Last night, for the first time since its move, we dined at
Bamboo Bernies. The new restaurant really impressed me, while the wholo Maho area impresses me very little; minus Bliss and the old Bamboo Bernies that is. I was reluctant to go and try the new location, because the complex it is in did not convey the mood I seek when thinking of dinig out. In general in the past we never felt the locales we tried in that area were really our thing. True also, we have not tried all places yet, plus yesterday realised there are a few we did not see before... So as much as I dislike generalising, we have always generalised the opinion about Maho based on singular expereinces. The reason I don't like the Maho atmosphere is that it makes me feel old at 30:( Bad feeling. The people around me give me a vibe of them feeling old...while old is not on my mind at all. And I am not referring to the age of the people...but to an aged air they potray regardless of their age. I think people who act old while being young are just unhappy people and intuitively try to avoid their company. Hence our scarce returns to the places of Maho.
But since most of the restaurants in our area are still closed, and I really wanted sushi, we decided to drive all the way to the other side of the island and give the new location a shot. What a nice surprise it was to realise than not only was the food great (no mayo in sushi!....which I happen to find constantly on the French side), good drinks, but also the interior, music and general ambience made a very good impression. Service was kind, air co not exaggerated, trendy bathroom (I always pay attention to the bathrooms, it's a fetish;), the lounge area seemed very cosy and lastly, there were no mosquitoes, as it's all indoors.
It's a shame it's all the way opposite edge of the island, otherwise I would turn into a regular:)
I'm glad this time we got a nice minimalist japanese looking plate. Although I like very much the traditional boats they used to use, I can have them in other places. This plate served great and made the meal present itself wonderfully, much better than the other time when we were served on an oval dish with floral or other bas relief I could easily imagine wiener schnitzels on... So please use just these nice plain ones:)
[all pictures are our own]
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