tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24499971474049646012024-03-06T07:52:47.473+11:00MunchMe - Living life through Food!MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-61697387168243889912012-07-04T10:30:00.000+10:002012-07-11T22:47:39.349+10:00Revolver Cafe, Annandale<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We came to Revolver based on several recommendations from friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a weekday morning around 10am and the restaurant was busy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can only imagine how hard it would to get a seat here on a Sat/Sun for brunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The café is located on the corner of a quiet suburban street in Annandale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rustic wooden doors and floors greet you as you walk to the entrance, and the café décor is made up of mismatched old-school chairs and fittings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were seated towards the back of the café, giving us a sneak-peak into the open kitchen, constantly churning out hot plates of brunch-goodness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We had the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Revolver Big Breakie</b>, consisting of two eggs baked in our house-made beans, honey cured bacon, roast tomato, mushrooms, pork fennel sausage & toast ($16.50).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It came out piping hot in a frying pan, filled with fresh vegetables and beans, with the two eggs on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To the side was a slightly toasted thick slice of bread, accompanied with herb olive oil dipping sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> We also added a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cranberry Bran muffin</b> ($4) and a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">latte</b> ($3.20) to wash it all down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Love the quaint feel of this café and was nice to experience it without the heavy traffic that it normally gets on the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time around, I want to try the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Revolver’s own gluten free banana bread toasted w butter</b> ($4.50), and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eggs Benedict</b> with two poached eggs, organic free range ham, baby spinach & hollandaise sauce on toast ($15.50).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guess I’m already planning ahead for future trips here!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1476062/restaurant/Sydney/Revolver-Annandale"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img alt="Revolver on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1476062/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></span></a></div>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com3291 Annandale St, Annandale NSW 2038, Australia-33.8758342 151.171802-33.8774822 151.16933450000002 -33.8741862 151.1742695tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-45275571448554175562012-07-03T13:30:00.000+10:002012-07-04T23:51:59.414+10:00U E Restaurant, Cabramatta<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Everyone know <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cabramatta is </span>known for great Vietnamese food, but did they know that there a great Duck Noodle Soup at U E Restaurant?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">U E is located on John St, but you would never know it unless: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1) You saw the sign hanging above the ally, or 2) Someone local took you there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U E is <u>literally</u> hidden at the back of a long, narrow, dark and dingy alley-way - but don’t let that deter you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We can here specifically for the <strong>Duck Egg Noodle Soup</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our food arrived pretty quickly after we ordered, and we were presented with a huge bowl of egg noodles, topped with nearly a ¼ duck thigh and leg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The meat of the duck is marinated with a variety of Asian spices, and was so tender that it fell off the bone as we dug into our bowls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was also a generous serving of bean sprouts, and vegetables (Tong Ho?) and lemons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you’re in the area, UE is definitely worth coming to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can be hard to find and a little scary to wondering down the alley, but once you taste the Duck Noodle soup, all of that will be forgotten :)</span></div>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com2John St, Cabramatta NSW 2166, Australia-33.8942577 150.9301503-33.9008477 150.9202798 -33.887667699999994 150.9400208tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-6412482950772653712012-07-01T19:00:00.000+10:002012-07-03T13:06:30.118+10:00Tokonoma, Surry Hills<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nestled on busy Crown St within Surry Hills, Tokonoma could easily have been missed if it wasn’t for its sister restaurant Toko next door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you enter through the dark doorway, you are greeted by curtains that separate the entry from the bar and dining area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The restaurant hostess greets you immediately, and if you think you can come here without a reservation, you’d better think twice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dinner seating on a Saturday is served at two times – early seating from 6pm to ~9pm, and then later seating from ~9pm onwards. