Wedding Anniversary Dinner - Bistro Vue

This post was written on the 11 September 2012.

I can not believe that The Husband has indeed been my husband for a year now.

It honestly seems like yesterday that I was stressing about only sending out our invitations 5 weeks before the wedding.

The Friday before the Monday that our anniversary fell on, it started to dawn on me that I hadn’t booked anywhere for dinner.

Merowyn from Blithely Unaware advised me to go to Bistro Vue, I called up and bam! Booking made.  
If Merowyn advises you to go somewhere, you don’t ask questions – you go.

I have not worn these shoes since the wedding, and when I first put them on I was surprised that I had lasted all day and evening in them.  I was struggling. 

We had a late booking for 8pm and I had intentions to have my hair blow dried but we decided to pop into church on the way home from work and I ran out of time.

A can of Dry Shampoo and Powder Puff later and I wasn’t looking quite so manky. As in, I still looked manky but not so manky that The Husband would not be seen with me.

We nabbed a park right out the front of Bistro Vue which I was thankful for as I definitely had intentions of overeating and needing to be wheeled out in a wheelbarrow. 

We were half an hour early for our booking, with intentions of having a drink or two whilst waiting but we were seated immediately which was appreciated.

From the moment we walked in and my coat was taken and name known by the time of our booking, I knew the service would be impeccable.

We were seated in a plush corner booth, definitely the most romantic seat in the house. 

I requested a mocktail, nothing sour.  A delicious concoction containing pineapple, apple and cucumber and who knows what else was sent over and damn, it was good.

The Husband was concerned about me wanting to order the Snails until a quick google search taught him that they were safe for me to eat, not to mention nutritious. 

I had never had escargot before and was slightly baffled at just how I was meant to eat them. 

Just the sight of the tongs bought back memories of the scene in Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts manhandles them and her snail flies across the room, only to be caught by a waiter at the ready – ‘slippery little suckers’.

I may have even messaged Merowyn in a panic. I never said that I was cultured did I?

Garlic Snails with Parsley Crust - half a dozen

These were so much better than I anticipated, and I couldn't resist using my bread to mop up the remaining garlic sauce. If you go, please order these!! 

Duck Salad 

Due to the very runny egg that was to be mixed through this salad, I left it for The Husband to enjoy and he said it was great.

Soft shell crab, celeriac and apple rémoulade, mojo sauce 

I did not struggle to eat my half, this was fantastic. Different to what I expected however. 

John Dory 'à la meunière' 

Under my instructions, my fish was perfectly well cooked. 

By this stage, I was well on my way to being full and may have hit struggle town. 

I love John Dory and this was no exception.

The Husband ordered the Pork Shoulder from the Specials menu, so I have no ingredients list for you.

He was also struggling, but loved it. 

Pomme Frites

Why oh why did I order these? The bowl was huge and I only managed to eat 3. Yes, 3. 

What a waste.

Salade

I don't usually order a salad if there are chips as an option.  This of course drives The Husband insane and he gets very cranky about this. He was quick to order me a salad and watched me eat it with hawk like eyes. 

I do feel a little sorry for our unborn child, I can only imagine the arguments that the two will have over salad when the time comes and I am sure that "But, mum doesn't eat her salad" will be thrown around. 

I have definitely been eating far more vegetables and salad whilst pregnant though, need to set a good example for the little tacker.

When our lovely waiter offered us the dessert menu, I may have thrown up in my mouth a little bit. My reflux had kicked in and let me tell you, I wanted that dessert bad but just knew the night would not end well if I did it.

We declined the offer and he returned with this plate which I thought was adorable.  I don’t know what those little pastry things are but I ate half of mine and the roof of my mouth felt slimy for hours later.  The Husband disagrees with me and thinks I am crazy though. 

 This is not where we sat, but cute none the less. 

Now that I know that I do indeed like the food at Bistro Vue, we will be going to Vue de Monde hopefully sometime soon in the future.

The price point at Bistro Vue is pretty standard, and the service is impeccable.

When we got home, I could not stomach the thought of eating our wedding cake which we had defrosted the top tier for the occasion.  The Husband ate some though as I lay in bed rubbing my full belly and drifted into a food coma.

I can definitely say that I recommend Bistro Vue for dinner, no doubt about it.

Have you been? What is the comparison to Vue de Monde?

I wore a Kookai dress, Suzanne Somers necklace, Christian Louboutin Margi Diam Strass heels and a clutch stolen from my sister Cat.