berts

one of the perks of staying at the merchant hotel was that we didn't have to brave the elements for dinner on saturday. the mister was toying with the idea of booking us a restaurant downtown, but figured it'd be silly going out when we'd a highly-rated restaurant on our doorstep. and after a day's travel (we'd a relatively early start to get to the causeway and took a slow drive back through dark hedges) he was right that the last thing i wanted to do was put on my coat. it helped that we'd a late dinner, and time in the evening to enjoy the hotel spa. nothing like soaking in a tub overlooking the city as it rains in your champers. just saying. 

berts is a french bistro with live jazz band at night. the waiter (manager?) was incredibly intuitive and had the amazing ability to pre-empt our every request. how crazy is that? well impressed! good music and better food. we started with the baked camembert (pictured) before slowly splitting a chateaubriand. a huge chunk of rare beefy goodness, accompanied by extra sides (salad, mashed potato, 2 x fries) compliments of the manager. being the carbohydrate queen i am, it was such a treat :)