Out for dinner last night to the kids' favourite restaurant, and - on a Tuesday - mine too! On Tuesdays at The Buckingham Arms, Walkerville Terrace, kids of 14 and under eat free, which means that for four of us the bill comes to around $50.
The Buckingham Arms has what is known here as a "smorgasbord" - or open buffet. There are a few places around that do a similar thing, including the Civic Park and Settlers at Ingle Farm, but what makes the Buck stand out for me is the civilised surroundings: some other places have a kind of "canteen" feel, but at the Buck the restaurant is comfortable, carpeted, really quite "grown-up"!
The food is good too - a great salad bar with small bowls of salad that get replaced and refilled often so everything is fresh, lots of sliced cold meats, fish, prawns (in and out of their shells), mussels and calamari, as well as the usual potato salad, tomato salad, pasta salad, and soup and rolls. Main courses have a choice of carvery roasts, casseroles, curries, stir fries, as well as things like samosas and spring rolls. Desserts have hot and cold choices and - and this is the reason it's the kids' favourite - freshly made doughnuts in cinnamon sugar, and an ice cream machine! And there is always a plate of cheeses with crackers and fruits. Coffee and tea are free, and there's a water cooler for when we are feeling really cheap and don't want to pay for drinks for the kids!!
Always come away from there feeling totally stuffed, because I can never choose between the main courses so end up having about three different platefuls!
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