Players Favorite Restaurants and Why

Hermitgirl · January 2019

I thought it would great to get some player input on restaurants that worked wonderfully for them game play wise and why.
So show us some pictures, the builders name and builds name on the gallery and why you enjoyed it so much.
Doesn't matter if you made the build by the way.. as long as you played in it too!

Hermitgirl · January 2019

Today I played in one called Plant Based Diner the creator on the gallery is suusja.
I put it Johnny Quest's old lot. It's compact and one story. Mostly I loved it because the interior is gorgeous. The flow was also good.
The food menu choices looked great as did the servers uniforms.
My sim stayed there for two meals and is trying to get celebrity points by dating Judith Ward so it wasn't just about getting in and out for me but I clocked the order time to completion to be 2 and a half to 3 hours for the date. I did put some lights in the bathroom, added a woohoo bush because.. reasons and took out some pet items.

Hermitgirl · January 2019

Today I went to one called Fortnite Palm Diner made by cleopatra1357
Now I don't play Fortnite, but I liked the way it looked and it was a great idea to do. I put it in my Stardew Valley save. The dining experience was good and the flow was good.. The waitress had an x over her head once and I think it was trying to serve some sims that went outside to eat at a picnic table near the garbage cans. I did think it was funny.. but I might have to see if that was causing the problem. My sims were served fine though.
Anyway, it's cute, eclectic and made me smile and it worked without trouble so here's my pics. Sorry about the overcast it's winter in Oasis Springs.

Come on people show me one you like to send your sims too that is available on the gallery!

klestrella · January 2019

This is a cool thread idea!

OP: the "Plant Based Diner" you mentioned is so beautiful! The interior design is just stunning; I love the use of the Jungle Adventure build/buy items and placement of the candles on the half-walls.

I actually have five different restaurants I keep in my save files, but I'll only mention the one that stands out the most to me so as to not post a mile-long comment.

This restaurant is one of my absolute favorites. In fact, I always transfer it between my saves because I love it so much. I place it on the "Old Salt House" lot in San Myshuno because I think it really complements the style of the city, specifically the Spice District. It's called Asian on the Wharf by SpecterCody. I believe I modified it slightly, but it's overall the same. I think the interior design and color scheme is beautiful; it seems like it would be such a fun place to visit IRL. Also, I send my sims there frequently and have never had any major issues with it. The wait staff navigates the building efficiently and my sims receive their orders in a much more timely manner than I've encountered with other restaurants I've played. Here are some pictures...

Hermitgirl · January 2019

That place looks great @klestrella .. love the colors I'm going to find it to use in my saves also. I have to admit a huge part of wanting to do this thread is to see places that work well in others games as well as look pretty good doing it

. Thanks and show as many as you like!

klestrella · January 2019

Hermitgirl wrote: »

That place looks great @klestrella .. love the colors I'm going to find it to use in my saves also. I have to admit a huge part of wanting to do this thread is to see places that work well in others games as well as look pretty good doing it . Thanks and show as many as you like!

I'm glad to know you also like the build. I highly recommend other builds by the creator of that restaurant; the attention to detail, architectural design, and color-coordination are always spot-on. I can only hope to build like that some day.

I may have to come back with more pictures later...I'll just have to make sure I can find the original creators' names to credit them. Also, I do hope more members comment here; it would be nice to see more restaurant recommendations.

Sigzy05 · January 2019

I have two or so restaurants in my gallery that I tested, you could check 'em out.

Just an advice, don't make booths with one table and two couches attached to them, sims will bug out and teleport a lot with ruting errors. They aren't like in TS3 and weren't made to work like actual booths.

kalaksed · January 2019

i've got six different restaurants in my game and love them all but think some are a bit too niche for most players (such as 'sensational sixam', my alien-themed restaurant with all alien staff, the experimental foods and other things like the alien fruit tarts on the menu)

two of the three that i'm sharing here are placed in the vacation worlds, so can be a bit hard to reach in my game, but they fit the areas so beautifully... you'll only be able to visit restaurants on vacation lots either while your sim is vacationing in that world or when they get a random invite from an unplayed sim

first up is 'the cabin' by mightysneeze

it's a sizeable rustic cabin that's been set up in granite falls, replacing one of the rentable cabins there. i've done a fair bit of editing to the lot and menu, but mostly just adding decor from cats and dogs and a few other things (i think the various feathers from north american birds look great hanging up here. as for the menu, i've changed it to mostly have the dishes you'd expect to find in a place like this, including things varying from burgers and steaks to seafood chowder, salmon croquettes, all the 'great meal' dinners and more)

here you can see some of the feathers on the walls, and i think the 'welcome bear' is a great touch

