Our uncle kindly donated some of his frequent flyer points so we could spend some time at the MAS Golden Lounge and, therefore, free food! [gallery columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="2542,2540"]...
After walking around London for a while it was nearly 3pm so we tried to find lunch. The first place we found was a take-away/eat-in restaurant café called Enough To Feed An Elephant. A2 and I weren’t interested in the take-away food available so we ordered tuna salad (₤4.65) and chicken and mushroom pie (₤6.99). I was thinking of getting the grilled chicken (₤10.99) but didn’t think it was worth it because I didn’t want the chips, however, my salad wasn’t much better as it literally tasted like...
After our day out, we then took the metro to Paddington where we had dinner at Aberdeen Steak House (part of the Angus Steak Houses group). Dad had lamb shanks (₤15), mum had grilled salmon (₤15), A2 had spinach and ricotta strudel (₤13) and I had a fillet steak (€18). [caption id="attachment_2520" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Lamb Shanks, Grilled Salmon, Fillet Steak and Spinach & Ricotta Strudel[/caption] Aberdeen Steak House 163 Praed St Paddington, UK, W2 1RH (020) 7724 4874 http://www.angussteakhouse.co.uk/contact.html ...
The Illumination and dinner excursion (€66) left the hotel at 6:00pm. On the bus we drove past a few landmarks including the opera house then were dropped off at La Noces de Jeannette, the restaurant where we would be having dinner. Starting drink: kir (wine with berry syrup) Entrée: salad with terrine de saint jacques (scallop) or six escargot (unshelled) with basil, garlic and olive oil Mains: duck with orange sauce or beef bourginion both with spinach and a potato stack Dessert: nougat ice cream with raspberry sauce and nut pieces on...
We’re staying in the Mercure hotel in Bordeaux and this is where we had our last included dinner in the hotel. [caption id="attachment_2487" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Bread Rolls[/caption] Starters: salad (leaves, grated carrot, cubed beetroot, corn kernels and tomato) with a light dressing [caption id="attachment_2484" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Chicken Breast w. Lemon Sauce, Potato Stack[/caption] Mains: chicken breast with a white, lemon sauce, a potato stack and broccoli. The chicken was tender and cooked well. [gallery link="file" columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="2485,2486"] Dessert: tart, sort of like a vol au vent with light cream topped with blueberry and...
