Open-ended plans often feature high levels of indecision. Luckily, due to a winning combination of well-reasoned logic, recommendation, proximity and hunger we found ourselves making a short walk to Crowthorne's 'Beijing' Chinese Restaurant.
Visiting someone's local favourite is always a good plan - for both good food and insider knowledge (Free takeaway delivery? Of course! However, as Sharon enlightened us, there's never a driver available to do the delivery!)
Whilst packed on Friday nights, we were almost the only diners on a Wednesday evening, but the atmosphere remained relaxed. Service was attentive and the menu was extensive. Whilst the 'Baked spare ribs - capital style' sounded like they were going to be a main meal of deep-fried joy, we opted for the less adventurous but very enjoyable spring rolls and satay chicken. All great, but really, there's just one dish I want to talk about - and disasterously, the picture I have of it just doesn't do it any justice, so I'll let you form a mental picture. Beautifully thin slivers of lamb marinaded in a sticky sauce with ginger, cooked to perfection which slightly crunchy spring onions and peppers. Utter deliciousness.
The staff were very sweet and eager to please - I asked for a take away menu and was given about 50. Upon hearing that one of our party wouldn't be taking a menu as she lived in The Netherlands, we found the waitress enthusing at length about how lovely tulips were. Which was quite endearing.
All in all - a brilliant discovery and the best lamb dish ever.
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