Pace Bene is the newest kid on the block catering to the expat crowd. This trendy dig’s main eating area is on the third floor roof deck. On a nice night, it’s the place to be in Banda Aceh. The kitchen, headed by a chef from Turin cooks up only 2 entrees per night, a home made pasta and a fish ($4-$5). Dessert menu is creative but does not change nightly. Be warned, the service is atrocious after 7pm and on a busy night, one or both dishes may run out by the middle of dinner service. Show up early if you want to eat or be prepared for a long evening and ready your nerves for inattentive staff.
Tropicana is a two-storey Chinese establishment in the Chinatown area was around before the tsunami. Its got the most extensive menu in town and includes such delicacies as Shark Fin Soup. Their beef stir fries are top notch and so is the Tom Yom Soup – in a clear broth loaded with seafood. The only flawed dish is the Szechuan Hot and Sour Soup. It’s not hot or sour, just plain salty! The restaurant’s upstairs sitting area is large but claustrophobic with no windows. Late in the evenings there is karaoke as well as salsa dancing. Beer is served here.
2 comments:
Hey, since you're talking restaurants, I have a question for you. I went to Zaytinya's a couple of nights ago. It's the second time I've been there.
The wait staff was surly as all heck, especially when we didn't order drinks or dessert (drink had happened at their bar...) We split the tap, and we found out the next day that they had charged one of my friends the entire bill, in addition charging everyone else their share.
Have you noticed this before? Does their staff have a bad rep?
The crappy service at Zaytinya is pretty well-known. Personally, I think the food there is on the crappy end as well. Much prefer going to Jaleo or Oyamel if I'm looking for the small-plate experience.
I hope you called them and bitched about the mistake they made with your bill and posted your horrible experience on the Washingtonpost.com restaurant section.
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