Dinner at Gees

So last night I went out for dinner last night for a friend's birthday. Bussed into town so I could drink and worried slightly when I got to the pub before hand and my stomach said "No alcohol thank you!". Luckily after a J20 it let me know that it was in fact just incredibly hungry and it would be fine after getting something inside it.

We went to the restaurant and I realised I'd never been to Gees and hadn't even looked at the menu or anything like that. I had no idea what sort of food they did. When I looked at the menu I also hadn't realised how expensive it was. Still, its one of the good things about having a job, I guess.... :)

The other thing is that I'm not really used to gourmet food. I looked at the menu and was a little confused by everything. In the end I settled for Roast Butternut Squash Soup followed by Pork Fillet with Ham hock tortellini and pea puree. I was a little confused about whether this came with any side stuff so ordered creamed potatoes too (I do like mashed potatoes) just in case.

The food was gorgeous. I was sceptical about pea puree but the meat was so amazingly nice that I didn't care (and in all honesty didn't really taste it). The pork had crackling. The potatoes were nice and it was all yummy. I'm not usually a food person, I can take it or leave it but restaurants like this are the few times that I realise why some people are so into food.

I realised as I cam to write this that lathany would be particularly interested in the next part, desserts. However, I am not sure I can say anything exciting.... I wasn't up for a full desert so I ordered the home made fudge. It was chocolate fudge which isn't my favourite (would have preferred whatever the more plain stuff is called) but it was good. I had two of the five bits they provided but it was a bit rich for eating it all myself. Fortunately friends helped out finishing the rest. Other people had interesting looking puddings but I didn't really pay much attention to them.

The bill came to 55 pounds a head in the end which is way more than I'd normally pay for a meal (and more than I was expecting) but it is nice to have an expensive very nice meal from time to time with good friends. I'll just make sure I only do it once a year or something. ;-)

Contact details

Right. As I start transferring details to my new phone I realise that I haven't phoned some people for absolutely years and years... I therefore have no idea if they are still on the same number or not... SO to make my life easier a post requesting contact details...

Since I'm now using google to store my contacts and I think I can tie this in with google maps on my phone addresses as well as phone numbers are good. And if you are on gtalk then that's good too... ;-)


So please fill out the following:

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Phone number (mobile and home if you have them):
Address:
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And please do let me know at least name and phone number even if you don't think I am likely to phoen you. Its always useful for emergencies to have as many people's details as possible. :)