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2016-05-17
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80 % for the view 20% for the food Repulse Bay has always been a nice area to chill during the weekend, and The Pulse has soon become a go-to spot whenever I want to get away from the city life. A weekend in May, I’ve decided to spend an afternoon with a couple of friends at TRi to relax, and also to celebrate our birthdays. As I’ve never been to Bali before, I was glad to hear from my friend that the ambience and interior has resemblance to the travel hot spot.At first we were allocated to a re
Repulse Bay has always been a nice area to chill during the weekend, and The Pulse has soon become a go-to spot whenever I want to get away from the city life. A weekend in May, I’ve decided to spend an afternoon with a couple of friends at TRi to relax, and also to celebrate our birthdays. As I’ve never been to Bali before, I was glad to hear from my friend that the ambience and interior has resemblance to the travel hot spot.
At first we were allocated to a regular table, despite the fact that we’ve arrived on time for the lily pod seat, but then after a while when there’s vacancy, we were able to switch.
The menu was quite straight forward, and we’ve picked short ribs and the beef as the main course. I expected the dishes to contain good amount of spices, however when I asked for choices or adaptations without the spices, the restaurant was not able to accommodate, neither were they for offering a decent price for a brunch without alcohol and cold juices. However, the environment was not bad, and our lily pod seats allowed us to have some privacy, as well as a glimpse of the beach.
The food was very simple and slightly fusion. The simple fruit salad was elevated by the fragrant of Thai green mango, but the coconut yogurt corn from a can was slightly disappointing. The sharing platter was average, all spicy, and the mixed bean with green peppers was not good, the balance of flavours was off and I couldn’t understand how some dishes could be worth for a relatively expensive brunch. The short rib which is their signature dish was fine, and the beef rendang was very average. In a city where South East Asian food is very accessible, I think this restaurant will need to amend the menu in order to sustain, and not just by leveraging the view and location. When the desserts were served, that’s the moment where the food finally impressed us, the ice-cream and sorbet trio was very interesting, the flavours were green mango, basil and soy sauce with chocolate. The choices are unique and were quite delicious.
As for the service, I do appreciate that it’s a relatively new restaurant and the staff needs time to practice the team work, as well as remembering the menu and the specials. But for a brunch like this at the Repulse Bay, inevitably customers will expect better service. After all, it’s always the combination of location, views, service and food when creating a dining experience.
All in all it was a very average and slightly disappointing restaurant experience. It will not be my choice of again when I go to The Pulse.
过一个写意周末，浅水湾一向是一个不错的地方，因此，The Pulse很快就成为每当我想远离城市生活时所选择的地方。五月一个周末，我决定和几个朋友在TRi过一个轻松的下午，同时亦庆祝我们的生日。我从未去过巴里岛，但很高兴从朋友听到餐厅的气氛和设计都具有当地的特色。
起初，即使我们为莲花座位准时到达，，我们却被安排到一个普通的座位，但随后当有空缺时我们都有被安排更换。餐牌相当简单，我们选择了排骨和牛肉作主菜。我预期菜式都会含有香料辣椒，但是当我问及更改或减小香料时，餐厅并无法安排，也未能为我提供了一个不含酒精和冷果汁早午餐的合理价格。然而，环境还不错，我们的莲花座位亦能让我们有一些隐私，以及海滩的景观。
食物感觉新派简单。普通的水果沙拉用上泰国香青芒果味道有所提升，但是用罐装产品制作的椰子乳酪粟米略微令人失望。小食盘的水平一般，所有都是辣的，青椒炒杂豆就甚差，味道平衡失当，不明白为何足以放于这个相对昂贵的早午餐。他们的招牌菜排骨不错，牛肉咖哩就一般。在一个到处都有东南亚美食的城市，我觉得这家餐厅不可仅仅利用地理及环境优势，需要修改菜式，以维持经营。上甜点时，才让我们稍微有好的印象，雪糕三味很有趣，味道有青芒，罗勒和酱油与朱古力。选择独特，味道不错。
至于服务，我好明白这是一个相对较新的餐厅，工作人员需要时间来练习团队合作，以及记下菜式。但是，对于在浅水湾这样的一个早午餐，客户难免会期望更好的服务。毕竟，创造一个用餐体验是地点，环境，服务和食物互相结合。
总而言之，这是一个非常一般，略为令人失望的经验。我再次去The Pulse时不会再选择这个地方。
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