23 Dec

Today I visited to the Abbotsford Convent Supper Market, which is held on Friday nights during summer months. There were a few stalls open, which included vendors selling candles, jewellery, organic dried fruits and handmade leather notebooks. Lentils As Anything, Kappaya and Convent Bakery were open and busy with patrons. There weren't as many food stalls as I thought there'd be. I really wanted to try the gozleme stall, but it didn't make an appearance. Other than the restaurants, there was a Mexican stall, Himalayan Sherpa (which has a restaurant...

21:35 / Abbotsford / Food / Indian / Italian / Restaurants / Supper Market
18 Dec

This time I tried the beef filling in soft tacos. Not that it was bad, but I think I like the pork better. The picante sauce was the hottest salsa they have available. While it did make me a bit sniffly it wasn't incredibly spicy. The tacos were messier to eat than the burritos I had last time and there was sauce going everywhere even with the double taco layers. [gallery columns="2" size="column2-2/3" ids="1291,1290"] Mad Mex Level 2, Dining Hall, Melbourne Central Melbourne, VIC (03) 9663 7010 http://www.madmex.com.au/ ...

13:52 / Fast Food / Food / Latin American / Mad Mex / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Restaurants
15 Dec

Off to Errol's for work's Christmas dinner. I ordered the seafood salad ($19.90), consisting of prawns, scallops, mussels and calamari served on a bed of spinach and tomato with a balsamic vinaigrette. It was tasted quite good, however as I neared the bottom of the plate where the salad was more saturated with vinaigrette, the spinach became very salty and I couldn't finish it. Errol's 69-71 Errol St North Melbourne, VIC, 3051 (03) 9326 6610 http://www.errols.com.au/ ...

21:00 / Errol's / Food / Italian / North Melbourne / Restaurants
15 Dec

My first visit to Convent Bakery in the Abbotsford Convent, despite living around the area for 8 years. I ordered the chicken burger in foccacia bread with capsicum sauce, aioli, tomato & guacamole ($13). I swapped out the chips for salad instead. Mum tried one of the specials of the day, which was porterhouse steak ($15). It was quite a busy place, with most people popping in for coffee, bread or other baked goods. I'm guessing quite a lot of their business comes from the office-workers working on Johnston street. I...

20:44 / Abbotsford / Burgers / Convent Bakery / Food / Modern Australian / Restaurants
29 Nov

A2 had some friends over and mum wanted to give her some privacy, so the rest of us went out for dinner with a family friend. Mum changed her mind about the location a few times but finally decided on No. 8 in Crown. It's a modern Australian restaurant that served mostly seafood. There was a bit of a wait for our food, but it got pretty busy soon after we were seated. Eventually there were a few groups of people waiting at the bar for a table. The...

23:01 / Food / Modern Australian / Number 8 / Restaurants / Southbank
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