Bayswater / Gold Mine

We went to another warehouse sale. This time, its at Portobello and again we are reminded of how small M is. She found a few items that she liked but as she is simply not as big as her caucasian counterparts, none of them fitted her. Thankfully, I have no such problems but I didn't buy anything in a show of solidarity. (M: Liar!) Ok, its because I didn't feel like spending money on clothes when I don't need them till next year September.

As Bayswater is close by, we decided to go there for lunch. M had a craving for Peking duck and so we went to Gold Mine, a Chinese restaurant recommended by her sister. I honestly can't stand Four Seasons even though their duck is pretty good for Chinese duck in this country but their service is just atrocious. These days, I have little patience and tolerance for bad service. Thankfully, the service at Gold Mine was pretty alright. We can't really expect Chinese waiters to be friendly/cheerful/amicable but at least we got unobstrusive service. And the food was quite good as well



We ordered salt and pepper squid and we are pleased to announce that we have found a successor to the Nottingham version. It was just good. A light batter, not overly floury. Not too fried, not too oily and definitely savoury. The only problem I see with it is that its a bit too salty. But M has no problems in that aspect. She says that such squid is supposed to be salty. Thats why its called salt and pepper squid. Duh.



The Peking duck was delicious too, again for the standard of Chinese food in this country. I have definitely had better in Singapore but still it was good. M really likes it. The meat was tender but could have been more succulent. More importantly, the skin was thin and crispy and that is enough to satisfy M's tastebuds.

Just one note: the photos are smaller because I am using my mobile phone to take the pictures of the food. I still feel very self conscious using a camera in a restaurant.