First to the Tape

Back through west. Much to do. Though first an Oscars update. I suppose I’ll now have to watch CODA which got best picture and which sounds very mediocre but yes yes.. say no more. However, Will Smith. What a radge. And an unpleasant foul mouthed radge at that. 
After our day of work work work we treated ourselves to a meal in the lovely Portavadie Bistro. Hmm.. the mains arrived before the starters. Almost as soon as they were set down a waiter appeared with my starter and then retreated. Instantly, apologies came thick and fast. Please, please, we insist, you must have desserts on the house.  
Back to our mains … the SK looked at me, "it gets worse” she said. She’d lifted her brioche bun lid to find… no burger. Or cheese or anything. Just lettuce and tomato. I honestly took a few seconds to take it in. Was it hiding? Had it slipped off the plate? But, no, there was even a neat skewer holding the whole thing together.
We summoned the poor shame faced waiter back to point out the lack of burger. “These things happen*” said the SK helpfully as he looked in dismay at the plate he’d delivered. Perhaps it was the vegetarian option.
Still, the desserts were delicious. And very reasonable. 


* They may indeed, but it was hard to think that working in a kitchen you could possibly put together a burger bun and skewer it with no burger therein. One for the collection.