il Giardino Romantico

這是一間天仙一直很喜歡的異國風味小館。距離上一次光顧都已經是2008年的事了。［看舊文］你看側欄的排行就知道，這間小館不只是深得我心，也相當受格友們的喜愛。事隔多年後，一群朋友的聚餐，因為有的吃素，有的則是無肉不可。加上天仙又是不吃豬牛羊... 這樣怪異的飲食習慣組合，我想不到比中東料理還要來的更恰當的聚餐地點了。

This is an exotic restaurant that I really like, but rarely get the chance to revisit. Between this visit and the last time I was here, it had already been five years. After so many  years, I recommended this place to a bunch of us, who, together, make a very strange dietry combination: there was a vegetarian, and one who couldn't live a meal without meat, and one who avoided pork, beef, and lamb (me). Middle Eastern food was the only kind of cousine I could think of that would easily satisfy all of our dietry idiosyncrasies.



不過老實說，因為隔了那麼多年沒光顧，當初還有點怕會不會已經關門歇業了啊！結果還好還開著！而且生意一點也不差。

I have to admit, I was a bit worried that after all these years, they might have already closed down. Fortunately, they were still open, and business was thriving! 



酒鬼仙每逢聚餐當然一定要來杯酒（反正我坐公車捷運～）。其實我有點忘了我點了什麼。不過我有跟店員確認，裏頭的vodka有足足一個shot才點，深怕一點酒味都沒有，喝的會不過癮。

Of course a meal wouldn't be complete for me without some kind of drink to go with it. I can't remember what I had ordered, but I do remember making sure there was a complete shot of vodka in there before placing the order.

這道沙拉的全名我有點忘了。不過看他色彩繽紛的樣子，就不難猜出他的口感也是非常的驚艷。有幾顆圓圓土黃色的豆子叫做鷹嘴豆（chickpeas）。雖然對他很陌生，但是初嘗過的人都會對他印象深刻。

This is probably Mediterranean salad or some thing like that. Can't remember the exact name. The amazing combination of colours and its splendid taste together makes this an abosolutely delightful appetizer. 



這道菜名我記得～（真是難得）叫做plata sababa。白白的打成泥狀的東西叫做hummus。這是用鷹嘴豆打成泥，以及其他香料製作而成。上面被切成兩半的球狀物，其實也是鷹嘴豆做成的丸子，叫做falafel。各位有沒有發現，這一個拼盤，上面的根本全部都是鷹嘴豆。可是同樣的食材，用三種不同的吃法（hummus，falafel，以及旁邊的原狀）竟然是三種截然不同的口感。而且若是我沒說，我保證你不可能會發現這三種東西根本就是同樣的食材。更了不起的是... 這道菜完．全．沒．有．肉！

This dish is called plata sababa. What better combination is there other than hummus and falafel. Middle Eastern food is like magic to me. It's difficult to realise that this platter is actually made from one single ingredient - chickpeas. The hummus and falafel are both made from chickpeas, and there are whole chickpeas placed by the side as garnish. 



把上面拼盤中的物品全部塞入這個切割好的餅裡，不僅是滿足了味蕾，也會有飽足感。

After stuffing the pita bread with the stuff on the platter, you'll start tasting magic in your mouth.



這種色彩繽紛的料理，真是吃了健康，又滿足了視覺的享受。

The colours also make this dish a delight for the eyes.



素食朋友是可以儘管大膽享用的喔！（他真的沒有肉）

Note that this is a platter for veggetarians. (I guarantee there is no meat)



這裡的餐點都是乍看之下吃不飽，但很莫名其妙地吃了一半就覺得好像差不多了！很神奇的是，縱使你是肉食主義者，你點的餐有肉，其實那肉也沒多少。這樣你還是照樣能吃飽。

很想把大家的餐點都拍來分享給大家。不過礙於這天帶的是單眼，實在不適合拿著笨重的相機跑來跑去拍大家的食物。（也是不太禮貌啦）所以這篇只好只分享共用的前菜跟天仙自己點的餐點囉。

When you see pictures of the dishes served here, you might think that the portion wouldn't be enough to fill you up. You might be wrong. Because even the ones who ordered meaty dishes, admitted after consuming only half of their main dish, that they were quite filled.

Since I had my DSLR with me this time, I thought it rude to carry such a bulky camera around the table just to take pictures of all the dishes. Thus, you will only see the main dish that I had ordered.



其實點餐的時候我猶豫了很久。又想吃falafel，又想吃雞。後來看到有魚，就更猶豫了！後來為了食素的朋友點的plata sababa有falafel，這才在雞跟魚之間做了個抉擇。味道當然也沒令我失望。只是就如同上面說的一樣，吃到一半就覺得已經八分飽了！還好他蔬菜多，全部塞進肚子裡還不至於罪惡感太重。

It took me a while to decide what to order. I craved falafel, and wanted chicken. The fish sounded pretty good too! Then, since we ordered a platter with falafel, all I had to do was to make a choice between chicken and fish. Of course, the fish did not disappoint me either. I was almost full already by this time. Fortunately, lots of veggies came with this meal, so I didn't feel too stuffy afterwards. 

只是這天剛好有人生日，朋友提議我們裡面很多人剛好在這段時間生日，就當作是團體慶生趴吧！因此才會有蛋糕...

There was a birthday girl among us during this meal. Also, there were quite a few of us whose birthdays were around this day. One of us decided to celebrate all of their birthdays at once. 



這蛋糕不知大家會不會覺得眼熟？沒錯！正是天仙沒多久前貼的L'amour蛋糕。這天真的是陰錯陽差地... 因為我也差點買了同樣的蛋糕！（後來因為臨時改變交通方式，所以就作罷）。

This cheese cake was from the cake shop that I had posted about not too long ago. I had almost bought the same cake from the same shop! I had only change my mind because I changed my traveling route to the restaurant.

不過關於這蛋糕，我還要特地稱讚一下店家的滿分服務。天仙杞人憂天的老毛病犯的嚴重，一直很怕店家會不會禁帶外食，又不讓我們吃蛋糕。因此請朋友與店員確認。店員聽了以後，（只差沒拍胸膛）說：交給我！後來，蛋糕拿回店裡，過沒多久燈就暗下來了。我就猜～天啊！他們也太周到了吧！後來蛋糕是由三個服務員的護送之下伴隨著生日快樂的歌聲，送到我們桌上的！

But speaking of the cake, I feel obliged to pay the restaurant a big complement. I was worried at the beginning that they wouldn't let us have food from outside. When we asked the waitress about the cake, she said, assuringly: Let me handle everything! Okay. After the cake arrived, the light was turned off. Three of the waiters/waitresses came singing with guarding the cake. We were all surprised and amazed! 

 

這間真的不愧是一間常常服務外國客的店家。也讓這原本就不錯吃的蛋糕又加了不少分呢。

Because of their extraordinary service, the cake tasted even better than I remembered.

  

最後的買單，也不忘再次給我們祝福。

Finally, Alice gives us another blessing with a note below our bill. 


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念：那天我們八個人，算下來一個人也才三百多。除了文章中分享的共用的餐點，每個人也都有一到像我點的pita餐點一樣的主餐。價錢算很合理的異國料理。