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are late to your reservation, you have 15mins to run there before they give up your seat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The ambiance of the restaurant is swanky, dark, and romantic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kind of like a mixture of Hollywood glam combined with East Coast Uptown snobby-ness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Restaurant tables are simple, similar to those that you get at a lounge/bar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This makes it a little difficult to get close(r) to your date, without making it entirely obvious <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tokonoma serves Japanese Izakaya (small, tapas-style) cuisine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had the following items:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Robato Grill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By far the best two dishes were the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Unagi and Foie Gras Signature sushi</b>, and also the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Miso smoked King salmon</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blend of the Unagi and Foie Gras was smoky and rich…so decadent!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Smoked king salmon was perfectly cooked, so soft and melted in your month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Combined with the miso sauce, it was light yet fulfilling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tokonoma is gem in Surry Hills that I will surely return to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s one of my top 5 restaurants in Sydney and I would come back just for the Unagi & Foie Gras sushi <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J </span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/752271/restaurant/Sydney/Toko-Surry-Hills"><img alt="Toko on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/752271/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0Crown St, Surry Hills NSW, Australia-33.8860828 151.2138672-33.8926738 151.2039967 -33.8794918 151.22373770000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-52575238214763895332012-07-01T14:30:00.000+10:002012-07-11T22:25:01.631+10:00Bourke Street Bakery, Surry Hills<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This bakery has been on my list of to-dos for several months now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Located in the leafy streets of Surry Hills, Bourke Street Bakery is an icon in this part of town, if not in Sydney.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This bakery’s shop front is not particularly large or noticeable, but what you <u>will</u> see are groups of people lined up outside, queuing for their piece of rich, buttery goodness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We choose the <strong>Beef Brisket, Red Wine & Mushroom Pie</strong> ($5.30), the <strong>Pork & Fennel Sausage Roll </strong>($4.50), <strong>Lamb, Almond & Harrisa Sausage Roll </strong>($4.50), plus a <strong>Latte </strong>($3.00).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was tempted by Rhubarb & Almond Tart, Lemon Curd Tart and Cookies that adorn the bakery windows but was able to resist <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I only tried the Pork and Fennel Sausage Roll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pastry was flaky, and the meat was well seasoned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slightly more fennel or herbs would have given it that kick to make it extra special.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both the Beef Brisket Pie and Lamb Sausage roll was also very well received, as was the coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Given I only tasted the Pork Sausage roll, it probably didn’t give BBBakery the justice it deserves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll give it another chance next time I’m in the area - maybe the cakes or the Lamb Sausage roll will win me over.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/750360/restaurant/Sydney/Bourke-Street-Bakery-Surry-Hills"><img alt="Bourke Street Bakery on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/750360/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0633 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia-33.8894503 151.2148482-33.8910978 151.2123807 -33.8878028 151.2173157tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-51461135483690563052012-06-18T21:00:00.000+10:002012-07-05T00:17:52.652+10:00Lindt Chocolat Café, Cockle Bay Wharf<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Was a chilly night and we were craving some sort of dessert/late night snack so ventured to Lindt Café for some hot chocolate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had a 2 for 1 special going that night: A buy-one-get-one <strong>Hazelnut hot chocolate</strong>, so why not!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Added a few <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Macarons</b> (Pistachio, Vanilla) and a slice of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Opera</b> cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our drinks came out in 5 minutes, presented nicely with a mug, a hazelnut chocolate pot, and a mini-jug of milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We poured our chocolate into the mug, but unfortunately the milk was not hot enough to really melt the chocolate...so sad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ended up being a lukewarm drink which was quite disappointing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The “half-price” factor didn’t even make up for it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Macarons were tasty if not a little sweet (but that’s how macarons normally are) and the Opera cake was quite rich.