18 Dec

This time I tried the beef filling in soft tacos. Not that it was bad, but I think I like the pork better. The picante sauce was the hottest salsa they have available. While it did make me a bit sniffly it wasn't incredibly spicy. The tacos were messier to eat than the burritos I had last time and there was sauce going everywhere even with the double taco layers. [gallery columns="2" size="column2-2/3" ids="1291,1290"] Mad Mex Level 2, Dining Hall, Melbourne Central Melbourne, VIC (03) 9663 7010 http://www.madmex.com.au/ ...

13:52 / Fast Food / Food / Latin American / Mad Mex / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Restaurants
15 Dec

Off to Errol's for work's Christmas dinner. I ordered the seafood salad ($19.90), consisting of prawns, scallops, mussels and calamari served on a bed of spinach and tomato with a balsamic vinaigrette. It was tasted quite good, however as I neared the bottom of the plate where the salad was more saturated with vinaigrette, the spinach became very salty and I couldn't finish it. Errol's 69-71 Errol St North Melbourne, VIC, 3051 (03) 9326 6610 http://www.errols.com.au/ ...

21:00 / Errol's / Food / Italian / North Melbourne / Restaurants
15 Dec

My first visit to Convent Bakery in the Abbotsford Convent, despite living around the area for 8 years. I ordered the chicken burger in foccacia bread with capsicum sauce, aioli, tomato & guacamole ($13). I swapped out the chips for salad instead. Mum tried one of the specials of the day, which was porterhouse steak ($15). It was quite a busy place, with most people popping in for coffee, bread or other baked goods. I'm guessing quite a lot of their business comes from the office-workers working on Johnston street. I...

20:44 / Abbotsford / Burgers / Convent Bakery / Food / Modern Australian / Restaurants
29 Nov

A2 had some friends over and mum wanted to give her some privacy, so the rest of us went out for dinner with a family friend. Mum changed her mind about the location a few times but finally decided on No. 8 in Crown. It's a modern Australian restaurant that served mostly seafood. There was a bit of a wait for our food, but it got pretty busy soon after we were seated. Eventually there were a few groups of people waiting at the bar for a table. The...

23:01 / Food / Modern Australian / Number 8 / Restaurants / Southbank
26 Nov

I purchased a Groupon for the Abruzzo Club a few months ago and it was time to use it. We managed to get a carpark right outside the social club, but there was also a carpark across the road specially for patrons. For $30 we received 2 appetisers, 2 entrees, 2 mains and 2 glasses of wine, altogether $119 in value. The restaurant had a special set menu for Groupon buyers. Mum's choice of menu: Bruschetta Penne matriciana Fish of the day (Atlantic salmon) My choice of menu: Bruschetta Spaghetti marinara Chilli prawns (with Napoli sauce) We...

21:07 / Abruzzo Club / Brunswick East / Food / Italian / Restaurants
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