Dim T, 2 More London Place, Tooley Street, London, SE1 2DB

Again a chain restaurant..
Location is lovely, if you get a window seat you could enjoy the view of Tower Bridge, cool!
Atmosphere is informal and elegant. Little dim at night though..
As a main I enjoyed my prawn sweet coconut rice noodles. Probably the tastiest and most filling noodle ever!
As a dessert we had fruit and marshmallow chocolate fondue, you can never be wrong about chocolate :=) Though I never had marshmallows before in my life, my friends were so nice not to make fun about it :))
The washroom is cleannn. Haha they also followed this invisible-door trend I see nowadays. Although it may seem like a brown wall, if you are lucky you can discover the door before it's too late :P They also play good music in there ;)
Prices are also moderate, worths a visit!

Ping Pong Dim Sum, 45 Great Marlborough Street, Soho, London W1F 7JL

Waow waow waow! What a great dinner!

Totally packed on a saturday night, luckily we had reservation for our group. The atmosphere is humble for its elegant décor.
This place eliminated the one big problem in chinese retaurants i.e ordering the right thing on the menu, by giving out a card where you mark the buns you want.
The dough covering the steamed buns is almost see-through, very thin which without stuffing your stomach with carbohydrates makes you feel full.

Vegetarian sticky rice parcels are wrapped with bamboo leaves, very light and fragrant.
The only feature that the place lacks is the chinese wheel-type tables. They have round tables alright but it doesn't help much if you ordered 15 boxes of buns and that there are 6 people trying to reach them :)
The prices are reasonable for such high quality food. Definitely going there again!

ÇokÇok, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey (second visit)

After the disappointment from my first visit I didn't consider giving this restaurant a second chance. However I felt responsible after the anonymous comment to my entry, and went there again to give a fair rating after all.
There are mainly international customers which I perceived as a sign of quality and taste but it simply doesn't address my gusto.
This time I only had a main dish. Fried noodles with prawns (pad thai kung sod). Isn't fried noodles supposed to be a dry dish? Noodles were wet and sticky (maybe because of the sliced watery tofu pieces) The dish came with dry chillies and roasted peanuts on the side which made the dish edible. The prawns didn't taste good.
I have only positive comments about the place: service personnel are nice and softdrink prices are moderate.
Not going there again, sorry.

Köfteci Ramiz, Kazasker, Istanbul, Turkey

Although on a sunday night, the restaurant was very crowded.
The restaurant specializes in meat balls(köfte). Contrary to the traditional style, meatballs are served over a bed of bread (pide): I find it very practical, so that you don't have to tear off the bread with your hands. The meatballs are delicious! The side dish is simple-only tomatoes and pepper. The red pepper sauce wasn't tasty and could have been a little more spicy.
The salad bar is satisfactory. But of course, piyaz (cold dried beans) makes the best accompanying vegetable for the meatballs.
The menu includes couple of other meat dishes and desserts.
I had kadayıf and kemalpaşa tatlısı, the latter was amazing.
The prices are very moderate, even cheap for the high quality ingredients.
My only negative comment would be for the service. The staff didn't seem to be experienced. The place was very crowded and the staff couldn't keep the pace with the orders. For a fast food outlet, the rate of service is very important for customer satisfaction and we heard some customers grumbling...Since this restaurant is a new store of the chain, I'm sure the service quality will get better shortly.

Sarovar, Fürstenstr, Munich, Germany

It was a sunday evening therefore the place was peaceful and not crowded.
We ordered the easiest dish to the middle to share. We had sarovar thalis (mixed platter) which included various Indian delicacies such as beef masala, chicken tandoori and tikka...
We had extra rice and nan(flat bread) as usual.
Had lychee juice, it was good.
Staff was very friendly: Indian style:) We were asked if we would like mango liquor after the meal. It was a sweet shot, hopefully helps digest the large amount of food we had:)

Le Cap Breton, 2eme Arrondissement, Paris, France

As I cried for crepes to my french friends, this was the place they brought me to. Although we had a reservation, we still had to wait for some time. The place was simply packed. Because it is near the Opera, it's a pretty popular destination for after-show diners.
The savory crepes were meant to be the main dish. They lacked flavour.. A very thin crepe dough was simply topped with cheese, tomato etc. Maybe it didn't address my taste, because everyone around me seemed to enjoy their dish. The portions were french size, not much filling :)
The sweet crepes as dessert were not sugary at all. They were basically made from savory crepe dough and topped with chocolate, honey etc. I would like nutella, banana crepes sold at street counters much better :=)
But Cidre Bouché Brut (french liquor) was delicious and it is a good company to the meal. We had two big bottles of it!

Le Bistrot d'Henri, 6eme Arrondissement, Paris, France

What is special about this place?
It is small
It is cozy
It is original
Maybe more importantly, it has the best meat and wine ever!

It is situated in a small street. If it was not our French friends, we would have never found this place.
First of all the restaurant is very french, menu is all french, staff speaks french. It can be hard for tourists to order, but it doesn't matter, order something and it will taste great anyways! Our french friend ordered three dishes to the middle and we shared. Meat was cooked medium-just enough to enjoy the flavour.
Accustomed to labeled wines, we found it weird that the wine came in a plain bottle with no labels. However the first sip, the first glass and those that followed(!) proved it again and again that their home-made wine tasted awesome.
We were lucky to sit at the table by the window near the entrance where you get the best view of the street. The staff is very friendly, he asked us if we liked our meal and he was kind to try to understand my french:)
Lastly, such a great dinner comes at a moderate cost as compared to paris bistros.
A spot not to be missed out in your paris trip :)

ÇokÇok, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey

Those who crave for decent Asian food in Istanbul know what I mean when they finally hear that a Thai restaurant is opened. It's been a year, I headed with a group of friends to this restaurant in search for some traditional Thai dishes.
The place is well-decorated, reflecting the Thai style. Definitely try the second floor where you can sit on the mats for a real Thai experience:) Attention: It is dark inside the restaurant
The menu seems to have it all which got us even more excited. However the dishes lacked flavour. Red and green curry didn't taste real Thai, maybe because adjusted to Turkish taste...And where is Thai aubergine in the curry?? Chicken satay is such a disaster! It tastes like sis kabap with a weird sauce.
Lychee dessert: Great, or is it?! It should have been indicated in the menu that it was canned fruit, so pretty disappointing for the ones expecting fresh lychee.
One very positive comment about the place: They have quite a lot of various tea flavours-from the classics like jasmine to oolong and many others. Tea comes with a small pot, well brewed and kept warm with candle light at the bottom.
Restaurant is pricy especially considering that you can eat much better Thai dishes in Asia for one fifth of the price!

Num Num, Kanyon AVM, Istanbul, Turkey

+ Good value for price
+ Entertaining menu with creative text
+ 4-people tables are large and comfy
+ Dishes are filling
+ Although packed on a saturday night the staff is still caring :=)

- Not a place for a chillout, very loud music!
- Gotta work more on the desserts.

Kitchenette, Palladium AVM, Istanbul, Turkey

+ Menu was kept quite simple -only 2 pages- which decreases the decision time.
+ Nice dish presentation
+ Although there was a smoking section in the restaurant, you could feel no smoke, very well ventilated.
+ Birthday cake was delicious!

- It was very expensive considering that they offer neither creativite recipes nor high quality service. Main dishes cost around 25-30 TL, even soft drinks are 7 TL which is ridiculous!
- Turkish tea was charged although it came in the form of an offering.