TUKKA!

September's Restaurant Club was held last night at TUKKA, a "native fusion" restaurant in East End, featuring "a taste of Australia, with a Caribbean twist". A bus was arranged to pick us up at a couple of points and drive us back, which was nice as it was a good 30 min drive from my place. You can see the menu through the link below if you're interested.

Menu

We could also order off the a la carte menu but the value of the Wednesday menu was a huge savings!

The appie platter was lovely! The portions were very small but more than enough to get a good taste of everything. The spring roll was lovely but nothing overly fantastic. The crocodile/conch fritter was a bit chewy, someone said that was probably because of the crocodile, and the sauce had quite the kick to it. And the brie was probably my favorite part of that plate as it had a lovely little roasted garlic :) I went with the mixed grill for my entree, and it sounds like a lot of meat but the portions were perfect. There was one shrimp, about 3 bites of lobster, 2 bites of chicken and a little lamb rib. The green beans and mashed potatoes were the perfect sides, and the two sauces were butter for the seafood, and gravy for the meats. I chose the ice cream martini for dessert and ended up drinking the Bailey's and leaving most of the ice cream. Gotta keep my priorities in order!

My leftover chicken pasta salad for lunch is looking pretty unimpressive after that meal last night!

AK hasn't been much for chatting on the phone lately. She'll say a few things, and then you can hear her faintly saying "I'm done now!". Ah well, it's still good to hear her voice for a minute. We've got a pretty wide-open weekend ahead of us, just church and a dinner on Sunday planned so far. xo