My Christmas present to Jo, Rich and Jacob was to spend time with me. As I didn't know what to get them and we like a fun activity I paid for us to go to an escape room. They haven't done one before and we're all super competitive so I thought it would be something fun for us to do. We went yesterday to Escape Hunt at the Albert Dock which I've been to twice already with Holly for my birthday and for her birthday. They didn't know what we were doing until we'd parked up in town and walked to the place so it was a nice surprise for them.
I booked The Fourth Samurai as that's one I haven't done yet. I forgot that it was actually the hardest one but it made sense as there was 4 of us rather than 2 so we should be better. We started quite slow but then we did eventually get into. There were different parts which we were all good at that helped us through it. We did manage to break out in 49.51 minutes. I thought we were over 50 minutes so happy with that. Not the fastest or the slowest time I've done it. They all enjoyed it and Jacob said he's been wanting to do an escape room so it turned out to be a successful present.
After we went for dinner in Il Forno - Italian on Duke Street. It's been on my list for years to try but just never went as it's a bit pricey
I got the lobster ravioli
Ravioli All'Astice - Fresh homemade ravioli with lobster, served with a lobster bisque - £27.50
Jacob
Filetto Di Manzo 10oz - Grilled prime fillet of beef served with dauphinoise potatoes, spinach, parmesan crust and Barolo sauce - £37
Jo's carbonara came out in a bowl then he put it in this giant cheese wheel and asked how creamy she wanted it!
Jo
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara - Artisan spaghetti with eggs, guanciale, parmesan, crushed peppercorns (made the Italian way) - £16.50
Tagliata Di Wagyu Di Manzo 10oz - Australian Wagyu steak, sliced and topped with rocket and parmesan shaving - £35.50
Potato Dauphinoise - Thinly slice potatoes slow-cooked in the oven with cream - £5
My ravioli was nice. Small but enough as I've just needed a detox from Christmas as I had 4 roast dinners last week. I didn't actually eat that much at Christmas but have been having a lot of chocolate and had a sore throat for a few days. The dauphinoise potatoes were nice but not how I thought they were going to be as they're not usually like this. Usually really thin and creamy but this was crunchy.
We had an eventful night in Il Forno and never going back as Jacob after his first bite of his steak started choking on it. Luckily he was fine but it was pretty dramatic. Jo also felt sick after her food she just thought at first she had low sugar but then when we were walking back to the car said she didn't feel good after the food but not sure if it was because her carbonara was too cheesy - too much dairy. She ended up throwing up in the night and was fine after it so don't know whether the food was contaminated and she got sick or her stomach couldn't take it. But carbonara is her go to and think she's now been put off it for good. A good fun night turned into a bit a dramatic one but everyone is all good now!
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