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My only other experience at Lindt was at the George St location in Sydney CBD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think they do better drinks there than what we experienced today at Cockle Bay Wharf…perhaps it was an off day?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can decide <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1455678/restaurant/Darling-Harbour/Lindt-Chocolat-Cafe-Sydney"><img alt="Lindt Chocolat Café on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1455678/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0Harbour St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8734824 151.2023369-33.8800744 151.1924664 -33.8668904 151.2122074tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-34612280029155810032012-06-03T12:30:00.000+10:002012-06-17T23:24:08.645+10:00Happy Chef Noodle, Haymarket<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Haymarket food court can take a bit of work to navigate. Filled with masses of people and choice-upon-choice of takeaway options, its difficult to know what to order. <br /><br />Today we went to Happy Chef Seafood and Noodle restaurant. It is located at the far end of the brightly-lit food court. The pictures on the boards look so appetising, but makes you wonder if its a true reflection of the actual dish. Still, its food court so what can you expect!<br /><br />We choose the <strong>Wonton and Fish Cake Noodle soup</strong>. The noodles were well cooked, not to soft/soggy and not too hard. Approximately 6 wontons were included and they were decently sized with a pork and vegetable filling. The fish cakes was less impressive and a little rubbery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The first time I came here, I had the Char Kway Teow ($11). Plenty of flat rice noodle surrounded by egg, prawn, Chinese sausage and bean sprouts, it had quite a spicy kick to it. Pretty delicious and hit the spot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Second time here, it was raining. Note to self: Take care when walking ANYWHERE inside the restaurant since their floor tiling is <u>super</u> slippery. Saw several people sliding around, almost on the verge of hitting the floor and a potential law suit :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Dinner consisted of <strong>Roti Prata</strong> ($6), <strong>Malay Satay chicken skewers</strong> ($8), <strong>KangKong Belachan vegetable</strong> ($11), <strong>Gado Gado</strong> - veggies in peanut sauce ($11), <strong>Beef Rendang</strong> ($11), <strong>Hainanese Chicken Rice</strong> ($10), <strong>Char Kway Teow</strong>($11), <strong>Chow Fan Fried Rice</strong> ($11), <strong>Singapore Spicy Chilli Crab</strong> ($$$$$). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Roti Prata was thick and not paper-thin like you get a Mamak. The Malay Satay chicken was drenched in oil and fat...for a girl, it wasn't too appetising. The KangKong Belachan was tasty and had a good amount of shrimp paste but also heavily saturated in oil. Gado Gado was cooked Malay-style rather than Indonesian-style and bland even though it was topped with plenty of peanut sauce. The beef rendang was decent but the meat was a little dry. The Hainanese Chicken and Char Kway Teow was tastu and the overall two better dishes of the night. The Chow Fan rice had ~5 large prawns but completely bland and the rice was hard! As for the Singapore Chilli crab...it tasted ok but completely overpriced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Nonya has abandoned the notion of simple and tasty Malay hawker food. It plays on its modern-decor, clean Asian restaurant-feel to attract its customers and charge high prices for underwhelming dishes. Service was terrible. Also for large groups with 8+ people, you'll likely be seated in the hallway of the adjacent Asian mall...aka - outside the main restaurant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Do not anticipate returning since Sydney has many more Malaysian restaurants serving exponentially better food, but just in a less-hip environment. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1646179/restaurant/Chinatown/Nonya-Sydney"><img alt="Nonya on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1646179/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com11 Dixon St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8762591 151.2039971-33.8779071 151.20152960000001 -33.874611099999996 151.2064646tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-38015493927066448742012-06-02T19:30:00.000+10:002012-06-18T00:09:44.384+10:00Sapore della Vigna, Leichhardt<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First time to the Italian Forum, I was excited to try some true Italian cuisine. It was a Friday night but surprisingly not too busy. We immediately got seated and was presented with a huge menu....so many options!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">As a fan of pappardelle pasta, I opted for the daily special of <strong>Braised Lamb Shank with Black Pepper Pappardelle </strong>(~$28). Large amounts of ribbon pasta filled the plate, combined with a tomato-based sauce. A large lamb shank sat on the top, setting the scene for a yummy and hearty meal. As I dug into the dish, I noticed some of the pasta was still clamped in chunks. It was quite unique though, having black pepper embedded into the pasta ribbons. Although the lamb meat fell off the bone, it was a little dry, so not too enjoyable when eating in large amounts. The tomato sauce did help to offset the dry-ness, making it more tasty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We also got the <strong>Spicy seafood Linguine</strong>. It came out temperature hot and beautifully presented, however it lacked the spicy kick except for when you ate the actual chill pepper. It was however filled with prawns, scallops, mussels, clams and tomato cubes. The pasta was cooked too al dante for me, and unlikely to have been freshly made that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Consider this to be mass-made Italian food, quality and taste was good but overpriced. There is seating both inside and outside the restaurant and can cater to large groups and/or parties. Took us at least a good 15 mins and 4 tries of the waiter to get our bill. Very welcoming to get us in the door, but took forever for us to pay and leave.