So Sybella and I went pancake looking for today... After boldwins closed down, we are still looking up some nice pancakes.. we are talking lumberjack style, not those french crepe thingies.
I heard from a mutual friend that Cassia Lodge in Bunga was the place to check out so as niether of us is familiar with this particular part of the city, we set off on our adventure. I actually think i ought to confess that we had first set out looking for some other place, but thats a whole other story.
Hint: do not ever ask some one who does not drive or has more interest in her nails than in actual directions to give you directions.
Our directions were pretty simple, get to Bunga and look for the shell. The place is after the shell... simple.. NOT!
The directions should have been given out as follows...
Friend: Do you have access to a car? Either your own or your work vehicle or suliaman's (special guy)?
T: Err... why?
Friend: Im guessing thats a no. Okay.. do u know a boda boda guy in the area?
T: heck no! i dont live anywhere near that place!
Friend : Hmmm... okay maybe i should have started by asking just how much are you willing to invest in transport????
((((T... making unintelligent noises...)))
what's that? Not a lot, huh? then this here place... isnt the place for you!!
Gwe, that place isnt near!! Or maybe i dont think it is because i live within 20 minutes of town in a reeeeeeeally bad jam.
SO anyhu, we finally made it to Cassia Lodge (( just seen on their web page that they are actually in Buziga.. had i known!!)) anyway tis pweeeeeeeeeeety!
Sorry, i had err... lost it for a moment there...
its really nice, its silent and if you really want to spend hours sightlessly staring into some person's dreamy brown eyes, this is the place to do so.
its really set in browns and dark woods and stone. Really nice.
Enough gushing... you must be wondering about the food. Yes, i was also wondering as we were walking in because i was hoping it was not a rerun of Emin pasha.
Tiny rant... Emin pasha is one spot you cannot catch me dead at again. The food is cartoon (little) for many dimes ( i know they assume by the time i'm there i have the dimes but still! that is no excuse to serve me one pea in "creamy" soup and charge 20k) in addition to which, the uniforms are the most disrespectful uniforms i have ever had the misfortune to come across.
It is for this reason that i boycott this place. I'm pro niche creation and all that but i draw a line on reminding us of pre-colonial days when we were forced to serve our "masters" because we did not know any better or we were treated like we did not know any better (whichever works).
In my head i can just hear this chap going " ahh yes a-master! yes-sir-no-sir"
But back to Cassia Lodge, we decided to have a whole buttered tilapia (had some fancy name i cant remember) and fish fingers and fries (please note, twas a kiddie portion).while we were waiting for the food to arrive (yes, tis one of those places you go to jazz kubanga the food can take foooooooooorever!) this couple arrives. nice looking couple
Syb thinks the guy was extremely weak coz he sat down before madam. I didnt think much of them until i realised the guy was playing with his phone, as if drawing attention to the fact that it came with multiple tones!
The chick looked bored, for world cup. I swear, these things of taking me to a classy place to impress me when u aint paying attention to me or you think im not interesting enough to hold your attention aint called for!
I almost invited them to join our table. they really looked like they needed help.
They eventually switched tables, im guessing they were envious of our KB and decided to move.
The food.....
The highlight of the evening was when we ordered the traditional Dame blanche, i think its called. the description said it was ice cream with chocolate something or other and had something Belgiumy in it. Here is proof that ignorance surely is bliss.
it looks really good there but what it really is TWO scoops of ice cream (that tasted like a cross between firenzi, simka and Farm fresh) with some chocolate syrup splashed on it.
I will not tell you how much it cost because trust me, the price was for world cup!
I keep telling this gal (syb) we should just go buy a tab of ice cream.. naye neeeeeeeyvah to listen.
Important note: If you are looking for a hideout (classy one, not one of those where mama brown (chick who sells food really cheap and always has loud people coming and going) might be around the corner or sula is next door selling rolex) check it out.
I need to focus some: yes prices... anywhere between 8k to 25k on the food.. drinks from 2k to 45k.
yummy!
LOl @ "...a-master! yes..."
Naye those bu-exotic places!
:D
naye banange tandra, we need to have it with the belgian chocolate not just out of the tub... such a local child.
I can't go to Cassia because one of our bosses owns it, so thanks for the review.
My fave fancy place to eat now is the Pyramids.
Doesn't New York Kitchen have proper pancakes?
rags... twas aiiit.. just aiiit...
josh... yes MBU exotic my foot!
syb... ya. we know wat tree u did not fall off!
Petesmama ur welcome. Im kinda on a break from NYK coz the last few times i been, their service leaves a lot to be desired. Its like either im there too early or too late and they just aint in the mood to work for their money or something. Im considering going cold war on them like i did on Nandos.
T, will you take me there? [to the restaurant i mean?]
y'all are always looking for food. First Antonias and I swear everytime u call me T its about where to find food.
I wish I had such places near my home. Especially on weekends. I love eating out on weekends.
i want a bite! and anyone who went for the Akon concert?
Thought you was looking for pancakes...
Remind me never to order anything fish related whilst anywhere in or near an African country! Did you manage to eat all of it? I know I wouldn't even have made it through a seventh of that meal! It was so frickin huge!!!