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
09 Jul

It wasn't until I returned home that I realised we were ordering off the brunch rather than the lunch menu. No matter; I'm always up for salmon. The whiskey flavour was very subtle and went well with the cream, which had a hint of horseradish. The parsnip crisps created some texture variety and a lighter mouthfeel with each bite. The snow pea tendrils looked pretty but were a bit difficult to arrange into a mouthful, even after cutting. Obviously crostini are meant to be crunchy, but I did...

16:10 / Cafe / Carlton / Food / Seven Seeds
21 Jun

Since it was dinner-time (and quite late by the time we got a table), the only options I had tonight were the charred lamb ribs ($16), scotch fillet or fish of the day (both $29). I didn't feel like ribs so I picked the fish dish, which was pan-fried barramundi with fennel, cherry tomatoes and rocket. There was a decent sized portion of barramundi on the plate, and maybe a whole bulb of fennel cut into wedges. The barramundi was fresh and thankfully not overcooked. I'm not big on fennel because...

22:32 / Bar/Pub / Fitzroy / Food / Little Creatures Dining Hall / Modern Australian / Restaurants
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