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/751966/restaurant/Leichhardt/Sapore-Sydney"><img alt="Sapore on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/751966/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia-33.8837787 151.1570527-33.8969607 151.1373117 -33.8705967 151.17679370000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-86916233969629492472012-05-31T19:30:00.000+10:002012-06-18T00:15:34.313+10:00Petaling Street, Sydney CBD<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I always crave Malaysian foods, here I am to try it out. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Petaling Street serves Malaysian Hawker food, according to their restaurant menu. Standing at the front entrance, you think it's a long, narrow restaurant that seats only a small number of patrons. Little do you know, there is a second floor that expands out into a much bigger dining hall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We had the <strong>Chicken Curry Laksa</strong>, which came out fairly quickly once ordered. Filled to the brim with piping hot broth, the bowl had substantial amount of chicken, fish cakes, bean curd and bean sprouts, and included both thick egg noodles and vermicelli noodles. Curry broth was spicy and very flavourful - a pleasant surprise to other bland broths I've had in the past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We also had <strong>#40. Fried Koay Teow</strong> ($10.80). A huge plate of flat rice noodles, mixed with seafood, bean sprouts and Chinese sausage. Again, very good flavours which hits the spot. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Didn't notice any MSG afterwards either, which is a plus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All in all, Petaling Street could be my new "to-go" dining place for a quick and cheap eat. Satisfies all the cravings and doesn't blow the bank! I'm hungry for their food just thinking about it... Highly recommended! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1643812/restaurant/Sydney/Petaling-Street-Malaysian-Hawker-Food-Haymarket"><img alt="Petaling Street: Malaysian Hawker Food on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1643812/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com1Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia-33.8791934 151.2033903-33.8923759 151.18364929999998 -33.8660109 151.2231313tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-67852845033908778342012-05-30T12:00:00.000+10:002012-06-18T00:11:19.075+10:00Baba Laksa House, CBD<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Several workmates had suggested this so come here on a weekday to try it out. Located in the Grace Hotel on York St, its a pretty central location that fills up quickly once lunchtime rolls around. We got there at 12.30pm and I was slightly worried about not being able to find a table. Luckily for us, a couple was just finishing up and I quickly slid into their vacant seat :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Baba Laksa has quite a diverse set of lunch options - ranging from rice places, to laksa, to soup noodles. We choose the Beef Rendang with Rice, and the Singapore Har Mee. The <strong>Beef Rendang</strong> was presented on a long plate, filled half with white rice and half with beef chucks. Texture of the meat was a little dry for me, and although there was plenty of rendang sauce...there wasn't too many chucks of meat - maybe 7 pieces?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The <strong>Singapore Har Mee</strong> was quite good. Noodles in a tangy and light broth, filled with plenty of chicken meat and prawns. I think I counted at least 5 prawns, which is pretty impressive! These days, it seems like you are lucky to get more than 3 :D A small amount of chinese vegetables and bean spouts was included, and the bowl was topped with fried onions and half a boiled egg. For those that want a bit more heat, you can add extra chill to spice it up. Baba serves their laksas and soup noodles in long, oval-shapped bowls. Takes it one step up from the old, chipped, plastic bowls that usually goes together with this type of street food!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Baba Laksa house is a place to grab a casual bite - Quick service, right amount of tables/seating, and decent food. Wasn't a fan of the beef rendang but would go back for the Singapore Har Mee. Although Baba is situated in a hotel lobby, its not a "hotel-type" restaurant...its simple food, nothing fancy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Etch is located inside the Sydney Intercontinental , with a private entrance to the side of the hotel. We had previously read the menu on their website , but as you enter the lobby of the restaurant, the "flower pattern" located on their website actually is a true reflection of the restaurant's ambiance. Unlike most of the modern hotels these days (W or Westin in particular), entering Etch takes you back to grandma's house that's filled with antique chairs, old fashioned decor, and walls that are still lined with wallpaper. Does wallpaper still exist? haha :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We started off with the <strong>Pavlova platter</strong>, which contained of mini pavlova shells, chocolate mousse domes, and ice cream. Given the menu had 'pavlova' in the dessert's name, what came out was not what we had envisioned at all. After tasting it, I would call it a deconstructed meringue, definately not a pavlova. The meringue shells were crunchy and hollow on the inside, but no soft or silky texture of a pavlova base. The mousse domes was quite dense but good, however the ice cream was pretty regular. