New place on the market and on our to do list... BUENA VISTA RESTAURANT. Placed on Petru Movila street No. 43 with a very interesting background (as in" mise an scene" but also as in history).
The owner of the restaurant used his previous experience with Monte Carlo restaurant from Copou and set up and built a pretty nice place. The building has 3 levels : the bar, the non-smoking salon and the attic. The restaurant was built in such a way to satisfy everyones wishes. If you are a football fan you can come and watch it at the bar ....but be careful and make a reservation cause you rarely manage to find a table there. Going out with your family , kids , mother-in-law (that hates you smoking) ? The perfect place is the non-smoking salon. Business or just pleasure? The attic gives a homelike feeling . Best to rent the whole floor for intimate parties.
The restaurant has a South American note. What i loved there was the spicy pan (tigaie picanta)...spicy indeed... I also tried the Papas a la Huancaina as a starter....yummy.
So far so good! Let's see if they can keep up the good work!
vineri, 31 octombrie 2008
joi, 24 iulie 2008
Being a BOSS
Working in a restaurant is a hard thing to do. It pays OK but my feet is killing me . After a long and busy day at work the next day i can barely walk . My back is aching ....my kidneys say "NO MORE" and i don't have the hands that i used to have in the past . Now after my boss opened his new restaurant everybody wants to be a little boss over the heads of others. My question is : WHY? What is the point of being a boss in restaurant beside money? Being a boss requires lots of skills, especially people skills and lots of patience when talking and listening to the people under you.
When you become a little boss in a firm ....or a restaurant ...if things go wrong you take the blame. It's your fault because you couldn't take the lead and organize your employees .
I have to admit i would love to be some kind of boss but i also know that i do not have the skills for it. I am always nice to people...when i need something to be done i ask politely and perhaps some of my work mates interpret it as silly and naive. Well ...Hey ...this is me. This is how my mother raised me to be...and i will not change for any other position and money my boss would give to me.
When you become a little boss in a firm ....or a restaurant ...if things go wrong you take the blame. It's your fault because you couldn't take the lead and organize your employees .
I have to admit i would love to be some kind of boss but i also know that i do not have the skills for it. I am always nice to people...when i need something to be done i ask politely and perhaps some of my work mates interpret it as silly and naive. Well ...Hey ...this is me. This is how my mother raised me to be...and i will not change for any other position and money my boss would give to me.
miercuri, 23 iulie 2008
The waitress with no brain or memory....
Have you ever had to deal with stupid waiters ??? I had to deal with the most stupid of all. I was out of town and didn't knew the area so well so when i saw i nice looking restaurant i said : This is where i can eat something good. ...."NOT".... [quote from Borat] . I had my usual 3 coffees per day there and i was ready to order something to eat. As i was flicking through the menu i get to a page where it says : MENU OF THE DAY and a price.
Out of curiosity i ask the waitress what is the menu of the day ?
She answers : " Well...[ scratching her head] it's.... aaaahhhh....potatoes with...aaaahhh. "
I: " Well go to the bar and ask the bartender ...if you do not know."
After 5 minutes she comes back: " The menu of the day is potatoes with pork ."
I said thank you and asked her to come back later because their menu of the day didn't sound that appealing to me.
I finally decide to take a traditional Romanian food served only in my side of the country: TOCHITURA MOLDOVENEASCA. It's pork fried in it's own juice with polenta , cheese and eggs . I call the waitress again and ask her: "Does this has polenta ,cheese and eggs ?"
She answears: " Ahhhhhh [ scratching her head again] I DON'T KNOW!"
I had that and it was OK....a bit too dry but eatable .
Why the caption to this post is "The waitress with no brain or memory"? Well i hope you can see my point!!!
Out of curiosity i ask the waitress what is the menu of the day ?
She answers : " Well...[ scratching her head] it's.... aaaahhhh....potatoes with...aaaahhh. "
I: " Well go to the bar and ask the bartender ...if you do not know."
After 5 minutes she comes back: " The menu of the day is potatoes with pork ."
I said thank you and asked her to come back later because their menu of the day didn't sound that appealing to me.
