Nicola's Portofino menu

We're booking a HUGE table at Nicola's Portofino soon, so they've offered us a special set menu to make sure we all get fed at the same time... I don't usually post menus up here, as I don't have them, but I thought I would with this one, seeing as I have to send it someone. It gives you a taste of what they can make, though his is NOT their full range.

Starters
Uova capricciose (egg mayonnaise topped with salmon and prawns)
Prosciutto con melone (parma ham wit melon)
Pennete al pesto com pomodorini (v) (pasta quills with basil and pinenut dressing and cherry tomatoes)
Melone con lamponi (v) (melon fan with raspberry coulis
Zuppa di verdure (v) (vegetable soup)

Mains
Salmone al finocchietto (salmon with fennel butter)
Sovrana di pollo alla crema e funghi (Breast of chicken with cream and mushroom sauce)
Meaglioni di capriolo all fragola (oops, English translation lost, venison in strawberry sauce I think)
Grilled sirloin steak, garnished with grilled mushrooms and tomato
Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino (v) (spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and chilli pepper)
Gnocchi di patate al pomodorino (v) (potato dumplings with tomato and basil sauce)

Plus dessert trolley

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The first rule about job club

Google blogger sacked, don't talk about work kids...

Great weekend with a visit to Folkestone by Mum and Dad, took a trip to Lympne Castle, picked out some paint for the front room, and I DROVE A CAR, for the first time in about 8 years... piece of cake, I will be fine driving round the Americas.

Did quite a sweep of Folkestone establishments this weekend, went to Chambers twice, a quick drink on Friday night and then a more leisurely sit yesterday watching a band called Rosie's Dumplings. Dreadful name, but good Irish folkie sort of stuff. Also checked out the Lord Morris on Guildhall Street, very odd boozer, and an odd crowd, if you can call half a dozen punters a crowd. Still, we drank booze and played pool and darts, can't complain. The pub looks sadly like it's about to close, but they make an effort, and we're going to go back there again. Mind you we said that about a similar style of pub in Stokey when we first moved here and we have NEVER been back to it.

Saturday we had a great meal with both sets of parents at La Bamba in Hythe, always love it there, though I'm not sure Mum's vegetable paella was up the standard of everyone elses meal. From there, on to The Clarendon in Sandgate, fast becoming my favourite pub in town. Fantastically friendly crowd in there that night, forcing free food on us all, the fire was roaring, and the range of beers had rotated. Dropped off the car and then on to The Clifton so driver Jim could have a beer too.

Our lovely new fire is now all covered up with masking tape and newspaper, and we've started painting the walls white, made a bit of a mess so far really... new carpet's being fitted on Tuesday, so we're going to have to be extra careful to cover that up.

Train delayed on the way back into London this morning, which has made us have more doubts about how we will cope with commuting in. STILL, got to give it a try, once we get into a routine we'll be cool I think.

2005 :: Comment / reply

Amphithearte Gigs

It says here:

Julia Jones + support 7th Aug, 1pm-5pm,
Soneando 14th Aug, 2pm
Rosie's Dumplings 15th Aug, 2pm
Slip Jigolos 21st Aug, 2pm
Shiva Nova 28th Aug 12pm-5pm
Agape Choir 29th Aug, 2pm
Solid Steel 4th Sept, 2pm

Catford Mick :: 5 Aug :: 2004 :: Comment / reply