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Although the bottom of the dessert plate was lined with chocolate-lines, there was not enough of it to be able to lift it off the plate. Guess it was solely a decorative-effort rather than an accompliment to the dish. As much as I love most dessert, I felt this one was just 'meh'. Even as I write this post, I noticed the website has been updated and it is no longer offered on the menu - trust me, you aren't missing much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Onto the next dessert tray - the <strong>Caramel date tart.</strong> From the description on the menu, it does give the impression that it may be similar to a stick date pudding/tart. But! Obviously what came out was nothing like it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The tart was simply that - a thin layer of caramel followed by a layer of date filling, all on top of a shortbread crust. Kinda like a pumpkin pie...except with dates. A scoop of burnt butter ice cream accompanied it on the side, though I couldn't really taste the "burnt-ness" that it's name suggests. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And although of the two desserts, I personally liked this one better, it was still just 'ok'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Based on the quality of these two desserts, I'm sceptical to return to Etch for dinner. Etch - I really did want to like you, but something special would need to happen to convenience me to change my mind!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The menu is Modern Australian, so we started with the <strong>Seared Scallops wrapped with pancetta</strong>. Scallops were cooked nicely however a little on the small side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For mains, had the <strong>Spiced Lamb Salad</strong>. Portion size was perfect, filled with chucks of roast pumpkin that was soft and had a slightly sweet taste. A large amount of shredded lamb filled the plate, though meat was slightly dry in texture. However, the dish was still quite enjoyable and filling, especially with the large macadamia nuts that scatted the plate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Getting at table at 6.30pm was no problem. We were promptly seated, and and asked if we had a voucher - which we did not. As it progressed through the night, it seemed like most diners had a Groupon/Scoopon voucher for the seafood platter mains and a bottle of wine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">were content with the a la carte menu, of which we chose the </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Crispy skinned salmon fillet </strong>on a mushroom cous cous ,tomato salsa and minted yoghurt. Salmon was quite a large portion, cooked perfectly with a crispy skin. The cous cous underneath was enormous, with a scattering of enoki mushroom throughout. Couldn't taste the mint in the yoghurt, but the combination of the cool yoghurt with the salmon together make it smooth and refreshing to eat.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We also had the </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Mixed platter of Northern Territory barramundi fillet</strong>, soft shell crab, prawn skewer, calamari served with garden salad ,chips and homemade tartare sauce. I was d</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">isappointed in this dish - the fillet was skimpy and soggy, the batter for the others was heavy and overwhelming, and the chips were pretty dull too. A fish and chip shop could have done about the same but with less of the price! The garden salad was drenched heavily in the dressing, making it limp. Come to think of it, without the tartare sauce, everything would have been dry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For dessert, we tried the <strong>Sticky date pudding </strong>served warm with ice cream since its a staple Aussie treat I haven't had for 6+ years :) It came out promptly - a large hot slice surrounded by large amounts of toffee syrup. Quite tasty but was more like a dry version of a date cake, and not as moist as I was expecting. The toffee syrup did help, but with all that sugar, it'd better make it great! Ice cream was just the regular vanilla ice-cream, would have been better if it was vanilla-bean but that's just me being picky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the price of the food, would have expected a little better than what we got. I did enjoy the salmon fillet, since it was by far the best dish of the night. Would only return for a corporate lunch/dinner, but if work is paying, I'd prefer to try something else :D</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1454375/restaurant/CBD/Barramundi-Cafe-Sydney"><img alt="Barramundi Cafe on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1454375/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0Lang St & Jamison St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8642887 151.2055497-33.865936700000006 151.2030822 -33.8626407 151.2080172tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-59588876841478628462012-05-03T05:01:00.000+10:002012-06-17T20:49:50.546+10:00Gumshara Ramen, Chinatown<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Came to Gumshara Ramen with super high expectations based on other reviews. Brought my US friend too, since he is a ramen-nazi and was hoping to impress him with this place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Took us a little while to find the shop since it is tucked away inside a food court in Dixon lane. Ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen with egg. Broth was very, VERY heavy...more like syrup than broth in my option. It wasn't seasoned, and was very fatty. Pork slices were just mehh too. Ate only the egg and the bamboo shoots and left the rest. Was very disappointment...prefer Ramen Dojo in San Mateo x100 better! *sigh* </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Had the <strong>Combination Seafood Shoyu Ramen</strong>. Portion size was ginormous! Lots of noodles that were cooked al dente, and on top was scattered lots of vegetables, seafood and egg! Very satisfying and could not finish the whole bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Goshu ranks as one of the better ramen places I've been to so far in Sydney, though not the best that I've had. Great for a quick bite and enjoy the sun in an outdoor seating.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1454713/restaurant/CBD/Goshu-Ramen-Tei-Sydney"><img alt="Goshu Ramen Tei on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1454713/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com05 York St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8645825 151.2053405-33.8662305 151.202873 -33.862934499999994 151.207808tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-46220065167227283412012-04-24T07:03:00.000+10:002012-06-17T20:50:30.159+10:00Bambini Trust Wine & Bar, CBD<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Came here on a weeknight and was surprised to see how packed this restaurant was! Nearly all the tables were full and we were lucky to even get a tiny table which was jammed near the front of the walk-away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We weren't going to miss this chance so we squeezed in quickly and got seated. The waiter was friendly though a little distracted with addressing and chatting with patrons...it seems there might be quite a few regulars here. From this first impression, was slightly curious on quality of food this place serves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We were offered bread rolls after we placed our order - something that I was used to in the US but less here in Sydney. Shared the large Prawn appetiser (daily special) which was quite tasty and well seasoned. Then moved onto the <strong>Cone Bay Barramundi</strong>. The fish was pan-fried with a crispy skin - my favourite part. It sat on a bed of puree and accompanied with mushrooms and spinach. It was quite a light, delightful dish, and very satisfying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Interior of the restaurant is dark and swanky, but in an old-fashioned sort of way. It almost has a musky feel as you entering into it's mysterious, hidden location. Definitely book in advance to avoid missing a spot, since I'm sure its a favourite with work crowds looking to impress their clients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We had the <strong>Combination Chow Mein </strong>(with soft noodle)<strong> </strong>and the <strong>Sliced-Pork Rice Noodles</strong>. Noodles took a little while before it came, but when it did, they were pretty tasty. The waitress that served us could not understand what we were trying to order, and her manager did not seem to care either, when she tried to flag him down to help. Dessert-wise - there was no dessert cart :) You would have been lucky to get egg tarts, but no sesame balls or other items, at least not in the ~2 hours we were there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On a positive note, the venue has been updated a little (its located upstairs where New Shanghai used to be) and each chair had nice seat coverings, same as those used for a Chinese wedding banquet meal. They also take reservations over the phone for lunch. However, I wonder if we forgot to request that they reserve us some food? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Tonight was the first time I had been back there in many years. Most people order a combination of chicken pieces, chips, or burgers. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We ordered the first two items and food was collected and paid for within 10 secs. For me, the <strong>Crinkle-Cut Chips </strong>were the highlights...I semi-wished I had not eaten dinner previously just so I can indulge in this goodness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We order them with gravy which was poured on top, and once we opened up the bag, we also added a scoop of chicken salt on the side, available free as a condiment. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Chips were not overcooked nor saturated with oil. Rather, they were crispy, non-greasy and stayed that way until we finished the whole bag! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Its been a long time since I've had such great chips :) Thank you Chicken Gourmet reminding me of your existance - don't ever change! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/344/1676047/restaurant/ACT/Chicken-Gourmet-Canberra"><img alt="Chicken Gourmet on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1676047/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0City Walk, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia-35.2803396 149.1324952-35.283580099999995 149.1275597 -35.2770991 149.13743069999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-63412814433890259282012-04-13T23:51:00.002+10:002012-06-17T20:51:53.895+10:00Cafe Sydney, Circular Quay<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cafe Sydney - heard so much about this restaurant even before I came, so there was quite a bit of an expectation coming here tonight. Known for its food as well as spectacular views, this restaurant was always on my list of to-dos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Situated on the 5th floor of Custom House, you enter through the main lobby, passing the library