When will they serve the Salad?

...because that is the only fork i know of!


I always wondered if i will ever visit a restaurant, for a dinner, that closely resemble to the ones that are shown in the movies.

For once, i had that opportunity. Last night, from office, we went for a client hosted dinner at Trader Vic's in Ritz Carlton, Manama - Bahrain.

I should admit, it was a cultural shock for me - for the ambience, for the stewards, for the food that was served, and more than anything for the amount of alcohol that was served - for a moment, i just forgot that i am in middle east where a female exposing her body and alcohol is considered "HARAM".



Leaving the cultural shocks aside, i was waiting for a 'Bon Appetite'.
First Round - Drinks - Ordered a Coke - it turned out finally that the best food served was coke, as the restaurant did not have any contribution to this stuff.
Second Round - Starters - Five plates of a variety of dishes were served. The manner in which they were served was good and attractive;
Third Round - Main Course - Another round of disaster. how they served was good, not the what...
Break - After the main course, we took a break and went for photo session. Lot of photos were taken during this time. I have to wait and see if the photos had come out well.
Dessert - We were served with chocolate icecream, strawberry and mint leaves. This was better compared to anything else.
Finishing touch - Coffee and Mint Chocolate.

Added to all of the above, i was sitting in the middle of chain smokers who gave their non-stop performance throughout the meal that caused severe head-ache and eye irritation for me.



This dinner also happened to be a typical get together. We went all the way to the dinner gathering, again to discuss and chat within the same group. Ofcourse, that is the comfort zone for anyone and who will dare to experiment to come out of their zone during the chow time !

Overall, it was a disaster for me and it was expected.

i was waiting for a moment to say "...slick slippery suckers..." and it never happened :-)

...bright