Exploring the world one bite at a time

Year: 2014 (Page 6 of 7)

Hotel SPIESS & SPIESS Appartement-Pension: “Nice hotel in a quiet neighbourhood”

Room was very clean and comfortable albeit a little too hot, but nothing the aircon couldn’t fix. The bathroom was very clean with a big bath. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Really loved the breakfast which was excellent and fresh with lots of different choices. The fresh fruit was my favorite. The scrambled eggs were cooked to order. The neighbourhood is very quiet, but the hotel is also close to the underground so it only takes a few minutes to reach the city center.

Would definitely stay here again.

Hotel SPIESS & SPIESS Appartement-Pension, Hainburger Strasse 19 1030 Vienna, Vienna 1030, Austria

Stayed June 2014. You can find my review about Hotel SPIESS & SPIESS Appartement-Pension also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, location 5/5, sleep quality 5/5, rooms 5/5, cleanliness 5/5, service 5/5.

Sky Bar & Restaurant: “Sky Bar”

This is an excellent place to enjoy a cocktail while watching the sun setting on Bratislava. The bar is located at the 7th floot and the view on the castle and St Martin’s church is very beautiful. Prices are a bit high (you also pay for the view), but well worth it. Cocktails are very imaginative with a fair amount of alcohol, not those watered down drinks you get elsewhere. You can sit outside or at the bar. Both are great but at the bar you get to see how the cocktails are prepared. I tried four different cocktails, because we visited twice. My absolute favourite was the pineapple basil tini. A perfect mixture to enjoy in such a lovely place.

Sky Bar & Restaurant, Hviezdoslavovo namestie 7 7th Floor, Bratislava 811 02, Slovakia
http://www.skybar.sk/
+421 948 109 400

Visited June 2014. You can find my review about Sky Bar & Restaurant also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, atmosphere 5/5, service 5/5.

Sky Bar & Restaurant: “Sky Bar”

This is an excellent place to enjoy a cocktail while watching the sun setting on Bratislava. The bar is located at the 7th floot and the view on the castle and St Martin’s church is very beautiful. Prices are a bit high (you also pay for the view), but well worth it. Cocktails are very imaginative with a fair amount of alcohol, not those watered down drinks you get elsewhere. You can sit outside or at the bar. Both are great but at the bar you get to see how the cocktails are prepared. I tried four different cocktails, because we visited twice. My absolute favourite was the pineapple basil tini. A perfect mixture to enjoy in such a lovely place.

Sky Bar & Restaurant, Hviezdoslavovo namestie 7 7th Floor, Bratislava 811 02, Slovakia
http://www.skybar.sk/
+421 948 109 400

Visited June 2014. You can find my review about Sky Bar & Restaurant also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, atmosphere 5/5, service 5/5.

Vinimka: “Upscale winebar”

Really beautiful winebar with an excellent staff, beautifully located in the heart of the old town. Prices are very high though and most of the wines are only available by the bottle. That really is a shame, because when visiting a winebar I like to try different kinds of wines. Loved my glass of prosecco though!

Vinimka, Venturska 3, Bratislava 811 01, Slovakia
http://www.vinimka.sk/
+421 2/544 140 33

Visited June 2014. You can find my review about Vinimka also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 3/5, atmosphere 5/5, service 5/5.

UFO: “Lovely food, exceptional view”

Dining at UFO is a great experience. The view is really something else, since you are dining high above the ground with a gorgeous view on the castle and the historic center of Bratislava. The view alone makes it worth the visit, but if you’re into fine dining, please try the seven course meal. Portions are kept small so you can enjoy all the different tastes without eating too much. I adored the fact that the courses were all inspired by traditional cuisine. The slovakian wines which accompanied the meal were very well presented by a nice young lady with an excellent knowledge of wines.

I accidentally dropped the plate for the bread, staff was very easy to replace it and said it wasn’t a problem at all, although I felt quite bad about it.

We really had a glorious evening here and would definitely go back.

UFO, Most SNP, Bratislava 851 01, Slovakia
https://facebook.com/UfoBratislava/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf
+421 2/625 203 00

Visited June 2014. You can find my review about UFO also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 3/5, atmosphere 5/5, service 5/5, food 5/5.

Lubin: “Lovely fish restaurant”

I found this restaurant through trip advisor. Because it had good reviews and it wasn’t too far away from our hotel, we decided to give it a chance.

We enjoyed a really lovely prosecco while looking at the menu. We only chose a main course, because we weren’t very hungry. Both the fish dishes we ordered were excellent and nicely served. Portions were a bit small though and if we would have been hungry we surely would have ordered dessert.

I was keen on trying some croatian white wine. The waiter recommended I’d try the Koziovic Malvazija, which was an excellent suggestion. I was so pleased with the wine that I ordered a second glass. Service was decent overall. I liked the fact that the fish was filleted by the waiters in the restaurant.

