Agua
三里屯北路81号那里花园4层, 5208-6188
4.438 miles (approximately) from the office, 18 minutes the way the scooter flies.
Only have Mahou (a horrible beer from Spain I wouldn't drink even if dying of thirst) and Duvel (good but priced at 62 kuai and I'm sick of paying US$10 for a bottle of beer).
Have ice in the urinal so you know you're dining at a Finer Establishment.
Waitress snatched away menu that was sitting on table; she explained it was their Groupon-style deal menu, apparently from a site called Diningcity.com which she kindly wrote down for me (I'll never use it).
Bread comes with salt and olive oil (Salt, you say?)
Nice variety of muzak, Spanish flamenco followed by Ella F. I approve.
Mushroom and spinach quiche with parmesan shaves and salad. Real men do eat quiche. Real nice men also teach the waitress how to pronounce it.
Beef tartare served with three kinds of mustard and chips (they means crisps). Otherwise known as the salmonella special (just kidding, fingers crossed).
Fresh fruit for dessert.
Misspelled capers on the menu. They need a proofreader. Should send the firm's over, that guy appears to have nothing to do all day long.
One waitress wearing blue jeans, didn't match the others who had black skirts and tops. That's a no-no.
Good about re-filling Mr. Cheapo's water glass.
Not a large lunch crowd, but ok, plenty of space among us.
Resto invaded by pack of Yummy Mummys, four strollers, one pack-a-poose. All British, posh accents, sunglasses propped on head with hair pulled back. Look expensive to maintain. Babies remarkably well behaved (i.e., they're sleeping).
Can see chefs at work behind smoked glass thingie and there appears to be a large foreigner in charge back there which is comforting.
No Chinese on the menu, might be intimidating for Chinese people to eat here?
Boy told me they now have eight set lunch menus so they rotate them every week.
Boy gave me coupon for free coffee or dessert next time, must have seen me snapping pics of food.
Accept credit cards, of course.
Instant fapiao, of course.
Probably my favorite place in the Nali Patio ... if I get e.coli my opinion will change of course, but for now this place gets the thumbs up.
Would I return? Yes.
3 course set lunch, 99 kuai, or US$15.60.
Agua
三里屯北路81号那里花园4层, 5208-6188
4.438 miles (approximately) from the office, 18 minutes the way the scooter flies.
Only have Mahou (a horrible beer from Spain I wouldn't drink even if dying of thirst) and Duvel (good but priced at 62 kuai and I'm sick of paying US$10 for a bottle of beer).
Have ice in the urinal so you know you're dining at a Finer Establishment.
Waitress snatched away menu that was sitting on table; she explained it was their Groupon-style deal menu, apparently from a site called Diningcity.com which she kindly wrote down for me (I'll never use it).
Bread comes with salt and olive oil (Salt, you say?)
Nice variety of muzak, Spanish flamenco followed by Ella F. I approve.
Mushroom and spinach quiche with parmesan shaves and salad. Real men do eat quiche. Real nice men also teach the waitress how to pronounce it.
Beef tartare served with three kinds of mustard and chips (they means crisps). Otherwise known as the salmonella special (just kidding, fingers crossed).
Fresh fruit for dessert.
Misspelled capers on the menu. They need a proofreader. Should send the firm's over, that guy appears to have nothing to do all day long.
One waitress wearing blue jeans, didn't match the others who had black skirts and tops. That's a no-no.
Good about re-filling Mr. Cheapo's water glass.
Not a large lunch crowd, but ok, plenty of space among us.
Resto invaded by pack of Yummy Mummys, four strollers, one pack-a-poose. All British, posh accents, sunglasses propped on head with hair pulled back. Look expensive to maintain. Babies remarkably well behaved (i.e., they're sleeping).
Can see chefs at work behind smoked glass thingie and there appears to be a large foreigner in charge back there which is comforting.
No Chinese on the menu, might be intimidating for Chinese people to eat here?
Boy told me they now have eight set lunch menus so they rotate them every week.
Boy gave me coupon for free coffee or dessert next time, must have seen me snapping pics of food.
Accept credit cards, of course.
Instant fapiao, of course.
Probably my favorite place in the Nali Patio ... if I get e.coli my opinion will change of course, but for now this place gets the thumbs up.
Would I return? Yes.
3 course set lunch, 99 kuai, or US$15.60.