November 2014
Apparently this place came 4th in a global paella competition. They have a whole wall advertising this fact.
I gave their paella 7/10 last time I was here. I wonder if there will be a wall for that too. :)
The decor here is very fancy, if slightly dated. The place is actually full, and there are a few people already waiting for a table. I'll just have to luxuriate on this couch while I wait for feed time.
How arduous.
I wonder if they'll serve me feed if I'm lying down.
The restaurant's half empty. Maybe I've been forgotten. :( Time to check. :)
I'm shown to a table.
Slumming it at the Intercontinental Hotel this evening. :)
Normally, this place is open only for lunch, but on Fridays, it's open for later feedings.
The place is full of old furniture and bric-a-brac, and there's internal use of galvanised iron.
I have lots of options of restaurants on Waymouth Street, but I check in at Bistro Dom first. It's very popular, and notoriously hard to get into.
They have a table for me. :)
Excellent tip: You almost never need to book at restaurants. If you just turn up, there's a 98% chance you'll get in.
There's no Diet Coke here. :( There's also no Coke Zero or equivalents. There no fruit juice either. :(
A friend lets me know there's a new chef here. The menu doesn't appear to be French any more.
On Waymouth Street. This place seems to be very popular with business types. I almost always overhear numerous conversations involving large amounts of money here.
Parwana is busy tonight, so I have to do a lap of the block, and burn off one calorie while I wait for a table.
The waiter asks me about my English accent. As it turns out, I'm not English, just fancy. :)
I then order a Fanta, with straw.