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Bar Tabac (Cologne, Germany)
by Misterlak The Bar Tabac is located on Aachen street, maybe just five minutes walk from the Rudolf Place. If you want to go there to eat or to drink something, I would definitely recommend it. You can take the tram (1,6,7,12,15) to the Rudolf Place and go from there on foot. It's easier than going with car because since you are in the middle of the ... city centre, parking is very difficult. Even from the outside is the large glass facade with the blue awning and the large lettering "Bar Tabac" that stands out. Even here, everything looks very French and cosy. Once inside you find yourself in a typical French bistro, similar which as you can find in Paris. There is a cosy corner with leather sofas, as well as rustic tables and chairs. Everything is very airy and spacious. Further back you then find plenty of other tables that are preferred mostly by the guests who want to eat properly, the front area is suitable for snacks, breakfast and if you just like a drink. Formerly there was an integrated bakery where you could buy wonderful croissants and other goodies but unfortunately that closed. In the basement you can find the toilets. Firstly Bar Tabac has a wide selection of breakfast. Starting with a small and simple breakfast, typically French, consisting of croissant and café au lait, to 3.20 euros, to the big breakfast, with all the trimmings for 10 Euro. You get coffee and croissants, baguette, bread, cold cuts, scrambled eggs are fabulous. The typical French dishes are also very tasty and not too expensive, a Salade Niçoise is already for 5.50 Euro. Of course there are not only salads, but also pancakes, fish, baguettes and various meat dishes and desserts. Everything comes under 15 Euro, with most dishes you are to pay about 7 Euro. The drink selection is quite large in the Bar Tabac. Besides a large selection of soft drinks and hot beverages, however, will cost all around Euro 2, is obtained here also typical French drinks, such as Orangina (2.20 Euro). A Kölsch again you get even for 1.50 Euro, further various spirits and wines at reasonable prices. The service at the Bar Tabac is pretty good because they are fast and friendly. They don't mind to make a little chat and you normally get you drinks pretty fast. I'm really happy in the Bar Tabac, because you can eat a good breakfast here and also the atmosphere is good. I love to also go here with a drink or dinner when I visit the town. Since I have friends living here I try to visit as often as I can and we normally turn up again at this place since they live in the same street. It's a wonderful place so five stars. Read the complete review |
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Sereia Restaurant (Portugal)
by Rhiana Aside from the sun and relaxing on the beach, the thing I was most looking forward to on a recent holiday to Alvor, Portugal was the delicious seafood restaurants. After arriving after 10pm on our first night and settling for the plainest, most disappointing room service sandwiches imaginable, we were certainly in need of good food on ... our first proper night and first venture from our hotel to Alvor itself. In this beautiful seaside fishing town we were spoilt for choice, and our selection came down to the nearest with tables outside and a reasonably priced menu, which happened to be Sereia. Alvor's seafood restaurants are situated right on the harbour, at the bottom of a steep café and shop-lined street and clustered together on a corner. There's many to choose from, all with outdoor seating and most displaying their offerings in chiller cabinets right outside. The smells are out of this world and our already hungry tummies were driven into overdrive. Two large restaurants on each corner seemed very expensive, presumably because of their location. However the much smaller Sereia was tucked just alongside one of them and price wise seemed more reasonable. They also advertised prices by the meal, rather than by the Kilo weight of the fish, which was appreciated, as we felt a little nervous about ending up with a very costly meal! We were greeted by two friendly and welcoming waitresses and shown to a table with views of the harbour, something we appreciated as we watched the beautiful sunset over the sea as we ate. As we arrived at around 7pm, there were free tables although these quickly filled up as we waited for our food. The waitress was extremely helpful and friendly, seating us and making sure we were comfortable, chatting with my six year old daughter and recommending dishes then giving us plenty of time to peruse the menu. I decided to have the Sea bass while my Mum chose swordfish and my daughter chose a rather predictable kids chicken