I finally decide to take a traditional Romanian food served only in my side of the country: TOCHITURA MOLDOVENEASCA. It's pork fried in it's own juice with polenta , cheese and eggs . I call the waitress again and ask her: "Does this has polenta ,cheese and eggs ?"
She answears: " Ahhhhhh [ scratching her head again] I DON'T KNOW!"
I had that and it was OK....a bit too dry but eatable .
Why the caption to this post is "The waitress with no brain or memory"? Well i hope you can see my point!!!
Mamma Mia !!! Cuza Voda Street
I can start by saying Mamma Mia indeed. Not in a good way...unfortunately !!!
I was hungry...no STARVING..... I go inside the place searching for food. Fighting through the crowd =)) [ not really but i just want to give to my story a tragic shade ] i get to sit down at one of the tables .
I find a familiar face ...phew ! " Hey ! How are you? You are working here? How's the food?" His answer was clear: "It sucks!"
I order ...and my heart is filled with happiness when i see my food . I had chicken wings with french fries and a salad. Sounds good...right? Tastes like cr**p . From my knowledge chicken meat should be white not red . I had a first bite and my stomach said : No MORE!!! It tasted like it was fried in stale oil ....and and it took no more than 5 minutes to "make" me go to the bathroom. Ouch!!!
I should have listened ...
Yet is hard for me to understand why people still eat there when everyone agrees that the food SUCKS?!?!? It might be close to home....or work .
I have to admit that i didn't had to wait a long time for my food to arrive....but that was an unpleasant surprise in this case. The waiter was nice .... a bit too skinny .... i guess he's always eating there ;))
I was hungry...no STARVING..... I go inside the place searching for food. Fighting through the crowd =)) [ not really but i just want to give to my story a tragic shade ] i get to sit down at one of the tables .
I find a familiar face ...phew ! " Hey ! How are you? You are working here? How's the food?" His answer was clear: "It sucks!"
I order ...and my heart is filled with happiness when i see my food . I had chicken wings with french fries and a salad. Sounds good...right? Tastes like cr**p . From my knowledge chicken meat should be white not red . I had a first bite and my stomach said : No MORE!!! It tasted like it was fried in stale oil ....and and it took no more than 5 minutes to "make" me go to the bathroom. Ouch!!!
I should have listened ...
Yet is hard for me to understand why people still eat there when everyone agrees that the food SUCKS?!?!? It might be close to home....or work .
I have to admit that i didn't had to wait a long time for my food to arrive....but that was an unpleasant surprise in this case. The waiter was nice .... a bit too skinny .... i guess he's always eating there ;))
marți, 10 iunie 2008
OSCAR RESTAURANT-Traditional Romanian Food
It's placed on Lascar Catargi Street , No. 16.
It's specific is traditional Romanian food. They have large plates and resonable prices and it's one of the best in Iasi after a recent statistic.
MY OPINION:
I went there last year with my sister and a very good friend of ours that just came to Iasi. I thought of taking good care of him and that i should take him to one of the finest restaurants that i know. Oscar came to my mind . We sat down at the last available table on the terrace and enjoying our conversation. A nice lady brought us menus and after a short while we were ready to order ... and we waited....and then waved ..and nothing. We were invisible. After that we started laughing though we were starving to death ...and making jokes. After 20 minutes a nice and thin lady takes our order . After 10 minutes she manages to bring us our drinks and in 45 minutes we had our food on the table.
I don't know if it's me but wasn't that a long time to wait in such a famous restaurant?
The owner should hire more waiters and maybe 2 chefs as well. He should get more appliances for the kitchen so chefs could cook more at one time. Lots of minuses in y opinion. Train the waiters to explain to the customers that their food will take more time than usual because it's crowded .
All I can say is : - - -
It's specific is traditional Romanian food. They have large plates and resonable prices and it's one of the best in Iasi after a recent statistic.
MY OPINION:
I went there last year with my sister and a very good friend of ours that just came to Iasi. I thought of taking good care of him and that i should take him to one of the finest restaurants that i know. Oscar came to my mind . We sat down at the last available table on the terrace and enjoying our conversation. A nice lady brought us menus and after a short while we were ready to order ... and we waited....and then waved ..and nothing. We were invisible. After that we started laughing though we were starving to death ...and making jokes. After 20 minutes a nice and thin lady takes our order . After 10 minutes she manages to bring us our drinks and in 45 minutes we had our food on the table.
