23 Oct

Right on the corner of Gertrude and Fizroy St, Mighty Boy Eatery serves up Asian-inspired breakfast and lunches for us to enjoy. The roti wraps sounded interesting, but are only available at lunchtime (after 12pm). [caption id="attachment_6616" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] House Baked Eggs ($14)[/caption] I decided to try out the baked eggs, which came with mushrooms, tomatoes, spanish onion, house-made Thai sausage, thai basil, coriander, feta and tabasco. The dish already had some spiciness from the tabasco, but tables are also provided with a variety of different pickled chillies, flaked chilli...

11:24 / Fitzroy / Food / Indian / Mighty Boy Eatery / Restaurants / Thai / Vietnamese
22 Oct

Sumibiyaki refers to the Japanese cooking technique of food grilled on mesh over charcoal grill and this is what Shou Sumiyaki specialises in. They utilise smoke-less charcoal grillers, which seem to work well unless the grillers are overloaded with meat - overenthusiasm/impatience will fill the room with smoke. Cooking is generally left up to diners so you can cook the meat to your liking, at your own pace and in whichever order you'd prefer. Available for your grilling pleasure are a variety of cuts of meat, mainly F1...

22:24 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Shou Sumiyaki
21 Oct

I've been longing to visit Mister Bianco ever since Svago closed down, hearing many good things about its tasty Southern Italian fare. I did want to try Svago too, but obviously that opportunity is long gone. Their main dining room is capable of seating up to 40 guests and there are also two private rooms upstairs and two outdoors tables at the back, ready for alfresco dining. Because there was a function on downstairs we were fortunate enough to dine one of the more intimate and quiet private rooms. After an...

00:58 / Food / Italian / Kew / Mister Bianco / Restaurants
18 Oct

Borsch, Vodka & Tears specialises in Polish vodka (and vodka cocktails), wormwood absinthe, Eastern European beers and contemporary Polish shared dishes. As a group we shared a couple of dishes together, and of course, couldn't leave without trying some drinks (they have 160 types of vodka after all): - Pierogi - beef, chicken, herbs & spices with bacon, fried onion, raspberry vinegar (6 for $24) - Pierogi - porcini mushroom & sauerkraut with a breadcrumb coating - Bison wings - spicy BBQ’d free range chicken wings, herby yoghurt sauce – the other...

20:55 / Borsch, Vodka & Tears / Food / Polish / Restaurants / Windsor
10 Oct

Byblos originated in Brisbane and now has a sister restaurant located in WTC Wharf, right on the riverside with views of the Polly Woodside and MCEC. Named after a city on the Mediterranean coast in Lebanon, it features Lebanese food and an extensive bar menu. [caption id="attachment_6571" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Express Lunch Meat Platter for 2 ($49)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6569" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lahim Meshwi and Shish Tawook[/caption] We participated in their new spring Express Lunch menu, which consisted of various lunch platters for two. We went with the meat platter, but vegetarian and gluten-free options are...

13:59 / Byblos / Food / Melbourne CBD / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
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