As my best lunch chum let me down at short notice, 'The Pensioner (TP)' stood in as a late replacement. As it was pouring down we headed for the nearest place, Pizza Express on Greek Street East. It's quite a small restaurant but the service was friendly and excellent (I was mystery dining the night before, and still in critique mode). In view of TP's reduced income we shared my favourite pizza (American Hot) but managed to find enough pennies to pay for a bottle of wine.
That evening saw me with TP and A. Guest in El Cantara a Spanish and Moroccan tapas place on Frith Street West http://www.elcantara.co.uk/. TP treated us to champagne which we sipped with hoummus and bread. We then opted for the 4 tapas for £18.95 and chose harissa bread, pollo al ajillo, merguez briwat and zaalouk. We opted for the cheapest wine, Moroccan Guerrouane Blanc, reasonably priced at £15.50. To sum it up: it improved as the evening progressed. The night was long, leisurely and jolly with A. Guest regaling us with her views on Strictly Come Dancing which I have refused to watch after Arlene was sacked. She did a mean impression of Bruno talking to Scott but horrified us with how many times she votes each week! We also reminisced about when we met the gorgeous Brendan and she not only asked him a question but also got his autograph because I wasn't brave enough. An excellent finish to the week and much better than getting wet at a bonfire.
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