13 Nov

My first visit to this restaurant, located where the first site of Sichuan Dining Room (Sichuan Dining Room relocated up the road but has since closed down for good, which is a shame). No special occasion; mum couldn't be bothered cooking today. The tofu dish was quite nice and may be worth attempting at home; the egg yolk in the sauce made it taste so much better than if it weren't added. The menu actually said 'egg tofu and prawns' so I originally thought it would have Japanese-style egg...

16:29 / Chinese / Food / Hawthorn / Ju Dumping House / Restaurants
23 Oct

My second visit to Tao's. The six-course set lunch (the only thing available) was $38 as opposed to $58 for a seven-course dinner. The selection of dishes available for lunch was slightly more limited, but those not included for lunch were dishes we'd tried previously anyway. The lunch menu was pretty much the same as my previous dinner visit, minus the chawanmushi. Instead of the chawanmushi as the extra dinner dish, they offered 'Tao's Special Rice Meatball'. My choice of dishes were: Starter: Raw Beef Nigiri Main: Hokkaido Style Miso Hotpot Desert: Tao’s Style Sesame Macaron Because I...

19:38 / Bulleen / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Tao's
07 Aug

My first teppankyaki experience! To be honest, the food wasn't outstanding and the showmanship wasn't great. I suppose that's really dependent on the chef assigned to the table. [gallery columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="434,436,438,441,443,444,446,447,448,450,451"] Sakata-ya 212 Camberwell Rd East Hawthorn, VIC, 3123 (03) 9882 4600 http://www.sakataya.com.au/ ...

19:15 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Sakata-ya
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