星期五的晚上才與PA約星期六的午餐，一時間當然想不起可以吃什麼。約在九龍塘等，即必定只可在又一城內選擇。想來想去，又一城好的餐廳不多，有些又要排隊，有些很受歡迎，想必要在指定時間內吃完結帳。最後，又決定去Dan Ryan。
Again RA and I only planned our Saturday lunch at Friday late night. Given the short notice of time, I couldn't really find any place to eat. But since we were meeting in Kowloon Tong, our choices were limited to Festival Walk. And the good restaurants in Festival Walk are... suffice to say... not that many. Some of them require long queue and some are so popular that one must finish the meal within a limited amount of time. As such, I decided to go to Dan Ryan.
選Dan Ryan的原因是早一點去到不用等位，2個人可以舒舒服服的坐卡位，談天說地慢用午餐。而且我每次來都覺得侍應有禮及招呼周到。
Dan Ryan was chosen since as long as you get there before 1245, you can get spacious seats and enjoy a long lunch without interruption from the polite waiters.
Omelette - 忘了是什麼omelette，反正就是沒有肉的，材料有牛油果、蕃茄、芝士等。旁邊有薯粒及salsa sauce伴吃。看起來不太吸引吧，很簡單的一碟。由於是美式餐廳，omelette是必定沒有香港的講究，不會加什麼cream或奶，亦不會煎出多汁滑嫩的效果。反正就是美式的，遇到煎得好的，是好運。所以，抱著此心態來吃，這omelette也挺不錯的，蛋包著的材料很豐富，裡頭的芝士半溶的切開時繞著一絲絲的，吃著非常滿足。薯粒油份較多，但仍算香脆，倒些茄汁一起吃還是挺好的。
Omelette - Sorry that I forget what omelette this was, all I remember is it's a meatless one. There were avocado, tomato and cheese etc. On the side were diced potatoes and salsa sauce. I have to admit it lacked an enticing look, instead, it's plain and simple. Given that this is an American-style restaurant, the usual Hongkongers' requirement for omelette does not quite apply. There was no cream or milk involved and it was not in a state of being juicy or creamy. With this in mind, this omelette was not too bad. There were lots of fillings wrapped in the egg with the melted cheese. The diced potatoes were a bit greasy but still crispy, they were great with some ketchup.
只要是點omelette都會有toast送，可以選白麵包或麥包。不過，侍應們都好像不知道omelette跟toast，要提點才懂拿來。隨toast的有牛油及果醬，看，烘得快焦，其實是我的要求呢，我非常喜歡把toast烘得很脆，配起牛油很好吃。
All omelettes come with toast, white or whole-grain. It seemed the waiters did not know omelette should be served with toasts and I had to remind them to bring the toasts. They also provided butter and jam. The toasts were nicely toasted, actually it looked a bit overtoasted but it was specifically requried by me. I like bread to be hot and overtoasted to go with butter.
Salmon Burger - The second dish was the Salmon Burger, which looked quite funny and like a pear. This was due to the really really small salmon fillet..... The lettuce and the tomato were extraordinary thin. One can imagine Dan Ryan is not really generous to their customers. In any event, the burger was quite tasty. The bun was nicely toasted and the salmon fillet was pan-fried without being too oily.
沒記錯的話這個burger不便宜，猶記得上次在The Press Room吃的burger也是差不多價錢但魚柳比較大片。雖然這個burger挺好吃但不會再試了，太不值。
On the side were sauerkraut and french fries. The fries were deep-fried to golden colour and not at all greasy, although the exterior could have been crispier. The portion was not large but it was better this way. One just cannot afford too much junk in the system.
I can recall that this Salmon Burger was by no means cheap. I remember the one I had at The Press Room was about the same price but with a thicker fillet. Even though I like this burger, I probably will not order it again since the price is not reflected in the size of the fillet (nor the lettuce/tomato).
Berry Pancake - 通常2個人其實吃罷上述的omelette、toast及burger便夠，但我們不是正常人，不會正常地覺得飽。當天我突然很想吃pancake，所以又點了一客。記憶中這是blueberry pancake，但面頭有一小士多啤梨。Pancake是很大的一片，而且還挺厚身。味道沒特別，但我就是想吃普通的pancake。切開pancake會發現藏了blueberry粒，挺有趣的。
Under normal circumstances, the omelette, the toast and the burger would have been very filling for two people, but we were not "normal". I was craving pancakes that day and I ordered one. I remembered it was called blueberry pancakes but on top of them was a little piece of strawberry. The pancakes were huge and thick and tasted normal, which was what i wanted that day. Inside the pancakes I found some blueberries, so there were indeed blueberries.
Pancake吃了少許，PA已開始叫飽，所以我負責清掉餘下的。也不知我那來的食力，全數食物都被我掃光。。。
我們慢吃慢談，接近1時人開始多，但侍應都沒有急著為我們清理檯面，或給我們任何壓力。他們仍然有禮的為我們加水。另外，雖然人不少，但餐廳都不會很吵，我和RA可以不受影響的用餐聊天。即使食物水準沒有很高，我也會選擇來Dan Ryan與朋友風花說月。
PA complained about being too full just right after we started munching on the pancakes. So I took up the job to finish everything on plates, and come to think of it now, it was quite a lot of food...
PA and I chatted and ate and I noticed that more customers arrived near 1pm. Luckily, the waiters did not rush to clean our table or give us any pressure to leave. Instead, they added water to our glasses. Besides, despite getting more customers during lunch, the restaurant was not noisy at all. One can easily understand that although the food here is not amazing, I would still come back again and again.
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