16 Jul

Generally when I visit Italian restaurants for dinner my choices are limited to either salad or a large piece of meat. Today I opted for the light option of a chicken salad (Grilled Chicken, Lettuce, Tomato, Olives, Cucumber, Red Onions, Balsamic Vinegar and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, $19.90). The salad tasted OK but the chicken breast was overdone. It was expensive for what it was, but I've come to expect that from salads. [caption id="attachment_5532" align="aligncenter" width="1300"] Chicken Salad - Grilled Chicken, Lettuce, Tomato, Olives, Cucumber, Red Onions, Balsamic...

20:22 / Cafe Cavallino / Carlton / Food / Italian / Restaurants
14 Jul

After church we went to G2 for lunch, which I think is a relatively new Korean restaurant on Elizabeth St. I wasn't hungry enough to have the bibimbap so I went for a lighter option of seafood soba in soup ($8.90). It came with 2 prawns, 2 mussels and 2 fish cakes. There was nothing particularly good or bad about this one. [caption id="attachment_5530" align="aligncenter" width="1300"] Seafood Soba Noodle Soup[/caption]   G2 Korean BBQ 301 Elizabeth Street Melbourne, VIC, 3000 (03) 9642 3424 http://www.g2koreanbbq.com.au/ ...

15:21 / Food / G2 Korean BBQ / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
13 Jul

Livingroom was a much more casual restaurant than I expected. The quaint space looked a bit like a converted house, with floorboards, paintings and mismatched tables and chairs. Normally it's open for lunch and dinner, but on weekends they offer (an all-day?) breakfast.   I had previously looked up the online sample menu to pick what I wanted, but unfortunately the menu on the day was different. I was going to get a braised ox cheek dish but instead went for the special of the day. - Me: Pancetta-wrapped Leg of Chicken...

13:28 / Food / Livingroom Restaurant / Malvern / Modern Australian / Restaurants
12 Jul

This is the second restaurant added to my list of to-try's from The Age's "Don't stop at the dumplings" article and being only 2 minutes walk away from uni, I don't really have any excuse not to go. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="5520,5521,3460,3461"] Today I had the Cross-Bridge Noodles ($12), which was a large bowl of very hot soup, served with raw quail egg, fish, chicken, two types of ham,   chicken, assorted veggies and warm, pre-cooked noodles. The idea is to add all these ingredients into the soup (in that order)...

14:35 / Carlton / Chinese / Colourful Yunnan / Food / Restaurants
10 Jul

After reading an article on Chinese food in The Age (http://www.theage.com.au/good-food/eat-out/dont-stop-at-the-dumplings-8230-20130701-2p69w.html) this one piqued my interested so I thought I'd come and visit. The entrance to this small restaurant is quite inconspicuous and I walked past it because I didn't see it. I came here mainly to try the noodles, since they're handmade, and was hoping to try the spicy chicken with vegetables on noodles (as suggested by the article). Unfortunately the lunch special version only came with rice and I didn't feel like spending $22 for the...

15:49 / Chinese / Dolan Uyghur Food Heaven / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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