Journal. A Funny Food Weekend.

We went out to dinner last Friday night with son Anthony and friend Craig. We had a barely passable smörgåsbord meal at Memory Lane in Hamilton City.

The impression was confirmed on this visit that Memory Lane like a lot of other food places, that the quality of the fare is slowly drifting down-wards.

The soup was not good and the ice cream machine pumped out a mixture of white frozen milk diluted with water and tasted awful. The ice crystals were evident. The management did not seem too concerned to a polite chide. But the seafood was excellent and Pat went for a little more. I doubt that we shall go again. A pity I have always liked the ambiance of Memory Lane aka The Old Flame.

However on the subject of food, I was impressed by the Casino Restaurant on 2 recent visits, the food was superbly prepared and very edible. Craig tells me that he knows of other traditional food eateries which we will visit. If these sink in quality there is always my favourite to fall back on, Indian fare with more than one good restaurant in Hamilton with the odd good Chinese now and then.

A pity about Memory Lane I enjoy a good traditional English roast served in a Smörgåsbord manner, to chose what I like.

Food places come and food places go. Some lasting longer than others. Give customers sub standard fare, customers remember and talk.

Otherwise our weekend was enjoyable and we returned home in a happy frame of mind.