Great concept, but overpriced for quality/service

Joined: Jun 02, 2011
Posts: 34
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As a vegetarian (and mostly vegan) I really want to love this place, but I can only "like" it. The restaurant itself is lovely and comfortable, the kind of place you can sit for hours for a chat with a friend, decent coffee, some snacks, etc. But I've also been there a few times for lunch or dinner and it fails to live up to expectations. First of all, if I'm going to be charged an arm and a leg for my food I expect things to be made right. I'm also patient and don't mind slow service *if* the food is divine. I've had the hummus, carrot salad, cakes, pizza, and sweet potato fries here and the only one thing I really enjoyed a lot were the fries--they were delicious! But I also believe the fries cost at least 30 kuai for a small-ish basket (I can't precisely remember) and at that price it just isn't worth it. I remember the carrot salad having way too much garlic in it; I found it almost inedible.

On the other hand, as a coffee cafe the place is just fine. Comfy seats, mostly quiet, good coffee. A nice place to sit around and chat on a lazy weekend afternoon. If you come hungry go somewhere else!