I don't know if it's me but wasn't that a long time to wait in such a famous restaurant?
The owner should hire more waiters and maybe 2 chefs as well. He should get more appliances for the kitchen so chefs could cook more at one time. Lots of minuses in y opinion. Train the waiters to explain to the customers that their food will take more time than usual because it's crowded .
All I can say is : - - -
sâmbătă, 31 mai 2008
LA CAO- CHINESE FOOD in iasi
The restaurant is on Smardan street and whenever i want to eat chinese i go there. In my opinion it 's an OK restaurant though the plastic chairs and tables ruin the terrace a bit . What did i order? Well it's the only place where i eat rice and actually enjoy it and go crazy about it. So i had la cao rice, chicken with sesame and a hot plate of hot pork and chicken with 10 ingredients. Yummmy!
What i really didn't like there was how the people stared at me ( the clients not the personal) because of the way i was dressed. Hmm...smart-pants!!!
The food was great as always and the sauce really had me on fire . The only funny thing that happened was when i gave the ordre to the new waitress....she just forgot it on her way to the bar and came back to ask me again but this time with a pen and a piece of paper.
PLUSES: My food was ready in less then 10 minutes , it was what i asked ,all the waitresses were nice .
MINUS: And this is a big minus .... the appearance of the place. It just need 's some fixing up!
KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK!
What i really didn't like there was how the people stared at me ( the clients not the personal) because of the way i was dressed. Hmm...smart-pants!!!
The food was great as always and the sauce really had me on fire . The only funny thing that happened was when i gave the ordre to the new waitress....she just forgot it on her way to the bar and came back to ask me again but this time with a pen and a piece of paper.
PLUSES: My food was ready in less then 10 minutes , it was what i asked ,all the waitresses were nice .
MINUS: And this is a big minus .... the appearance of the place. It just need 's some fixing up!
KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK!
joi, 29 mai 2008
succesful restaurants
What makes a succesful restaurant?
I can answer that question and i will do more than that in this blog. I will write my own opinons about the restaurants i've went to and vote them negatively or positively. Maybe a top ten at the end of the blog will be helpful for others as well.
I have worked in quite many restaurants and the big secret to succes is GOOD FOOD and also GOOD WAITERS.
What makes a good food? Hmm...the best products on the market...not necesarely the expensive ones. Who makes a good food? A great chef. A great chef is a cook that enjoyes his work and always tries to bring something new to his cooking. He learns as he goes along and teaches others as well.
WAITERS...tough questions. There are different kind of waiters : the stiff ones , that bring your food with a crocodile smile and hate their jobs...and the natural ones. The natural waiter never takes into account that he spilled some of your drink on the table. He will just excuse himself and wipe it off. He jokes and makes you actually enjoy waiting for your food.
THE CLIENT... Well i don't have much to say about the client because you actually pick the restaurant. So find out after a rigurouse research your favourite food and what waiter would you enjoy ....then find them both in the same restaurant.
I'll come back...with more details.
I can answer that question and i will do more than that in this blog. I will write my own opinons about the restaurants i've went to and vote them negatively or positively. Maybe a top ten at the end of the blog will be helpful for others as well.
I have worked in quite many restaurants and the big secret to succes is GOOD FOOD and also GOOD WAITERS.
What makes a good food? Hmm...the best products on the market...not necesarely the expensive ones. Who makes a good food? A great chef. A great chef is a cook that enjoyes his work and always tries to bring something new to his cooking. He learns as he goes along and teaches others as well.
WAITERS...tough questions. There are different kind of waiters : the stiff ones , that bring your food with a crocodile smile and hate their jobs...and the natural ones. The natural waiter never takes into account that he spilled some of your drink on the table. He will just excuse himself and wipe it off. He jokes and makes you actually enjoy waiting for your food.
THE CLIENT... Well i don't have much to say about the client because you actually pick the restaurant. So find out after a rigurouse research your favourite food and what waiter would you enjoy ....then find them both in the same restaurant.
I'll come back...with more details.
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