A Leisurely Lunch

There were many things we used to take for granted, like eating out.

Since Noey’s been along, the 2 of us have rarely had the opportunity to go out and have a nice leisurely meal together. I think for the most part, we would much rather have him along with us. But once in a while, it’s good to get out a bit and connect, just the 2 of us. Last weekend after Noey obligingly took a nap, DD and I sneaked out for lunch, and not wanting to venture too far, ended up at Tin Hill off Sixth Avenue.

The restaurant was pretty quiet for a Saturday afternoon — I think other than ourselves, only another table was taken. Bad for the restaurant, but good for us since we were rather well-attended to. I had the 3-course set-lunch for $25 which consisted of:

Crab cakes
These were the server’s recommendation and I thought they were rather yummy especially with the green mango thai dressing. I could have done with more!

Miso Cod on Pasta dressed in a Pesto Sauce, covered with Bonito Flakes
This was interesting and despite some initial doubt I thought it was ok.

Banana and Apple crumble
Now this was great. The tartness of the fruit, the vanilla flavour of the ice-cream and the texture of the crumble went well together. The portion was rather generous too.

DD ordered ala carte and got the French Onion Soup and a huge portion of Fish & Chips.

DD with his French Onion Soup. There was a nice thick layer of cheese.

Fish & Chips

Overall the food was decent though I’m not sure when we’ll be back. There are plenty of good options around the area and in my past life, I loved trying new places. I kinda miss that. More than that, I also miss having some good solid conversation with the hubs. It’s something we’re working on and leisurely lunches sure do help!