16 May

The restaurant was much busier than it was on my first visit. It took a little while for someone to come and wipe the table after the previous occupant and give me a menu. I was tempted to try the chicken dolsot bibimbap, but for the sake of comparison I went with beef. This time the side dishes (banchan) were a bit different: daikon (not onion), kimchi and fried tofu. I was surprised by how quickly my bibimbap arrived; it came to my table just after I had tried...

14:08 / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / White Tomato
13 May

Takumi has gotten very good reviews and after walking past it the other day my interest was piqued. I was the only one inside the restaurant when I entered just before 1pm, but even as people started coming in, service was very polite and attentive. I also noticed that whilst the chopsticks were the disposable, split-apart type, they were made of a smoother, darker wood that had a quality feel to them. Being a wagyu specialist, it seemed a shame to sample anything other than wagyu. My preferred dish...

16:15 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Takumi
08 May

White Tomato has a lunch special where everything on the menu is $11.50 and comes with steamed rice and mixed salad. I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast and by the time my last lecture finished (at 2:10pm), I wanted to eat something before getting home. White Tomato has a slightly longer lunch hour than most places, closing at 3pm rather than 2pm. The restaurant has recently undergone a renovation, so everything is new and modern. Most tables were set up for Korean BBQ and there was also a...

17:12 / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / White Tomato
01 May

Heirloom is quite a modern and snazzy restaurant/bar on Bourke St, right opposite the tramstop between Russell and Exhibition St. I came for a late lunch and was told the daily lunch special ($14.5) had sold out, which was fine; I had planned to have the chirashi zuchi and udon set ($22.5).   The serving size was larger than I expected, which is always good, though I immediately regretted eating that persimmon for morning tea. The set included: daikon salad w. soy/sesame oil sauce, (quite a generous serve of) salted...

16:05 / Food / Heirloom / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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