The cockroaches weren’t even the worst of it

This is the restaurant where David and I first met:

The writing is so faded you might not be able to make it out, but this was the Singapore Gourmet restaurant where we met within a group of friends nearly 8 years ago.

The meal was absolutely disgusting: I mean, I don’t have particularly high standards but you don’t expect cockroaches to be crawling over your legs while you’re eating dinner!

We now live about 200m from the restaurant (which closed down about 20 minutes after we met)  It’s really strange, though, because it’s still empty.  On this block properties are generally let within a week, so for this to sit idle for more than 7 years – well, it probably speaks to the amount of work needed to make it a tradeable business.

Comments

[Emma]

I remember that night. More bottles of wine than people! I don't remember cockroaches, but that may be memory drawing a veil.