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I was looking for somewhere not so far from my workplace for lunch which could also be booked via openrice and I finally found this place. When we arrived around 12:45p.m. on a week day there were quite a few people waiting outside the restaurant. When I asked for my table with a reservation, one of the servers just gestured to stop me with her black face without saying anything. Very poor first impression indeed.We were asked to write all our orders on 1 single sheet of paper in order to save p
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I was looking for somewhere not so far from my workplace for lunch which could also be booked via openrice and I finally found this place. 
When we arrived around 12:45p.m. on a week day there were quite a few people waiting outside the restaurant. When I asked for my table with a reservation, one of the servers just gestured to stop me with her black face without saying anything. Very poor first impression indeed.

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We were asked to write all our orders on 1 single sheet of paper in order to save paper. We did what they had requested us to but then why in the first place they designed such an ordering mechanism?

Camomile Tea
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Our drinks arrived very soon after ordering. It was ok with nothing special to talk about.

Baked Mussels
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I chose baked mussels as my starter. The mussels were average with loads of garlic on top. They came with some pickled vegetable slices on the plate. Luckily my mouth didn't stink after lunch. It was ok in terms of quality.

Roasted Chicken with Lemongrass and Rice Vermicelli
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There were just 2 slices of roasted chicken, the portion of which could have been a little bit bigger given the price. The chicken did smell food and was ok in terms of taste.  The rice vermicelli was not the kind I liked. Having said that, there were indeed loads of fresh veggies. Another thing was that there could have been much more sauce because it was far from enough for all the ingredients in the bowl and there was no more sauce served along with the rice vermicelli. I couldn't be bothered to ask for more, given that all the servers wore no smile on their faces.
When I checked out and signed the bill, there was no single word of "thank you" from the server, not to mention any smile from her face. While the quality of the food was ok (actually similar quality of food can be found somewhere nearby just in a less decent setting), such service was a great disappointment given the price of the food. $160 per head for just a basic lunch in Central is definitely not cheap. I would NOT recommend this place for lunch at all and would NEVER come back anymore. 
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2018-10-03
Waiting Time
2 Minutes (Dine In)
Spending Per Head
$160 (Lunch)