I had a lovely dinner with my lovely wife and met a lovely fellow compatriot here at Flemings Grill last night. The dinner consisted of cocktails with canapés at the bar, followed by a three course dinner, all for £72 service and water inclusive, thanks to my bargain hunting wife!
Though the atmosphere of the place was quite nice, it was slightly let down by the food. Starters were pretty good - Irene had foie gras with chicken liver parfait while I had smoked salmon. Main was a slight let down. Irene's lamb was flavorsome but slightly overcooked (chewy though pink) while my pork had non crackling skin. Dessert was probably the best of the three courses; Irene's choc brownie had a nice twist while my lemon mousse was like a nice lemon cheesecake.
On the whole, it was a nice night out. Unfortunately, my lack of sleep meant I wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I would've liked. A good twist to the night was the compatriot old lady who sat alone next to us for half the evening. Being lonely, she was probably eager to talk to us but didn't do so until the end of her dinner when she presumed that we were a Chinese couple (meaning from China) here on our honeymoon and so went on to say "it's good to be here on our holiday in this ice weather isn't it?". Perhaps we were a little homesick, but it was good to be speaking to another fellow aussie, even though she thought we were, in her words, Chinese.
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