Jimmies

Once again a visit to Jimmies’ was rewarded with full tummies and warm smiles all round. 8 sleek feeders satisfied with hummus and eggplant dips, wood fired flat bread, sea food pizza, pumpkin and zatar pizza, walnut and rocket and yummy gooey stuff pizza, chips, salty peppery squid and a very fine margarita. Finishing with very good coffee and some adventurous dessert choices. My companion had a very tasty dessert except for some saffron ice cream that tasted of chlorine. The most surprising dessert was the smear of salty sesame seed molasses between a very good sorbet and a smooth tasty pana cotta. Interesting. Thought provoking. Ginger pudding was the hit on the day but that molasses leaves a lingering question and I think I will have to try it again next time. We all enjoyed the outside under the big plains trees and our delightful host Kaitlin, worked skilfully around the obstacles of inattentive customers, food allergies, changed orders, added too orders and the distance we parked our selves from the kitchen. When left to choose the eating house, Jimmies has left the illusion of my good taste in tact. I.

2015 Winner Best Pizza Restaurant, nestled on the Main St, Crafers, just off the freeway in the Hills. This warm and welcoming restaurant, had us seated in comfortable table and chairs, relaxed and viewing the menu with out any hurry. Four of us chose to share two large pizza’s. The first pizza a Turkish lamb, split with Morrocan chicken, the second pizza Seafood, which arrived topped with oysters in the shell, loaded with prawns, an absolute stand out. These pizza’s would have to be the tastiest, most delightful, thin crusted, perfectly prepared, we have tasted for some time. Can well understand this restaurant being awarded winner 2013 & 2015 for pizza’s. We appreciated the BYO option, there is a corkage fee, but that is quite understandable. Outside the restaurant is a large private alfresco area, which in summer will be popular. Well worth the visit, will return.

Under rated for sure. Compared to the food and service next door at the pub this place is great.

Jimmies used to be great, but I’ve had too many misses and not enough hit there in the last 6 – 12 months. As a local of Crafers within walking distance, it’s disappointing.
This is for take away pizza only though, so maybe their other dishes are better. We have been making the trip to Mt Barker for pizza for at least 3 months now or Stirling hotels pizza bar.

Bucking the trend a little here with a (only slightly) less than perfect rating, I know, but please hear me out…
Jimmies serves up an excellent pizza — that is no lie and the options are second to none with some delicious flavour combinations on the menu. Think a seafood pizza topped with oysters in the shell, an amazing Turkish lamb with a zesty lemon yoghurt on top, a tasty Moroccan Chicken featuring roasted eggplant — a real highlight and the delicious pumpkin and zaatar pizza, really impressive considering that vego pizzas don’t normally do it for me! I was lucky enough to try all those options — plus one from the specials board that featured braised lamb and chunks of potato — it was pretty damn good too!
While we were there we also ordered some chips that came with a delicious lime aioli and and a selection of dips and olives — hommos and baba ghannouj which weren’t overly flavoursome but nice, none the less.
Now it all sounds great thus far but there are some small criticisms. I totally get that you pay for quality and I can’t dispute the prices of the pizzas– they were actually a really cost effective option when eating as a group, it worked out to around $ 12 each and we all had more than enough to eat! The price of the dip platter at around $ 15 however was a little steep — considering it was a small amount of dip, four pieces of bread and a couple of olives — a bit disappointing…
The other criticism would be the fact that our group booking was split over two tables meaning that our group spent a lot of time standing and walking between the two, getting in the way of staff (although they were very nice about this!)
There were pizzas that I’d love to go back and try so I guess we’ll be making the trek up the freeway again soon!

Fantastic place. Could not fault food or service. Even when extremely busy, staff are always keeping you updated on the wait time for your meal. My favourite is the pumpkin and zataar pizza. Try it– you’ll not be disappointed.

ZOMG. Om nom nom nom.
We’ve been eating here for a few years now and can’t fault it. We’ve dined in or taken away at least 3 times a month and never had a problem.
The pizzas are thin base and crispy with just the right amount of topping. The base is EVO which takes away the sweetness often associated with tomato or BBQ sauce base pizzas.
The unfortunate part is: almost every time I pick a pizza up, I drop a magazine, accidentally throw the pen at the staff or knock something over. Considering I’m not normally a clumsy person, I can only blame the excitement of knowing I’m about to devour one of their pizzas.

Um hello — yes… I’ve had Jimmies takeaway — is this no longer an option?
I agree that these pizzas are some of the best — Morroccan Chicken and garlic prawn are staples for me. Gourmet is the word, but I love a little variety and Jimmies has always had something a little different and adventurous for me. Like a seafood pizza, with oysters in their shells on it — I am undecided as yet but have met more than a few fans.
I’m going to have to do the research and see if Jimmies really has changed?

People who live in my area tend to go on about Jimmies, and so one day, I decided to branch out of Aldgate and check in to Crafers.
It’s ok, it’s not mind blowing though, I don’t think that a pizza is gourmet just because someone decided to put avocado on it either, in fact I think that just makes a pizza horrible. I found the Moroccan Chicken to be a little dry, but then I have noticed that just about every pizza place has it’s off days.
You can eat in, I’m not one to dine out for pizza, pizza is usually my «i can’t be bothered cooking and I can’t be bothered going to a restaurant» option, if you have kids though of course it’s a cheaper fun way to dine out as a family, they might think the pizza is a little weird for their developing tastes though.

We had a rather decadent kids lunch after a game of outdoor laser skirmish a few weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon, by ordering a few pizza’s from Jimmies. Mainly because they were the only pizza place in the hills we discovered, and had we known we would’ve packed our own lunch.
All we really wanted was a Pizza Hut but there are none in the hills… so here’s a big tip for those of you who are cashed up investors… open a franchise and give Jimmies a run for their money. I will be a customer but please do a good job and no slap dash stuff. P. S please respond to my review and let me know when you do ok!
Because boy was it expensive for a wood oven pizza and feeding over 10 hungry kids and a few adults, it’s enough to get a bank loan.
We didn’t find the pizza all that fantastic, I mean kids will eat almost anything but to the discerning adult it wasn’t anything to write home about, hence I’m writing here about the negatives.
So yes we had takeaway and didn’t eat in, it was too toffee for a bunch of ragamuffin kids and weekend scruffy parents to go in, so yeah it’s a ‘meh, I’ve experienced better’ rating.

I’ve never met Jimmy, nor do I have any idea if he actually exists, but I will name my first born son after him because his pizza is of life changing capacity.
The pizza’s made in traditional wood ovens, so it has that earthy, authentic quality when it comes to chowing down. Yet, the recipes themselves are refreshingly new and interesting. Gourmet’s the word. My favourite’s the seafood pizza. Nom, nom, nom.
Prices are totally reasonable for what you’re getting here, and the staff are equally accommodating and kind. If you bring your kids along, expect colouring books and pencils to come out for their amusement.
The setting of this place is great too. Even though Jimmies is just off the freeway, the noise of roadtrains rolling by is unspottable in their pristine garden dining.
If only Jimmies did takeaway!