Not such a laugh at Giraffe

My sister and I decided to try Giraffe, which we came across in the middle of Milton Keynes shopping centre. We both fancied trying something different for lunch and the happy Nando's-style music and international menu enticed us in.

The atmosphere was lively and we opened our menus excitedly (Jemma loves food as much as I do). I love reading menus, especially new ones (and recipes for that matter). Take this one from Toby Carvery....

*cue Marks & Spencer's ad music*

- ah, it's like poetry sometimes...

Anyway, I digress! So we were both sat there with our heads in the menus - yet neither of us could decide. And I don't know if it was because there was too much to choose from - or that nothing was actually appealing to us.

In the end, I went for a full English brunch, which looked lovely when it arrived...

Unfortunately, as soon as I tucked in, I realised it was Bad. First of all, the beans were stone cold. Now when it comes to food, I think there's nothing worse than lukewarm food, but I HATE cold beans! So I moved onto the potato wedges, which tasted good, but again, were pretty cold.

Jemma saw the disappointment on my face, "Do you want to tell them?" I shook my head - I'd already started it and I was optimistic that the rest of my meal would be better.

Sadly not :-( The only thing that was piping hot was the sausage and the bits of scrambled egg that was beneath the toast. The rest, to my dismay, was pretty cold.

I remained hopeful and asked Jemma how her burger was, which arrived looking rather impressive:

"Um...it's ok, nothing special."

Oh dear. She passed me a bit of the burger to try. As I chewed it, the taste was strangely familiar. It took a few chews to work it out but...HEY. The beef actually tasted like it was from a MacDonald's burger. And that does not a good burger make.

I really doubt I'd go to this restaurant again now, which is a shame, as I think perhaps we just didn't choose the best things on the menu. I mean, they do promise that it's a place where a smile goes a long way. I guess not far enough, eh?