next up, we've got 'a taste of selvadorada' by dannydanbo

as you can likely imagine, this one got placed in selvadorada (replacing the 8 bedroom lot). like the previous one, this one's been edited a bit, though in this case it was mostly just adding vegetation outside to make it blend more into the jungle. i also added the various mexican dishes from city living to the menu, as well as things like fish tacos and pan de muerto. it should, of course, already have all the selvadoradan dishes listed. something i found interesting that i really liked for it is the fact that nearly all the staff are selvadoradan natives, just the chefs are randomly created for it

bathrooms and entrance are on the second floor, dining area and kitchen down on first

last up is 'coastal tide' by killerbunny787

this one i was really wanting to put in brindleton bay on or near the pier, but the lots there were all too small, alas. so it's on the waterfront in windenberg instead. outdoors pictures are going to be a little dark, since it's currently thunderstorming in that world. as with the previous lots, this one has had some editing done, mostly adding the fishing-related decor from cats and dogs to the walls, fishing nets, boueys, that kind of stuff. the menu was edited similarly, since the lot was created before cats and dogs was even announced

this lot has a small seating area above the kitchen/restrooms as well as the main area downstair

...i really need to get around to putting fish in these aquariums...

Hermitgirl · January 2019

These are great going to try some out later in my game. I might post screenshots of use. I especially like the cabin theme. The others look gorgeous @kalaksed. I might have to put some in game screenshots of my own. Thanks also @Sigzy05 I'll look yours up while in. Might have to make a critic to check all this stuff out

LadyKyn · January 2019

Here's a favorite restaurant of mine I found in the gallery called Maison Le Fanu, which is located and fits right into Forgotten Hollow.
It has a very nice dark and mysterious atmosphere with some Victorian themes. Plus the waiters are dressed as butlers too. The menu also has plasma related recipes for vampires.

musteni · January 2019

The pictures posted this far are tempting me to add new restaurants...

They are my favourite community lots and I already have many that I like in my game. I have edited most of them at least a little but will post the original creators. I haven't built restaurants myself really but I edited one premade Maxis building and turned it into a restaurant.

Garlic Sanctuary by musteni (Maxis building):

This restaurant isn't very straight forward because it's officially two floors. I remodeled it specially to have a restaurant in Forgotten Hollow. It's not a place that all my sims would happily visit because of eerie atmosphere. It's never boring though when someone dares to go there.

Factory Restaurant by XSimmer (original build by ruthless_kk):

I love visiting Factory Restaurant. It's casual enough, yet stylish and interesting. I've edited it so that it's also kid & toddler friendly. The restaurant is basically on one floor, there's just a bar upstairs. I like that there's an option to eat outdoors but also good tables indoors.

Stragazer Restaurant by EPaffrath:

In my game this restaurant is the classiest where you can take your date to. The view over SanMyshuno is stunning. After Get Famous I added there a red rope so it's a little bit more exclusive now. Will see how that works out. Downstairs there's a bar, bathrooms and a DJ area which get very little use, perhaps one day I'll have a sim throw a party there.

Candle Garden by umao070:

This was my favourite restaurant partly because of the location by the water in Windenburg. Seasons caused me huge trouble because the dining area is outdoors. I had to build a glass roof to keep sims dry. The building also has uptsairs room but it's empty (great for living quarters or extra tables). I want to try running this restaurant but don't know yet which sim will get to own it.

joRN1414 · January 2019

These are some really great restaurants! I'm digging the 'a taste of selvadorada' the most though. Great kitchen and stair placement.

tclvis · January 2019

> @joRN1414 said:
> These are some really great restaurants! I'm digging the 'a taste of selvadorada' the most though. Great kitchen and stair placement.

I needed a Selvadoradan building, and I lack talent and patience for building, so thanks for this, and @Hermitgirl and @Sigzy05 for showcasing some excellent additions to my sparse neighborhoods. My poor Sims now have places to go besides the park!

Hermitgirl · January 2019

I want to keep watching and hope more people post their in game favorites. I like sending my sims to different restaurants now and then and frankly don't like the trial and error of just using the gallery. So keep them coming!

musteni · January 2019

It's sad that the GP section isn't really active at the moment. I would really like to see more as well

gladlypants · January 2019

These are all fantastic! I downloaded quite a few, can't wait to get them in my game! Not sure which I am most excited about! I still have a few lots I need to update in my current save, and have some restaurants I've downloaded I'm really unhappy with right now. :s

I don't think I can post links or images on the forms yet, but my favorite restaurant I use currently is Small Mexican Restaurant by Mandykay77. It's simple but it reminds me so much of the restaurants my husband and I love to visit ourselves. Thank you all so very much for sharing!

TheHarbinger_51 · January 2019

LadyKyn wrote: »

Here's a favorite restaurant of mine I found in the gallery called Maison Le Fanu, which is located and fits right into Forgotten Hollow.
It has a very nice dark and mysterious atmosphere with some Victorian themes. Plus the waiters are dressed as butlers too. The menu also has plasma related recipes for vampires.

