Asia Today — Restaurant in Groningen

When i go out to eat a polite waiter is as important as the quality of the food. When i go there and asked to be seated she barely looked my way and pointed at a table, which, honestly i wouldn't have given it a second thought if that was the only thing. Sitting on a table in front of me was a guy waiting for his food. When she brough it, it was a take out, the guy was going to ask about a fork and immediately got interrupted in a rude manner by her saying: "didn't you order take out?!" When he was going to explain her that he just wanted a plastic fork or wooden chopsticks she turned her back and left. When the guy was getting up to leave a younger girl came rushing and gave him a plastic fork, someone with decency appeared. As for my interaction, i asked for an entry, shrimp soup, the tenderloin and, to drink, a full bottle of Rose wine. I usually prefer to do so and pay the whole bottle and drink what i wish without having to ask for a glass everytime which leaves me uncomfortable. She thought i should be uncomfortable already just requesting the bottle and re-checked it with me 3 times while looking with a very judgemental face. Had that not been enough, after 10 minutes she bring me a hand-written paper with the value for the everything i asked without having even brough anything. I felt discriminated because there were 3 more people there and she had not done that to them. I have 4 earrings and my beard was not proper, however i believe that is far from being a good reason to think i was going to run away after a meal of 71€, maybe for her that's an ammount that she would be willing to steal but i am no thief and, fortunately, i have no trouble paying such a small amount for food. When i went up to the counter to pre-pay i did tell her: i really hope your food is better than your service. After that she talked a bit better, which i believe is more due to the payment than my words. As for the food, the gyoza is trash. The shrimp soup is tasty but the shrimp came still with the shelling? First time i had ever seen that. The tenderloin is worth it, very good.

A good chef but it became clear why the restaurant was so empty, with that waiter there I don't believe they will ever be as good a restaurant...

Perfect ambience for a cozy dinner, especially for groups of 2-6. Beautifully designed interior that's nicely lit (not gloomy like lots of other places). With about a third of the seats filled it wasn't noisy, and I don't think it would be even when it is fully packed. Service was very kind and calm. They made sure to be available for any orders and did so discretely. The menu offers plenty for meat/fish lovers and vegetarians alike. The bibimbap (i.e. korean stonebowl) might be a little spicy for some, so you might want to pour the sauce yourself (service asked whether we'd prefer to pour ourselves). We have found that a few extra drinks help ;-) Personal favourites are the variety of gin tonics as well as the black sesame ice cream + mochi. All in all, we are very pleased and excited...

The food here is average，some dishes were tasty, while others were disappointing. The drinks were just poured from large bottles bought at Albert Heijn, which felt quite cheap for a restaurant setting. The service was the worst part of the experience. While one young waitress was friendly and tried her best, the attitude of the owner was shockingly rude. It felt like I was begging to be served rather than being treated as a paying customer. I honestly don’t understand how a restaurant can survive with this kind of service. Definitely won’t be...