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| - Went with a group about 10/11 for a farewell dinner on a Saturday night in early November 2010
Atmosphere:
Darkly candle lit restaurant with a vibe that could make you feel romantic or just a little chic. I always appreciate places that have real candles on tables and/or around the facility. It adds more real illumination to faces and food etc. This was probably the best part of the experience in my opinion. This place looks better at night and more atmospheric than it does during the day
Service
Our waitress was very quick and helpful in trying to secure a table(s) during a weekend for our party. But she did become a little over obsessive with our table wit the overly fake helpful attitude. But I'd rather that than rudeness.
Drinks -Half the table had water, half alcoholic beverages. Those who had wines and beers seemed to have a hard time getting their drinks refilled. Something when I was serving I tried to never miss - keeping people drinking runs up their bills/ my group gratituty/ and usually their spirits
Food
The biggest disappointment of the evening. The menu does look nice and has good variety.
I ordered the calamari described as: "marinated with ginger, garlic and chilies, dusted with seasoned flour and served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce $ 9.50" I'm still looking for the squid underneath the mountain of 'dusted seasoned flour' batter. I think KFC has less layers of batter on their chicken. It was a bit over salted as if to throw off the tastebuds of those who don't know what good flavor is. The sweet chili sauce is the same one I buy at the dollar store. I'm very pocket aware and watch every dime I spend as a student - I only ate maybe half of my meal being so unsatisfied and let the guys finish the rest. My out of town friend who was visiting ordered what I believe was the |BAH ME HANG -fresh thin egg noodles stirfried with bean sprouts, onions, celery, chopped peanuts, sautéed shrimp and golden sliced chicken in a spicy lime coriander sauce, topped with green onions $12.95" This meal that was dreadfully spicy hot. He needed his beer to help it go down, but spent half the time trying to get a fresh beer every so often. But he did enjoy the taste of his food as did I.
The best meal of the night ordered (from my end of the table) was the
Quinoa Salad - it looked healthy hearty and delicious and was so.
I have no intention of returning to Queen Mother Cafe and although I would not recommend it to anyone, this does not mean I would suggest against going there. It is a restaurant that if I happen to be hungry, walking on the street and am standing in front of it, I would go in. But this city has so much more for me to try to feel the need to return.
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