The first course was soup, sharksfin soup which my grandchildren refused to partake on grounds of principle. They are staunch supporters of "No sharksfins on the menu". So their grandfather had to finish their soup. We subscribe to "Waste not, want not".
Rice came with the rest of the dishes.
There was a salad comprising one prawn, 2 slices of fish roll on a bed of shredded lettuce, drenched in mayonnaise plus a minute scallop and 2 mini slices of crabstick.
The steamed herbal chicken was a hit with the grandchildren
while we adults enjoyed the spicy fish slices cooked in tamarind sauce.
The deep-fried Japanese taufu was cooked with salted Chinese vegetable (hum choi) and mushroom plus black fungus with a few stalks of boiled baby bak choi topped with fried garlic.
Dessert was supposed to be bird's nest in rock sugar and red dates. All I saw were 2 small red dates in a bowl of sweet syrup and perhaps 2 strands of bird's nest. Ah well, bird's nest is an expensive delicacy and one cannot expect more than a couple of strands!
Still, it was very filling and certainly a change from my home-cooked meals, the range of which is very limited. It was a good night out for all of us as we rarely dine out.
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