St. Anthony's Sri Lankan Restaurant

About a month ago, I went for a hike through Sandringham and I ended up in Kingsland.  I have a few pictures taken during my hike, and I'll post those sometime, but today, I want to show you the cafe that I visited at the end of my hike.  

I spotted this sign. What caught my attention was the name. Since the dominant religion in Sri Lanka is Buddhism, (over 70%) I was surprised that this cafe was named for St. Anthony.  I decided that I would see what sort of refreshment they had to offer a hungry and thristy traveler.  

Altars to any number of gods are common in restaurants here in Auckland.  
In this restaurant, they show their reverence to God with statues of Jesus and Mary and by displaying an open Bible. 

The ground floor has almost no seating. I head upstairs.  

It's very nice up here. 

 Here is additional seating...

...and even more in this next shot.  

This little room is just a few steps down from the main room. I wonder why? What's the history of this old buidling? 

Well, it's time to get down to it. Let's see.....

I don't want much, but the cassava catches my eye.  How many guys from the U.P. of Michigan get the chance to eat cassava?  

 A pitcher of cool water after a long hike.  Casava chips with sweet chili dip on a banana leaf and iced chai.  Sitting upstairs in a neat old building in Kingsland, New Zealand. 

I think I'm part way to Heaven already. 

 Looking out the window next to my table. 

I told you some time ago that I like stairways. 

I'm on the train heading home and admire some artist's creation.      -djf

Bonus feature: 

I'm adding this particular quote today, not because it has anything at all to do with this post, but because I happened to read it today (2-23-20) for the first time in a P. G. Wodehouse book from 1960, Jeeves in the Offing, and I liked it. Who wouldn't?  Here it is...

I'd always thought her half-baked, but now I think they didn't even put her in the oven.