15 Jun

To celebrate the end of exams we headed out to Kenji - a Japanese restaurant mum has been wanting to try for ages. We decided to share nasu dengaku, agedashi tofu, a dragon roll and a platter of sushi and sashimi. I've not eaten agedashi tofu in Japan, so I'm not exactly sure what it's supposed to be like, but this one wasn't that wonderful. Similar to the agedashi tofu at Japas, it wasn't very smooth, the crumb wasn't crispy and there was a lot of sauce, which made...

23:06 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Kenji / Restaurants
14 Jun

I'd heard good things about this restaurant chain and I knew it was very popular, with queues of people making it hard to get a seat. Apparently there are many outlets in Malaysia, but I've honestly never seen it before.  I'd also heard it served quite authentic Malaysian food so I was keen to try it out. If I'd gone for lunch I might have tried the wat tan hor or char kway teow, but being dinner, I thought nasi lemak would be easier. The first thing I noticed was...

23:48 / Food / Malaysian / Melbourne CBD / Papparich / Restaurants
12 Jun

This modern Mexican-inspired restaurant is just down from Sapore. It was quite small and cozy inside. There may have been an outdoors seating area, but I couldn't see out the door. About a third of the floor was taken up by the bar and open kitchen. Having an open kitchen meant it felt more inviting and casual, which was a lovely atmosphere. This is what we had: Soft tacos: - Corn Battered Snapper, Pico de Gallo, Avocado and Coriander - Sugar Cured Spanish Mackerel, Cucumber, Radish, Pico de Gallo and Avocado Ceviche: - Scallops...

23:00 / Food / Latin American / Mexican / Restaurants / St Kilda / The Table
11 Jun

Today I tried the Perfect Pear burger from Grill'd: Grilled chicken breast, poached pears, fig paste, avocado, Spanish onion, rocket & shaved parmesan. I knew it was going to be a sweet burger; I didn't expect it to be quite this sweet. Virtually all the sweetness came from the fig paste, which was the first layer on top of the bun. It wasn't so bad if I ate it upside down, but I ended up scraping half of it off anyway. I still prefer savoury and I liked...

14:36 / Burgers / Fast Food / Food / Grill'd, Hawthorn / Hawthorn / Restaurants
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