Sunday, July 23, 2006
Turquoise Room
Hidden inside Gilman Village is this little joint called the Turquoise Room. Opposite the NOL building and just next to River Valley High School. You won't get lost if you can find this bridge.
Situated on the former Gilman barracks, Gilman Vilalge is a whole series of renovated colonial buildings, similar in concept to Rochester Park.
The Turquoise Room is hidden deep inside Gilman Village and it took us some time to locate it.
Taking up a whole block, the place bears some styling similarities with Galbiatti's. White decor, simplistic wooden furniture and a clean, understated vibe.
Service was good, and the moment we were seated, the friendly waiters attended to us promptly. They took the orders for our drinks, whilst we took a little time deliberating over the choice of our meal. The choice of food there isn't that extensive, but there was enough variety to keep us wondering what was good.
Iced Chocolate. It was a pleseant surprise for me when it was revealed to be full-cream milk with a generous helping of chocolate fudge. now, that is waht I call chocolate. It was of all things, rich and the chocolate was just heavenly. The serving size was rather small, cnosidering how wonderful it was.
Macchiato
Stella Artois in a Frosted Mug
After much delay and a display of male indecision, we finally made our orders. For starters, I had the grilled Portobello, whilst the others order Onion consume and Porcini and button mushrooms slathered over toasted crostini.
The portobello was cooked in a vinegar based sauce, and the juicy mushrooms went down smoothly with that slightly sour and tangy sauce.
For the Main course, I ordered the Chicken leg with roasted babypotatoes and long beans (of cours, their name sounded much better, but I can't remember these fancy European names for my life)
In the words of Sherman, this chicken leg looks like it was taken of a genetically modified giant. I concur, and must say it was enormous. The meat was well cooked, peeling of the bones with the slightest of effort. Tht is not to say it has been turned into a pulp. On the contrary, the meat retains it's texture and the taste from its hours of marination. Fragrant, tasty and together with the cream sauce, it was quite outstanding. The potatoes weren't too soft either, tough I wouldn't recommend leaving them to cool.
Cleaned up.
Excellent food, wonderful ambiance, and resonable prices.
The Turquoise Room,
7 Lock Road, 64733655
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Gavin
pondered @ 19:56
