Supper at the Beachcomber Restaurant in the Forks in Winnipeg

Yesterday was our 48th wedding anniversary. It seems my wife and I were the only ones who remembered it, because we didn’t get any emails to congratulate us. A bit disappointing, since I send emails with good wishes to many people on their birthdays and anniversaries, but I don't want to whine. People are busy with their own lives. Actually, we did get one email last week from our dear friends Don and Norma.

We celebrated our anniversary quietly by going out for supper to the Beachcomber.

The food was good with few complaints, nothing really important. We don’t go out that often anymore except for lunch when we shop and it comes as a bit of a shock to see how expensive going out for dinner has become. The place wasn’t busy, probably because since it was Wednesday. Most people go out for supper on the weekend. We like to go to the restaurant in the Casino where the food is still quite reasonable and plentiful.

My wife ordered Giant Prawns topped with Crabmeat, accompanied by Rice Pilaf and hot vegetables. It cost $24.00. I ordered a sirloin steak with 2 Giant Prawns topped with Crabmeat, hot vegetables, and Lemon wedges (Potatoes). Price $32.00 (It was our anniversary, so I splurged ^_^.)

Everything is à la carte these days and if one isn’t careful it can add up to an expensive meal. I guess the restaurants do it that way to make the individual items seem less expensive.

We ordered one Caesar salad which we planned to share. The waiter brought us one huge Caesar salad, which cost $10.00. That wasn’t really the plan. Had we wanted 2 salads we would have ordered 2 separate salads, but it wasn’t a big deal. We didn’t complain. The salad was fine but nothing special.

My steak was good, medium as ordered, nicely spiced. The Prawns (mine and my wife’s) tasted delicious. No complaints there.

My only real complaint was the fact that I didn’t have any choice when it came to the potato. It was either lemon wedges or Rice Pilaf. I would have preferred a baked potato.

The lemon wedges were actually only half a potato. They were hard and tasted too lemony for me. Some people probably would have liked them. The portions are a bit on the small side when it comes to vegetables and the potato. Also, they didn’t serve bread with the salad. These are small things, that don't cost much to add, but those small things might turn some potential customers away.

We had 2 glasses of beer on tap, which cost $6.50 each. Not cheap. As far as I’m concerned, alcohol is too expensive in some restaurants and, of course, to buy from the liquor commission. There is too much profit built into it.