My first follower . . .

Well, my first week back after my holiday has finally come to an end and I've only chalked up a disappointing two more. 

They are all over with their garish green and yellow fronts, but have you ever been to Subway?  I hadn't, but needed a quick lunch and so stepped into the Dean Street East branch. I was surprised to find what I thought was a rather limited menu.  I chose a classic tuna with salad which was made by two people in front of me (one for the tuna and one for the salad).  On the plus side, it was filling although I'm not sure about the quality of the white sub and I could have eaten it inside.  On the minus side, when the tuna mayo was put onto the sandwich using an ice cream scoop it seemed a little odd and the forumulaic customer service patter is a real turn off. £3.95 - so not bad value but read about the following day where . . .  

 . . . .  I had lunch at Trattoria Da Aldo (Greek Street West).  I'd walked past a lot and had been eyeing up the £5.00 lunch - a limited choice of simple dishes but including a glass of wine or soft drink.  It sounded like a bargain to me and was.  Staff were friendly and service good.  It is quite a small dark restaurant with tables jam packed together but, as it was quiet, that didn't matter.  I had a good size bowl of penne and bolognaise sauce and yes, there wasn't a huge amount of sauce but it was tasty and filling (just what I needed to prepare me for an evening of drinking!).  Bread and oil was optional, but at 50p you couldn't resist (the bread was rustic thick sliced and very good).  Even with the 55p (10%) service charge automatically added, I felt that I'd dined like a queen for £6.05.   

The evening saw me drinking in downstairs bar of The Forge http://www.theforgerestaurant.co.uk/.  Yes, I know it's in Covent Garden but it's my favourite bar and all because of the wonderful barman, Camron Cube!
     
And now the exciting news! I now have my first follower (my very good friend Gill).  However, I suspect it may be something to do with the fact that she is coming to stay with me next weekend and wants to bring both my lovely god-daughters.  Also, like me she is new to blogging and so doesn't really know what to do or what it means (I am in much the same position), but I am thrilled and think its the start of something much bigger! Thank you Gill x