Cambridge: Jamie Oliver's Restaurant

Lunch at Jamie Oliver's

It was  overcast today, despite the weather girl promising some sunshine and only occasional showers. We made the trip into Cambridge anyway, defiantly refusing to take our umbrellas.We parked at Trumpington Park and Ride where John and I had parked on our previous visit and got dropped off by the bus at John Lewis department store which was our desired port of call.

Susan had an expensive blouse to return that had started to disintergrate after just a couple of gentle washes. Leaving her to deal with the return desk,I went off to browse the haberdashery section looking for decorative trim for the little teddy bear I am knitting. Oooh! There was lots of nice stuff there. Not as good as Spotlight, though.Then we moved on to look at various other shops in Cambridge including Lakeland where we picked up some more Lock and Lock storage containers for Susan. Don't panic John: I didn't buy any despite the temptation.

markets in Cambridge

the old Corn Exchange theatre

The markets were in progress in the town square but as it was beginning to sprinkle with rain  so we didn't linger over the stalls. It was a good excuse to head to the Jamie Oliver restaurant for lunch.

Jamie Oliver's restaurant is in a beautiful old Victorian building right opposite the old Corn Exchange (which is now a theatre) in the heart of the Cambridge shopping precinct. The inside of the building has been completely refurbished but it retains some of the lovely original features such as the polished wood floors, ornate marble columns and a central cupola with glass inserts.The very high ceiling makes the whole place feel light and airy.

 

Susan checks out the menu selection at Jamies Restaurant

the large central cupola and marble columns

the busy functional kitchen in stainless steel

 

The actual kitchen is gleaming stainless steel ; modern and functional and is semi on view to the patrons.

The menu is pure Jamie Oliver. You could almost hear him reading it out to you. What's more it has some delicious selections on there and is surprisingly well-priced. Susan and I went the whole hog. We had entrees which we shared and for our mains Susan had fish and I had a medley of canneloni.
Desserts were lovely too...again we sampled each other's choice. Both of us were very impressed and went away feeling full but happy.

Barb with her "Beehive" canneloni dish

Susan's fish with broccoli frites

Oh yeah! Dessert!