Back again to give an updated review. Yesterday I had a vegetable
stew from the International menu of the month, African. (Don't
ask about breaking the never eating there vow.) It was very good,
more of a mashed vegetable dish than a stew but the flavors were
good. Again, the samosas were great and the beer menu is incredible.
I have to second my own opinion. We went back to the Travelers'
Club yesterday and had somosas and a Hungarian casserole. The
somosas were good, the casserole bordered on inedible. The menu
said sauerkraut, sausage, rice and sour cream layered...it
was a small dish of greasy rice and pork sausage with a little bit
of smoked sausage and sauerkraut mixed in, it was horrible and
expensive when you considered the size of the portion. We made
a pact when we left to NEVER eat the food again, just drink the excellent
beers.
Unfortunately, the food we had was so-so, the crusty roll was
cold, probably right out of the bag but the beer was INCREDIBLE.
It's on the grungy side, ripped seats on the booths and diner
style tables but the assortment of tubas on display made up for
it.
I love this place. They specialize in foods from all over. I fell
in love with the yogurt curry salad dressing and the ower emailed
me the recipe. I also love the peanut stirfry...it's like
creamy peanut butter. They also had a great turkey sandwhich,
which amazing flavor. They have alcohol available. But no smoking.
The real name of this place is Travelers Club and International
Tuba Museum. This is a wierd and wonderful place. The menu is,
and how can I say this; wierd. The people that work there seem frozen
in time. It is as if some students from 1967 opened the restaurant
and stayed frozen in the 60's. The place is groovy in a kind of dried
up hippy way. But here's the thing. The food is tasty and almost
experimental. They serve some very unusual international dishes.
They do serve beer and they try very hard. So wonder off the beaten
path and give this place a try.
