Year: 2017 (Page 7 of 8)

Arran distillery is a fairly new distillery which opened in 1995, but a visit is a nice introduction to the distillery process. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We started the tour with a little movie and a little taster of Arran whisky. The guide tour takes about an hour. After the tour finished we could try some more drams. The distillery also has a big shop with lots of different products and a lovely café where you can have drinks or something to eat.

Isle of Arran Distillers, Lochranza KA27 8HJ, Scotland
https://www.arranwhisky.com/
+44 1770 830264

Visited April 2017. You can find my review about Isle of Arran Distillers also on TripAdvisor.

Superb place to enjoy a coffee, a sandwich or some home baked goods. The Rialto is a little gem you really shouldn’t miss when in Eyemouth. The staff is super friendly and very helpful. When we told them we were passing through on our way to Glasgow they gave us lots of tips for great places to eat and drink in Glasgow.

We were in a hurry, so we ordered take out panini’s. They were so kind to offer us a place to sit while we waited until our panini’s were ready. I have to be honest here: the Cuba panini I ordered was the best I ever had in my life. The pulled porked with the musterd and pickles was simply delicious. A real treat!

The place is very cosy and inviting. So do yourself a favor, go in for a coffee or try one of those lovely cakes!

The Rialto, 33 High Street, Eyemouth TD14 5EY, Scotland
http://rialto-coffee.uk/
+44 1890 752048

Visited April 2017. You can find my review about The Rialto also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 5/5, food 5/5.

This restaurant is specialized in boeddhist temple kitchen. I was invited here by some very nice Korean business partners for a lovely dinner. Our group was assigned a separate room, which was really convenient. We sampled traditional dishes in the way the monks would eat them. Monks, of course are vegetarians, so most of the dishes were vegetarian or vegan. Since the Koreans who invited us where afraid, we wouldn’t have enough to eat with only vegetables, they also ordered some salmon and galbi.

I really enjoyed that I could taste traditional temple food, although I have to admit I missed the spices in the food. Since monks prefer their food as pure as possible, they hardly add spices. Every dish was prepared with great care and beautifully presented. I especially loved the lotus flower japchae, but the fried ginseng really wasn’t my cup of tea. A really unforgettable experience!

Gosang, 26, Eulji-Ro 5-Gil, Jung-Gu Mirae Asset Center 1 bldg. B2, Seoul 04539, South Korea
https://gosang.modoo.at/
+82 2-6030-8955

Visited March 2017. You can find my review about Gosang also on TripAdvisor. My scores: service 4/5, food 4/5.

I had a quick lunch at Pho at Incheon Aiport. Quite a pleasant experience, I have to say. The noodle soup with shrimp wontons was really good and I was served very quickly (important for an aiport meal). Only thing I had to complain about was that the seating area itself wasn’t very clean, but since this area was shared with other restaurants, I can’t fault Pho. The food was delicious and hot. A fine lunch!

Pho Bay Incheon, 1468, Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu 2F, Plaza City, Incheon, South Korea
+82 32-424-4201

Visited March 2017. You can find my review about Pho Bay Incheon also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 3/5, food 5/5.

I was invited for lunch in this Italian restaurant by some Korean business partners. The restaurant has a really modern feel to it and staff is really professional. I have to say I really enjoyed the meal Neoul served. I ordered the porcini risotto, which was no less than excellent. Very tasty and the cheese was perfectly balanced. As a starter we got some equally excellent salad and to finish off our lunch, staff brought some slices of pizza to our table. To be honest, I was very full after the superb risotto, but couldn’t resist trying a small slice of pizza. And yes, the pizza was as good as the other dishes. Very savoury!

Highly recommended.

Dining Noeul, 145, Hoedong-gil, Paju, Gyeonggi-do 10881, South Korea
http://www.diningnoeul.co.kr/main/main.php
+82 31-955-0070

Visited March 2017. You can find my review about Dining Noeul also on TripAdvisor. My scores: service 5/5, food 5/5.