I organised a special outing to celebrate a very special person's twenty first birthday. I took him out to New Quay, Docklands to fine dine at Steakhouse 66. I heard some very good reviews about the restaurant and never really had an occasion to fork out my wallet to step inside.
This, however, was a very good opportunity for me to not only share these delicious meals with him but also have some quality time together by the candlelight. As we entered the restaurant, the waiters greeted and ushered us to a table for two by the window. It's a lovely view where the docks reflect the city lights.
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Docklands, New Quay and Harbourtown has a soft spot in my heart, not only is the place quiet and calming but also an area where the lights change at any given time. It's just such a perfect place for those who love to take photos. There's never a time where the light reflects in the exact same condition which makes taking photos such an exciting but challenging experience. So I thought why not share this experience with someone special through a meal, they always said 'the way to a man's heart is through his stomach' right? ;)
We sat down and flipped through the menu, I could see his face changing and he looked really worried because the price was way above our normal prices. Steakhouse 66 is more like fine dining for university students in the price range I guess but you're paying for the quality of the fantastic service and food.
He ordered a "Porterhouse Steak 280grams" with pepper sauce and I wanted to try out the "Mt. Leura lamb skewers, toasted pita, shaved lettuce, mint yoghurt" and a side of "crunchy steak fries". I really need to comment on the quality of the cooking at this restaurant, it's definitely medium rare and leaves just enough juice and tenderness in the meat for you to enjoy. It doesn't look like it's much according to the portions of the food but I can tell you that both of us were satisfied. Pita bread was toasty warm and a slight crisp which gave a different texture to the lamb and yoghurt. The salad on my meal was a really interesting mix, I really enjoyed it.
