It's not an understatement to say that I have been waiting to eat here for ages...AGES! Everyone keeps rabbiting on about how good the food is, especially the sweet potato fries. So I was really grateful that Jenny.L took pity on me and arranged to meet me for some drinks and dinner last Friday night. \n\nFirst impressions were great. I love the manga style art on the walls and the place felt roomy for such a small pub. I arrived slightly early to snag a table for us and the staff were really friendly, laughing along as I begged for a pot of tea on a Friday evening as well as a margarita for my good friend Jenny. (I hadn't had a cup all day and was dying for caffeine!)\n\nIt took me awhile to order, there were just too many really tasty looking things on the menu, but I finally settled on the stir fried crispy beef noodles with a side of sweet potato fries. I was really tempted by the burgers, something that was recommended to me by friends, but felt I would regret not having these noodles. \n\nI'm so glad I did! \n\nMy noodles turned up in a delightful little box with chopsticks and were absolutely delicious, I'm actually salivating right now just thinking about them again and had moments over the weekend where I'd find myself craving them. It's a sign of an amazing meal when you're still drooling over it days after. The only difficulty I had was eating the beef as it was in large strips far too large to be a mouthful. If I'd had any sense I would have asked for a knife to cut the beef in to more manageable chunks instead I insisted on attempting to chew through a strip of beef using only my teeth and a pair of chopsticks. I must have looked like such a moron, well done to Jenny for keeping a straight face. (Though she did burst out laughing when I decided to start eating my sweet potato fries with my chopsticks too...clearly I don't know when to quit.)\n\nEven though I was full I refused to let the bemused waiting staff take my meal away...I was determined to continue picking away at those noodles as long as it took to finish them, cold food be damned! (Our waitress admitted when we paid our bill nearly 5 hours later that this was the longest they had ever seen anyone pick away at a meal. I'm not sure whether I should be proud or embarrassed?) \n\nAs I was driving I was unable to avail myself of the very comprehensive cocktail menu but I did get a little sip of Jenny's margarita and pear and raspberry mojito. Yum. Now I have my excuse lined up for why I need to go back there soon.\n\nThe only actual down side for me was the noise. With it being a Friday night it got a bit busy and noisy, so much so that I couldn't hear Jenny over the music. I understand that the place is a bar (and I was warned that it could get busy) but it did lesson my enjoyment slightly that I couldn't hear my friend at times. I'd definitely go back but would try a week night this time.
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