Eating Chives

We went out for dinner last night to Chives, a restaurant not far from where we live. My cousin and his family are in town for a week or so and we thought it would be great to catch up over dinner.

Apart from being close to home, the other attraction of Chives was the buy one meal and get one free vouchers we had. Aren't the vouchers on the back of your grocery vouchers a great idea?


We didn't make a reservation, so we were probably quite lucky to get a table. It turned out to be a smaller restaurant than I thought. Still, we did get in and got a table.

The menu describes itself as pan-Asian, although the main emphasis seems to be on Thai food. The choices include curries, stir fries, sea food to beef and lamb as well as vegetarian options, so there was a choice for everyone.

I can personally recommend the Chilli Jam Chicken Curry with coconut cream. It was absolutely delicious, and had just the right amount of spice in it for my tastes.

The only drawback as far as we were concerned was the amount of time it took for the food to be prepared. We were there for almost an hour before our main meals arrived, although that could have been because my cousin ordered the slow-cooked lamb shanks. Anything that says slow cooked in the actual menu should be a warning, shouldn't it? As a result we were all very hungry by the time the food did actually arrive, but it was worth waiting for.

I'm glad we went there last night, although it's probably not a place I would have gone if we hadn't had the free meal vouchers. Downtown Mt Gravatt isn't the most exciting spot for night life. Still, it was local and turned out to be very good. Well worth the trip.

And it was a great way to lead into what should be an exciting weekend. A good friend arrives tonight, and we're all going out to the French and Saunders show in Brisbane on Sunday night. Can't wait for that!