There wasn’t any more space in the upper seating area so we were led downstairs to the kitchen level. It was dark and a bit weird because the atmosphere was almost like we were sitting awkwardly in a home kitchen. My heart fell a little when I saw the special pho cost €14. We ordered one special beef pho and one special chicken pho. There was also a regular beef pho available for €10, but doesn’t come with the beef bones. The pho was presented in two bowls:...

We managed to get a table without a reservation as long as we finished before 9pm. The interior decoration was pretty flashy, but I didn’t take many photos because I felt shy about using my camera inside. The tables along the side we were seated at were very close together and had to be pulled out in order for people to sit down along the wall. There wasn’t any English menu, but the waiter was able to translate for us. He did seem distracted though. It was a...

I had confit duck with salad and fried potatoes (€16.90), which were basically thick, flat potato chips. Mum and dad both had different specials of the day – tagliatelle with seafood for mum (€16.90), and slow cooked pork with mashed potato for dad (€15.90). My duck was really tasty and most of the skin was crispy. Mum’s came with a very generous amount of seafood - about half of it was full of baby octopus, prawns and squid. We were all pretty pleased with our meal and the...

For our end-of-year celebration we decided to go to Persimmon, which is found within the NGV. Currently only open for lunch, they offer a two-course lunch special with wine for $45 and a four-course market lunch for $55 (for non-NGV members). We chose to go with the four-course tasting menu, which the whole table had to participate in. Seeing as that what we had come to try, that was fine by us. It's a clean and modern space and would be a nice place for functions. We managed to...

Found opposite Robot Bar, just off Flinders Lane, Mugen Ramen serves up ramen, small dishes, drinks and, according to the menu, Japanese tapas-style dishes are coming soon. I took a bar seat right at the kitchen window, but there's also a larger seating area on the basement level. Today I opted for the wafu tsukemen plus an egg. Tsukemen is served and eaten differently from regular ramen, in that the noodles come separately from the sauce, which is made for dipping. Instructions are found on the back of the...

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