While we were eating, new guests kept arriving until the restaurant was full and their was a queue waiting to get seated. Since this was a weekday I highly recommend making reservations when you want to enjoy dinner here in the weekend.

Lubin, Hainburger Strasse 48 Dalmatinischer Fisch, Vienna 1030, Austria
http://www.lubin.at/
+43 1 7133683

Visited May 2014. You can find my review about Lubin also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, atmosphere 3/5, service 3/5, food 5/5.

Sansai: “Great food, service could be better”

Sansai is a beautiful decorated restaurant in the heart of Kortrijk. We ordered a starter and a main course. I had mussels as a starter which were excellent. The kind of course I would gladly travel to Kortrijk for again. My main course was a stew with salmon and noodles. Very good, but a little heavy for me. Quality of the food was very good and the value for money was excellent.

Service could be better though. The staff wasn’t very attentive to our needs. They seemed busy doing other stuff and we felt a bit ignored. Shame.

Sansai, Grote Markt 40, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium
+32 56 20 02 11

Visited April 2014. You can find my review about Sansai also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, atmosphere 4/5, service 2/5, food 4/5.

Dharma Bed & Breakfast: “Lovely host, beautiful house”

Dharma B&B is situated in the center of Kortrijk very close to lots of nice restaurants and shops. Linda is a superb hostess. Very friendly and welcoming, always giving tips to enjoy Kortrijk. Breakfast is excellent. So many lovely cheeses and slices meats to choose from. Every breakfast comes with fruits, yoghurt, nuts and a boiled egg. Lovely. We also enjoyed having breakfast with the other guest and exchanging stories with them.

We stayed in the superioer room, which was beautifully decorated with antiques from an antique shop owned by a friend of Linda. Our room was a little bit dark for our taste and internet didn’t work too well, but we had lots of room and a very clean and spacious bathroom with a shower and a large bath tub.

Since the room has single pane windows, noices from the street can effect your sleep at night. Since the room isn’t insulated very well, I can imagine it will be a bit chilly in winter.

Dharma Bed & Breakfast, Groeningestraat 18, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium

Stayed April 2014. You can find my review about Dharma Bed & Breakfast also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, location 5/5, sleep quality 3/5, rooms 4/5, cleanliness 5/5, service 5/5.

Brasserie Heuvelhof: “Schitterend terras en fantastische speeltuin”

Brasserie ‘t Heuvelhof is een ideale plek om gezellig iets te eten op het terras terwijl de kinderen zich amuseren in de speeltuin. Toen wij er waren was het echter nét iets te fris om buiten te zitten. Spijtig, want de zeteltjes op het terras zagen er erg aantrekkelijk uit.

De bediening was vriendelijk en het eten was lekker, zij het aan de prijzige kant. Ik betaalde voor mijn slaatje met scampi bijna 20 euro en dat was gewoon teveel voor wat er op mijn bord lag. De ribbetjes die mijn tafelgenoot bestelde waren dan weer wat aan de droge kant.

Absolute plus punt: het mooie terras + de zeer verzorgde speeltuin. Minpunt: de prijzen die voor een brasserie toch echt aan de hoge kant zijn.

Brasserie Heuvelhof, Oostendestraat 394, Torhout 8820, Belgium
http://www.heuvelhof.be/
+32 50 21 50 01

Visited April 2014. You can find my review about Brasserie Heuvelhof also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 3/5, atmosphere 5/5, service 4/5, food 3/5.

Beau’M: “Uitstekende bediening”

Wij verbleven tijdens het paasweekend in Kortrijk en dit restaurant werd ons aangeraden door de vriendelijke uitbaatster van onze B&B. Wij reserveerden een tafeltje voor twee om zeker te zijn van een plaats.

We werden heel vriendelijk welkom geheten en kregen meteen de menukaart toegestopt. Wij kozen de marktmenu. Een mooie driegangenmenu voor een aanvaardbare prijs. We namen allebei de carpaccio als voorgerecht en de paling in ‘t groen als hoofdgerecht. Voor het dessert liet ik me verleiden door de crème brûlée en mijn vriend koos de chocomousse. Alle gerechten waren zeer lekker en mooi geserveerd.

De bediening was erg vriendelijk en efficiënt. Nooit lang moeten wachten en altijd met de glimlach bediend. Toen ik per ongeluk mijn mes liet vallen, kwam de ober al een nieuw mes brengen nog voordat ik erom had kunnen vragen.

Het interieur is gezellig en de ligging (op de Grote Markt) is ideaal. Het lijkt me ook leuk om hier in de zomer op het terras te eten. Klein minpuntje: er scheelde iets met de afstelling van de lichten, want zo nu en dan flikkerden deze of werden ze plots gedimd.

Beau’M, Grote Markt 22, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium
http://www.beau-m.be/
+32 56 22 42 20

Visited April 2014. You can find my review about Beau’M also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, atmosphere 4/5, service 5/5, food 4/5.

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