In May, my boyfriend and I have been together for half a year. Since uni exams were coming up, we decided not to spend time looking and buying each other gifts but to invest into a delicious meal for our date night. We've always wanted to try a tasting menu together, and so researched for various restaurants before deciding to make a reservation at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester. The food was absolutely delicious, with high quality service as well. I would definitely recommend going there for dates and celebrations!
Outfit
This dress is quite hard to describe; some of my friends says it has a hint of Chinese style, and some say it doesn't. I fell in love with this dress immediately when I saw it on the ASOS website. The cutting was perfect and makes your waist looks smaller, while the skater flare can help hide my legs a bit which is the part I'm most insecure about my body. This dress is a bit mature for my age, but I guess that is why we love dates- because we can dress up and wear clothes we wouldn't wear on a daily basis and pretend to be a bit older!
P.S. Sorry for not showing my feet in this photo! I wore a pair of black strapped heels which I borrowed from a friend on the date night. However, I think this dress would look even nicer with a pair of nude stilettos :)
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| Dress by Closet |
Accessories
In terms of accessories, I limited them to a few because I didn't want them to catch the attention away from the bold, floral dress. These accessories were also ones which I bought together with or gifted by my boyfriend and so it signifies our memories together.
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| Rose Gold Ring from Just 925 (Hong Kong) Links of London Charm Bracelet |
Food
Again, the food was amazing and definitely worth trying. My favourite dish was the lobster pasta (top middle photo) because it was very creamy and the pasta was also of a really interesting texture. My favourite desserts were the sorbet (top left photo) and the macaroons (bottom left photo). I had to pick two because I couldn't really decide which one was better! The sorbet was our last dish on the menu, we were already really full at that time but the lime and mango sorbet made our tummies felt much better. The macaroons were not particularly special in texture, but it has a lavender flavour which I have never tried before, it will rank the same as the Rose flavoured macaroon from Laduree!
The service was good and typical for such expensive restaurants, but what surprised me was when the waiter handed us a box of doughnuts for breakfast the next morning whilst we were taking our coats! This was a really smart idea because it left us thinking about the restaurant even till the next morning- and the doughnuts were a taste of both sweet and sour!
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| Certain dishes from the Alain Ducasse Tasting Menu |
Overall, the date night was delightful and I enjoyed every moment of it: from picking the outfits to actually having the dinner. I hope this would inspire someone regarding what to wear or where to go for a celebration date!
Lots of Love,
Nat
