Picnic

Today's lunch date with Holly to Picnic on Smithdown Road. It's been open for a while and just haven't got round to trying it. They call it Healthy Fast Food - salad bowls, buddha bowls, pasta, rice, smoothies and juices. It's only small and on the corner with 5 tables. They had a lot of take outs while we were there.

Holly got

Shredfast Bowl - Grilled chicken, no carb (extra kale and sugar snap peas) avocado, broccoli, grilled spinach, kale, pineapple, beetroot & ginger garlic chilli dressing - £11.95

I also got the Shredfast bowl 

Shredfast Bowl - Grilled chicken, special pasta (pasta in tomato sauce), avocado, broccoli, grilled spinach, kale, pineapple, beetroot & ginger garlic chilli dressing - £11.95

I got the sauce on the side which was a smart move as it was spicy and I didn't like it.

The bowl was way too small for all the food. Was struggling to cut the food without it all coming out and going everywhere! Good portion size but the bowl needed to be bigger. The chicken wasn't hot, dry, a bit rubbery and bland - had no seasoning was just grilled - I guess that's their version of healthy but could have done with some salt or pepper. My spinach wasn't grilled was definitely just raw. The food came out quick but think everything is already cooked and just reheated.

The idea is good but the food could definitely have been better - more seasoning and a bigger bowl if you're gonna give me this much food! They do have a good menu and a lot of choice of food.

After we went to Lark Lane. Went to Press Bros - Holly got a cappuccino and I got a matcha latte. We then walked down to Lunko the bakery which has been on the list for ages. They have pastries from The Butterholic and always has a queue because the place is only small. They never used to stock that much stuff and would be sold out before the afternoon but they have upped their stock now so they don't sell out as fast. They had a bit of a queue when we got there.

I got a pistachio croissant which cost me £4.20! Last time I got one from Duke Street Market which was also from The Butterholic cost me £3.50 which I thought was expensive. This was a proper rip off though and I was had off as there was about a teaspoon of pistachio in the middle of it! I was so disappointed by it. It was really dry as well - was not worth the £4.20 at all. The croissants in Lidl bakery are better for less than half the price (sadly they don't do pistachio croissants though!)

Was a nice catch up, shame the food wasn't that good but I've ticked Picnic and Lunko off the list now.

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Quirky Quarter

 

For Holly's birthday I got us tickets to the Quirky Quarter on Duke Street near Chinatown. We were suppose to go 2 weeks ago but Holly had covid and I ended up doing some filming so rescheduled it for today.

Duke Street Market

We went into town to have some lunch which took us a while to decide where to go and finally settled on Duke Street Market. I went there a few years ago when it first opened with Jo and Rich but not been since. I think most of the places have stayed the same but some of the places have changed. I let Holly in charge on what to order.. I did say I wanted something light and she ended up getting carb heavy food...!

Big Lolas Taqueria

Chicken Quesadilla - Grilled chicken thigh quesadilla, with salsa roja, mixed cheese, coriander and spring onion - £9.50

Holly ordered this by accident but it was nice and I didn't taste any coriander!

Big Lolas Taqueria

Grilled Chicken Burrito - Grilled chicken thigh burrito with black beans, Mexican rice, cheddar cheese, avocado creama and pico de Gallo - £10

This doesn't say it has coriander but it definitely did and could taste it!

Cahita

The Famous Cahita Cubano - Mojo pork shoulder, roast ham, sliced chorizo, gouda cheese, house pickle and sweet mustard served with mojo mayo - £10.50

Wasn't a fan of this, it was dead greasy and definitely not something I would order. The quesadilla was my favourite considering it was an accidental order and Holly didn't realise till it came to our table as you order via the QR code on your table then they bring your food over.

I finally got a pistachio croissant from The Butterholic that they had in. It was so nice loved the crème patissiere inside. I ended up eating this first as it took use that long to decide where to eat I was hungry and ate it while Holly ordered the food.

 It looks so fake like the fake food they have to display but it was definitely real and cost me £3.50. They also have chunky cookies but they were expensive for £3.75.

Quirky Quarter

We were booked in for 4pm and went at 3:45pm and they let us in early as it was dead quiet there was only like 2 groups of people there when we went. We went in and they gave us gloves for the end and said you will know when to wear them and this will come towards the end and the first bit you have to work out how to get through it. Then there was a guy who was our photographer to take some cool optical illusion photos.

Finally wore my Ugg Boots that I bought nearly 2 years ago! They make my feet look massive as it is but these photos make them look even bigger!

This didn't work that well the guy should have guided us better and I think if we did one standing on each other would have worked well.

Holly didn't get the green screen...

In the corner of the living room on the TV Lionel Ritchie's Dancing On the Ceiling video was playing and the guy came back out and said he would record a 10 second video for us dancing to the song then you can flip the video to make it look like you're dancing on the ceiling. It was the most awkward 10 seconds as I can't and don't dance!

These photos were fun but I don't know why we didn't do any standing up ones and why we chose to lie and sit on the dirty floor!

It was fun we were in there for an hour and I thought it was just good photo opportunities with optical illusions but there was different challenges and puzzles which it does say on the website but I just didn't click on to. It wasn't as big as I thought it was going to be though. I think it was only meant to be here temporarily but is now here for good. Tickets are £13.50 and it's a fun day out if you're looking for something to do especially if you have kids or a group.

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