Surprising food

Joined: Dec 02, 2008
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Review of
5

Went there for the first time since it was Room101, seriously preferring Ginkgo.

They moved the bar from the center to the back and there is a bit more room now. It's a small place, cozy but not crowded. I didn't see anyone sitting upstairs.

15Kuai bottled Tsingdao.
20kuai draft Yanjing seems a little pricey to me and the likes of Stella and cocktails are around 35.

Very impressed with the food.

We had Garlic Mushrooms "A La Plancha" 18rmb, Several panini's for around 32-36 kuai, Dijonaise Chicken Breast with a dauphinoise (thanks google) potatoes was around 50 and pork scratchings for 5kuai (awesome).
Everyone was very satisfied.

I don't know why people complain that the food was a bit posh when the prices are so reasonable for the quality of what you're getting, though it is unusual for bar food. The place definitely feels less posh than Room101.

Didn't speak to the foreigner dude who may have been the manager but both the waiter and waitress there were full of smiles and very pleasant to deal with.
Lightening fast draft delivery, I was waiting less than a minute every time I ordered a beer but I could have just been lucky.

They had a little "We've been nominated" tbj card on each table, no clue what they've been nominated for but they'll get my vote for something.
Should be an award for simply having pork scratchings.