My first night out in beloved Ljubljana. Funny is that my very first business trip in my life, when I was 19 years old, so 15 years ago was to this lovely place. Lots has changed since then and lots stayed the same… And I was back here 2 years ago as part of my…
Restaurant Cubo, Ljubljana 8,3 out of 10
My second night in beloved Ljubljana. For dinner tonight I wanted something more then I do usual. I had a basic dinner the night before and had some spending money left so decided to search for one of Ljubljana’s better places. So I used my friend Tripadvisor on the net and hoped to find something…
Restaurant Phoenix, Zagreb (3.1 out of 10)
This restaurant is located in the new Phoenix project, including my hotel and plans for shopping malls. The sell the place like dream, but I think it’s more a nightmare…. (www.hotelphoenix.com) Since I had some dinners in the new year over the past few weeks, I decided, once again, not to go out and search…
Restaurant Culinaria Merksem / Antwerpen (7,6 out of 10)
I got an invitation to this restaurant by my parents in law to celebrate an upcoming birthday. (happy birthday Nicole!) This restaurant, http://www.restaurant-cuinaria.be , is placed just outside the city center of Antwerp in the part called Merksem. My parents were very enthusiastic about this restaurant because they went here a week before, and they really wanted…
Il Gambero Rosso Westmalle 2nd visit (8.9 out of 10)
Had the luck to come back to one of my favorite restaurants and test them again to see if the quality is still the same or even better then last time. http://www.ilgamberorosso.be I was here with some guests and the greeting is always warm and traditional, fresh lobsters staring at you when you enter…
Restaurant Si Senor Eindhoven (5.2 out of 10)
Being back in my old hometown of Eindhoven, having been at almost every restaurant in this city in the past, this time I ended up at tapasbar Si senor: http://www.sisenortapasbar.nl we had a long walk at the cultural tour called GLOW and my friends decided on Tapas, and this one was the closest by, not…
Restaurant Old Birdy ‘s-Gravenwezel Belgium (9.1 out of 10)
Finally time to put this restaurant on this site. Because this is place is my second home, at least almost…. coming here minimum of once a week and even 5 times in bad (or good) weeks, I can say I love to come here from the first time I came here 4 years ago. Of…
Restaurant / Hotel Elefant Riga (6.3 out of 10)
Staying for a night in this new and modern hotel just outside of Riga. http://www.elefanthotel.lv/ Having seen the menu, it was good enough and very versatile to make the easy decision not to go out to find a restaurant, this should do for tonight. Strange enough it was very windy in the restaurant, air conditioning blowing at full speed…
Restaurant Magnuna Tallinn (7.5 out of 10)
On my first night I walked passed this restaurant but since I had no feeling for Middle-East kitchen that night I passed the marvelous smells. On the second night, knowing what restaurants there are around Tallinn, I decided to give this restaurant a chance. (http://magnuna.ee/) I was in doubt if it was a Persian restaurant, Lebanese or Egypt,…
Restaurant Kaevukohvik Tallinn (7.5 out of 10)
First night out in Tallinn, Estonia. Walking around the old city, seeing so many good restaurants, all small with interesting menu’s, following my gut feeling and choosing Kaevukohvik restaurant.: http://www.kaevukohvik.ee/ The restaurant looked warm and friendly and the first thing I saw outside on the menu was Moose, so I wanted to go and taste that….
Restaurant Chinastar in Creil (5.5 out of 10)
Okay I started with Eastern Europe reviews but occasionally I am in ugly countries such as France as well…. I will soon be using someone to write reviews in the Western part I think…. That aint even the worst part, the fact that it was a Chinese restaurant should be the limit…. But you never know, maybe,…
Hotel / Restaurant Bali Paradizo Belgrade (7.5 out of 10)
Being in beautiful Belgrade and staying at a pretty cheap porn hotel, you know the kind, with bamboo beds and a sexy receptionist at the door…. I was only there because it was close to my next appointment. http://bali.rs/#axzz2BRO1HHgw And being outside of the city, not willing to travel at night after a long day a…
Hotel / restaurant Premier Aqua Vrdnik (6.5 out of 10)
Staying at thin new and luxurious 5***** hotel in the middle of nowhere…. Since I was back on my way from Zagreb to Belgrade, this seemed to be the perfect resting place. I don’t know why someone is putting up such a hotel in such a place but they probably have thought about it…. And it seems…
Istanbul by night boat and dinner tour (1 out of 10)
I’m going to be as short as possible about this Istanbul by night boat tour. Everybody warned me not to go to this worst tourist trap in the world, but stubborn as I am I wanted to see Istanbul by night! So I called 4 or 5 tour operators telling them that I wanted a NON-commercial boat…
Sandal Restaurant Istanbul (7 out of 10)
Yep, I’m aware of it, a name like Sandal for a Restaurant can’t be good because the meat probably tastes like a….. But whenever in Istanbul, please go to this street, since it is the most cozy restaurant street in all of Istanbul called Kumkapi street. Yes it is crowded but mostly by locals…
Restaurant 360 Intanbul (9.5 out of 10 !!!)
