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	<title>Comments on: Lo-Shu Restaurant &#38; Wine Bar</title>
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		<title>By: VegasSteve</title>
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		<dc:creator>VegasSteve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This place is an intimate type lounge-restaurant.  Anything more than 30 people inside for dinner and it's going to be crowded.  Although I liked the interior from a layout and decor perspective, I didn't enjoy it from a dining perspective because I was expecting formal dining chairs and tables (there are only a couple of those downstairs).

The appetizers were very good, a nice wine list and the dinners were well prepared with the exception of my meal which was listed in the menu as having a cucumber sauce taste had absolutely no resemblance to a cucumber sauce.  The fish served with it was nice and moist, so it was a letdown that the sauce was not as advertised.  The service needs to be polished up a bit as the food seemed to take a long time before it was served and all the main meals were not served at the same time (approximately 10 minutes between the first party being served to the last party being served)

The lighting is good and the music the evening we had dinner was ambient jazz played at a level that didn't require you to raise your voice to be heard at the table.

If you're looking for more of an informal type dinner environment, a place to meet friends after work or before heading out for a late evening, this is a good place to start.&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;label&gt;Rating&lt;/label&gt;: 3&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars30disp.gif"&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class='eg-image' style='float:right; margin-left:10px; display:block; width:60px' ><a href="http://www.durianseed.com/profile/?userid=VegasSteve"><img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a7f7c905213f8fd0e218e68c6ebd2015&amp;size=60&amp;rating=G&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.durianseed.com%2Fwp-content%2Fimages%2Fblankavatar.gif' width='60' height='60' alt='' class='avatar avatar-60 easygravatar' /></a></span>This place is an intimate type lounge-restaurant.  Anything more than 30 people inside for dinner and it&#8217;s going to be crowded.  Although I liked the interior from a layout and decor perspective, I didn&#8217;t enjoy it from a dining perspective because I was expecting formal dining chairs and tables (there are only a couple of those downstairs).</p>
<p>The appetizers were very good, a nice wine list and the dinners were well prepared with the exception of my meal which was listed in the menu as having a cucumber sauce taste had absolutely no resemblance to a cucumber sauce.  The fish served with it was nice and moist, so it was a letdown that the sauce was not as advertised.  The service needs to be polished up a bit as the food seemed to take a long time before it was served and all the main meals were not served at the same time (approximately 10 minutes between the first party being served to the last party being served)</p>
<p>The lighting is good and the music the evening we had dinner was ambient jazz played at a level that didn&#8217;t require you to raise your voice to be heard at the table.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking for more of an informal type dinner environment, a place to meet friends after work or before heading out for a late evening, this is a good place to start.
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<li><label>Rating</label>: 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars30disp.gif"/></li>
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		<title>By: GotSeoul</title>
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		<dc:creator>GotSeoul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Overall we liked this place and would come back again.  The restaurant is set up more like an ultra-lounge than a restaurant.  There are some tables but there are couches and chairs with coffee tables and such to seat guests.  The decor was very smart in what I would call an Asian-Euro style.

We ended up sitting on the second level loft and had it all to ourselves so our group of four were able to have a nice private conversation.

The music played was a nice ambient Electronic Trip-Hop along with video of supermodels on a large screen at one end of the restaurant.  We really liked music and felt it set a good mood for the establishment.

The staff were quite good, knew the menu well, and were able to answer questions we had about the food items without having to go to the back and ask.

While it is a wine bar and restaurant, we were here for food only this evening.  On the drink menu there is an assortment of juices available, something like 10-15 different types of juices.  You can get smoothies as well.  There was not a large assortment of beer as it is a wine bar. From glancing at the wine-list there seemed to be a selection that pretty much anyone would find something they liked.