before heading to the elevators. As you arrive at the restaurant, you'll notice that the restaurant bar is dark and swanky, filled with large over sized chairs that beckon you to sit down. Reading the drinks menu here can be a little challenging, but the waiters know this and promptly arrive with a solution - a book light to clip onto the menu! Quite novel :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Once we get seated at our table, we instantly notice the beautiful, open view of the harbour bridge...absolutely stunning! Now I just hope the food is just as good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I started with the scallop appetiser since I'm always a fan of seafood. The presentation was great and the orange sauce on the scallops was pretty tasty. Only comment would be the scallops were kind of small..together with all the bright colours of the dish, it was nearly hidden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also tried the carpaccio dish. This dish did not have much "omph" to it. The slices of carpaccio were quite thin, and when you pick it up, it looks like it is going to fall apart from the way the fish was sliced. Did not taste much of the vinaigrette at all. In fact, it was just very thinly cut pieces of sashimi, which for the price, i would have preferred just that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As dessert, I had the peach tart, which replaced the rhubarb tart that was on the menu. It was served with a raspberry ice cream that sat top of a sprinkling of crystallised sugar/toffee. Together, the icecream-toffee combination was wonderful. The tart itself was quite good, but again, nothing that particularly stood out against the norm. In fact, I would have preferred to pair a vanilla bean ice-cream with the Peach tart, instead of raspberry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">All in all, Cafe Sydney will rank as a restaurant with magnificent views, serving beautifully presented food. The Sydney views, dim lights and swanky decor are the stand-outs in the dining experience here. Food was quite solid, but nothing to overwhelm the mind or palette. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/750445/restaurant/CBD/Cafe-Sydney-Sydney"><img alt="Café Sydney on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/750445/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8618579 151.2105461-33.875043399999996 151.19080509999998 -33.8486724 151.2302871tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-79575883450478447962012-04-09T09:13:00.000+10:002012-06-17T20:52:22.695+10:00Lynn Shanghai, CBD<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Been meaning to come to Lynn Shanghai for a while, so glad that I finally got a chance to make it here tonight. It had been pouring outside so we nearly missed the front door as we were rushing to get out of the rain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Lynn Shanghai is located inside the The Castlereagh Club. Enter through the revolving doors of the club and continue straight through to enter the double doors of the restaurant. We were immediately greeted by staff and taken to our seats. Interior of the restaurant is modern, filled with red and black colour schemes. A small glass flower ornament with a tea light candle was stationed at each table, creating a warm setting. The waitress provides you an ordering form to fill our your selections - make sure to choose the right items so to avoid any surprises when the dishes come (as we experienced during our meal that night!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We started off with the <strong>Shanghai Style Hot and Sour Soup</strong>, asking for it in "Mild" spiciness. I found the staff were quite accommodating on removing/reducing spices, so just ask them based on your preference. Although our soup was 'mild', it was actually still quite spicy - could have been the amount of black pepper added instead of hot chili oil. Nonetheless, it was quite enjoyable. Soup was filled with plenty of chicken strips, tofu, black mushroom fungus, and the portion was LARGE in size! Easily 4 small bowls, which is perfect for sharing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next was the <strong>Shredded chicken with Bean Jelly in Peanut sauce </strong>(Cold Plate). Again, we asked for it without Chili Oil, which usually is drizzled over the top. The Bean Jelly noodles were chewy, with a bouncy "QQ" texture. Cold shredded chicken and cucumber were scattered on top of the noodles, all on top of the peanut sauce. Flavours were good and did not feel too oily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jimmy's Recipe serves Malaysian food. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I see most customers having the laksa dishes or the Char Guew Teow (Pan Fried Rice Noodle) so of course I choose the same.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We start off with the <strong>Chicken Laksa</strong>. Quite a large portion for the price. As with the traditional laksas, the noodles were a mixture of vermicelli noodles and yellow noodles. The broth was not too creamy, which works for me. Found the broth was not too spicy though, would have preferred a little more kick. They do have hot oils which you can add to pump up the spiciness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Second dish was the <strong>Seafood Char Guew Teow</strong>. A mixture of flat rice noodles, pan fried together with Chinese vegetables and seafood. Seafood consisted mainly of fish cakes, fish balls and a few prawns. The noodles were then covered by an egg-like sauce. