If it had been plated differently!
Wednesday is our ‘treat’ day.
The day we often treat ourselves to lunch out.
It’s Ladies Day at the golf course (yes they still have such things) it’s set aside through to 3pm for ladies only to play which means a certain someone is at a loose end
Could be a local beach morning or a drive down to Cannonvale or further on to Airlie Beach or even a drive up to Ayr…..all within an hours drive and always with a lunch I don’t have to cook myself (or ask The Golfer to come up with)
So last Wednesday we stayed local – Rose Bay then into ‘town’ for lunch at one of the hotels (pubs)
Some of you know I do like a curry
If it’s on the menu I’ll give it a go
So when I saw one of the lunch specials was……
SRI LANKAN CURRY
An authentic blend of traditional spices & chicken served w/ fragrant rice & naan
I gave that as my order BUT was I surprised when this turned up
All in the one bowl!
I don’t mind the naan on the plate – but didn’t enjoy the soggy ends where they’d soaked up the thin sauce.
I don’t mind some sort of salad – served separately, not floating in the sauce
I don’t mind the rice on the same plate – but prefer it or the curry in a separate bowl
The beef (which was what the dish was all about) was cooked just right, tender, not chewy, with an interesting ‘spicy’ taste
The cutlery (spoon included – didn’t have to ask for one) came in those packets with the corny jokes
so really I had nothing to complain about.
It’s just it would have been so much nicer (read – more appealing) if it had been plated differently.
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Still Waters 
As iit’s your treat day of course you expect your meal to be presented nicely. And separately. That salad should have been in a bowl by itself. Thank goodness it was edible. Well, now you know
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Yep Linda it did taste good, once I got going I just gave my eyes a rest and let my taste buds take over. Might choose something else if we go back again
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It certainly would have been! Have they lost their chef de plonge, or just economising on the washing up?
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Not quite sure which one it was Helen. The waitress/server did say she’d take my comments to ‘the chef’ but somehow I don’t think they’ll make much difference. Maybe I’ll make a different choice next time – venue or dish…..not sure which😊
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The dish sounded nice…I like Sri Lankan flavours….so perhaps somewhere else…
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I guess as long as it tastes nice it’s good.
I hope the weather is lovely yo there. We are freezing down here and now we have flood warnings.
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Weathers is fine up here Angela. No more rain but some really cool nights coming up. Dry sunny days….just the way I like them.
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Don’t have curries in pubs.
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Well now that’s a very direct comment Andrew – I’ll have to try and remember it if I see curry on the menu again.
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Oh, it looks lovely and delicious (despite how it is plated!) Yum!
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Yes Kat it really did taste good – once I started eating😊
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Like you, I’d like a little more care with a menu item. I do know “bowls” are all the thing in many restaurants. Around here they are labeled as a bowl though. However a meal out that one doesn’t have to prepare is a treat however it is presented.
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Too right Jane – I’m a happy camper when I’m not cooking in the kitchen
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