Rule #128 is a very, very important rule.
It is also, unfortunately, a very forgettable rule. The other day Mom and I had a very lovely lunch at a Chinese place near the hotel. I had fried rice with pork, and Mom had bottom feeders and fungus with noodles. It tasted better than it sounds. The restaurant was very clever. Each table had its own drawer full of any utensils you might need. You could help yourself.
The we forgot about Rule #128, and went back for dinner the next day. This time, we were a party of seven. Half of us couldn't have our first choices because they were sold out. Then, a couple of folks couldn't have their second or even their third choices again because they were sold out. Food is delivered here as it's ready. Usually that's no problem, but it's distressing to watch your friend finish her meal before yours has been delivered to the table. Some of us also had to overcome a learning curve to eat our dinners. I'm sure I don't know how to peel a prawn.
So, happily, we've now remembered Rule #128. Today we had a wonderful lunch at a Vietnamese cafe. We had salad, veggie stir fry and summer rolls. Also, I had the most wonderful drink ever. It was called a mintcolada. It was like a non-alcoholic piña colada with mint. But we cannot go back. If you ever take the tram up Victoria Peak, try Pho Yummee.
We had another great meal for dinner. It was at a Turkish place near the hotel. I had falafel and salad. Mom had a lamb kabob. The restaurant will have their liquor license soon. You will be able to have a nice glass of wine with your meal. I suppose that if we ever return to HK, I can go back and have my choice of red OR white wine with my meal. But not this trip.
It's a tough but necessary rule, Rule #128. We've had several disappointing meals that could have been avoided if we'd only remembered this very important rule (Florence, London, and now HK).
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