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Ahhhh, so there was no pear. Just that avacado and pears have a similar shape? Interesting!
Glad the dinner turned out so well with the dressing up, the service, and delicious too!
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Dinner looked good, although the salad presentation was a bit sparse. I feel like it needed a drizzle of something.
I know what you mean. I think that was probably the only downside to this way of eating - everything is pretty much prepared in advance, so I guess there's not much time for adding things like garnishes....
What a nice meal you had as everything looks so good. Especially your fish course as it looks quite appetizing. Too bad everything is done so fast and they rush you bit even though there are no seatings after yours.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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What a nice meal you had as everything looks so good. Especially your fish course as it looks quite appetizing. Too bad everything is done so fast and they rush you bit even though there are no seatings after yours.
I know... I just didn't understand why they did that.
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I slept relatively well, although I remember asking what time it was and Mark telling me it was 4:00am, so to go back to sleep. I didn’t need telling twice! When I did get up, it turned out it was only 6:00am, so I went back to bed for an hour, then couldn’t sleep any longer. The seagulls, who must’ve been out of town yesterday due to the weather, were back in full effect and were making a right song and dance – dang things.
Still, at least I had a beautiful view to look out on…
We headed out for breakfast after 9:00am, so it was truly a leisurely start to the day. Well, it was Easter Sunday and we didn’t have to be anywhere until 11:00am, which was the Donkey Sanctuary, just a few miles away. I went out first to get some photos of the sea…
The entrance to our suite
I loved how the lighting from the sun was coming through the clouds. Truly beautiful.
Mark joined me and pointed out the birds on the rocks…
We also saw these guys, which was something I wasn’t expecting. Previously, we’ve seen much more sedate modes of travel out here, such as rowing.
We headed inside and I think we were the last room to be seated, which I guess isn’t that surprising, given there was only 20 minutes of service left. We were greeted by two girls wearing bunny ears, who we later overheard were 11 and 9 (only the 9 year old was about to turn 10!) and they offered us Easter eggs – Cadbury Crčme Eggs, which we thought was a lovely touch.
The menu was very expansive and I wasn’t sure how it worked, but when I enquired, everything was waiter service – very nice. We both had orange juice and cereal and I got a strawberry yoghurt as well. It did feel a bit weird to have that brought over by a waiter, I can tell you!
Then for main course, I had tomatoes, mushrooms and poached eggs…
… while Mark had all of that, plus bacon, sausage and baked beans, with toast on the plate. It was quite the mountain of food!
Well if you're going to be woken early by birds, at least the view is well worth the lack of sleep. Beautiful!
Good service with dinner and again with breakfast. Put this one down as a place to return to in the future!
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I'd say you had a fabulous day overall!! 
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Especially your fish course as it looks quite appetizing. 
When I did get up, it turned out it was only 6:00am, so I went back to bed for an hour, then couldn’t sleep any longer. The seagulls, who must’ve been out of town yesterday due to the weather, were back in full effect and were making a right song and dance – dang things. 
I can't wait to see what won't close!! 
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