20190614 Zenhouse and Steven ter Horst

I left work at 4.30 and strolled across to the Elephant in my warm sheepskin coat and red woolly hat. I ordered a jug of beer and played Words with Friends and wrote poetry whilst I waited for Stephen. Stephen showed up around 5 with Con turning up about 5.20. Chad was not far behind him.

Richard was a late comer and was going to a concert so he decided to eat at the Elephant and forego his turn of choosing a restaurant. That meant that the honour of choosing a place was my privilege!

When Chad arrived he told us about the group of photographers that were taking pictures of the model on the sidewalk. It must have been a special interest group.

Richard ate Bangers and Mash at the Elephant and we moved from the booth to the table by the door especially so he could eat his meal.  He gave his meal a 7 out of 10.

I choose Zenhouse for tonight. We haven't been there this year and I thought it would be a bit different.

Chad ordered dumplings for entree and Shandong chicken for main. I also choose Shandong chicken for main. Con had the 'beef' rendang curry and rice and Stephen had the 'beef' burger.

Of course, none of the food was actually meat, but meat substitutes. This is one reason why I don't come here very often. It is designed for people who have just given up meat and still crave the 'meat' flavour and texture.  To me this isn't a real vegetarian restaurant embracing the vegetarian recipes. I always say the same thing when I come here and today is no different. I would give my meal only a 6 1/2 out of 10 because there were no vegetables or salad with my protein. The chips were nice but overall the meal was gluggy. I didn't feel good after eating at all.

Chad gave his meal a 7 out of 10 as did Con. They thought it was nice enough. Stephen ate some of my 'chicken' and thought it was an 8 out of 10 for flavour and gave his own beef burger an 8. He opted for the mayonnaise but would have liked a peri peri chilli sauce instead. He also didn't like the way that he couldn't replace the cucumber with another condiment, he would have had to pay extra for it.

We basically ate and run from the Zenhouse. As it was my turn to choose tonight, I choose Steven ter Horst for the obligatory hot chocolate. Stephen, Con and myself had hot chocolate in cups and Chad had a mug of hot chocolate. He also had a very creamy dessert which he REFUSED to share with us@! Despite our pleading and begging for a taste he didn't budge. He eventually allowed us to smell the dregs of his dessert which was very nice of him!

The hot chocolate is always lovely at Steven's. There is a lady who works there who doesn't have a hand. She is very adept at handling the crockery and serving the plates and cups. Good on Steven's for employing people with disabilities!

Con is going overseas to Kuala Lumpur next Friday and hence won't be with us. We'll miss him. I hope he has a lovely time away.


By the way Chad... where is the last picture taken from? It's a great photo but I can't picture where it is???