Went out for dinner tonight with Mum and Dad to Pier 24 at the St Clair resort. It was pricy for Dunedin, but a decent menu, and good service. It was pretty quiet in there, we were last to leave, but it was a Sunday night.
I had the gnocchi, in a nice basil sauce with pumpkin slivers, rocket, and seeds - it was very tasty and the gnocchi was perfectly cooked! Reid had the venison - also good. Mum and Dad both had the blue cod.
Overall impression: atmosphere a bit low
Rating 3.5/5
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Sunday, August 08, 2010
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Christchurch airport
We're at our usual spot at Christchurch airport - the pub! Having a pint of Speights and a bowl of chips before the connecting flight to Dunedin.
It was a bit of a slow start to the day, both of us with hangovers. We were a little late getting to the airport and we had to bypass the queue to check in before the flight closed - a few unimpressed looks from the people ahead of us!
There is also a new layout for customs and security. The queue for security was huge so we jumped into the air crew queue - no one noticed and we must have bypassed 100s of people!!! Plus it turns out there wasn't such a rush in the end!
Watched Surrogate on the plane (with Bruce Willis). It was pretty average!!!!
In 2017 people stay at home while the robot surrogates represent them in the real world! Crime and disease are practically eliminated, but it all goes wrong when a weapon is made that can kill a person by killing the surrogate.
The acting was terrible and plot lines were poorly developed - dialogue was used to quickly explain anything even slightly complicated.
Rating: 2/5 (but only cos the idea of surrogates seemed creepily possible)
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It was a bit of a slow start to the day, both of us with hangovers. We were a little late getting to the airport and we had to bypass the queue to check in before the flight closed - a few unimpressed looks from the people ahead of us!
There is also a new layout for customs and security. The queue for security was huge so we jumped into the air crew queue - no one noticed and we must have bypassed 100s of people!!! Plus it turns out there wasn't such a rush in the end!
Watched Surrogate on the plane (with Bruce Willis). It was pretty average!!!!
In 2017 people stay at home while the robot surrogates represent them in the real world! Crime and disease are practically eliminated, but it all goes wrong when a weapon is made that can kill a person by killing the surrogate.
The acting was terrible and plot lines were poorly developed - dialogue was used to quickly explain anything even slightly complicated.
Rating: 2/5 (but only cos the idea of surrogates seemed creepily possible)
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Location:Durey Rd,Christchurch,New Zealand
Monday, August 02, 2010
MIFF: The Ghost Writer
Tonights screening of The Ghost Writer was sold out so we arrived 30 mins early to find the queue out the door!! Still got a good seat tho :-)
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Hutong Dumpling Bar
Having dinner at the Hutong Dumpling Bar on Market Lane in Chinatown!
We arrived just before they opened at 5.30pm to find a queue of people waiting outside - this must be a good sign!!
We're having the speciality Shao-long Bao - a kinda steamed dumpling with a meaty, juicy, and flavourful broth/soup inside! Plus chilli wontons and a soup - me the sweet corn and seafood, Reid the sweet corn and chicken.
They have instructions at the table about how to eat the shao-long bao. Lift gently onto your plate, dip in ginger, bite off the side and suck out the broth, then eat!! Not at all difficult!
The food is brilliant! And contrary to the reviews the service was fine! There was a steady stream of people coming through while we were there and they were fully booked for the night, so we were probably lucky to get in! On a Monday!!
Overall impression: would recommend to others!
Rating: 4/5
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We arrived just before they opened at 5.30pm to find a queue of people waiting outside - this must be a good sign!!
We're having the speciality Shao-long Bao - a kinda steamed dumpling with a meaty, juicy, and flavourful broth/soup inside! Plus chilli wontons and a soup - me the sweet corn and seafood, Reid the sweet corn and chicken.
They have instructions at the table about how to eat the shao-long bao. Lift gently onto your plate, dip in ginger, bite off the side and suck out the broth, then eat!! Not at all difficult!
The food is brilliant! And contrary to the reviews the service was fine! There was a steady stream of people coming through while we were there and they were fully booked for the night, so we were probably lucky to get in! On a Monday!!
Overall impression: would recommend to others!
Rating: 4/5
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