23 Aug

A group of us decided to celebrate the end of block 3 with dinner. Originally we were going to go to Chin Chin, but for various reasons changed the location to Red Spice Road (the MacKillop St branch).We were fortunate to score a table in the private room, which was much quieter than in the main area. I assumed the menu was the same as what was on the website so I didn't take a photo. As a result, some of the descriptions for these dishes are rather...

20:43 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Red Spice Road / Restaurants / Thai / Vietnamese
20 Aug

During lunchtime, Darac's most popular menu item by far is their lunch special, which consists of rice/fried noodles, a main e.g. bulgogi, teriyaki and a side. The medium size is $10.50, whilst the large size is $12.50. Instead, I went for the bibimbap ($13). There was also a prawn bibimbap but I thought I'd go for the more conventional beef today. On the menu there was a choice of either spicy or mild. I picked spicy and couldn't tell the difference between it and normal bibimbap. Maybe they...

12:05 / Darac / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
19 Aug

Mamak is best known for its roti, but today I thought I'd go for the lamb murtabak (with cabbage, egg and onion $12). I was told there'd be a 15 minute wait for the murtabak, but it came about 12 minutes after I placed my order. It was served with two curry sauces - fish and veggie - and a dollop of sambal. I haven't had a proper murtabak for a long time, so I don't remember what they'd supposed to taste like. The fish curry had a...

13:52 / Food / Malaysian / Mamak / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
16 Aug

Before I came I planned to only have 4, maybe 5 plates, however, when I got there I ended up totally pigging out and spending nearly double what I originally intended. Sushi Hotaru is located on level 1 in Mid-City Arcade, between Bourke and Lt Bourke Street (closer to the Lt Bourke side). Most of the seats were bar seats at the sushi train, though there were 3 tables for 4 people. The sushi train extended so it passed down one side of these tables, but for lunch today...

13:25 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Sushi Hotaru
26 Jul

Came here for a quick dinner before a church event. The restaurant was already pretty full when we arrived at around 6pm. I was tempted by the o chien (oh chien? [oyster omelette]), but the serve looked a bit small for dinner and it also looked drier and more eggy than those I'd normally see in Malaysia. Instead, I got three-cup chicken. The waitress warned me that it wasn't served in broth like it showed in the menu picture, but because I wasn't going to eat much rice...

19:47 / Chinese / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Taiwan Cafe
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