Whoooooa

Trippie25 · January 2019

Wow some of these restaurants are beautiful, and I will be checking them out! I really enjoy taking my sims out to restaurants especially when they can learn new recipes, or just eat things that they don't normally cook at home (experimental foods and steaks and such). So I've gone to many restaurants and wanted to get in on sharing a couple of my favorites. I can't post photos yet, but trust me they are worth checking out!

1.) The Frisky LLama by Sim Doughnut It works wonderfully in Oasis Springs, and my sims tend to get sat on the rooftop patio, allowing them to take in views of the sunset while they eat. Its a Selvadoradan style build that just has tons of personality. Its probably my favorite.
2.) Crab Cove Restaurant by Reblab Great Brindleton Bay restaurant. Built of mostly wood it just blends in with its surrounding so well. Like it always belonged there. It's a nice seafood restaurant that feels, like a real place you might find on the docks.
3.) Green Heinz by GiinaPreciious Its a super nice, modern, vegan/ vegetarian restaurant. Beautiful decor everywhere.

Hermitgirl · January 2019

It won't take too long for you to become a member @Trippie25. I'll try to check these out in my game tonight.. well at least one of them and I'll post it

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Opps just looked at your join date, maybe it will take awhile. You need to post some more.

gladlypants · January 2019

> @Trippie25 said:
> Wow some of these restaurants are beautiful, and I will be checking them out! I really enjoy taking my sims out to restaurants especially when they can learn new recipes, or just eat things that they don't normally cook at home (experimental foods and steaks and such). So I've gone to many restaurants and wanted to get in on sharing a couple of my favorites. I can't post photos yet, but trust me they are worth checking out!
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> 1.) The Frisky LLama by Sim Doughnut It works wonderfully in Oasis Springs, and my sims tend to get sat on the rooftop patio, allowing them to take in views of the sunset while they eat. Its a Selvadoradan style build that just has tons of personality. Its probably my favorite.
> 2.) Crab Cove Restaurant by Reblab Great Brindleton Bay restaurant. Built of mostly wood it just blends in with its surrounding so well. Like it always belonged there. It's a nice seafood restaurant that feels, like a real place you might find on the docks.
> 3.) Green Heinz by GiinaPreciious Its a super nice, modern, vegan/ vegetarian restaurant. Beautiful decor everywhere.

I snagged all of these for future placement, but WOW the Green Heinz one looks gorgeous, can't wait to give it a try!!

Hermitgirl · January 2019

I decided to send my sims to the Crab Cove Restaurant by Reblab that was suggested by @Trippie25.
It was really nicely put together. My sims date took approx 4 hours from requested seating to finishing up. The only issue I had was the lighting that I think was placed with MOO.. I can't find it and it was pretty bright where my sims were sitting and the pictures show that (maybe someone can tell me how to find that light object) either way I'm keeping the place in my game. I loved all the little touches and the way the creator dressed the workers .. the host was in a Pirates Costume

. The menu was also done to reflect the place as expected. Thanks for suggesting this. I'll try the other ones as I play when it's time to send my sims out

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Here's some shots:

Duh, I realize I only took pictures on the top floor. It's on a small lot but it's packed with details. I also have rain/snow ect turned off.. so not sure how that might affect the place as it seems open to air. I'm not a fan of using a lot of MOO but was very pleased that it worked well for me. There was one family that didn't seem to want to sit on the bottom floor and eventually left so I might troubleshoot that area next time.

gladlypants · January 2019

I just tried out The Gilded Garden Pub by SpecterCody (I found it in SpecterCody's gallery when I went to pick up Asian on the Wharf that was suggested by @klestrella )

It's incredible! Favorite restaurant I have visited with my Sims, I do believe.

stilljustme2 · January 2019

My World's View Restaurant, located above the Arts Quarter in San Myshuno. Menu includes all the CL and JA dishes.

Outdoor patio area:

I kind of like how I used the enlarge key to do the symbol in the elevator entry area:

kokoro80 · February 2019

A few of my favourites that I tend to use all the time:

The Solar Flare in Oasis Springs by PeachesPlace (a fantastic builder and I have most of their lots in my game)

Plenty of Fish, a seafood restaurant in Windenburg made by me and where a lot of my sims get engaged

Waterside Warble, the karaoke club in San Myshuno modified into a vegetarian restaurant and available on the gallery under my origin ID Kokoro80

ldmarko · February 2019

Chez Llama for it's unusual dishes & romantic environment, it's perfect for date night. For family outings I like Hogan's Burger Bar, because I placed it & the bowling alley next to each other in Oasis Springs (replacing the museum & Solar Flare lounge), so they usually go to dinner first then bowling.

Hermitgirl · February 2019

Thanks for new suggestions everyone. I found a new builder and I want to test some restaurants so will probably post pics after I do

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