It's time for a good dinner

It's been quite a while since we have a satisfying eat-out dinner. Yesterday, we were to meet Daddy at City Hall but the horrible traffic jam and long queue to the car park simply put us off.

We heard about the revamped Dempsey Hill and decided to head there. Parking was equally competitive, and the place was indeed transformed. The time we were there buying furnitures just about under a year ago, we could still see some roosters and hens and their little chicks roaming about. Today its just house and house of upbeat and posh restaurants.

We were at CA California for a sandwich dinner. Its in the same house as Ben n Jerry's. Are we lucky or what...last night was the first night they serve dinner. Otherwise, they are open only for lunch, till 3:30pm. The high ceiling, fans and simple decor make the already air-conditioned place airy and very pleasant.

We ordered a burger set and Meredith had her own miniature kid's Hamburger Hamburger. We had to place our order at the counter although there were abundant waiters. They say its Californian style.

We love restaurants that serve bread before the main course. And this one does. And the warm bread was very good.

Everything we ordered was good ...unpretentiously good! The beef patty was 'homemade'. It wasn't the MacDonald's full-of-fats patty. And we love the soup. It's called the Ferry Plaza Garden Soup, which, in simpler terms, is called pumpkin soup.

The service was also superb. The waiting staff were friendly and were eager to tell us more about their food and store.

Meredith dropped her burger and got it replaced ...no questions asked...and not that we asked for it. The waiter took his own initiative to give us a new set. Bravo on that! And to make Meredith happier, there was also a play room for kids...with the big slide as the main attraction.

All in all, I would give the place and food 5 big stars! On the receipt, it says The Ranch Home, The Happy People Co. Pte Ltd. All of us came out happy and very satisfied indeed. We will go back there again for sure. What a HAPPY dinner!