Dinner at a New Place

After a lot of deliberation, we decided to head to Chrome Hotel which had caught our eye a couple of months ago and we had been meaning to check it out. When we arrived at Chrome, we entered the lobby which was colourful and ultra modern but had a cold industrial feel to it which was couple by the fact that it was desolate. This kind of reminded me of an eerie scene from one of those psychological thrillers when the killer was going to pop out from behind one of those pillars.

Anyway we did finally see someone in the lobby and were told to head up to the first floor where the restaurant was located. We alighted from the lift and looked down at the bistro below, it looked pretty cool, but up here it was like were headed further into that scary movie. It was darker and there was absolutely no one in sight. So fortunately for us, the menu car was just outside the lift and as my wife browsed through it, I looked down the corridor where the restaurant door was beyond which I saw a silhouette of a waiter inside. But as luck would have it, the menu only had Indian food and my wife didn’t want any. So we took a u-turn, got in the lift and went straight out to our car and left.

Once we were out, we were glad that we had left that scene of what could really have been a perfect setting for a scary movie.

So our next destination was “The Bridge” at The Park. We had seen it a couple of times and it was the new coffee shop that had replaced one of favourite places, The Atrium. It looked pretty cool, especially with the wooden deck outside next to the water fall. So that is exactly where we decided to sit, braving the winter cold. Ambiance is everything and what better ambiance would one need; a cold winter night, a deck all to our selves, and the gushing sound of water with a faint hint of some old classic pop music.

The menu did surprise us a bit with the prices, but what the heck, it was our 2nd anniversary and we were allowed to indulge ourselves. Some Vodka, Some rum and a Mixed Grill Platter accompanied us through our chatter of how the last two years had been.

If you’re looking for a pleasant place to celebrate or just enjoy a romantic dinner and price is not a constraint, head to The Bridge at The Park. You’ll love it. We did!