[cue music]: "In springtime, the only pretty ring time, birds sing hey ding, a-ding, a-ding. Sweet lovers love the spring."
Entering the tiny Mulberry restaurant, I realized only an Oompa Loompa would feel completely comfortable in there. I also realized it was incredibly cold and the music was too loud for me to easily hear my brunching companions. No matter, as all I really cared about was trying out the food.
I was the only person at the table of eight who didn't order a Mimosa ("candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker"). It took quite a while for our drinks to come out. "The suspense is terrible; I hope it'll last!" Unfortunately, the waitress dropped the drink tray on her way over. Ohhh, that was a 9.5 performance until she dropped the tray. She'll suffer a loss on the technical rating, but the spill was quite artistic so she's safe in that respect.
I ordered the "Poached Eggs, Spinach, Tomato, Rustic Toast, Béchamel", but once I saw the "Poached Eggs, Calabrese Salami, Rustic Toast, Hollandaise", I had major plate envy. That's when the Oompa Loompas started singing to me:
"Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-da
If you're not greedy, you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do"
Yeah, yeah, shut up, Oompa Loompas!
I enjoyed my meal, but the bread was difficult to slice. Every time I tried to cut into it, the table violently shook and drinks nearly spilled... again. Other people at my table had bread-sawing problems, too, so we ended up making some fun out of it. After all, "a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
I definitely want to go back and try the poached egg-salami dish. I may have to just pick it up and eat it so I won't shake my drink off the table, though.
I cut out of there more quickly than I wanted to in order to meet other friends at another happening place. "So much time and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it..."
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