Jamie's Italian (Sydney)

A friends gathering with overseas visitor led us to Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant in Sydney’s CBD. A 45 minute wait was required even on a Monday night and the restaurant was packed with diners.

The anti-pasti on wood panels was a great choice for starters and the cuts of meat were of excellent quality. My partner’s pork and mushroom ravioli was really tasty. If you are up for something extra rich and heavy, I would recommend my turkey Milanese.

Details:
Jamie’s Italian
107 Pitt Street
Sydney
https://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/australia/sydney

Ventuno (Sydney)

It was the boss’ shout at a work dinner with overseas guests and he took us to Ventuno Pizzeria Birreria Enoteca at Walsh Bay. The dining room may be a bit too dark for business.

We ordered plenty of anti-pasti to start with and I particularly enjoyed the mozzarella with tomato. For main course I had the fazzoletti pasta (or the ‘handkerchief’ – think extra-large size ravioli) with a sausage and pumpkin filling and burnt butter sauce. The sweetness of the pumpkin worked very well with the sausage. Despite the generous serving I polished the 3 handkerchiefs in no time.

Details:
Ventuno Pizzeria Birreria Enoteca
21 Hickson Road
Walsh Bay NSW 2000
http://www.ventuno.com.au