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3 weeks ago
Edit : Like all business in Abuja, the moment the western bosses are not around, the service quality decreases immensely. It went from 5 stars to 3.
Here are the reasons:
1 - At arrival, I asked a table for one, the lady at the door couldn't conceal her disappointment. I am (well, was...) a frequent customer and this day I felt unwelcomed.
2 - Employees now wear the mask, but keep nose and mouth uncovered (see photos). I spoke to the manager, he was more concerned in excusing the staff than solving the problem.
3 -When I ordered, there were no Chinese dishes except shrimp ravioli. I had gone there mostly for the Chinese food.
4 -The only meal I had outside was in this restaurant, and now I have a stomach flu.
I'm leaving the original review below, and I deeply regret that the restaurant owners couldn't keep the service quality.
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Excellent.
I went twice, in both counts there was excellent food, excellent drinks, excellent service, excellent facilities, excellent ambiance. Hands down my favorite restaurant in Abuja.
If the restaurant is to achieve 6 stars, there were 2 things that could be improved:
1- coffee: espressos must have very little water if the client so demands, and they must always be served with small (really small) coffee spoons and individual saucers, so the client can put the dirty spoon down without getting the table dirty - or without getting other customer's sugar sachets dirty either.
2 - Well known dishes in Asia seem to have different names in this restaurant. The waiting staff are the nicest staff ever, but they lack some knowledge of Asian cuisine and cannot compare what the restaurant has with what is served in Asian restaurants, with their original names. Staff could be instructed that the restaurants "pebble shrimp" is what is known by "Dynamite Shrimp", that what is written in the menu as "Tempura" is not actually Tempura, but sushi with tempura inside, and so on.
But again, excellent restaurant and a must try for everyone in Abuja that has a taste for Asian cuisine. Just make sure you are prepared, moneywise, specially if you have drinks.