We remembered of the taxi driver who was raving about a new Chinese restaurant somewhere in Muirhead or Stepps when he was taking us to the airport this summer. We could not remember of the name so we decided to just drive up there and look for it. Of course when we got there we could not find the restaurant the taxi driver was talking about. We then decided to go into this Chinese restaurant in Muirhead that has been open for business for years. When my husband drove into the car park, it was full and no space for parking. We immediately gave up and decided to go to Torrance, basically double back what he drove to get to Muirhead, and then drove further to a completely opposite direction to where we came from to try another place for dinner. Once we got to this eatery and walked into the premises, we were told that they did not serve food that evening. I guess because of holiday Monday...? By this time we had already wasted good 40 to 50 minutes. It was then a case of 'do we just go to a supermarket and buy something to cook at home' or 'shall we try one more place'.
At that point, we just remembered about my daughter Emily having talked about this Chinese restaurant she likes in Bishopbriggs. So, as a last resort (?) we decided to drive up there. When we got there, we could see a light coming from inside and there was a definite sign of its business being open. I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally we could eat! And this is the beginning of our visits to this Chinese restaurant, Royal Garden (http://www.royalgardenglasgow.co.uk ) in Bishopbriggs.
It turned out that we were really lucky as we just got there a few minutes before 7.00pm when they finishes their Pre-theatre menu of £10.90 for 3 courses (note: extra £2 for king prawns). Not only that the menu is normally only available between Sunday to Friday except Monday evening however being the holiday Monday, they decided to open their business that particular evening.
Place was quite busy however we had no problem getting table. I felt lucky. 'Welcome to Royal Garden.'
I was trying to get rid of the cold for a good few weeks so I wanted to have something hot and spicy with chilli.
I chose Peking Hot & Sour soup for starter but explained to them no meat, just prawns and vegetables please. My husband ordered the same.
It was tasty, I could feel the chilli was working and warmed me up to help me cure my cold.
For main course, my husband ordered Kung Po King Prawns. I saw they have Chicken in Garlic and White Wine Sauce on the pre-theatre menu so I asked if they could do this with King Prawns instead.
Well, King Prawns in Garlic and White Wine Sauce was really delicious - lots of garlic and some ginger. I would be a breath monster the next day but I didn't care! It was worth it as King Prawns were really nice and succulent and fried rice was tasty too. (Wow, thinking about it just now makes my mouth watering!)
For dessert, we both decided to have banana fritters. Let's not worry about calories here. It's banana, it's fruit, and yeah, sugar came from sugar cane or sugar beet, it's plant so all good for you.... [...not!?]
We had a lovely dinner. The service was really good; all staff were very friendly and very welcoming. We noticed that they seem to know most of customers dining there, calling them in first name terms and chatting about every day things. Like Cheers, "Everybody calling your names..." in that fictitious pub in Boston on US TV series. Oh, my cold got a bit better too.
As we were leaving, I noticed their sign inside of the entrance that we came in a few hours earlier - 'Welcome to Royal Garden'. Indeed, Royal Garden does welcome you.
Well, well, well... so much so, I went back on Friday that week with my daughters Emily and Maria. That evening, we were making some decorations that go into centre pieces for Emily's wedding next year so we thought we should be fuelled with good food before we set to work.
Another round of Pre-theatre menu.
Maria ordered Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings and Kon Sui Chicken. Emily ordered Vegetable Spring Rolls and Chicken Satay. She also ordered Chili Fries. I asked the staff if I could have Peking Hot & Sour Soup without meat and King Prawns in Garlic and White Wine Sauce instead of chicken. He said, "Yeah yeah, I know, I remember you." We all laughed.
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| Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings |
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| Vegetable Spring Rolls |
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| Peking Hot & Sour Soup without meat |
Well, another delicious meal. For dessert, Emily and Maria had jasmine tea. I wanted to try New York Cheese case. The staff asked if I wanted cream with it. Maria answered for me and said No thanks. [It's a bit too late to worry about calories here, don't you think?] Well, a slice of cheese case was quite small however just as well. I don't think I could handle that much portion anyway. It was a nice cheesecake.
Another lovely evening. We were really full by the time we left the restaurant. We could lie down to rest.... We went back to Emily and Craig's house, not to rest but as we still had to make some decorations for the centre piece for their wedding. That was the whole point of why all three 'girls' got together that night, Emily reminded us all.
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| It's all fruit and plant - good for you??? |
Yet again, we had another lovely meal, and good value for money too.
The restaurant is near Bishopbrigg's Cross, behind the train station and in the residential area. The decor is nice and relaxing. Service is excellent and all staff are very friendly and guests seem to be mostly all locals and are treated like their friends. Just like Cheers. Royal Garden welcomes you.
Next time I may not even need to say what I want, they may already remember my orders. That's the kind of place, Royal Garden is.
That's all forks!
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