Datenite : BBQ Beef Rib

It was datenite and my partner suggested The Rustic Grill because he knows that I love beef (this was a day before my most dissapointing tomahawk experience).

We were there by 6.00pm and had the whole place to ourselves. I reckon most diners would come by a bit later.

The view outside (the side lane) is not inspiring. You will see  parked motorcycles and passersby.

The tapas and buffet counter is still there and now they have introduced their Value Dinner Set which excludes free flow tapas and buffet (for those who just want mains and no extras).

I forgot to take a photo of the menu for the individual value dinner sets.

My partner (as he always does) ordered the same dish he had on the previous visit - the Seared Salmon Fillet from the main menu (with tapas and buffet).

I ordered the following for him from the tapas menu :

Smoked Duck Pasta.

Sauteed Green Beans.

Sauteed Mushrooms.

Chicken Piccata.

And he helped himself to the buffet with a bowl of soup (broccoli soup, sorry no photo) and a plate of salad and chicken wings.

Obviously he had forgotten (or had faith) in the chicken wings (that we both tried previously) and apparently they were still no good hah...hah...

And this is my BBQ Beef Back Rib. I chose from the set menu, forgoing the tapas and buffet. The price from the Dinner Set menu is RM78.00 while the one from the regular menu is RM104.00, a difference of RM26.00. The set menu comes with a salad or soup and ice cream.

I was very happy with the BBQ beef as the portion was generous with the meat very tender. It was served with a side of BBQ sauce.

I chose salad instead of soup. 

Now I want to recall a story for a long time ago. It was Chinese New Year and we had our family (my late uncle and cousins and a friend of his) dinner at a hotel in Kuala Terengganu.

Some members of our party chose ala carte while the rest went for the buffet. This was when I observed bad behavior.

Those who ordered ala carte were enabled by those who had the buffet to eat food from the buffet. What they do is pile a plate from the buffet to be shared at the table.

I was not happy with what I saw because this is clearly a breach of conduct. Diners who opt for ala carte should not be eating from the buffet. Well, I am not the buffet police and I kept quite because it is very hard to voice this sort of thing to your family.

The hotel staff turned a blind eye because they knew my late uncle (and also they did not want to spoil the atmosphere) who was a regular guest.

With that said, I did not partake in the tapas. This can be a dicey situation if you have naughty customers who will sneak in  the extras to members of their party who are not paying the full price.

Now back to our dinner. We (again) shared an Ice Lemon Tea.

I forgot to take a photo of the two slices of pizza that my partner ate from the buffet. 

At the end of our meal, we were served ice cream.

My partner's Mint and Raspberry.

My Cookies and Cream. This ice cream was not good as the texture was gritty with ice crystals which suggested to me that it was either old stock or poorly stored. But I did not complain. It was overall a very good meal!