Well, I’ve finally passed the age of 27. You might notice that, unlike other years, I didn’t make a big fuss on the eve to my birthday. This was because a) I really can’t be bothered with birthdays anymore, and b) I was in Darlington, at a wedding, having what could possibly be described as the best night out I have ever had in my entire life.
As a bit of an experiment, I wanted to see how many people actually took notice of this site over the years, and wanted to see how many would actually leave a comment or drop me an email wishing me happy birthday, without me having to advertise the fact and practically beg for comments.
So, how many comments did I recieve, None. My birthday went entirely unnoticed. Not one comment. Saying that, I did manage to have a 2-page thread dedicated to the anniversary of my birth, on Glen’s website. And seeing as I was a Ceasarean birth, I shall shut up about the subject now, and make a sharp exit… through the window. Anyway, yes, I can’t really complain as I also got a few texts wishing me all the best, so thank you all! No word from Wayne, however. Traditionally, he is the first to send me some type of response, usually seconds into the day, but for the second year running, he hasn’t. Oh well. C’est la vie. (EDIT: My mistake, he did send me one last year, so THIS is the first year he hasn’t contacted me)
For those of you who don’t know me personally, you can ignore this bit, but I’m planning a Birthday Bash either on Friday or Saturday. Should you wish to attend, leave a comment, send me a text or email, and I shall provide you with the requested information.
Chris and I went for a bit of a night out at the Wok Inn. You may know, that this used to be The Touchdown, on the corner of Warren Road and West View Road, Hartlepool. Recently, it was converted into a Chinese restaurant, and I have been meaning to go there since it reopened, but the question is… was it any good?
In a word, yes. Expensive, but good.
You enter through the door, and you’re greeted with a corridor, with wallpaper that looks like a pair of pyjamas. This theme continues throughout the whole building, as you follow the corridor. At this point, you can either enter the bar /takeaway place, or you can turn tright, and enter the “main” room. We chose the main room, clearly.
There were already a few people in, which looked like a group from the post office. Apparently, whoever they are, they get a Christmas box of 50 first class stamps. Now that’s a practical present.
Er, moving on. The room itself was actually quite small despite it was the main room. It could probably hold a party of 30-40 comfortably, but after that, you’d struggle. It is, however, very nicely laid out, with granite floor tiles, decorative… stuff on the wall, and yes, the pyjama-like wallpaper. The windows still have “TOUCHDOWN” wrote into them, but it would have been a bit daft to replace perfectly good glass just because of that.
We were seated, and ordered drinks. Chris got a coke, priced at £2.40ish, and I got a Kroenenburg, priced at £2.80. Hardly a cheap pint. Needless to say I only had one in my time there. Onto the main meal. We got given the menus, and, naturally, I flicked through to the curry section, and so did Chris. We boh ordered the chicken curry. priced at something like £6.50, probably a touch more.
The meal arrived, and although it contained mushrooms which I am not a fan of, these were easily separated from the rest of the dish. I have had experiences where it is almost impossible to distinguish the mushrooms from the meat. Apart from that, the meal was very nice, and don’t count that as a downside, unless you don’t like mushrooms.
If I did have one criticism, towards the end it sort of felt like they were trying to get rid of us. Halfway through the meal, I stopped eating just for a few seconds. The guy, who I presume was the owner, came over and asked if I was finished. Er, no. I paid enough for it, I wasn’t just going to force it down my gullet. I kindly replied to the negatory, and he wandered off. Eventually, I did finish, and before we had the chance to ask for another drink, we were presented with the bill. Now, as I mentioned earlier, the price of the drinks was a little OTT, so we didn’t want one anyway, but it would have been nice to have the opportunity.
Overall, the price of 2x chicken curries, a Kroeny and a Coke came to £19.60, which we rounded up to a tenner each.
Alongside the bill, however, you get the usual warm lemon-scented towels which are always a bonus, but instead of mints, you get oranges cut into segments. A nice touch.
So, in conclusion… the Wok Inn is nicely done out, food’s nice, it’s easy to get to (for me, anyway), but the beer is expensive. Soft drinks even more so. I think it’s worth a trip down just to see its new green roof, which is all lit up on a night.
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