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2009-05-10
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Even though this little place is in very close proximity to where I work, I've only been here twice before. It seems to have built a reputation for itself fast with a branch across the road (well not quite, it's across Gloucester Road in Sanlitun after all). Knowing that it would probably fill up quickly, I booked for lunch a day early. We were given a table right at the back, being in very close quarters with the table next door. Set lunch was a $88 affair with choce of mains of pasta, pizza, f
Knowing that it would probably fill up quickly, I booked for lunch a day early. We were given a table right at the back, being in very close quarters with the table next door. Set lunch was a $88 affair with choce of mains of pasta, pizza, fish or steak. Me and my lunch companion decided on the salad, and I had the steak and he chose pizza.
The salads are hearty portions with lots of fresh vegetables plus 2 or 3 slivers of smoked salmon, mixed lightly with a sweet balsamic dressing which was not heavy on the olive oil. The steak came with a nice creamy mash potato and some side veggies, the steak was better than the average set lunch jobs both in terms of size and taste, in that I could actually taste the grilled flavour a bit. My lunch companion's pizza was a decent sized thin-crust margherita which I heard was good too.
It was either coffee/tea or dessert and I opted for dessert, a small wedge of warm chocolate cake and a dollop of vanilla ice cream, which did the job for me just right. Apparently after 1 pm they only offer one or the either, which seems a bit of a strange policy to me. But overall, despite the proximity with fellow diners as well as waiters whom I had to dodge a couple of times when they went past, the food was enjoyable and satisfying.
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