The food was quite good.  There were four of us and we ordered:

Starters:
- Vietnamese Spring Rolls (really good)
- Mozzarella and Mango Skewer (really good)

Main Meals:
- Mango Chicken (very tasty) Would order this again for sure.
- Chicken Souvlaki Wrap (very good) would order this again for sure.
- A Thai Dish, don't remember the name (pretty good)
- Halibut (good)

The 2 Starters, 4 Mains, and 4 non-alcoholic drinks, with VAT and Service Charge ran about 1800 baht and change.  Not cheap but the good quality of the food and the atmosphere of the restaurant makes this a reasonable amount.

The only small complaint for the visit was that the food came out one at a time.  This was OK for the starters.  The main dishes were brought out one at a time as well.  The timespan between the delivery of the first and last main was somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes.  Ten minutes may be a bit high, but a place as nice as this should be able to coordinate the delivery of the mains to the table.

The other side of that coin is that the dishes were brought out as soon as they were ready so one could argue that would be better.  And in a lounge atmosphere, sipping wine and drinks, having mains delivered at different times may not be that much of a problem.

To recap this is a nice restaurant lounge that is good for socializing over a bit of drinks and nibbles. I will definitely be back. The place has the potential for 5 star Durian Seed rating.  The only reason I give 4 stars was the delivery of the mains described above. If that would not be an issue for you then read this as 5 stars.&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;label&gt;Rating&lt;/label&gt;: 4&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars40disp.gif"&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class='eg-image' style='float:right; margin-left:10px; display:block; width:60px' ><a href="http://www.durianseed.com/profile/?userid=GotSeoul"><img src='http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/avatars/gotseoul.jpg' width='60' height='60'</a/></a></span>Overall we liked this place and would come back again.  The restaurant is set up more like an ultra-lounge than a restaurant.  There are some tables but there are couches and chairs with coffee tables and such to seat guests.  The decor was very smart in what I would call an Asian-Euro style.</p>
<p>We ended up sitting on the second level loft and had it all to ourselves so our group of four were able to have a nice private conversation.</p>
<p>The music played was a nice ambient Electronic Trip-Hop along with video of supermodels on a large screen at one end of the restaurant.  We really liked music and felt it set a good mood for the establishment.</p>
<p>The staff were quite good, knew the menu well, and were able to answer questions we had about the food items without having to go to the back and ask.</p>
<p>While it is a wine bar and restaurant, we were here for food only this evening.  On the drink menu there is an assortment of juices available, something like 10-15 different types of juices.  You can get smoothies as well.  There was not a large assortment of beer as it is a wine bar. From glancing at the wine-list there seemed to be a selection that pretty much anyone would find something they liked.</p>
<p>The food was quite good.  There were four of us and we ordered:</p>
<p>Starters:<br />
- Vietnamese Spring Rolls (really good)<br />
- Mozzarella and Mango Skewer (really good)</p>
<p>Main Meals:<br />
- Mango Chicken (very tasty) Would order this again for sure.<br />
- Chicken Souvlaki Wrap (very good) would order this again for sure.<br />
- A Thai Dish, don&#8217;t remember the name (pretty good)<br />
- Halibut (good)</p>
<p>The 2 Starters, 4 Mains, and 4 non-alcoholic drinks, with VAT and Service Charge ran about 1800 baht and change.  Not cheap but the good quality of the food and the atmosphere of the restaurant makes this a reasonable amount.</p>
<p>The only small complaint for the visit was that the food came out one at a time.  This was OK for the starters.  The main dishes were brought out one at a time as well.  The timespan between the delivery of the first and last main was somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes.  Ten minutes may be a bit high, but a place as nice as this should be able to coordinate the delivery of the mains to the table.</p>
<p>The other side of that coin is that the dishes were brought out as soon as they were ready so one could argue that would be better.  And in a lounge atmosphere, sipping wine and drinks, having mains delivered at different times may not be that much of a problem.</p>
<p>To recap this is a nice restaurant lounge that is good for socializing over a bit of drinks and nibbles. I will definitely be back. The place has the potential for 5 star Durian Seed rating.  The only reason I give 4 stars was the delivery of the mains described above. If that would not be an issue for you then read this as 5 stars.
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<li><label>Rating</label>: 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars40disp.gif"/></li>
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