09 Mar

This was probably my first experience of a vegetarian restaurant for dinner. There were many enticing items on their menu but unfortunately I could only eat one of them because of my dietary requirements in the evenings. It worked out alright, since the hot weather made me lose my appetite. My meal was an entree called Parcel Xiao Xiao "A pan-fried parcel wrapped in a beancurd sheet of kohlrabi, oyster mushrooms, water chestnuts, mixed vegetables and chia seeds. This dish comes with seaweed and pea-sprout salad and a ponzu...

22:45 / Carlton / Food / Restaurants / Shakahari / Vegetarian
11 Feb

I completely forgot to post this on time, so my memory of the experience may not be quite accurate. Mum wanted me to try Wonderbao, which she had been hearing many good things about, particularly the pork belly with preserved vegetables. Before embarking on my quest to actually find this little shop, I looked up maps and route descriptions but still managed to get lost momentarily because I walked right past the entrance. The fried silky tofu gua bao was eaten on site as I didn't think it would...

10:18 / Chinese / Fast Food / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Wonderbao
24 Jan

We wanted to go out for a nice dinner for A2's birthday and settled on Bistro Guillame. Mum and I have also been wanting to try it. A2: Roasted duck breast, carrot and orange purée, caramelised endive and radish salad Mum: Steak frites with béarnaise sauce (Rangers Valley sirloin, 300 days grain fed) Dad: Chargrilled King Salmon with fennel purée and a herb salad Me: Venison tenderloin with beetroot and horseradish Dad didn't like his salmon; A2 tends to say almost everything is nice, and this was no exception; mum's beef was very...

22:03 / Bistro Guillaume / Food / French / Restaurants / Southbank
17 Jan

Being a really hot 37C day, it probably wasn't the best idea to go for a Korean BBQ dinner, especially when the upper floor doesn't have airconditioning. Nevertheless, we honoured our original booking, partly because I couldn't be bothered cooking anything for dinner in that heat anyway. This was a Groupon voucher meal so the menu was set: Appetizer platter to share: - Mashed potato with eggs and herb - Kim chi - Sweet and sour daikon - Fresh cabbage (which was actually lettuce) Shared Entrée: Cajun chicken salad Mains: - Portions of: Short rib fillet, Marinated...

21:47 / Food / Korean / North Melbourne / Restaurants / Yeonga
14 Jan

After a weekend trip to the Grampians we dropped into the Royal Mail Hotel for lunch on the way home. The bar has the cheapest menu options, but it isn't open on Mondays so we ate in the bistro instead. It seems like the bar/bistro/restaurant are all in the same large room, just different menus for different areas. Dad ordered the special of the day, which was a beef short-rib with a dashi glaze, capsicum, a leafy veggie related to cabbage and a long, bulbous shaped plant (I forget the...

14:38 / Dunkeld / Food / Modern Australian / Restaurants / Royal Mail Hotel
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