It was. Didn't taste nearly as potent as it, in fact, was...

We have a new rule: Dani sticks to starters in restaurants :P

Though, in fairness, I think I might have coped with the menu items, had there not also been a stirfry appetizer thrown casually into the gap between starter and main course...

I am not going to go into any detail about the meal until I have PICTURES!
Pretty please.

I don't know what the steps are for posting pics from a phone.
But rest assured you can just slap them on here and I'll do the commentary.
Although it would be nice if you didn't show the sequence where Limey and I didn't know you were taking photos and are waiting for you to say "cheese" and come off looking really bored. Or else no-one will ever invite us to a GTG again.

Commentary to be provided by Sundae ...

Set two ...

Set three ...

Set four ... (Dani has to provide the rest!!!)

Bravo! You all look great, and happy. Love the 'stache, limey.

Thanks Limey.
I can't work out how to comment on them as is, so you'll have to look at them all again - soz!

Starters.
See what I mean about needing help with mine?
The lighting makes them look a bit pale and fatty, in fact they had great flavour and little went to waste.

We all agreed that the wasabi was HOT.
More so than usual I mean. Talk about clearing the sinuses.

Dipping sauces for various courses.
From the left - chilli, garlic mayo, soy sauce.

I used them for my sauteed poataoes. Very yummy.
Big at work, setting up the cooking surface.
He claimed that his oil was orange juice and his soy sauce was cola.
Best of all though was when he produced the chilli sauce for me to look at, then squirted it straight in my face!

Not my eyes, but I felt it hit my cheek.
I squealed like a stuck pig, thinking mostly of how I was going to get to the pantomime on time now, but a bit embarrassed on his behalf for squeezing so hard because I was going to have to kick up a stink and his future prospects were grim. All for the sake of an accident.

Of course it turned out to be a trick. What had hit the side of my face was nothing more than red string, concealed in the opening and squeezed out using air. We all found it funny once the panic subsided.

OMG - How wonderful! That looks like such an awesome time.

Big proceeded to chop and trick and slice and fool.
He caught us a second time with the chilli sauce trick, by saying, "No, real one this time" and presenting a different sized and shaped bottle.
It was a little less traumatic though (sez me - because it wasn't aimed at me this time).

We were then served a stirfry with potatoes - as Dani says this wasn't officially on the menu, but I knew it was coming because I'd been all over the website before booking. Hence my initial reaction when I found out we couldn't have the Early Bird as that was the result of intense research.

Anyway, I knew part of the game of serving the potatoes was to try to flip them into the diners' mouths. Limes went first, and her tactic was to stay as still as possible and rely on Big's skill and experience. Sadly this didn't work and both hit her on the forehead.

I tucked my napkin into my dress and tried to weave and dodge like a dog with a frisbee but only managed to get one in my mouth and the velocity made it bounce back out again.

I think Big hit his stride with Dani and she caught the second one like a seal, to our applause.

Between-course course.
Dani pontificating. Possibly about the trajectory of potatoes.

Big had fun and games with all sorts of ingredients, not least the eggs.
He flipped them back and forth across a large, sharp spatula - making them walk. He flipped one up into his hat. He cracked two in midair (although he did have to fish some shell out of the bowl after - haha).

This was for our accompaniment of egg fried rice.
A heart of egg.
A strip of egg about to be chopped up with chung-chung-chung chopping movements.

Having sorted the vegetales, Big went on to cook our main courses.
Limey had Moo, I had Bruk-bruk (yes a rubber chicken made an appearance) and Dani had Baa.
I heard both of them say that they were cooked to perfection. A bonus for being the only three people present!

Limey in her Christmas cracker moustache!

Before cooking the meat, Big set fire to the grill.
I am really impressed that this photo came from a mobile. It does it justice.

You all look awesome!