Suggestions Box (Mar 2015)

Every month I list five things I'd like to see added, altered or abolished from the game. Because even though my long time of playing Restaurant Story clearly shows I love it, that doesn't mean it's perfect. Some of the ideas I'll air will be significant game changers while others will be low-key and irrelevant in the eyes of many of you readers.

In no particular order, here are this month's entries...

Game update: 25/03/15

Does your restaurant do a breakfast service? If not then it will now!

Notification for breakfast themed update

This week's update sees some breakfast additions which can add another dimension to your place. Everything is available to buy at level 16. Here's your customary list:

The Garlic Tree replanted

Following on from my refurbishment preview last week, the deed is done and The Garlic Tree has been given a makeover.

It had been just over a year since my last refit, and so it was about time I shook things up. Using my handy blueprint as a guide, it took around an hour on Thursday for me to complete the redesign. Here is the new look of my restaurant:

The Garlic Tree after refurbishment

I managed to stick to the blueprint in the main, with only a few minor alterations. As you can see above the general style has been maintained, with the main section still boasting the four-pillared centrepiece where most of the delicious food is placed. The String Quartet continue to provide the core of the musical backdrop with the Grand Piano and Elegant Harp offering additional entertainment.

Game update: 18/03/15

This week there's an opportunity to invest in a new cooking style, with a rotisserie themed update.

Notification for rotisserie update

All of this week's content can be accessed at level 15. Here's the comprehensive list:

The refresh blueprint

It was a year ago this week that I made my penultimate expansion and completely overhauled the layout of The Garlic Tree. In the 12 months since I've made my final expansion and completed the formidable task of mastering every recipe in the game, but the arrangement of my place has broadly remained the same.

So the time has come for a refresh! I've been formulating a new design in my head for a good while and have this week put it to work with a blueprint. Here it is:

Blueprint for new layout of The Garlic Tree

Game update: 11/03/15

Are your cooking skills really up to scratch?

Notification for cooking class update

This week's update revolves around cooking classes, with a selection of new content now live in the market for players at level 13 and beyond. There's also another round of Christmas removals, but we'll get to them in due course. Here's the complete list of additions:

Mystery crimes party goals content report

Last week's update brought with it a new set of goals, as we investigated a mystery crime. The goals include an opportunity to unlock a number of entities which otherwise would be unavailable, and it is in this report I shall analyse the quality of said items.

We start this thorough going over with the two new appliances and the recipes they contain. Kudos to Storm8 for the Gas Stove - it's a cooker which actually looks realistic which is something of a rarity in the game. It's not overworked and that's the way I like it! The Mystery Machine is much less inconspicuous with its question mark on top, but at least it's got a cool name!

The real mystery lies in the recipes within. We begin the interrogation with the Gas Stove's offerings.

Christmas content removal announced

It's taken a while to come through, but following on from removals of content from the other holiday themes, a Christmas shedding was announced late yesterday.

Notification for Christmas content removal

Usually these removals are announced alongside the weekly update, but yesterday it came a number of hours later for some reason. Perhaps this was related to the lateness of the update itself going up?

Mystery crime party goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Monday 6th April 2015.

In with this week's update is a brand new set of goals pertaining to a crime which has been committed in the restaurant!

By completing these goals you can get exclusive access to three floor decorations, two appliances and six recipes, so it's well worth your while to get out a magnifying glass and inspect the steps closely.

Here is the complete list of goal steps:

• Step 1: Deceptive Decor
• Step 2: Put the P.I. in Pie
• Step 3: Suspicious Skillets
• Step 4: An Enigmatic Entree
• Step 5: Cookie Conundrum
• Step 6: Scene of the Souffle
• Step 7: Let's Close the Book
• Sidestep A: Asking Around
• Sidestep B: Matching Maybes

Game update: 04/03/15

A late update! It's a mystery...

This week we are delving into some criminal cases to try and decipher some unresolved mysteries. There is a set of goals included too, so get ready to cook like crazy to unlock some of the new content. Here's your usual list:

Tables:

• Question Table - 8,000 coins