Bubba Gump

And so my sporting heaven/hell week comes to an end, not with a bang but with a whimper. Story of my life really.

I didn't actually play badminton today. When we woke up this morning, Sarah said she would need to work the weekend as she had an urgent assignment. As she needed a break, she wanted to have a rest today by leaving work (relatively) early and going out for a nice dinner. I was originally tempted to say no and continue on my sporting heaven/hell but she threw me one of her big eyed puppy dog looks and I folded quicker than a bad poker hand.

We were originally going to go to Wanya. She has always liked this restaurant and was a bit peeved that she wasn't able to join my friends and I last time we went. Unfortunately, when I called to make a booking, I was told the restaurant was fully booked - I guess this is a measure of how popular the place is.

So, what to do? After due discussion with Sarah (after the requisite running around in a panic like a headless chicken of course), we decided to return to one of our old stomping grounds. The Movenpick Marche restaurant at The Peak.

Unfortunately, that restaurant was now closed. However, in its place was an American restaurant called Bubba Gump which was themed after the character Forrest Gump. Having no better ideas, we decided to give the place a try.

The restaurant is actually quite cute. It specialises in shrimp and the restaurant has lots of (fake?) memorabilia from the movie. One of the more unique aspects is that the table has a large plaque on it with the words "Run Forrest Run" embossed on it. However, if you turn the plaque over, you find the words "Stop Forrest Stop". The idea is that if you want a waiter to stop and provide service, you turn the plaque over so that they know to stop. Cute eh?

The food at Bubba Gump is also v nice. As the place specialises in shrimp, we naturally ordered lots of shrimp! The highlight of the meal was, without a doubt, the Cajun Shrimp appetiser. The shrimps are cooked in cajun sauce (slightly spicy but not very) and served in a hot pan together with two slices of garlic bread. The garlic bread was really well done - one of the better garlic bread I have had - and the flavours go together really well.

If you ever get a chance to go, I definitely recommend the Cajun Shrimp starter.