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4.3 Below Average

Food  6      Ambience  8      Service  2      Value  1     

This place is over-hyped fusion food.

Its not 'Japanese' in the true gastronomic sense.

Nothing wrong with that, but please, don't blab on about it being 'pure'.

But the true evil is the cost of meals in this place - its outrageous bordering on criminal.

Food quality is 7/10. Service 6/10. Decor 8/10. Value for money 1/10.

And, on the day we were there, they had all the air-con blasting away, with all the doors open! Greenthinking they are not.

Do yourself a flavour, go elsewhere, your wallet/purse will appreciate it.

Better, cheaper elsewhere.

Mar 09, 2012

6.3 Average

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  3     

Aria was good when it first started, but seems to have gone 'up itself'. It has become so pretentious. The service is that uncomfortable 'sir', 'madam' repeated over and over again, and cloying, insincere, and the kind of claptrap that they learn in hospitality school.

And there's a dress code! In Brisbane in the twenty first century!

I think wearing a baseball cap on a hot summers day is acceptable, but not for Aria. It wasn't dirty, torn, or otherwise offensive. Yet I was asked to remove said cap as it might somehow bring Western Civilization to its knees at this particular lunchtime.

It felt like I'd walked into a 1950's RSL club and was besmirching the Australian Head Of State (HM The Queen)- unbelievable. And I told them so, but to no avail. Cap off if I wanted to eat. Nothing like a little blackmail as an appetizer to start a meal.

Meanwhile the office set we're wearing their cheap polyester suit pants and sweat stained shirts and crumply ties - very smart.

The food itself is still very good. (8/10) But the servings are less than filling, so one needs to order an entree and a dessert if one is to feel fed.

But the prices have become outrageous. Its extortion really. Example: $9.50 for a glass of mineral water.

For a restaurant that wants to charge on average $45 for a main, at lunchtime, I think its had its day.

Only the gullible, or silly cashed up will keep this going. I won't be back. Pity, as the food was good.

Mar 09, 2012

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  2      Service  4      Value  1     

Despite calling itself 'malaysian' cuisine, it's not. It's the usual pan asian mix served up to western palates who haven't got a clue, and Satay Hut exploits that.

It's bland, over sauced, over cooked food. The only passable dish on our outing was the green papaya salad, but I'd only give that a 3. Avoid at all costs if you like true Malaysian food, or indeed if you like food. Yuk.

Sep 04, 2011

4.3 Below Average

Food  6      Ambience  8      Service  2      Value  1     

This place is over-hyped fusion food.

Its not 'Japanese' in the true gastronomic sense.

Nothing wrong with that, but please, don't blab on about it being 'pure'.

But the true evil is the cost of meals in this place - its outrageous bordering on criminal.

Food quality is 7/10. Service 6/10. Decor 8/10. Value for money 1/10.

And, on the day we were there, they had all the air-con blasting away, with all the doors open! Greenthinking they are not.

Do yourself a flavour, go elsewhere, your wallet/purse will appreciate it.

Better, cheaper elsewhere.

Mar 09, 2012

6.3 Average

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  3     

Aria was good when it first started, but seems to have gone 'up itself'. It has become so pretentious. The service is that uncomfortable 'sir', 'madam' repeated over and over again, and cloying, insincere, and the kind of claptrap that they learn in hospitality school.

And there's a dress code! In Brisbane in the twenty first century!

I think wearing a baseball cap on a hot summers day is acceptable, but not for Aria. It wasn't dirty, torn, or otherwise offensive. Yet I was asked to remove said cap as it might somehow bring Western Civilization to its knees at this particular lunchtime.

It felt like I'd walked into a 1950's RSL club and was besmirching the Australian Head Of State (HM The Queen)- unbelievable. And I told them so, but to no avail. Cap off if I wanted to eat. Nothing like a little blackmail as an appetizer to start a meal.

Meanwhile the office set we're wearing their cheap polyester suit pants and sweat stained shirts and crumply ties - very smart.

The food itself is still very good. (8/10) But the servings are less than filling, so one needs to order an entree and a dessert if one is to feel fed.

But the prices have become outrageous. Its extortion really. Example: $9.50 for a glass of mineral water.

For a restaurant that wants to charge on average $45 for a main, at lunchtime, I think its had its day.

Only the gullible, or silly cashed up will keep this going. I won't be back. Pity, as the food was good.

Mar 09, 2012

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  2      Service  4      Value  1     

Despite calling itself 'malaysian' cuisine, it's not. It's the usual pan asian mix served up to western palates who haven't got a clue, and Satay Hut exploits that.

It's bland, over sauced, over cooked food. The only passable dish on our outing was the green papaya salad, but I'd only give that a 3. Avoid at all costs if you like true Malaysian food, or indeed if you like food. Yuk.

Sep 04, 2011