Great combination
A good friend was recently bestowed with a well deserved good fortune and took me out for dinner along with another good gal pal. The three of us would sometimes take off for a "girls nite" out, leaving our spouses to spend quality time with the kids.
We decided on western and picked to have our nite out at TGIF. It was a Saturday and we thought it would be cool to head on to The Curve and experience the excitement and happenings there. So there we were, headed to TGIF at The Curve, all the way from Ampang. Traffic was heavy yet smooth and it tool us a cool 20 minutes to get there from our homes. Good fortune must have been smiling at us that nite, too for we found a parking space pretty easy, and right in front of the stairways that literary lead us to the front doors of the restaurant.
We weren't all particularly hungry so we decided to do a little bit of shopping first - the stalls and their products all seemed to be inviting us to go to them first...ahhh....the thrill of being a woman. By the time we headed to TGIF, it was already past 9pm and there was a wait list of more than 8 names when we checked in at the concierge. Seeing our look of dismay, one of the staff suggested we try their sister outlet down the corridors, an Italian concept restaurant. Western nonetheless.
We still had to wait, though not as long. The service was excellent from the moment we were led to our table. The waiter handed us their menus, gave us time to go through and promptly came by when we called, ready to order. Each of us ordered a different type of meat dish - salmon, beef and chicken. We ordered a salad to share, and their salads are portioned for sharing between 4 to 6 people. Then the drinks.
The waiter, a Filipino (by the name-tag on his shirt and his accent) patiently took down our orders, then scrutinised what we ordered and then, made helpful suggestions based on the variations we ordered. He described our dishes and gestured with his hands to show us the serving portions; then he offerred alternatives while being careful not to offend us ("I think you may have ordered too much....the starters is almost a main dish by itself....why not try this dish instead... the portion is just nice...it is RM(cheaper), if you don't mind....).
He suggested drinks to go along with the dishes we ordered - excellent! I am always under this impression that one must order wines or alcohol to get this kind of culinery advise...but fruit juices and fruit punch, too? Fantastic, and what he proposed we ordered, just for the fun of it. Guess what? The fruit drinks really go well with our food orders!
We wanted a cosy setting so we could catch up on our latest development (since we last met at breakfast that morning...!!!). The restaurant gave us that. This person who waited on us really knows his stuff - and he was courteous, too. On top of that, the restaurant serves really great food. And drinks. Overall, the service was fast and food presentation good.
We ended the nite with orders of coffee - and a complaint from my friend. Her capuccino cup was too big.
A great nite out, indeed. Great friends, great place, great food - excellent service.
We decided on western and picked to have our nite out at TGIF. It was a Saturday and we thought it would be cool to head on to The Curve and experience the excitement and happenings there. So there we were, headed to TGIF at The Curve, all the way from Ampang. Traffic was heavy yet smooth and it tool us a cool 20 minutes to get there from our homes. Good fortune must have been smiling at us that nite, too for we found a parking space pretty easy, and right in front of the stairways that literary lead us to the front doors of the restaurant.
We weren't all particularly hungry so we decided to do a little bit of shopping first - the stalls and their products all seemed to be inviting us to go to them first...ahhh....the thrill of being a woman. By the time we headed to TGIF, it was already past 9pm and there was a wait list of more than 8 names when we checked in at the concierge. Seeing our look of dismay, one of the staff suggested we try their sister outlet down the corridors, an Italian concept restaurant. Western nonetheless.
We still had to wait, though not as long. The service was excellent from the moment we were led to our table. The waiter handed us their menus, gave us time to go through and promptly came by when we called, ready to order. Each of us ordered a different type of meat dish - salmon, beef and chicken. We ordered a salad to share, and their salads are portioned for sharing between 4 to 6 people. Then the drinks.
The waiter, a Filipino (by the name-tag on his shirt and his accent) patiently took down our orders, then scrutinised what we ordered and then, made helpful suggestions based on the variations we ordered. He described our dishes and gestured with his hands to show us the serving portions; then he offerred alternatives while being careful not to offend us ("I think you may have ordered too much....the starters is almost a main dish by itself....why not try this dish instead... the portion is just nice...it is RM(cheaper), if you don't mind....).
He suggested drinks to go along with the dishes we ordered - excellent! I am always under this impression that one must order wines or alcohol to get this kind of culinery advise...but fruit juices and fruit punch, too? Fantastic, and what he proposed we ordered, just for the fun of it. Guess what? The fruit drinks really go well with our food orders!
We wanted a cosy setting so we could catch up on our latest development (since we last met at breakfast that morning...!!!). The restaurant gave us that. This person who waited on us really knows his stuff - and he was courteous, too. On top of that, the restaurant serves really great food. And drinks. Overall, the service was fast and food presentation good.
We ended the nite with orders of coffee - and a complaint from my friend. Her capuccino cup was too big.
A great nite out, indeed. Great friends, great place, great food - excellent service.
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