It's a Thursday and its Christmas Eve. Con led the way tonight by suggesting the Norwood Hotel. Most of the places on the Parade were closed so we were limited in choice about where to eat. Stephen and I got to the pub at about 5.30pm and asked if Con had booked a table. He hadn't, so we sat near the toilets on a table which had a Reserved sign on it. The place was empty. Con and Chad came in followed closely by Albert then Richard. I was stuck in the back chair - no way out except to ask Chad to move. No small feat!
Chad had brought Christmas antlers and hats for us to wear so we joined in the fun and wore them all. Chad took some wonderful photos of us all wearing them which I hope he uploads to here. Gee, another year older for all of us :-)
The kitchen was closing at 8pm so we decided to order at 7pm. Stephen had already sunk 3 imperial pint beers by this time and was very mellow.
We had 5 packets of crisps - 2 x 2 bought by Albert and 1 x bought by Stephen before anyone had shown up. There were plenty of crisps to go around!!
Chad ordered garlic bread and 4 big pieces came out. He graciously shared them with the group.
It was basic standard pub fare on the menu - nothing fancy and the prices reflected that. Whereas I paid $40 for a fish and chips at the Maylands, here it cost $27 - a big difference.
So what did we all have?
Me - I had grilled fish and chips with mushroom sauce. The salad was pretty ordinary so I left most of it. The rest was nice. I gave a score of 7. I've tasted better.
Richard had the scotch fillet steak - medium. He said it was ok. 6
Albert had the porterhouse steak - medium rare. He ate most of it. 7
Con had the beef grazier's pie with mash and peas. A 5 from Con.
Chad had the chicken schnitzel - pretty thick for what it was. He also gave a 5.5 for his meal.
Stephen had the Coq Au Vin Chicken - a thigh of chicken still on the bone, swimming in beef sauce with a few potatoes and onions. He ordered a side of vegetables which didn't come straight away. When they did come he took them back immediately because they weren't cooked. He specifically asked for them to be well done when ordering his meal and was annoyed that they were raw. He waited 10 minutes then took his meal back because by this stage it was cold. He asked for a refund which the manager gave him after 5 minutes.
Stephen would have given his meal a 4 for the flavour of the meal, but ended up giving a zero for the vegetables.
We decided to leave pretty much straight away and wandered over to the 24 hour bakery.
Well... what a feast was had by all!!
Doughnuts all around with Albert buying 2 desserts!! A strawberry cheesecake and a huge chocolate doughnut that he couldn't eventually eat. He ended up buying more goods for his lunch the next day and ended up with a big bag of takeaway. Con had a foot long subway looking doughnut which I bet $10 he couldn't eat in one go. I was proved wrong. :-)
Stephen had a chicken tandoori pie which he liked and a chicken sausage roll which he didn't. He complained that the tomato sauce was watery.
We talked about next week's New Year's Eve party ' How to Eat Baby Yoda' and what everyone needs to bring. Richard was looking up the type of Cadbury's chocolate that Patrick should buy.
We walked out to a cool but pleasant night. The streets were all empty as all the good children were tucked in bed waiting for Santa.
Merry Christmas everyone from the Team of Thrones!! I think the name 'Team of Thrones' is getting a bit old now and may need a refresh - maybe a new name for 2021???
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