London Spring 2011 Day 12 : Dining @ MAKI Japanese Restaurant, Richmond

ocha - Japanese Green Tea

this one, so so

this yakitori (chicken) still not bad

Date: 20052011

Restaurant: Maki Japanese Restaurant

Address: 147-149 Kew Road

TW9 Richmond

OK

this is the restaurant open by Hongkey I guess coz overheard the staff were talking in Cantonese

when I purposely tested the waitress I want ocha (おちゃ) - Japanese Green Tea as my drink,

the waitress gave me the expression of never know such thing

when I asked they got served chawanmushi (ちゃわんむし) - steam egg

the waitress asked me what is that and I , as the customer, had to explain what is that dish =.=" and of coz, they dun have this kind of simple thing

as a service line, u not even know the basic dish or drink of the line u involve

this was very disappoint me

If you wanted to try out Japanese food own by native Japanese, this one is not ur choice

quite disappointed as I was not able to try out the real Japanese restaurant that open by native during London.

Rating: 5/10

London Spring 2011 Day 11 : Dining @ La Buvette Restaurant, Richmond

yummy crab pie * I 4got the name as the menu in their website is for current month*

Rating: 9/10

my not so up to expectation duck.. I would expect crispy type more.. Perhaps, its my problem since i only prefer duck skin which is crispy

Date: 19 May 2011

With: Gwen. Joce

Restaurant: La Buvette Restaurant, Richmond

Address: 6 Church Walk, Richmond. TW9 1SN

Tel: 020 8940 6264

Email: info@labuvette.co.uk

Website: http://www.labuvette.co.uk/

After trying out 2 French restaurants in town, we decided to try this at Richmond

this one.. I was so impressed with the crab pie

once bite on the pie, the smell of the crab immediately giv u the satisfaction

seriously, It was so so so yummy

however the main dishes were just average..

Saw some review online and they giv good review for this one in Richmond

this restaurant definitely better then the previous one

as there were few group of customers had their dinner as well

London Spring 2011 Day 10 : Dining @ Ratatoille, Richmond

Scallop again

Scallops on crispy Catalan Chorizo £8.95

the horrible beef steak

Sirloin premium steak with Prowancal herbs and garlic butter £13.95

Date: 18th May 2011

Time: 7pm

Restaurant : Ratatoille

Address: 7 The Square, TW9 1DZ

Website: http://www.ratatouille-restaurant.co.uk/

I was attracted by the name itself as same name with a movie.

Once I stepped in, I was so regret as no customer at all

however, the restaurant was quite cozy

I order 2 dishes

and the main dish - Beef steak was really disappoint me

that was bcoz the meat was not fresh, texture is not smooth , horrible!

I was not able to finish it

NO second visit

Rating: 2/10 ( 1 mark is for the deco and another mark for the service)

Note : only CASH is accepted. NO credit card accepted here

London Spring 2011 Day 8 : Dining @ Fishworks, Richmond

the wine of this dinner

3 Brixham scallops with garlic butter,

sprinkled with breadcrumbs £9 .95, RatingL 8.5/10

the scallops were yummy :) but I would prefer the scallops with fishy smell.. coz most of the scallop were so plain

deco in the restaurant

Still water

Classic fish and chips . Your choice of

beer battered or breadcrumbed cod fillet .

Simply served with chips, homemade

mushy peas and tartare sauce £12 .00

Date: 16 May 2011

Venue: Fishworks - Richmond

Address: 13-19 The Market The Square Richmond TW9 1EA

Menu from: http://www.fishworks.co.uk/media/richmond_eveningmenu.pdf

Website: http://www.fishworks.co.uk/

Had my earlier dinner @ Richmond alone

I enjoyed the starter - Scallops very much

and couldn't finish my chips due to the fish was very big portion

I still remember vividly

the waiters keep asking hows my food for 3 times

juz to make sure their customer satisfied the food they served

I gave them some tips even though the bill included service charge

London Spring 2011 Day 7 : Dinner @ Service Apartment, Richmond

Yummy Strawberries

sausages

We had our dinner @ home with the strawberry and sausages bought..

London Spring 2011 Day 5 : Dining @ The Boat At Richmond Bridge

Smoked Haddock & Salmon Fishcake, mixed leaves, hollandaise, £11

Beer Battered Cod, mushy peas, french fries, tartare sauce, £10.50

½ Roasted Chicken in lemon, thyme & garlic, French fries, £11.50

Minced Lamb Skewers, yoghurt and mint dressing (Starter), £5.50

our bill

Joce with lao ya jacket hahaha

Slow Pork Belly Pok Choy, £13.50

Sunset @ River Thames along Richmond

Sunset started at 8pm

Date: 13th May 2011
Time : 8pm
Venue: The Boat At Richmond Bridge
Address: Bridge St
Richmond TW9 1TQ
Website: http://www.theboatatrichmondbridge.com/menus/
020 8948 0220
Phone: 44 020 8948 0220

First time having the dinner on a boat
Its a nice experience v SAP team :)
like to see the sunset there
especially when the sky turn into pinky purple time
The food here were just so so
and pork was not that tasty as expected
but dinner on the boat + wine = romantic
hahaha have a try if you have chance