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The Queen and Mangosteen Gourmet British Pub
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
After we had bathed and changed into clean clothes after the walk, we went to Vivocity for dinner. It was pretty late by then and the original restaurant we wanted to go to had closed its kitchen. So we went to The Queen and Mangosteen Gourmet British Pub instead. Most of the tables were filled and we were given one of the empty tables near the entrance. It was a small alcove off the side and separated from the main dining area. It wasn’t that bad as we were away from the crowd and noise. The waitresses also came frequently to see if we needed anything.
The waitress informed us (well, me actually since I was the only one with a camera) that we were not allowed to take photos of the food in the restaurant. I managed to take 2 photos before she told us. But since she was very nice about it, I will be obedient and not post any photos of the food.
Since this is a pub, there was no lack of alcoholic drinks. There were Archipelago beers which were always interesting and nice. All of us ordered the beer. Sayang, TK and I order Samui while Blackhole ordered Apsara Lager. For those who do not like beers, there were also wines and cocktails.
Food was divided into nibblers and main courses. Even though the nibblers were finger foods, they were also quite filling. We ordered 1 side, 4 nibblers and 2 main courses. I ordered a yorkshire pudding with gravy ($5) because I wanted to see what it tasted like. I kept reading about it in books but I didn’t had the chance to eat it. There were 3 yorkshire puddings in one serving so it’s too much for 1 person. The yorkshire pudding was pretty nice on its own but it tasted even better when paired with the oniony gravy.
It seemed that all nibblers came with their own sauce:
- Fish and chips came with curry tartare sauce ($14)
- Mini hamburgers and chips came with ketchup ($18)
- Fried chicken wings with Hoi Sin sauce came with chilli sauce ($12)
- Samui beer battered onion rings came with Thai chilli sauce ($9)
I liked all the nibblers except for the onion rings. The fish was nice and still moist on the inside. All of us liked the curry tartare sauce. I liked the mini hamburgers which were simple but tasty. The chips (or fries, as I preferred to call them) that accompanied the fish and mini hamburgers were fluffy and nice It came in a small bucket and there was so much that 4 of us couldn’t finish them. The chicken wings were not bad either although there was so much flavour from the Hoi Sin sauce that there was no need for the chilli sauce. I wasn’t impressed with the onion rings and Blackhole and Sayang also felt the same way. Sayang felt that there was too much batter.
There was a small debate between TK and the rest of us about which sauce came with the mini hamburgers. TK tried it first and said it was BBQ sauce. Then the rest of us tried it one by one and all of us told TK, “It’s ketchup!” We were all like, “How could you mistake ketchup for BBQ sauce?” TK didn’t believe us and thought we ganged up together to bluff him. So he called the waitress over and she confirmed that it was ketchup while giving him a puzzled look. It was pretty funny.
For the main courses, we ordered:
- Wild mushroom risotto with asparagus and oven-dried tomatoes ($22)
- Roasted rack of lamb with rosemary potatoes, grilled asparagus and mint yoghurt ($29)
We had the lamb cooked to a medium well and it was nice and tender. I liked it as it was cooked to just the right amount, neither too cooked nor too raw. Blackhole and Sayang liked the risotto which they said was very nice. I still preferred the lamb though. Maybe it was because there was no meat in the risotto, so it was just okay to me, ha ha ha!
I think the service at the pub was good. The waitresses were all friendly and attentive. When we finished our beer, the waitress came over and asked if we would like to order more beer. After we declined, she offered to get us some water and came back with two bottles of cold water. I thought it was a nice gesture.
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