Hair Dye, Victor's & Lancaster!
This week started in Liverpool at the wedding that Mo and I were at over the Bank Holiday (see previous post) Once we got home we made a lovely comfort food dish of toad in the hole with boiled potatoes and onion and mushroom gravy.
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On Tuesday it was back to work, though Aum was at a tennis camp so I had chance for a gym session and a quick trip to the Trafford Centre. On Wednesday I had my hair dyed and had dinner at Mum and Dad's, and on Thursday after work I went for dinner at Hale Kitchen (see previous post).
After the food we went to Victor's, the new bar and diner that has opened in Hale village, where Man Zen Chinese used to be. It is owned by the same company as Neighbourhood in Manchester, and has a great atmosphere and the food looked incredible... shame there's a MONTH waiting list for an evening meal. We had a couple of drinks, which weren't too badly priced for Hale, and then got taxis home at around 11.30pm - Mo came round to my parents at 3am after his works leaving do had finished!
On Friday after work we headed over to Lancaster for a weekend with James, Kelly, Jack and Anna. The first night we had a lasagne that Mum had kindly made, and played a few games with some drinks, which turned into quite a late night! See next weeks post for what else we got upto!
Hale Kitchen
Last night a group of us met up to go for drinks at Victor's, the new bar and diner in Hale. I got a phone call earlier in the day from Tasha, saying she had managed to get a Groupon voucher for Hale Kitchen for a meal, so we decided to go there first for some food. It was the first time all five of the girls left in the area have managed to get together in ages, so was a lovely evening.
We ordered some bread and olives as a starter, but unfortunately they forgot about it, and so we chose to cancel it rather than have it arrive at the same time as the mains. I chose pork belly, which was served with a baked apple stuffed with chutney, and horseradish mashed potato, then drizzled with a red wine jus. The meat was cooked to perfection, and all the flavours had been clearly thought out as the different elements complimented each other well.
Between us all we had different mains, Tasha had lamb shank, Emily had seafood pasta and Abi had chicken supreme - Hannah had already eaten beforehand. Everyone commented how tasty it was, though it was a good job we had a voucher as mains are all quite pricey at between £16-18 each.
Overall it was a nice meal, and was great as part of a deal (we each paid £15 including wine and tip), but with the expensive dishes and the lack of appetisers due to the forgetful staff, I wouldn't be rushing back to pay the full prices.
Pizza Hut, Bunk Barns & Lebanese Food!
Nothing much happened this week until later on, I had an article to write and babysat as well as working at the pub so there was little free time for me to enjoy. On Friday though I went to the Trafford Centre with my boyfriend Sam and we did a spot of shopping. Although I only got bits of makeup, I enjoyed having a browse, as shopping is something I rarely have time for nowadays. We ate at Pizza Hut, which was tasty despite taking quite a while to arrive! Afterwards we picked my parents up from the airport - it was nice to hear of their travels over a cup of tea.
On Saturday I only worked until 3pm and then went with my parents to North Yorkshire for my Uncle's 50th party. There was a bunk barn that slept 30 people that we had rented, and opposite was a pub that was very cosy and atmospheric. We all stayed there until the early hours drinking and chatting before crashing out in our little dorms - it was like being back at Brownie camp!
Today we drove back before lunch and I went straight back to bed! This evening, feeling better recovered, I went out with Sam, Emily and Smeed for a meal at Yara, the Lebanese restaurant that I have been to a couple of times before. We shared some mixed starters and then I had an aubergine and lamb dish that I have had before, it was delicious. After eating we went into Hale and met some friends for drinks. We started in Hale Kitchen, but they had run out of practically everything so we moved onto Piccolino's and ended the night in Hogan's. Good job it was a Bank Holiday on Monday!
