HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

08:30 hrs
28 Sep 14

     That's right folks. Yesterday was our anniversary. My BETTER HALF and I have been together for 19 years. Holy Crap!
And those nineteen years have not been smooth. I would be lying to you if I said it was. The point is, you have to be committed to your partner and thats all there is to it.

     So, last night, in celebration it was decided that we would go out for supper. Something that we don't do often as the Loin Fruits eat off the adult menu too.

     I had wanted to try out the Spice Hut in Comox. Indian food would be different from our normal fare. But then again the Spice Hut is just another chain restaurant in a long line of chain restaurants like so many Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters or burger joints before it. So my LOBSTER decided to take us to Mar's on Main in Cumberland.

     Its an older building, an old house I think, on Dunsmuir Ave with seating inside for about thirty, a small bar area and patio seating outside as well. The decor is best described as your old grandma's kitchen. Mismatched tables and hard wooden chairs with cushions. Perfect. Nothing commercial at all.

     The menu is small. Maybe ten different appies, eight or so different salads which could be had as a main course and then a dozen or so mains. A far cry from any commercial restaurant such as White Spot. Even Fluid and the Avenue has more items than that. We ordered two appies - a home made pita with hummus and a baked brie. Rather simple to be sure but when they arrived I was suitably impressed.  Our mains were a Udon noodle bowl with seared tuna (Loin Fruit #2), the pasta special without pesto in the sauce (Loin Fruit #1), Jaegerschnitzle with mushroom gravy (my BETTER HALF) and a Seafood Schnitzel (myself).

     The food arrived in a timely manner and it was all delicious. The schnitzels were the size of the plate and there were two to the order. The boys dishes were just as large. Needless to say we do have leftovers.

     The service was outstanding. Prompt, courteous and not hovering. In the end the tip reflected our pleasure. We will be back.