1 month and 8 days later

ok so I am 2-0....yup as the tittle suggeest 1 month and 8 days into it. Sorry for the lateness with the birthday blog.

Well below I have mentioned a little on the festivities with friends, besides that my brother took the family out for birthday dinner at the Belgian Beer Garden/cafe on the day itself.

The restraunt/pub is known specially for its beer. It serves special white(blonde) strong belgian beer apart from a wide range of other Belgian beer. There is no such thing as light beer on the menu. But the place also has the usual bar with the more common drinks on one side and the place is extremely noisy buzzing with chatter as customers are allowed to talk however loud they want to, and the seperation between the dining area and the pub is pointless! So you can actually scream,yell and say anything at all and nobody cares. The place is called beer garden because its famous for its authentic Belgian beer and garden because off to the back of the place is a garden where people stand around talk and drink. Food wise, the place is sought after for its mussels! The menu is limited to a few speciality dishes only. Thus you can be sure each dish is prepared on a more personal basis and is bursting with flavour and quality.

The Place

Famous Belgian Blonde(white) Beer

We all know why this picture was taken

The beer. There are different kinds of beer, and each beer is named someting different and represented by a different gnome.

My drink, Mojioto

Appetizer 1: Baby squid crumbed in lemon pepper w caper mayonnaise

Appetizer 2: Baked snails(escargot) in their shells w garlic and herb butter

Appetizer 3: Beer battered fries and caper mayonnaise

The Mains

Gently pan fried Barramundi with side of mash potato and blue cheese cooked w spinach

Belgian handmade sausages with home made garlic mash and sauteed onions w herbs

Good ol' medium rare steak with baby potatoes and steamed asparagus in a light red wine sauce

My main: Scallops cooked in garlic on a bed of fresh lemon and herb rissoto

South Australian Boston Bay mussels in white wine, bay leave,persillade and cream in a traditional belgian pot

Dessert:Belgian waffle w Grand marnier and orange zest,confit orange caramel, topped with dark chocolate ice cream

Awesome meal and great company, altogether a very pleasent evening out.Lots of merry-making, laughing chatting and picture taking.One of those special occasions where indulging is strictly a must! Pitty not everyone I wished to be there could be there. Oh well reunion end of the year! yay!