Food in Macau 2009 II

We started our day with a breakfast buffet at the Four Seasons. Nothing special, but everything was of great quality.

Then we went out of the Venetian finally, and went to the town center. In case you don't know, the Venetian is a gigantic place where you can spend your whole day inside. Anyway, the town center definitely had more people, but comparing to my previous visit, you can't deny that the financial crisis really did some damage to the city.

We arrived at this renowned restaurant for lunch, and guess what, the waiters here weren't that nice. You would never get a seat unless you make a reservation several days before you come.

A Lorcha 船屋餐廳 is not big but they have some of the best Portuguese food in town. The interior is not very special with only brown and white tones, or maybe they want to keep this place as traditional as possible.

Because we had that buffet in the morning, we did not plan to order too much this time. First it was the Pork Ear Salad, which turned out to be a really light dish! Surprising enough it did not have the pig smell that you would expect when you had pork ear in other places. For this you can only taste the freshness of vegetable, brilliant!

We then ordered a dish of steak. Not special but just to fill up our stomach.

We then had this really tasty Clams cooked in Spanish style. Usually in Hong Kong, you might get something like a lot of soup or sauce but only a few clams. Here you got a full pot of clams, so many that it is like there are just more and more in the soup!

We ended our lunch with a glass of Sangria, which is a famous drink made with red wine and fruit juice.

Macau was once a Portuguese place and so many places contain the shadow and appearances of the Portuguese history and influence. It is good to try some Portuguese food here as they probably have some really good and traditional dishes. No kidding, this restaurant, despite some rude attitude, has some nice food indeed. Do make a reservation and give it a try. You won't regret it!