09 Oct

I bought a voucher which entitled me to a custom bento, including miso (worth $14.95) and a soft drink. I was given a tick sheet for my order, similar to the lunch special sheet at Darac. My selection was sashimi, agedashi tofu and cold soba salad. I wasn’t given a drinks menu but I knew they had Ramune and Calpico, which were the most interesting and also the most expensive drinks on the list (worth $5.50-6). Ramune is a lemonade sort of drink, whilst Calpico has a bit...

13:15 / Food / Izakaya Chuji / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
08 Oct

SGC (Seafood Grill & Cocktail) Lounge is located within the same building as The Nitrogen Lab, the new ice cream/gelato store on Bourke St, but on the upper floors. I bought a $19 Scoopon for this place a few months ago because there were some interesting fish I wanted to try like gunnard and coral perch (particularly the gunnard because I hadn’t had it before and apparently it’s a very sweet fish). I’d actually made a booking to come two months ago, but last-minute maintenance works meant they...

18:45 / Bar/Pub / Food / Melbourne CBD / Modern Australian / Restaurants / SGC Lounge
02 Oct

Jacques Reymond will be closing down at the end of the year, so mum and I decided to celebrate both my parent’s birthdays and their wedding anniversary there. Set-up inside a mansion, the restaurant had a relaxed and homely feel. I specifically requested a booth seat for extra privacy and also one next to a window, which gave a nice view of the fountain. Being a house meant it had a number of different rooms, each with a slightly different ambience. Since it’s their last hurrah, it seemed fitting...

22:53 / Food / Jacques Reymond / Modern Australian / Prahran / Restaurants
27 Sep

I was catching up with a friend during a long lunch break and since she works right across the road, we decided to meet at Paco's Tacos. The tacos are all $6 each; today I went with chicken and prawn. If you're looking for something filling, the chicken would be better than the prawn, which only came with two pieces of prawn.  My chicken taco had a bit too much sauce; by the time I got around to eating it the soggy tortilla had split down the centre,...

14:15 / Food / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Paco's Tacos / Restaurants
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