It was good to go out for the evening after a stressful day at work. I'd spent all day grappling with forms for the Free Entitlement (Nursery care) for children aged 3 and 4 and it was a bit complicated!
Sue and I went to Cafe Rouge, another restaurant in the Hub in Milton Keynes. Cafe Rouge, as the name suggests, specialises in French cuisine and the restaurant is designed to resemble a Parisian bistro. It was busy, as were all the restaurants in the area so there was a great atmosphere. My only gripe about the restaurant was that the waiters weren't French. The menu is in French (with English subtitles) and the ambience was let down slightly by the fact that the waiters didn't really have the Gallic flair or accent to match the food! It was a bit like going to a Chinese or Indian restaurant and having tall, blond Swedes serve you!
That aside, we did have a lovely meal. We decided to push the boat out as Sue had a wonderful little card that gave us 50% off the food bill so we had all three courses and then waddled off home at the end of the evening! Sue chose pate to start while I enjoyed mussels in a gorgeous mariniere sauce, followed by the classic Boeuf Bourgignon (Sue) and Toulouse sausage (me). For dessert we had an utterly gorgeous pot au chocolat served with a shot glass of Sauternes wine...scrumptious!
I think today I will stick to lettuce leaves!
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