birthday treat...

We went out for dinner last night to celebrate Dan's birthday.

I had planned to take him to the Bel and Dragon but they were fully booked for the evening with a private function. I also tried the London Street Brasserie but they too were booked up with a private function! Very annoying.

In the end, we settled on going to a "normal" restaurant and saving the posh nosh to the end of the month, double treat!

We started the evening at our favorite place - Sahara Bar, for cocktails and then headed over to La Tasca for some tapas.

We dined on a variety of dishes from the menu with some fresh bread and washed down with a bottle of Rioja:

• Ensalda de Tomate y Queso de Cabra- a salad of tomato and goats cheese with olive oil vinaigrette
• Chorizo frito al Vino - spicy spanish sausage pan fried in red wine
• Costillas de Cerdo - pork spare rib in a tangy sauce
• Gambas Gabardina - king prawns deep fried in our special batter, with garlic mayonnaise
• Cordero en Salsa - casserole of lamb with wine, potatoes, mustard and peppercorns
• Patatas Bravas - deep fried potatoes in a spicy sauce
  

After dinner, we were going to head back for more yummy cocktails in Sahara Bar but we were very full and tired that we headed home and had some birthday cake while watching TV.

L x