Natalia S.
Yelp
I've been at a variety of different Asian restaurants around the world, both traditional and fusion -- and this place definitely stands up to them when it comes to food. They use some great, upscale ingredients here (such as foie gras) and have put together very interesting, thought-out fusion dishes (rather than just throwing a bunch of different Asian dishes on the menu). The atmosphere and decor is also very cool -- and reminded us of something we might find in Miami. It's very trendy, while still being comfortable.
We had a raw fish dish as a starter, and the fish tasted very fresh, and the citrus sauce was a perfect pairing. The Singapore Crab Chili (soft shell crab) also came with a really great spicy almond/chili/coconut sauce that we loved. The Lamb Lollipops were a great, sizable portion of 3 lamb ribs with an almost Mediterranean-style sauce. One of our favorite things was actually the Red Curry Beef and Shrimp, because the curry was actually spicy -- and it's pretty difficult to find good spicy dishes in Europe (and I'm of the opinion that curry should always be spicy). The Stone Oven Crispy Duck (peking duck, foie gras, cucumbers) was one of my favorite things, but I'm not sure it needs to be wrapped in a pancake, as they suggest. When the ingredients are that nice, just let them shine on their own.
Honestly, our only qualm with the place was the service (which is why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5). Our server was very attentive and helpful, but it felt a little disingenuous. We ordered an Asian Mojito on his suggestion (which was really good actually), but his suggestions for me (as a female) were all sweet cocktails, and I said I don't like sweet drinks. So I ended up ordering the Ginger Tini despite his suggestions (which was fantastic by the way). Then when I asked for another one, he recommended I try something else, so I got the Green Geisha -- because mint and cucumber sounds delicious, right? Wrong. It tasted like a melon lollipop, and I didn't feel like forcing it down, so I politely apologized and said I just couldn't drink it and asked for another Ginger Tini instead. Did I get charged for the cocktail I sent back, though? You bet I did. It's not a large amount of money, but it just wasn't a great ending to our dinner. Our server's suggestions also just seemed generally strange. When my boyfriend ordered a Czech beer, he tried to convince him to get a Thai beer (but it's actually easy to get Thai beer in the US, so to us, Czech beer was more interesting to try). And his suggestions for food seemed weird, but maybe that's just us. We ended up ordering the opposite of everything he suggested, and were very happy with our choices. Hey, maybe the tuna roll and papaya salad are delicious, I don't know -- but those seem like very basic things to suggest off a menu like theirs. So my suggestion? Read reviews about what other people really liked, or go with your gut.