10th August - Meal at Golden Rice Bowl

For a change the bus arrived on time tonight so I went to meet Brian and Jonathan in the Waterhouse. There wasn't time to have a drink but I found time to check the list in preparation for later.
We made our way to the restaurant which was surprisingly quiet. Whilst we were deciding what to have Debbie rang to say she would be late and asked me to order her usual dishes. Luckily she arrived before the starters. I had chicken and mushroom puffs for starters - I got five of them and they were very tasty. Debbie had spring rolls, Brian had crab and sweetcorn soup and Jonathan had seaweed. Then came the main courses. Debbie had Lemon chicken, Jonathan had Aubergine and Bean curd with vegetables, Brian had Chili and garlic chicken and I had King Prawn with Cashew nut and vegetables. My prawns were plump and juicy. I tried a bit of Brian's dish and found that it had quite a kick to it. After the meal the waiter brought us a slice of melon and half an orange each. They looked after us well and even offered to take our photo when Brian brough out his camera.
We left the restaurant and returned to the Waterhouse. I decided to try the summer fruit cider which was quite sweet and deceptively strong. I guess I'm getting out of the habit of drinking now I do more driving. We caught up on each other's news. Aparently Debbie is now going to Social Circle meetings as Activities seem to be winding down. It was good to see everyone again - we must do this again.
We caught a taxi home and thanks to the cider I reckon I slept well tonight!