (My bro's gf dish)
Wasn't cooked properly, didn't taste like real bolognese nor as an acceptable one. Please, when you write in Italian get the name right... it is fatti in casa...
Secondi
Well here I asked for the fisherman stew and ended up with
Pan-fried Dorset scallops with fregola sarda, cherry tomatoes, clams, chilli, samphire and black olive dressing.
This was good, the fish was cooked to the right point. A bit too much olive dressing... but overall liked it.
Wasn't cooked properly, didn't taste like real bolognese nor as an acceptable one. Please, when you write in Italian get the name right... it is fatti in casa...
Secondi
Well here I asked for the fisherman stew and ended up with
Pan-fried Dorset scallops with fregola sarda, cherry tomatoes, clams, chilli, samphire and black olive dressing.
This was good, the fish was cooked to the right point. A bit too much olive dressing... but overall liked it.
Basil panna cotta with balsamic Jersey strawberries and shortbread
Liked this. Surely the best dish of the night
Honey and hazelnut parfait with blood orange and almond brittle.
This was very nice as well. The parfait a bit heavy, but nice.
OK, service. The waiter brought us the wrong dish twice and didn't even apologize for it. And when you pay 60 pound each without drinks, this surely bugs you.
We waited a long time between each course, an average of 45 minutes each.
I DO NOT recommend this place. It is overpriced and not that good. Sorry Jamie :)
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