nuggets and chips. We also decided on a jug of red Sangria, which we were advised would take ten minutes as it's "made in the moment" and bread with sardine pate. Our Sangria was indeed ten minutes and arrived along with my daughter's drink of sprite and our bread and pate starter. The Sangria looked delicious and was packed with fruit, but despite our waitress's pride at it being made fresh I personally think it's better when it's sat with the fruit for a while and soaked up the flavours. I'm pretty sure that's the point. The cost was Ten euro, probably the first indication that prices in Portugal had shot up since our last visit. Our bread was crusty and fresh and the pate, although served in prepacked portions was nice enough to take the edge of our hunger. Next our main course arrived to many ooos and aaaahhhs of appreciation. We'd watched the chef grill the fish outside in the open and then both arrived on silver platters swimming in garlic and herb butter. We also got plates of new potatoes and vegetables (a mix of green beans, carrots and cauli) My sea Bass was huge, and came served with its head, which I hadn't considered when I ordered it. Luckily I'm not easily put off and tucked in. It was absolutely delicious, the fish fell off the bones and the skin was crispy and smoked giving it a very interesting and pleasant texture. My Mum's Swordfish steak was enormous and equally delicious and we did a bit of swapping about with our meals so we got a piece of each. It wasn't as tender as another swordfish we ate later in the weak, but it wasn't tough as it can be prone to being. The potatoes were rich and earthy tasting and the veg was cooked to perfection with a lovely firm crunch. My daughter's meal was as under whelming as any kids meal in any country and was generic frozen nuggets, however the fries were lovely and a very generous portion. Once she saw our fish though, the nuggets were abandoned and she declared the Sea Bass the most delicious thing she'd ever eaten. Luckily the portion sizes were big enough to give her a piece of each fish without leaving us adults hungry. We decided against a pudding, as we were now pretty full. Instead we relaxed with the rest of our Sangria and soaked up the atmosphere of the harbour as it became busier. It was stunning sitting outside with the delicious smells floating around from the various restaurants and the twinkling lights and lamps providing a cosy and magical ambience. We sat for a good half an hour after our meal watching the goings on and enjoying an old man playing the concertina just on the harbour. We never once felt we should be moving on and the waitress who served us recommended a local water park to my daughter, told her the name of the restaurant meant mermaid in Portugeuse and chatted with us easily. The bill arrived when asked for and we were a little surprised at the cost for just two adults and one child. Altogether it came to Fifty One Euro, which is just shy of £50. Clearly prices have risen in this area and along with the poor exchange rate it isn't cheap to eat out as it once was. However we did thoroughly enjoy our meal, the surroundings and couldn't fault either the food or the service at all. If I have one regret it's that I didn't get to go back and sample a monkfish Kebab, which I saw being served to another customer and looked divine. I almost wished I'd ordered this instead! If you're visiting Alvor and looking for a delicious fish restaurant on the harbour I'd recommend Sereia. It risks being overlooked for the two larger and very popular restaurants either side of it but it's homely, intimate and welcoming atmosphere is wonderful and the food and service almost perfect. Sitting outside it is a perfect vantage point for watching both the harbour and other people on this busy street and the regular appearance of a stray dog being chased down the street provides some entertainment. The only real criticism I have was of the Sangria, although we still managed to polish it off easily...hic! I'll definitely return to this restaurant when I hopefully visit this area next year...and this time there's a Monkfish Kebab with my name on it. NB: The photo above looks like it was taken out of season. There was more seating out the front and partitions between the neighbouring restaurant when we visited plus twinkly lamps. Read the complete review |
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Restaurant Pod Winogronami (Poland)
