Some Steakhouse
I'm not even going to mention the name of the steakhouse but feel free to guess based off the colour of the plates.
Ambience - was supposed to be comfy and homey I think? They have this repetitive obnoxious song which sounds like no-copyright music, though I'm not surprised considering the recent law. Also all these loud kids screaming and crying about, but it's supposed to be this family-diner-esque place so I'll let it slide because it's supposed to be families spending time together and the parents probably being too tired. I find that it tries too hard to come off as fancy, but ends up feeling rather cheap as a result.
Also, don't come to any restaurant alone like I did. Somehow waiters respect you less and you're easier to pick up the impressions that they're all huddled up in a certain spot, laughing at what seems to be you, right in front of you, or endlessly staring at you. Or maybe that was just my feeling. Still, super uncomfortable.
Complementary - bread. Sad, soppy, moist bread, but it's free anyway. They were generous enough to add some butter along with the bread, which unfortunately was still too cold and hard by the time it got out so it's pretty much unspreadable and just clumpy. If they knew any better I think they'd let it heat up a bit to room temperature before serving it, but maybe they were just trying to be nice by letting it out as soon as possible.
Drink - creme caramel tea that doesn't taste caramel at all. I was expecting something when the description said french spiced tea, but it pretty much turned out to be vanilla bourbon with a complementary tiny cup of milk as topping, and some sugar, and a pair of bread sticks, which were pathetically hardened like they caught air a long time ago. To be fair crackers were built to be hardened, so thats what dipping it in tea is for. Also the upside is that it's refillable so refill till the tea's all diluted I guess.
Croquette - just some potatoes. I'm not sure what else they put in it to create this super super smooth texture that contrasts the crispy bread-coated outer skin, which I thought was really pleasant. Unfortunately it tasted a bit stale for my liking, but less salt for the win. Also one could always argue that that is the functionality of some chilli sauce.
Caesar salad - salad with only a few thin tiny pieces of chicken strips. It's like they pulverized the chicken and picked up bits of it to cook, but I do appreciate that there are more veggies than the usual salad, and some additional rings of onion in there for a more interesting flavour. Personally I though it felt more like when Caesar got stabbed than when he was in his prime, but salad isn't their speciality here so I can't complain.
Borgar steak - is supposed to be their specialty or most favourite here. It was kinda disappointing too. The sauce was a bit too bland for barbeque, or black pepper, though the hamburger steak is no lie, it's hamburger patties, but for some reason fried. I thought it was an out of the ordinary choice for a steak to be not only grilled but also fried, so I'm not sure what they were going for in addition to a sunny side up topping as if the protein from the beef itself wasnt enough.
The veggie sides are pretty generous with a selection of longbeans, minced up carrots and peas, and some mustard cabbage, which I do appreciate. Sadly the french fries, upon chewing, felt like they're going through the King Louis' regime. I won't elaborate.
All in all, at least they're all still edible and decent. I found a piece of hair in my veggies but I'll let it pass because I didn't end up with projectile diarrhoea and severe stomach pain the next day. It was alright but I don't think I'd come back.