On 29th March 2008 (Sunday), D and I went to Tung Lok for dinner under the rain. The last visit was on 7th November 2007, so already 5 months have passed. How the time can pass so quickly!
The reason why we went out under the cold rain was that the 29 March was the Earth Day, and to demonstrate our concern for the earth we were supposed to turn off the light from 8 to 9 o'clock in the evening. Telling you the truth, I have never heard about it, but D heard it somewhere (should be some Greek website), and he insisted that we had to participate in it. He usually does not even want to separate the garbage, so why on earth he wanted to do it? And to dine out is not exactly a good way to save the earth.
Enough for mourning. and let's go ahead, shall we? In the photo above are two spring rolls (£ 2); not bad but not particularly good either. They were better than the disappointing mini spring roles of Arcadian Palace, but they were still pretty boring with some shredded and stir-fried vegetable inside. If they added some oyster sauce, for example, they would have been nicer.
This is D's Salt and Pepper Squid, served with rice (£ 5.80).
The squids were dusted with flour and deep-fried. Then stir-fried with diced onion and green pepper, seasoned with pepper, salt, and chili.
The taste of chili was stronger than pepper, and it was pleasantly chilly. Although the squid was deep-fried, the batter was so thin that it wasn't oily. Pretty tasty.
This is Bean Curd and King Prawns, served with rice (£ 5.80). I ordered this as I fancied tofu.
The five or six king prawns were of good size, plump and had a good, firm texture. They were probably black tigers, so not that tasty, but they were well above the expected level for the price.
Even if the seasoning was very simple, the taste had a delicate depth. Nothing surprising, but reasonably tasty.
I put this photo to show you how large the portions are. The quantity of rice is well above the average. Next time, we will order one rice dish, and one main dish without rice; the quantity of rice on one plate is enough to feed two of us.
While we were eating, one British Asian guy came in for take-away, but he left, as Tung Lok does not serve chips. How could he eat both egg fried rice and chips was beyond me.
The total bill came to £ 13.60, so we left £ 15. They don't charge for Chinese tea.
This is the Chef's Recommendation on the wall. This makes me very curious and entices me to come back to try something new.
Source : http://wonderbirmingham.co.uk/birmingham/tunglok2_en.html
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