As a thank-you/farewell present J's client recommended 'Gatto Verde' an Italian restaurant near Düsseldorf airport that he often goes to. The client is apparently close friends with the owner and highly recommended us to go. He told J not to worry because "Bruno" the owner of the place would take care of us.
So the reservation was made at 7pm on Saturday and upon arrival there was another couple sipping their wine and getting the last few hours of the sun.
There were a number of wasps buzzing around, according to the news there's been some kind of invasion. So they're EVERYWHERE. So i'm guessing the waiter sees me flapping my arms around hoping the wasps don't sting me and returns with some 1 cent, 2 cent and 5 cent coins. He lays them on the table and tells us that apparently wasps and bees don't like the smell of copper. Whether that's an old wives tale or the actual truth, i didn't question it. In fact, if i could i would have stuck them all over my body.
And i'm not sure if the coins actually did its magic or it's because it was the wasps' bed time but they actually, kind of, disappeared after that.
*shrugs*
Bruno came soon after and asked other whether we preferred Fish or Meat. We chose Fish and he said, not to worry, a menu has been sorted out for us. It didn't take long for him to return with our glasses of wine and a basket of fresh bread with a bowl of sun dried tomatoes. Each table had their own giant pepper mill, bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Then a mixed seafood platter with decent portions of shrimps, octopus and tuna arrived. I totally recommend the shrimps mixed with melon pieces, i'm thinking it was a shrimp cocktail.
Thumbs up to that!
Then for the main course there was some kind of fish platter with an assortment of fish sitting on sauteed vegetables and 2 over-sized king prawns. Accompanied by a side dish of salmon with pasta and roasted potatoes. Seriously, i was struggling to get through 2 pieces of fish, how was i going to get to the pasta? It felt like the sight of all that food made my stomach suddenly shrink. We ended up asking the waiter if we could take the pasta home - after all it's not nice to waste good food.
And no visit to an Italian restaurant would be complete without a taste of Tiramisu...
and lucky for us they had some. And i have to say it was absolutely delicious! Probably one of the best i've had so far. However the prices are a bit over our price range and budget. But the good thing is you're definitely getting quality AND quantity for the money you're spending. Lucky for us, we didn't have to pay.
*grins*
...
OMG yum! Thinking about food is making me hungry.
Is it dinner time yet? No.
Can it be.
So the reservation was made at 7pm on Saturday and upon arrival there was another couple sipping their wine and getting the last few hours of the sun.
There were a number of wasps buzzing around, according to the news there's been some kind of invasion. So they're EVERYWHERE. So i'm guessing the waiter sees me flapping my arms around hoping the wasps don't sting me and returns with some 1 cent, 2 cent and 5 cent coins. He lays them on the table and tells us that apparently wasps and bees don't like the smell of copper. Whether that's an old wives tale or the actual truth, i didn't question it. In fact, if i could i would have stuck them all over my body.
And i'm not sure if the coins actually did its magic or it's because it was the wasps' bed time but they actually, kind of, disappeared after that.
*shrugs*
Bruno came soon after and asked other whether we preferred Fish or Meat. We chose Fish and he said, not to worry, a menu has been sorted out for us. It didn't take long for him to return with our glasses of wine and a basket of fresh bread with a bowl of sun dried tomatoes. Each table had their own giant pepper mill, bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Then a mixed seafood platter with decent portions of shrimps, octopus and tuna arrived. I totally recommend the shrimps mixed with melon pieces, i'm thinking it was a shrimp cocktail.
Thumbs up to that!
Then for the main course there was some kind of fish platter with an assortment of fish sitting on sauteed vegetables and 2 over-sized king prawns. Accompanied by a side dish of salmon with pasta and roasted potatoes. Seriously, i was struggling to get through 2 pieces of fish, how was i going to get to the pasta? It felt like the sight of all that food made my stomach suddenly shrink. We ended up asking the waiter if we could take the pasta home - after all it's not nice to waste good food.
And no visit to an Italian restaurant would be complete without a taste of Tiramisu...
and lucky for us they had some. And i have to say it was absolutely delicious! Probably one of the best i've had so far. However the prices are a bit over our price range and budget. But the good thing is you're definitely getting quality AND quantity for the money you're spending. Lucky for us, we didn't have to pay.
*grins*
...
OMG yum! Thinking about food is making me hungry.
Is it dinner time yet? No.
Can it be.
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