Pearl Restaurant
About 10 minutes walk away from where we live there is a new large block of shops and restaurants. It is still under development, but some of the shops and restaurants are already occupied. Tonight we went to one of the restaurants, Pearl Restaurant. There were two doormen to salute us as we entered. In the lobby, there is a large Tropical Fish display - it put Stapeley Water Gardens to shame. And these were just the fish on the menu.
We sat down, attended by at least 5 waiters and waitresses. I put my bag on the floor, and immediately, in one smooth movement, a waitress swooped down on it and picked it up, while simultaneously another waiter whisked out a chair apparently from thin air and slid it under my bag. So my bag spent the rest of the evening sitting next to me in a chair brought specially for it. I must be careful. It will be getting ideas above its station and expecting me to bring it chairs all the time.
The menu was helpfully in Chinese with English translations - and with pictures as well, just in case. There was Pig Bag with Mushrooms. The picture didn't really help much with that one. There was Pigeon in Casserole. The accompanying picture showed two whole pigeons, minus feathers, sitting in a soup bowl. They looked like they were sharing a hot tub, and to be honest, they were looking rather surprised. I assume this was because they weren't expecting anyone to take their picture at that rather inopportune moment.
The chicken's feet arrived. These were apparently an appetiser. S explained that you're supposed to suck the fat off them. I never knew chickens had fat feet. It sounded disgusting and didn't look terribly tempting, so I didn't partake. I know it's only a matter of time though! The remainder of our food arrived, and semed to be a mixture of things we had actually ordered and things we hadn't. There was some sort of seafood (squid possibly) with red peppers and mangetout, some lovely spicy chicken dish, beef (possibly) that was absolutely gorgeous, and pork (possibly) that may have been barbecued - but whatever it was, it was delicious. We also had beer and a bottle of red wine. The bill for 4 of us? 18 pounds.
We sat down, attended by at least 5 waiters and waitresses. I put my bag on the floor, and immediately, in one smooth movement, a waitress swooped down on it and picked it up, while simultaneously another waiter whisked out a chair apparently from thin air and slid it under my bag. So my bag spent the rest of the evening sitting next to me in a chair brought specially for it. I must be careful. It will be getting ideas above its station and expecting me to bring it chairs all the time.
The menu was helpfully in Chinese with English translations - and with pictures as well, just in case. There was Pig Bag with Mushrooms. The picture didn't really help much with that one. There was Pigeon in Casserole. The accompanying picture showed two whole pigeons, minus feathers, sitting in a soup bowl. They looked like they were sharing a hot tub, and to be honest, they were looking rather surprised. I assume this was because they weren't expecting anyone to take their picture at that rather inopportune moment.
The chicken's feet arrived. These were apparently an appetiser. S explained that you're supposed to suck the fat off them. I never knew chickens had fat feet. It sounded disgusting and didn't look terribly tempting, so I didn't partake. I know it's only a matter of time though! The remainder of our food arrived, and semed to be a mixture of things we had actually ordered and things we hadn't. There was some sort of seafood (squid possibly) with red peppers and mangetout, some lovely spicy chicken dish, beef (possibly) that was absolutely gorgeous, and pork (possibly) that may have been barbecued - but whatever it was, it was delicious. We also had beer and a bottle of red wine. The bill for 4 of us? 18 pounds.
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