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Personally, I found it a little salty. I also would have preferred this dish dry - without the sauce. Might try it next time without it at all, so I can get a true taste of the noodles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We choose <strong>Mussels in Provençale style</strong>, served with a side of vegetables instead of chips. Mussels came in a great big-ol' pot, filled to the rim together with tomatoes, capsicum and herbs. Unfortunately, the mussels were small and not very meaty, and the soup broth was a little bland in flavour. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The food here is pretty average given the price, and did not have any deep favours to their dishes. The 1/2 price mussels every Wednesdays packs out the restaurant, but even then, the mussels were just 'meh' to me. Unlikely to return unless its for drinks, since I must say that their beer selection is quite large! Great place to hang out with friends and for large group settings. But if you are looking for good, hearty meals....I would suggest to head elsewhere :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ventured out to Double Bay for the first time. Was pleasantly surprised by the strip mall of shops aligning the quaint streets. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Arrived at Landmark Cafe at around 9.30pm and restaurant was open with both indoor and outside seating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Came with the full intention of having ice-cream, but once I read the dessert menu, decided to go with a cake instead - Was thankful I did! Had this amazing <strong>Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart</strong> – w/ vanilla ice cream<b>...</b>...probably the best tart since coming to Sydney!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">A generous portion, drizzled with white chocolate, large whole macadamia nuts surrounded by gooey caramel, all encased in a Shortbread crust. Beautifully presented too with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream on the side! Can be shared..but this one was all mine after the first bite :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ordered a <strong>hot chocolate</strong> as well. Service was quick and the waitress was polite - super accommodating when we wanted to move tables from outside to inside.</span> <br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1658900/restaurant/Sydney/Eastern-Suburbs/Landmark-Double-Bay-Double-Bay"><img alt="Landmark Double Bay on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1658900/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com1Double Bay NSW 2028, Australia-33.8776567 151.2429375-33.8908397 151.2231965 -33.864473700000005 151.26267850000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2449997147404964601.post-76641471067826057782012-02-17T07:58:00.000+11:002012-05-19T08:24:28.700+10:00Thai Pothong, Newtown - Sydney<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Been craving GOOD Thai for a long time so went to Newtown since I hear that this is the hip new place for good food :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We were promptly seated at our table since we had made reservations, and luckily so since the restaurant was pretty full for a Friday night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We started with one of the "chef specials' appetiser - the <strong>Miaig Gooig</strong>, which is a prawn covered with coconut, chili jam, fried onions, all on top of a betel leaf. It was simply amazing, and the by far the BEST dish of the night! Super light in texture, with complex flavours due to the combination of the raw leaf, together the sweet chili of the sauce with the prawn, and the added crunch of the fried onion and cashew nut. I could eat this all night :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>MIAIG GOOIG ($</b>13.95)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Roasted Coconut | Prawns | Sweet Chilli Jam | Lemon | Cashew Nuts | Onion | Caviar | Served on a Betel Leaf</span> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the mains, we chose the <strong>Hor Mok Talay</strong>, which is a selection of mixed seafood (prawns, scallops, calamari) combined with creamy steamed fish. It is served in foiled and lit with flames as it approaches the table. I love seafood so this was a great dish, however it may be a little bland in flavour to some, since everything is steamed and may even taste a little watery at times.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- $26.95</span></span><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Combination of Seafood | Curry Sauce | Flambé</span></span></b></b> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">STEAMED MIXED SEAFOOD (HOR MOK TALAY) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since we came to a Thai restaurant, we definitely had to try a curry dish! We chose the <strong>Massaman Lamb </strong>curry which came with very big chucks of lamb. I felt the pieces were a little too big, making it hard for the curry to blend and marinate into the meat. However, the sauce was really very good - deep curry flavours at the right texture and consistency.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">MASSAMAN LAMB (GANG MASSAMAN GAE) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This restaurant is probably the nicest/fanciest Thai restaurant I've been to so far - white table clothes, big chairs, attentive and quick wait-staff. It even has a jewelry store at the front, which you get a discount on after you finish your meal! Highly recommended Thai - the appetiser is a MUST have!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/752225/restaurant/Newtown/Thai-Pothong-Restaurant-and-Gift-Shop-Sydney"><img alt="Thai Pothong Restaurant and Gift Shop on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/752225/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>MunchMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15793059559759163844noreply@blogger.com0249 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia-33.895714 151.180849-33.897361499999995 151.1783815 -33.8940665 151.1833165