Restaurant Review - Nihonbashi

We have gone past Nihonbashi almost every day of our stay in Colombo. Never entered. However finally decided to go last May, just before I left. Anyway, the food was not as good as in Hohsen Ginza. However the decor was interesting. They had tables sunk into the floor. They also had an I-pad menu. Was not sold on the concept. Then we were offered coffee flavoured jello on the house. The irritating thing occured when we wanted to pay the bill. They were having a promotion for SCB card holders which would enable a sizable discount. Fishily enough, their card machine was "down". So we were forced to pay by cash and forego the discount. Pretty sure they made up the fact about their machine being down. Not going back again. Feel like having Japanese? Go to Hohsen Ginza.

Long Break

Can't believe it's been this long since I've blogged. I see I haven't kept my promise of blogging once a month.

Will be leaving soon for 3 months! Will miss Colombo. Right now the city is festooned with beautiful paper lanterns for the festival of Vesak which is coming up on the 17th of May.

The weather is unbearably sunny and hot. Can't wait for it to start raining.

Some reviews:

The Golden Dragon, Chinese restaurant at the Taj Samudra. Really not that good for the price. We dined there quite a while back. The Lemon Chicken tasted more like chicken with marmalade sauce. The most disappointing dish was the mixed fried rice. I felt I could have done a better job of it, and isn't fried rice basic fare which they should be able to get right? The decor was also a bit disappointing, and didn't think much of the plastic chopsticks.

Well that's it for now. Exams coming up!

This and that

Well the year has been whizzing by. I find myself short of time to do all the things I want or need to do. So, there's not much time for blogging. But I've decided I'll blog at least once a month, so here goes.

Restaurants

New Restaurants tried include The Union Bar and Grill (below the Hilton Residence), The Lagoon, at Cinnamon Grand and Ginza Hohsen,a Japanese restaurant located in the Hilton Hotel.

Ginza Hohsen: Not being a great fan of Japanese food, I was blown away by how good everything was at Ginza Hohsen. The set up was lovely, typical Japanese with a lovely view of the Japanese garden outside. One can watch the cooks in action, something I always enjoy. The food was wholesome, large portions and delicious. I'd love to go back even though it's pricey. Meal for 2.5 persons with just mineral water and no dessert went over Rs 5000.

The Union Bar and Grill: Overall, disappointing, though the prices are a nice range from reasonable to high. Didn't like the quality of cheese they used in their dishes . Service was good though.

The Lagoon: A nice seafood restaurant. You can order fresh fish and decide how you want it cooked. Watching the cooks in action adds to the ambience of the place. Pricey, but overall, worth it.