Second night in Istanbul (since I started this blog), went out to dinner with an old friend of mine, he recommended 360 restaurant, on a roof top terrace. Most of the time when something is on a rooftop terrace it is worth the visit. This restaurant chain is growing rapidly and is very well known…
The Hunger restaurant Istanbul (5 out of 10)
Just another business trip, only this time to one of the best cities in the world, one you most have seen before you die…I have been there a few times now and I love it more every time! ISTANBUL !!! First night I went to a restaurant named “The Hunger” and that sounded fitting to…
Restaurant Kolkovna Prague (7.5 out of 10)
This restaurant was chosen by my dear friend and customer Ladislav. http://www.kolkovna.cz The Restaurant has a few locations around the city of Prague and it’s well known for being a typical beer restaurant. And that is exactly what you see when you enter, a big beer kettle in the center of the restaurant: It was…
TGI Fridays Prague (yes really!) (8 out of 10)
Yes dear reader, it is true. Having been to literally thousands of restaurants in my life, I am still a big fan of TGI’s !!! Normally I do not post any franchise on here or even go there, but sometimes I make an exception and that is for this chain of restaurants. I just love…
Restaurant Kandinsky Kapellen (6.5 out of 10)
Just another Saturday, this time going out with my parents in law Lucien and Nicole after being to a crazy old neighborhood reunion with them in the middle of Antwerp. Time to have some dinner in on of their favorite restaurants, restaurant Kandinsky in Kapellen, near Antwerp. (http://www.kandinsky.be/) This restaurant you could describe as a traditional Flemish…
Restaurant Isabella Larnaca (4 out of 10)
Being tired after all the travel and visiting so many restaurants over the past few days I didn’t want to go out searching for the prefect restaurant. I just wanted some food close to the hotel. Staying at Sandy beach Spa resort on Dhekalia road there was more than enough to choose from nearby. A few months…
Restaurant Taverna pappi be frontara conti da Bamboo Nicosia (5.5 out of 10)
I know, writing a review about a restaurant you should at least remember the name correctly… so many people told me in Greek and it sounded like the above part and surely began with tavern and ended with bamboo…. The address I know, it is athenon 35 in Nicosia (or Lefkosia as they also call…
Restaurant Stoy Kyriaku (you write Etoy Kypiakoy in Greek) Nicosia (8.5 out of 10)
Located between Panama street and Paleologgou street this was a Tavern that I would never have found in my own. It was a high class typical Cypriotic tavern and we were brought here by our friend and customer Panayiotis. With a party of 5, all men, we were ready for a real traditional feeding frenzy….
Restaurant Salamis Larnaca (6.5 out of 10)
My first night of the week in beautiful Larnaca, I was searching for a place to eat pretty late at night. I first had to pick up my friend Florin from the airport and by the time we were on our way it was around 22.30 Since the hotel restaurant was already closed we had…
Restaurant Academiya Moscow (6,5 out of 10)
After walking away from the Kremlin on my last day, I found restaurant Academiya. And it was not easy finding something good in that neighborhood at first, I walked for 2 hours to find something that fits my needs… this was it: http://www.academiya.ru/ Being a warm day for Moscow, with 22 degrees, it was perfect to get…
Radisson boat cruise diner Moscow (7.5 out of 10)
On Saturday, the same kind people were so nice to treat me to a second dinner, this time on a boat…and normally eating was not meant to do on a boat because it is just for tourists or otherwise you will be getting to sick by the movement that what you eat never stays in……
Restaurant Kremlin Red wall Moscow (8 out of 10)
Look at the name your self, they called it Kremlin Red wall restaurant Address:15 Улица Варварка On this Friday night I was treated to a real Russian dinner by my customers in Moscow. They took me to a restaurant, not far from the Kremlin (2 miles max) called “the red wall” It is well known…
Restaurant @ Hotel Aristos Zagreb, Croatia (7.5 out of 10)
Just a quick post now. Since I will not be starting to write a review on every lunch I have, I do feel I need to show this quick one. By the way, I will not be starting with breakfast or late-night snacks or anything other then just regular dinner… But in this case just…
Restaurant Pod Grickim Topom, Zagreb, Croatia (7.5 out of 10)
During my last night in Zagreb I was walking around the city after visiting the museum of broken relationships. This museum by the way, is very funny and I can recommend it for anyone who likes a modern museum with a modern theme. Just walking down the hill the first restaurant I bumped into was this Pod…
Grill A&D Opatija, Croatia (6.5 out of 10)
Being tired of walking so many miles on my slippers over the past 2 days and having walked the Plitvice lakes, I did not feel much to go far from my hotel. On the streets there are many signs to the A&D Grill, so I followed them to end up at a very nice place…
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