The occasion was Jim's birthday but he had opted for an Asian meal and not the usual extravaganza but we coped all the same.
The wine, specially chosen by Jim had an intense aroma and flavour with a crisp elegence; rich passionfruit and fresh lively citrus taste
Entree was soft shell crab and duck pancakes.
The chilli flavour in the crab was beautifully understated: the pancakes one of the best for a while (how come all the duck pancakes we have are the best for a while?)
Mains:
Prawns with chilli jam: chilli flavour great, not overhwelming and the mushrooms and snow peas were good
The five spice squid was yum, perfectly cooked
Stir fry lamb with mint mirin and asian greens was lovely and tender with the mint flavour enhancing it well.
Desserts were mango pudding and icecream and coconut pudding and icecream.
A good evening but as has been experienced before the service at the Hellenic Club leaves something to be desired: They were not really interested in us once we had our mains, dessert had to be pried from them and then at 9pm we were asked to fix up our bill because the cash register was closing. Bit pushy, we felt like we were being shoved out. Whatever.
