80th birthday dinner @ little cottage 2

we were deciding where to host my aunts 80th birthday and we seriously had no idea where to start.

the parameters were simple:

30 people family and friends, place to talk, make noise and take photos without worry of being rushed in finishing our meals.

cater at a hall?

go eat a chinese 8-course dinner?

eat buffet at a hotel?

find a nice cosy restaurant?

fate intervened.

as we we driving home one evening from dad's place, we spied this place.

its been there forever and i'm amazed that i've never eaten there.

so we booked the place.

(infinite thanks to elpea for handling of the logistics, multiple calls and emailing, etc and syncing of the food and guest list with the restaurant.what would we do without you? ^_^)

the menu for our party of 30.

quite an interesting spread actually.

golden fried mahi fish mandarin sauce

grilled german sausage

butter for our rolls

chicken ham spaghetti olive oil

chicken chop little cottage style

tempura chicken breast spaghetti

grilled chicken with chef's special sauce

little piece of cake/pudding ( i couldnt decide what it was) for dessert

eer, cuppa coffee or tea..?

i must say i was very impressed with the quality of the food,

it was excellent, even for a party of 30.

my 1st thought was that the food would be mediocre.

it wasn't.

my spaghetti was al-dente perfectly and tasted quite good with the olive oil. i was craving for more actually.

the hit of the evening was the chicken chop, i hear.

i think everyone had fun at the "party", meeting old friends, making new friends, finding lost relatives (granpa's elder brother's son) and the non-stop photo session.

i was also surprised that they prepared a private room for us, with a really long table setup.

nice touch there.

would i go back here?

yes.