Tag: 2 Stars
A truly disappointing ‘rooftop’ bar experience: Rainforest Rooftop Bar (6. January 2024)
The search for a rooftop bar continued – and failed. The Rainforest rooftop bar belongs in the category of ‘false advertising’. I mean, frankly, the place doesn’t have anything to do with a rainforest (besides like two kind of small trees being there) and it is on the 7th floor, so one can barely call […]
When the staff prepares the ice cream with its bare hands: Restaurant Qirin (22. May 2023)
I’ve been to the Qirin twice already, once for lunch, once for dinner, so I was quite positive about the place. However, this evening things didn’t necessarily turn out as they should have. The “tako karaage (fried octopus arms, mayo)” (CHF 14.80) were quite decent to start with. The “pommes rot/schwarz (spicy salmon, crab cream, […]
Not easy to find a nice place to enjoy a glass of champagne: Restaurant Le Continental (18. May 2023)
It is not really that easy finding a nice place for an apéro in Reims. So, finding something, which worked, took a while. We also went for a platter of “fromage à tout heure” (EUR 18.00), which was okay and better than expected. The place is okay, but not overly appealing. What was truly confusing […]
When the food causes you stomach pain: Restaurant Le Rallye ETC (18. May 2023)
Verdun is definitely worth visiting due to its history and due to the actual setup of the city – full of ancient monuments, which are quite impressive. When it comes to the gastronomic scene, the view is a bit different. We decided to eat something at Le Rallye ETC, which had decent ratings and was […]
A place, which offers shisha, but is not worth visiting: Restaurant Al Bahsaly Palace (1. May 2023)
I was looking for a place close to my hotel, which serves shisha, and found the Al Bahsaly Palace. And it does what it is supposed to – it serves shisha. However, the “double apple shisha fakher” (89.00 SAR) was definitely far from the best shisha I have had. The place is not really atmospheric, […]
A place you just visit because you’re hungry after walking through the Schönbrunn gardens: Café Gloriette (10. April 2023)
This is not a place you come to for the food. This is a place you visit because you decided to have a closer look at Schönbrunn Castle and walk all the way up the hills through the Schönbrunn gardens to get a view from above. And when you’re thirsty and hungry arriving at the […]
A French-Italian mess is what you get here: Restaurant Totti (9. March 2023)
A French-Italian mess is probably how I would describe my experience at Totti. I was there in the context of a larger dinner setting with a pre-determined menu, so the choice were relatively limited. As always in France, you have these tiny tables where you find no space to deposit anything or to have two […]
A place not to visit, not even for shisha: Alanya Cafe & Bar (13. January 2023)
I was looking for a place, which would serve shisha. And it turned out to be quite a tricky endeavour. Either, it would be a pseudo-fancy place where you could only get a shisha if you were buying a bottle of hard liquor, or then it would be something like this. The Alanya Cafe & […]
