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2019-08-21
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Club Albergue 1601 is a chic designed restaurant located in Times Square. Serving western food with high prices, I decided to go there for lunch one day.The restaurant is very chic indeed. There is a large bar in the middle. The seats are comfortable with the front portion more like a relaxing lounge while the other end is more like a restaurant. The space is very large as well.During lunch time, they have a lunch set menu. It includes a soup, all you can eat salad bar, main and coffee or tea.
The restaurant is very chic indeed. There is a large bar in the middle. The seats are comfortable with the front portion more like a relaxing lounge while the other end is more like a restaurant. The space is very large as well.
During lunch time, they have a lunch set menu. It includes a soup, all you can eat salad bar, main and coffee or tea. Prices are under $300.
The salad bar is not particularly large but they do refill items. I sampled a bit of everything on there. The selections were good and fairly fresh. Though the salad dressing was bit too thick for my liking.
The daily soup was a minestrone. This is an example of the typical Lubuds service I seem to get whenever I go to any of their restaurants in their group. Nicely spilled on one slide as service is always so rushed. The staff didn't even bother to apologize for that. Anyways, the soup was a bit weak. Not very rich but just tasted like tomatoes in water.
I did like the Parmesan chips. A bit salty but went well with the soup. Super crispy and bang full of flavor.
I chose the Tiger Prawn and Hokkaido Scallop Risotto ($218). The risotto was not al dente but then it wasn't soggy either. It had a rich seafood taste. There was a large tiger prawn in the center and two scallops. All were cooked just right. The food was quite good.
The food was quite good though the service was a bit sloppy. I find this in all the restaurants in the Lubuds group. A very rushed service that is bordering on cha chan teng. Something I really shouldn't be paying for with the prices they charge. But the hostess was wonderfully attentative. I commend her for that.
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