Cosmopolitan dining

Last night saw a special dining event in the Caladh Inn (formerly the Seaforth Hotel) here in the metropolis of Stornoway.

The Nepalese chef had prepared a themed event of traditional Nepalese food, ranging from soups through desserts, and what a delicious spread it was.

The food was all very simple, but beautifully spiced and tasted beautiful.

Carrots are obviously a major element of the diet, as there was a shredded carrot cold starter and a carrot and yoghurt dessert. Both were tremendous.

The variety of mains was excellent, and being a buffet you could have a bit of everything (and we did). The youngest found the food just a bit too spicy, but she loved the spiced rice and the flat breads, whilst the eldest ate everything that was going.

It was very busy even early on when we were there, and it was good to see yet another excellent dining option in Lewis. Alongside the usual traditional restaurants, the town now boasts two Indians, a Chinese, a Thai and a Bengali Bangladeshi plus take-aways, boasting a range of options that many larger towns can only dream of.

I look forward to some Nepali dishes appearing at the regular Sunday buffet, just to spice it up.

(I've corrected Bengali to Bangladeshi, which was stupid mistake to make. I understand it is like English for Scottish or vice versa. Sorry guys, didn't mean to be so ignorant.)