-i love you, pumpkin. - i love you, honey bunny. (c)
i'm sorry, i just can't talk about jamesdeanwithout remembering the first scene of oh-so-famous movie "pulp fiction". now, if you've never been in this restaurant, and you've never seen this movie, then you probably have no idea what i'm talking about, which is embarrassing. so let's get to the point.
(!) there are two floors in james dean, the restaurant and the club below. i'm not going to talk about the last one, because there's no food in there and, well, no food = no interest.
so, the restaurant has a long bar (full bar available + big variety of cocktails), smoking and non-smoking area and the coolest design theme (there's no way for me to describe it in a right way, i always say: "it's just like in pulp fiction." ok, i will not mention this movie again, promise). the menu is quite simple and american-ish: burgers, steaks, sandwiches, some salads and desserts. the portion sizes are good, the prices are valid considering the location.
(!) i would recommend goat cheese salad and banana split as a dessert. once i tried a burger (maybe two years ago, before my i-will-not-eat-meat-ever-again era) and unfortunately i can't say it was good, but they had a lot of time to fix it, so you tell me if they are any better.
i absolutely love breakfasts there: always delicious. you can "build your own breakfast" by choosing the ingredients for the eggs and the way of cooking them, or you can simply order one of four other options. with each breakfast you have homemade bread, butter and endless coffee cup (must-have in the morning!).
(!) don't forget about the reservation! i would highly recommend you to make one if you really want to go to james dean.
why my rating is 4.0 you may ask? ok, there are some reasons for that:
- the quality of your cocktails depends on the bartender: there are good ones and bad ones and you can never guess if you'd be lucky or not. i always check this by ordering my favourite whisky sour cocktail: if it's good, then i can be sure about the other cocktails, but if it's not, then i would continue with alcohol that doesn't need to be mixed, shaken or even touched.
- the waitresses are mostly polite, but a couple of times i had a bad experience of dealing with not so friendly ones.
-the place is in the city centre = lots of tourists = crowded restaurant. get ready to wait a bit more than you used to.
to sum up: this place is lucky enough to have the concept they are using: the atmosphere, design and music - it's all good, but they can't rely on that all the time. i like this place, i really do, but before entering jamesdeani want to always be sure, that it's going to be a good experience.