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Aug2
From my recent blog posting:
Friday night we had our proper birthday night out, taken out for a meal by Clare's bro and fiance to Truffles. I was a bit apprehensive, as we'd checked out the menu when it first opened (it used to be Panchos and La Bamba) and there was nothing for me, and I'm not usually the type to say "just make me something". Someone else was booking, so they did, and it was FANTASTIC. Shame to not see it busier in there, I don't understand it not being packed to the rafters, I heartily recommend it.
As I say, I wasn't sure about this place beforehand, seeing nothing on the menu at first glance I discounted it. However, the menu has changed since we first looked, and there were a few options to tempt me - throw into the mix the guarantee they'd sort something out for me and I was ready to go.
I'll run through my meal first, as this was the top priority for me, but everyone elses (non vegan) meal looked great too.
My starter was leak and potato soup, though it tasted far more exciting than that might sound. There was an exciting extra taste in the soup, something a bit lively, which gave me the fear that it might be BACON or something, but I am assured everything was good for me to eat. Presentation was excellent. Other starters included scallops in prosciutto, and pigeon breasts in something or other.
My main was butternut squash and othe vegetables in some fabulous flavourings or other - I think it was a bit curried - all wrapped in a "pancake" (more like a tortilla). Pud would have been just fruit, but I went for a glass of Sauterne instead, should have had it with something really.
Price; who knows. We had nearly a bottle of wine each and it came to about thirty-five pounds a head I think, but it was a birthday present so I didn't get too close to the bill.
Heartily recommended!
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Jul31
FINE weekend, thank you far asking, good long weekend too, but a bit tiring. Thursday was birthday day (my birthday and also the wife's birthday), and while we were working in the day we'd booked the Friday off so we could have a night out with no fear of an early morning. We went for a few drinks in The Ship with more family and friends and it was very nice indeed.
Friday, nice to have a lie in and then out for lunch, we were heading for The Office but got distracted by the thought of Thai food in Skuba. It was GREAT to sit out in their garden when we should have been at work, reading the papers while waiting for our lunch to arrive - this is the life I was thinking, I could do this every day, is there a way to make it pay? The food itself wasn't the best, the vegetables in my red curry seemed tinned, and there wasn't any great heat to it either, bah. Nice enough though and I think if I go for a different dish next time it might be better. The location and atmosphere (helped along by what a lovely day it was) just about compensated for the lunch. Spent the rest of the day meandering around town - still no sign of Starbucks anywhere, but I did see the elusive dolphin off shore.
Friday night we had our proper birthday night out, taken out for a meal by Clare's bro and fiance to Truffles. I was a bit apprehensive, as we'd checked out the menu when it first opened (it used to be Panchos and La Bamba) and there was nothing for me, and I'm not usually the type to say "just make me something". Someone else was booking, so they did, and it was FANTASTIC. Shame to not see it busier in there, I don't understand it not being packed to the rafters, I heartily recommend it. I should write more in Folkestone RestauRANTS when I get time...
The weekend proper I was off at my sister's house, for a big barbie for her husband's birthday. It all caught fire in a big way, hot fat melted through a rubber gas hose - no-one went for a fire extinguisher but everyone grabbed their mobile phone instead to film it. I have [froogle=sony ericsson w810i]a new phone with video on it[/froogle], so I might youtube this later...
Back at work today, more fun to report later.
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Aug31
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Went to La Bamba Mexican restaurant in Hythe, the one that used to be called Panchos... menu seems to have changed and I was worried I'd find nothing to eat but, note to self, the chimichanga was safe, and great. Diet went out the window for the night, also had a starter of spicy garlic mushrooms.
Went past Kai's, I was right, it does seem to have shut down, no explanation outside it as to why, it just looked closed for the night.
Kai's
