Shantis Tae

Some of the food here was REALLY lovely and impressive 😳 The dishes were prepared with care and good ingredients, felt like coming home to someone you know is a good cook. However, the ambiance brought down the experience - all the guests were seated by the patio area, except one elderly white couple who basically got to have the restaurant for themselves, and it felt claustrophobic and stressful. The light in the patio area had a tired, hospital gleam, we had an artificial wall on one side of us and half a brick wall on the other, basically sitting right next to a couple who were playing clips on their phones out loud. As the delicious food is really quite expensive it would be nice to ENJOY the food better, and the atmosphere felt more stressful than enjoyable. Lastly, the staff repeatedly acted on gender stereotypes which felt a bit weird, e.g. the males get a menu with prices listed and females one without prices, assuming the white wine is for female company and meat for male etc. I will come back for the food, but make sure to request a more spacious table arrangement.

Really glad I found and did this tour and discovered amazing murals and street art! The whole neighborhood is full of murals and the tour only gives time to see a fraction of them so the tour serves as a great introduction. Really enjoyed the tour, however the guide seemed a bit stressed and didn't provide a proper introduction to the space and the tour itself, giving rise to strange/unnecessary questions from participants... There could also have been more focus and commentary on graffiti rather than just focusing on muralists. Nonetheless, I warmly recommend this tour for its high value for money, an expert guide, and world class art work!