Animal water park goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Tuesday 12th September 2017.

As the summer approaches its end, how about a trip to see the turtles and the whales?! The latest update includes a fresh set of goals which take us on a water safari.

With four floor decorations, two appliances and six recipes there for the taking, don't hold back! There are 15 days available from the outset to complete the quest and obtain all of these unlockables.

Here is the complete list of steps:

• Step 1: The Blue Ocean Floor
• Step 2: Nori-nomics
• Step 3: Phytoplankton In My Pastries
• Step 4: Smooth As Seaweed
• Step 5: Blowing Up The Spot
• Step 6: Don't Be Crabby
• Step 7: Tart Of The Sea
• Sidestep A: Deep Sea Exploration
• Sidestep B: Marine Makeover

Bonus Goals: 'Whale Watching' (Unlocks after Step 5):

• Step 1
• Step 2
• Step 3

Game update: 29/08/17

Another update has landed in Restaurant Story, and to the surprise of no-one, it's a 15 day goal set!

Introduction to animal water park themed goals

Seven of the last nine updates - dating back to the start of May - have been quests, with all of them coming with a 15 day window of opportunity. The remaining two updates were both sales, with existing content marked down for a limited time. Believe it or not we've not had a 'regular' non-goals update for more than five months.

Suggestions Box (Aug 2017)

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.

You can share your own suggestions too via the comments. If I like them, I may even include them in the next instalment!

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

Pirate goals content report

With the pirate themed goals expiring yesterday evening now is the perfect time for us to have a review of this latest event. And with this goal set there's much more to talk about than just the recipes and decor which was unlocked along the way.

Introduction of pirate themed goals

The goal structure was given a much needed facelift, with the sidesteps which usually aid progress in the main strand of the goals being a completely independent entity. Once you reached halfway in the quest a mini goal set entitled 'The Jolliest Roger' opened up, and consisted of three steps. Each called for the cooking of basic appliance dishes which meant a real nostalgic experience for long time players such as myself. It's been a long time since I mastered everything on the basic cookers, and consequently I don't tend to spend much time looking at them. Never did I think the likes of Macaroni Cheese and BBQ Wings would be on the menu at The Garlic Tree again, but there you have it!

App update: 10/08/17

It may be over a week ago now, but I thought it would be a good idea to review a rare app update on iOS for Restaurant Story.

Version 1.8.0 was released on 10th August and reported to include 'bug fixes' and 'performance improvements' which is not the most insightful of descriptions. Having had a good scout of the game since updating, it appears to me that there is only one notable change, but it is very much notable.

A '2x coin boost' feature has been added which gives players the opportunity to earn double the coins for a limited time period. It's an interesting concept and is a change which can only have a positive impact.

So how does this mechanism work? Well, upon tapping the '2x' icon positioned towards the top of the screen, a window will pop up:

RS2 News (Aug 2017)

It's time for my monthly news bulletin for Restaurant Story 2, and there is plenty of water has passed under the bridge since my last update. One cruise has finished, another two have come and gone, and a fourth is now in progress. Add to that three more goal sets provided by Lani, and it's been a bumper month.

But don't get too excited. There's a familiar theme to proceedings, with content revisited and rehashed. We're at a point now where I'm debating whether these reviews are even worth bothering with since new news is actually old news. I guess the question is this - how long can Storm8 go on with this string of re-releases before either killing the game or breathing new life into it with fresh content?

Pirate goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Thursday 25th August 2017.

The pirates have landed their ship and need feeding, so I strongly suggest that we complete some goals to fill their stomachs (and earn some exclusive content along the way!)

There are two appliances, six recipes and one floor decoration awaiting discovery from the most recent goals update, and they can only be accessed by progressing through the numerous tasks. You've got 15 days to set your heading and hit the high seas or else it'll be a case of walking the plank. That means that the quest is likely to vanish on Thursday 24th August.

Here is the complete list of steps:

• Step 1: Yo Ho, Yo Ho
• Step 2: Mermaid Mayhem
• Step 3: A Leg Up
• Step 4: Ocean View Seating
• Step 5: Jumping To Conclusions
• Step 6: Beached Cuisine
• Step 7: Ahoy Me Mateys
• Step 8: Don't Be Shellfish
• Step 9: Small Clams Court
• Sidestep A: The Jolliest Roger Part 1
• Sidestep B: The Jolliest Roger Part 2
• Sidestep C: The Jolliest Roger Part 3

Note that the strand of sidesteps begin after the completion of Step 5 and are not connected to the main strand - they offer the opportunity to earn a completely separate prize.

Game update: 10/08/17

Perhaps unexpectedly given that it was only on Tuesday that the Winter in July goals expired, we have yet another quest on our hands.

Introduction to pirate themed goals

We're being invaded by pirates with this update, with a range of new content. As usual when there are goals in the offing some of the decor can be bought straight off the bat, while others are locked away and can only be obtained via the numerous tasks.

Here is your complete list of additions:

Tables:

• Helm Table - 19,000 coins

Winter in July goals content report

There's just a couple more days before the most recent goal set expires. The winter in July themed update did not get much love from me when first released, but have the goals done anything to change my tune?

The long and short of it is that I am still not a fan of this theme, but my coldness towards it has thawed somewhat. That's because there are some aspects of it which are suitable for the summer months, with the recipes in particular ideal for cooling down on a hot day. But generally I'm not all that impressed when looking at the greater picture. Of course you can't like every theme, and in fairness Storm8 have produced some superb goal sets when it comes to content recently, so I guess we were due a less than enthralling one.

On to some of the unlockables then, starting with the first of two appliances. The Snow Machine requires 6 Gears, 6 Magical Snowballs and 10 Cooler Coils to build, with the latter of these a new part.

The Garlic Tree Turns Five

It's only a week ago that I was celebrating one momentous milestone with the blog reaching one million page views, and now I have another - it was five years ago this past Thursday that my restaurant, The Garlic Tree, opened its doors for the first time.

It's been quite a journey since I first downloaded and opened Restaurant Story. I can still remember visiting Stormie's Store for the first time back when it was a gigantic trove of rare decor and having no idea what I was doing when it came to tipping and the like. Five years on I've built an empire and have thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many terrific players who have gone on to become fantastic neighbours.

With this being such a massive occasion I couldn't let it pass by without some razzmatazz. So let's take a trip to my place, starting with the front garden which has been decked out with fun and games.