by Praskipark Pod Winogronami is a restaurant we came across this year when visiting Kolobrzeg on the Polish Baltic Coast. In June we went to a different restaurant Ale Ryba which I have reviewed and although the restaurant itself was attractive enough the food wasn't very appetising so when we revisited in September we decided to try the restaurant ... directly opposite on Towarowa Street. Translated, Pod Winogronami means under the grapes or grapevines. I immediately thought that this was a strange name for a restaurant near the sea and from the outside it looked more like a restaurant you would find in Croatia or a courtyard/back garden of any pension in any Slavic country apart from Poland. The theme of the restaurant is associated with vines and designed to look like a garden where you can sit out under the rattan roofs with grapevines trailing while you eat your dinner and drink a glass of wine. All seems very odd to me as Poland isn't known for its wine. In fact Poles are still very much vodka drinkers and have only just started getting into drinking wine. Also,there isn't a great selection of wines on the menu if any - only house wine served in a carafe. Putting this to one side I have to say that this is a very pretty restaurant even if the grape motifs are a little over the top. They appear not only on the walls, panels of the oak bar, engraved in the tiles on the floor but on the table cloths and seat covers of the chairs as well. It wasn't such a sunny day when we visited in September so decided to sit inside. It was early - around 12 noon so the restaurant wasn't full. One thing that put me off as we walked in was seeing a security guard stood at the bar. At first I thought he was just chatting and having a cup of coffee but he was there all the time we were in the restaurant which was a bit off putting. I see enough of security in Warsaw. The young waiter dressed in the usual uniform of black trousers and white shirt came to our assistance as soon as we entered and showed us to a table which was near a window overlooking a small street selling souvenirs and not far away from the arched bar and toilets. This was fine as I like to see what is going on outside and I like to look at the many coloured bottles lining the bar. Nice to know that the toilets aren't too far away either - loved the turquoise colour of the toilet door. He was a friendly chap but a bit edgy - couldn't wait to take our order. I am very slow when it comes to looking at a menu. He asked us if we liked anything to drink and as it was early we just ordered mineral water for my husband, orange juice for my granddaughter and I had a small beer. Off he went quickly to the bar while we scrutinised the offerings from the kitchen. Our initial aim was to order fish and chips because if you remember, the meal we had at Ale Ryba in June was disastrous. Having looked at this menu we were both tempted to try something different although there was nothing here that I hadn't tasted before or even cooked at home. First dishes on the menu were salads and quite a grand selection including old favourites like tuna, mozzarella, prawn and Feta. I noticed a blue cheese salad and knew that if my son had been with us on this occasion he would have wolfed that dish down but I passed as it would be too filling even though I love any sort of blue cheese. I didn't really fancy a salad so moved on to the hot starters which apparently on a busy day will take 20 - 30 minutes to deliver to the table - so that suggests that this is a very popular and busy restaurant during July and August. From the hot starter menu I chose shrimps cooked in garlic butter served on toast and my husband chose a traditional Polish soup with kielbasa (Polish sausage) as the main ingredient. My granddaughter also had a bowl of this which she loved. I tasted some of the soup - the flavour was good but the soup too watery. I prefer chunky soups. My shrimps were okay, a bit on the small side but tasty enough cooked in a rich garlicky butter sauce. We didn't have to wait too long for our starters - about ten minutes. As soon as we had finished eating the waiter couldn't wait to come over and clear the plates. No wonder he was thin - he really was too eager and had to much energy. I felt stressed just watching him dart around the restaurant. Moving on to the main meals - there is a good selection of meat dishes including pork, steak, chicken, duck. Nothing too fancy here, mostly cooked in sauces including mushrooms and tomatoes. Potatoes, chips and rice are served with main meals and vegetables include spinach and cabbage. Pickles and beetroot are available too. We all wanted a fish dish but knowing what to choose was a bit of a dilemma. I am always sceptical about fish in Poland - it always tastes odd except for salmon. Perch, sole, cod and prawns were on offer. We went with salmon - safest option. My husband didn't want anything too rich so he ordered grilled salmon with a serving of rice and salad. I chose shrimp fish cakes for my granddaughter as I thought these would be easy for her to