Mid week wining and dining

Buenos dias amigos!

Last week the bf and I used a voucher I'd received for a three course lunch with matched wine at the Hippopotamus restaurant. We'd had the voucher for almost six months and could never find a time to use it (the bf is ever-so-important(!!) and never takes a work lunch break!!) so last week he managed to find a slot in his diary and we went to lunch. UNFORTUNATELY, that morning I woke up feeling crappy with a cold! Typical.

We did have a lovely lunch though, despite snotty noses and congested heads.

Hippopotamus is within the Museum Hotel in Wellington

The outside (and inside actually) of the building is fabulous!

Look closely and you'll see a hippo in my glass ;)

A view of the harbour - and my house on the far right in the distance!

 

I ordered the veggie option - roast carrot risotto with beetroot foam for my main. I loved how pink it was (SUCH a girl, huh!)

And my dessert was raspberry panacotta. I'm not much of a dessert person, but I loved the presentation.

 

The bf scoffed his lemon and pine nut tart

As an art hotel, there are fabulous exhibits and pieces everywhere - including chairs

And motorbikes in the lobby!

And this little fella greeting you from the elevator!