Like Let's Burger (and all Nali Patio venues with al fresco seating), this place has a fantastic setting - especially at this time of year.
We checked it out for the first time today (have been to Let's Burger many times), but unfortunately I wasn't too impressed with the food.
Seems like we didn't order the right things.
I had the Fish and Chips. The portion was generous and the batter crispy, but I found it all to a bit too bland (even with the vinegar and lime). Maybe that's how it's supposed to be - but I've had better fish and chips before in Beijing. The overcooked fries didn't help much.
My wife had the squid and avocado salad. Again, decent portion with a generous serving of avocado, but the squid was too tough, there was too much onion, and the vinegrette dressing simply did not work as a complement to the squid (note to chef - vinegar and avocado do not mix).
We kept jealously eyeing the heaping bowl of mussels on the table next to us - they definitely looked good - and the saving grace of our meal was a shared Spanish burger from Let's Burger (I'll save that for another review).
One other slightly irksome thing was being asked to pay for the bill before we even got our food. Now I can understand this practice in crowded lunch time restaurants where it's easy for delinquent diners to slip out before paying the bill, but considering we were the only diners on the second floor terrace at the time (save for one other table), we couldn't help but wonder what's the rush?
I might give this place another shot (to try the mussels) some time, but most likely I'll just stick to Let's Burger.
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