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Suzie Wong, still popular but staff turned into greedy thiefs
I have been occasionally visiting there for years and it have been expensive but good quality dance bar. I was sad to notice that now their staff started to run their own little business. They ask deposit for the bag you leave for storage, for the pants they borrow if you are wearing only shorts when coming in etc.
I recently visited there and paid deposit for a backpack and borrowed pants. And when going out they did give only one deposit back. I talked with the door staff for a while, it did not help, I asked to see their manager. Their manager Jacky Kong came and he also lied to my face. He said they never ask deposit for the bags left in the cloak room. It looked like he is not in control of his staff. Anyway I lost my deposit. Sad to see this good old place is now run by arrogant disgusting little criminals at their door.
Decent food at decent price
I agree with most of the previous posts. The service can be spotty at times (do they really need to read everything back to me and then still forget an item I ordered?) However, I would say that generally the food is quite good. The braised cabbage with pork, the hot and sour soup (28 and 12 rmb) are both usually very good and very reasonable. I don't find it expensive compared to alot of other places. Some dishes though are spotty, the chicken wings can be very fatty and unedible. Overall though if you find the 5 or 6 dishes you really like it's a great place to go for an inexpensive meal (relatively)
Good food a bit pricey but always solid
I eat there quite often for the lunch special 48rmb and that is well worth it. Good salads and nice sandwiches. The quality of the food is always good. The one thing that gets me is that if you go off the lunch special and need to get a drink and ice tea is 25 rmb while a coke is 15...what's with that?
Great ambience BAD food
When you walk into the place, its NICE.. the decor..the style.. definitely not what you would expect to see...
Its clean, attentive staff..
But
1. The food portions are TINY, and I mean TINY. I ordered a Rack of Lamb, and kid you not, it was no bigger than 3 2cm x 2cm x 0.5cm pieces.
2. The chefs have gone a bit over board with fusion and trying to make the food cool. None of the things we tried you could really taste the flavor of the food..it was mostly flavor of sauces and sun dried tomatoes etc they use
Would I go there again, sure to impress a chick
Would I go there for food, no way
And its PRICY
All-Star's BBQ Buffet Rocks
Heard All-Star started doing an All-you-can-eat BBQ buffet every Thursday, so I went with a group of my friends. If you are a carnivore, meat lover, then I highly urge you to try it.
At first we were confused to see all the meat uncooked on the buffet counter, but the manager explained that they grill everything fresh and bring it out to you. And it was BOMB! Personal Favorite was the Hawaiian short ribs, so soo good!! And also loved the steak kebabs and the pork ribs. Great deal - it's all you can eat for 99rmb. We all left completely stuffed nd satisfied.
I can't believe more people don't know about this deal!!
My friend is a vegetarian, so she obviously didn't go for the meat fest, and instead opted for the tuna and avocado salad, which was hands down one of the best salads I've come across in China! Who would have known? The portion was not a enormous as Element Fresh, but I love avocado and this was really fresh and a great summer salad. And they did not skimp on the amount of avocado and seared tuna.
I only wish they included their lemonade and chocolate lava cake or cookie monster dessert in the all-you-can-eat deal..
Overall, great experience and recommend it to everyone who likes a LOT of good meat!
not clean..
Hello, yesterday night I went for dinner at Sureno, I was expecting something very good because all the awards this restaurant has plus the many magazine reviews, service was OK but not very good, they were too busy, wine was good and they have a very good selection, but the food quality was really bad, seems like there is no hygiene in the kitchen at all, food seems to be very dirty, actually we ordered one Pizza and it seems like they made it last week and just reheated, definitely I don't know how is possible this restaurant has so many awards, may be they pey for them....
Not good and bad service..
well I just finished my dinner at PG and have a very bad experience, first with the salad I ordered a Padana Salad and it came with no dressing at all, and when I asked about dressing to the waiter they told me "this salad has no dressing..." my god how is possible they sell a salad with no dressing at all, not even in my house I do that to my guests, but anyway after I ordered a Ciabatta Grana, and it has simply nothing inside, like others said it taste like bread only, really bad food, and don't have to say about service they are simply the worst, I will never come back, it's simply crap.
Disgusting
Fish Nation is disgusting. Totally soggy and greasy crap. The sausages are just like bags of lard coated in oil soaked paper that they call batter.
The oil they use is the heaviest and nastiest stuff ever. The fish tastes like it's been sitting out for a few days. The place is dirty. It's expensive.
By far,the worst fish and chips in the world.
I have been once or two
Depending on what you like
If you like dancing and let go with the bang bang music, perfect
Not for quiet people though, no slow, romantic music, no hugging time, only swing and shake.
Mangia figlio mangia!
This is a great place for lunch or a coffee. My faves: 1. The salads - very fresh, served in a deep bowl and the dressing is never watery.
2. The bruschetta - crusty and hot with toppings like parma ham.
3. The fruit smoothies - blended to order and yummy, but note that they're blended fruit and ice without milk, just in case you call that a frappé.
4. And of course the coffee - the place is owned by an Italian so the espresso is just what you'd expect.
They also do sandwiches, pasta and breakfast, but I'll leave those to someone else to review.
In summer there's an outdoor terrace and inside there's aircon. Panino Giusto doesn't really need a review because it does a roaring trade already next door to April Gourmet, but just in case someone out there is looking for a good lunch, here it is.

