Jamie’s Pizzeria by Jamie Oliver

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s latest Dubai restaurant offers a new casual dining option in Jumeirah Lake Towers.

The interior is bright and airy and has a diner feel with welcoming booths that are fitting for a business lunch or meeting with a client in a more informal setting. We stopped by on a Thursday evening and were impressed by the speed of the service. A recommended starter is the garlic bread, which is unlike any we’ve tasted elsewhere, bursting with flavour but with a soft texture that leaves you wanting more. The burrata is also a nice creamy starting rting dish if you have a cheese craving.

For the mains, it’s all about the pizzas as you would expect but there are a few pastas also thrown in for good measure and the option of replacing half of a pizza with a salad for the same price. The carbonara pizza goes down a treat with its creamy white sauce, beef bacon and sweet leaks and we also enjoyed a more traditional pepperoni with crushed tomatoes – certainly a worthy take on a classic.

If you want to satisfy a sweet tooth give one of the mocktails a try – the strawberry lime and andmint mint mojito being our favourite – or get down to dessert where the restaurant has its own take on several traditional dishes. We liked the tiramisu with orange zest and the contrasting flavours of the Sunday of the Day, which combined raspberry sorbet, chocolate and strawberry ice cream with brownie pieces.

Certainly a ‘pukka’ experience to quote Oliver himself.

Jamie Oliver's Pizzeria, JLT – Cluster R Dubai. Thursday to Friday - 8am11:30 pm, Saturday to Wednesday - 8am-10:30pm. Tel: (04) 8747 089.