I had heard good things about Unome so I went looking and found it behind Parkson Plaza closer to Olympic Square than Renmin Square (the Metro Line 2 station is actually midway between the 2 squares)
My test of a place like this is the...quality of the risotto. I've never had an excellent one in China and Unome's ham, mushroom and cream sauce risotto came close. Genuine arboria rice (of course) cooked well to all dente and super proscuttio? ham. However the sauce was just a little dull, so I can only rate it 8 out 10. However the lasagna we also ordered was my best in China, a generous portion with a deliciously dressed small salad and a slice of tasty grain bread. And shaved parmeson, a cut above the OK Kraft powdered stuff I score this 9.75 out of 10, OK let's be generous too, 10 out of 10 then. Add an excellent Americano coffee, a delicious mango smoothie and decadent Belgian chocolate cake and it all adds up to waigouren bliss in the Zhonggou kingdom.
Most of the foreigner-friendly restaurants seem to focus on pizza and burgers. This place does Western healthy and classic.
Friendly and attentive service from the Russian waitress who spoke super English, great setting and comfortable furniture and it's all good. Not cheap but quality has it's own reward. Quality + price = value. My first choice for a return visit before I leave Dalian soon. Hope I make it back.More