Showing posts with label Restaurant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Restaurant. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Vivo

Vivo is a fushion restaurant in The Curve (above TGIF). They served Italian+Americano style food, with quite a nice & cool set up.

The environment







Some of the food, we normally order...

















the ultimate - BLUEBERRY PIZZA, made of crackers based, topped with blueberry sauce and nuts, served with a scoop of vanila flavour ice-cream. Yummmmy~


My thoughts
We went there last year around this time, for the first time. It was one of those Friday night, both wildchild and I had difficulties deciding where to eat.

As we walked past the restaurant, a staff handed out a flyer printed - "Merdeka Promo" 30% OFF. Being a cheapskate working class, immediately we grab a seat and started browsing their menus.

It wasn't a very good experienced for us.

First, We were "briefed" - "How to make orders?"


  1. See Menu;

  2. Fill up the "Order Slip";

  3. Pay at the counter;

  4. Wait for your food to be served;



we were liked ... -_-"

"what kinda system is that?"

Secondly, we waited for more than 20 mins for our food.

Thirdly, the food was ok, but not that great.

Fourthly, I find the logo of the restaurant, wasn't appealing to food, especially the colour. No wonder it never caught my appetite.

That's bad enough for us not to come back again.

However, the staffs were well trained & professional, eventhough the management has a weird system operating the restaurant. They were polite and nice, not like some restaurant one level below them, which is stucked up and rude.

That made me feel like coming back.

And we did. Every time we were there, I always make use of the Feed back Slips, leaving my thoughts, for them to improve.

Over the months, it seemed that the management was doing their homework. They took the customers' feedbacks seriously, and did some changes to improve the system, which I appreciated that.

Now if you visit Vivo, this is how it works:

  1. Take a seat;

  2. See Menu;

  3. Fill up the "Order Slip";

  4. Ask for a waitor to take your order

  5. Waitor will repeat your orders, before submitting it to kitchen;

  6. Wait for your food to be served;

  7. Food will come with a "Check List", which is also the "Receipt";

  8. When you are done, check the "Receipt";

  9. Prepare your money, ask for the waitor;

  10. Wait for your change, and come back again



This is the kind of restaurant that makes you feel like coming back, not like some restaurant one level below them, which is stucked up and rude.

However, I still find their logo not appealing to people's appetite. -_-"

Buon appetito! ^0^

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Nihon Kai Japanese Restaurant 日本海

Sammie suggested this place to me a few weeks back, and since dylan was in town, we went to check out last nite. It was last minute, therefore didn't manage to ask everyone. Gomen nasai (I blame dylan).

Anyway, the place has a normal Japanese Restaurant set up, nothing fancy (who cares?), however the food is GREAT!

Nihon Kai Japanese Restaurant 日本海







Very kind of enjee, she managed to call up and get a room for us ('cos she very free nowadays! >_<).

The Gang







Our order (6 of us...)







My ultimate Katsu Kari Raisu





Besides the Katsu Chicken, there were stewed beef in the Kari too. Nice and tender.


My thoughts
OMAIYOOOOOO!!!

NICE. REASONABLE. Authentic. Go check it out~lah!


Facts
I took 1 of their business card before I left, and I discovered this:

can it be...? LOL~


How to get there...
If you are coming from Mid-Valley/PJ direction towards Old Klang Road, once you have entered Old Klang Road, keep LEFT. Then try to look out for small road/junction between Michelin Tyre Shop (a row of shop houses) and Shell Petrol Station. Turn in and you can see Nihon Kai Japanese Restaurant 日本海.

Or you can refer to this map.


^0^

Nihon Kai 日本海 Japanese Restaurant
4-2, Jalan Telok Gadong,
Off Jalan Klang Lama,
Batu 3 1/2,
58100 Kuala Lumpur

tel/fax: +60-3-7982 3668

Operating Hours are:
Daily
Lunch 12.00pm - 3.00pm
Dinner 6.00pm - 10.00pm


 
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