eat with a small knife and fork. If not she could use her hands without getting into too much of a mess. I will add here that there is a special children's menu which consists of a plate of chips with mayonnaise, chicken dinos (I suppose these are like chicken nuggets in the shape of dinosaurs) or sole and chips. I'm not mad on my granddaughter eating too many chips so passed on this but the prices cost from 7 zloty (approx £1.20) to 19 zloty (£4) for anyone who is interested. I chose grilled salmon with shrimps, spinach and rice. Verdict; my granddaughter's fish cakes were tasty, two medium sized rissoles made from mashed shrimps, herbs like salsa and dill, and mashed potato. She liked these and ate both. These were served with a small salad of which she devoured the cucumber and tomatoes but left the lettuce. I can only assume the pulling of a funny face was her way of telling me that she doesn't like lettuce. My grilled salmon was a smallish chunky piece of fillet served on a bed of rice mixed with cooked spinach and a handful of baby shrimps placed on the top. The salmon was a bit dried out so overcooked, rice was light and fluffy, could have done with a bit more salt, spinach was very green, tasty and peppery. As for the shrimps they were okay - tasted mostly of flesh and salt but then that's what shrimps taste of unless you cover them in chilli sauce or add a lot of seasoning. My husband agreed with me about the salmon although he enjoyed his salad which he said was very fresh and crispy with a good selection of tomatoes, lettuce, grated carrot and cucumber. He passed on the extra addition of beetroot purée as he isn't a fan. Overall, the main meals were average - nothing more. We did have to wait about 30 minutes for the mains to be delivered to our table which is quite a long time to wait when a restaurant isn't busy but on the other hand - perhaps they were cooked from fresh and not microwaved. Desserts: Not very imaginative - mostly ice cream based. Well, I guess it is the seaside! Fruit jelly and various fruits served with chocolate or vanilla sauce. Polish cheesecake which is always yummy and chocolate cake. We ordered an ice cream for our granddaughter and passed on the dessert menu. We had eaten enough at this point and were ready for a brisk walk around the port. Our jerky waiter brought the ice cream and asked if we would like tea, coffee or anything else to drink. No was our answer. We asked for the bill and with a smile and a nod he went on his way to the bar to get the bill. Were we impressed with this restaurant under the grapes? We both thought that the décor of the restaurant was more appealing than the food on offer. A lot of time and money had gone into the design of the different rooms and the terraces outside. Many of the pieces of furniture had been hand painted and the tile work on the floor in rich deep colours was lovely and very intricate. I even went to the toilets here not because I had a desperate need to - I just wanted to see what the decoration was like. It was one of the prettiest restaurant toilets/bathrooms I have ever entered. Lots of Wedgwood blue paintwork, hand painted tiles on the floor and walls. Very elegant in a Mediterranean way and reminded me very much of Spain and Portugal. I did notice that if you weren't a guest of the restaurant you had to pay 5 zloty to use the toilet - there was a little pot on the bar with a notice. Perhaps that was why the security guard was there for to stop tourists coming inside and using the loos.The grape motif was very kitsch but still attractive. Service was polite and attentive - possibly a bit too much on the attentive side. Price wise - you are looking at 175 zloty (approx £35) for the meals and drinks described above which were only average and I think could have been a bit more imaginative. It's not expensive especially at the seaside but not sure if I would go again. Other info: parking spaces are available on the side streets near to the restaurant but if you walk a little further on in the direction of the port you will come to a large paid parking space. The restaurant is on one level so suitable for wheelchair users and parents with prams. Spaces between tables is fine for manoeuvring both of these. You can find Pod Winogronami at Towarowa 16 in Kolobrzeg, Poland. This part of the Baltic Coast has a short tourist season from June until the end of September. June and September are the best options if you want to get a table and be served within a reasonable time. The restaurant is open from 1100 hours until 2400 hours every day during the season. To reserve a table you can telephone: + 48 (94) 3547336 or send an email- e-mail: winogrona@wp.pl Read the complete review |
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