It was an impromptu dinner with Carmen. She is my colleague working in another office. We have been trying to meet for dinner for months. But either she was too busy with her new role or occupied with her daughter's examination preparation. But yesterday evening she was available and I too. Then we finally met.
Joey, my gourmet seeking colleague, again suggested nice venue for this impromptu dinner,
Plat du Jour at Pacific Place basement. It is a casual French bistro.
Plat du Jour is a dish featured by a restaurant on a particular day. The bistro runs exactly this way. On top of the menu was a sheet printed the day's special: ox tongue, whiting fillet, royale jelly as dessert. They were also handwritten on blackboards. In addition, a quick menu with 3 courses at $295.
Plat du Jour serves happy hour until 8pm. So, we ordered a portion of 500 ml Luis Canas, Rioja. I was very delighted by the bread served. Big holes, nice crust! And refill is welcome.
Our first choice was a kale salad with artichoke and pearl barley. It came with not much dressing, only a hint of lemon juice. It preserved the natural taste.
The service was very good. The waitress asked us if we would like to have all dishes serve at once or one by one. We chose the latter. Our second dish was wild mushroom pappardelle, my favourite pasta. It was very delicious with creamy sauce.
The Berkshire pork chop was recommended by a waiter. Though it was not highlighted as the recommended dish, it did not let us down but raise our eyebrows and made us smile as it was tender and the taste together with the sides was superb,
Last but not the least, our dessert, apple tart tatin. It was recommended by a waitress and was gorgeous. Carmen and I had a nice chat. We enjoyed the evening and our friendship.
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