tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084622167191949132024-03-21T06:17:34.331-07:00OmnomaliciousOmnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-89961163226961282962013-10-03T01:26:00.000-07:002013-10-03T01:26:18.043-07:00Meat Me Souvlakeri<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Greek</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">24 Eaton Mall</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We don't usually go out and eat souvlakis together as a family lunch so this was a pleasant change. Meat Me was nice and clean, bustling with European customers so we were excited for our order to come. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u> Chicken Souvlaki </u><span style="text-align: center;"><u>plate skewers ($15.90)</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Each of our plates was served with chips, salad, tzatziki and pita. For those who aren't familiar with Greek food, tzatziki is a Greek yogurt sauce for gyros or souvalaki. The herbs were fragrant on the meat and full of flavour and texture yet we loved how it was not dry or too oily. The meat wrapped in soft pita bread with tzatziki sauce was heavenly. It's great that it has a little bit of everything on the plate feeling like I've had a somewhat balanced diet even though ordering souvlakis. It may not look like much but we were holding our stomachs afterwards!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We ordered some after meal coffees: <u>Soy Cappuccino</u> and <span style="text-align: center;"><u>Freddo Cappuccino</u>. Both were surprisingly good. Michael ordered the Freddo and I've never had it before so I gave it a try. Coffee was so strong and fragrant. I tried mixing the thick </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">layer of cold milk on the top with the coffee on the bottom to get a more harmonious blend of cappuccino but I felt it was too overpowering for my taste. I much prefer the hot normal version of cappuccino a lot more but Michael really enjoyed it though. I highly recommend coffee lovers to give it a try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Service was good and price was very reasonable. Amidst the plethora of competition Meat Me still has their own clientele signalling the quality and authenticity of their food. I would definitely come here again with friends to chill or have a nice brunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This whole week has been way too wet and cold to do 1000 steps so Mama Nomalicious and I decided to go to Miss Marples. She's been there a few times taking our friends from overseas as it's a must see tourist hot spot as well as a pleasant wind down for the locals. Due to the weather we did not have to wait for a table and was seated almost immediately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Inside, the place was cosy with dainty tables covered in floral table cloths. Each table carry a small centerpiece of fresh flowers which gives an elegant and homely touch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The coffee was surprisingly good and simple. It was the hottest coffee that I've had in a while since most places would rather not let the milk get too hot to make it easier for them to do pretty coffee art. Coffee was aromatic and milky, and did not taste burnt at all even though the mug was hot to the touch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Chicken cottage pie</u> ($14.50) - <i>Country England specialty is a delicious potato topped pie accompanied by 'Miss Marple's Own' sauce</i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This dish was very disappointing. Bland to the taste and warm. I had to add a fair bit of salt and pepper to bring out the flavour. The sauce was a delectable but cold so when I ate the pie with the sauce the already barely warm pie was even colder. Portion was also small which allowed plentiful room to order dessert. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Quiche lorraine (Egg and bacon)</u> ($16) - <i>Served with "hot" chipped potatoes and garden salad </i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mama Nomalicious ordered this and the inside of the quiche was light and fluffy with salty bacon bits on the outside. The egg and light crust eaten together is the best combination or else you get one bite being very salty and the next lacking in flavour. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After having eyed other tables around us ordering this dessert, it looked very appetising and beautiful so we had to order it. Sadly, it wasn't as amazing as it looked. The toasted waffles were very hard and personally I feel it would be better without toasting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Inside was very stuffy and hot even though it wasn't completely packed (this is coming from someone that does not break a sweat easily). I was very disappointed and it definitely did not live up to its hype. I would only go there if </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">visiting friends</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">requested me to take them or else, I'll take my high tea/English food cravings elsewhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Food: </b>5.5/10</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cost: </b>Reasonable</span></div>
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Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com0382 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras VIC 3787, Australia-37.86349 145.35357390000001-63.3855245 104.04497990000002 -12.341455499999999 -173.3378321tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-83819931875490460082013-09-22T01:38:00.000-07:002013-09-22T01:38:15.645-07:00Bazaar Marketplace <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Buffet</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We arrived a lot earlier than our 7pm reservation as we were both very tired of walking around Gold Coast and just wanted to sit down and relax. We went in and asked if we were able to get seated and the fellow at the front was just extremely nice and accommodating. He brought us to our seats which went past all the scrumptious delicacies and he gave us a rundown of the dishes available for the night and how the marketplace concept works. (<u>Buffet</u> $69 per person)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Bazaar Marketplace has a unique concept where not only can you grab your own food but they also encourage interaction with the chefs behind the counter just like a marketplace. All dishes are not labelled which gives you the opportunity to ask the chefs and they will take down your table number when you ask for their made to order tasters. We really love the open kitchen and hanging food really sets the theme and also allowing you to peer in and watch the chefs at work. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We ordered a 250mL Brown Brothers Shiraz to start off with which came in an adorable small decanter and our waitress for the night professionally poured into our pristine deep glasses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then off we went to dig in starting from the very front of the line of stations. We were given our plates and was immediately asked whether we wanted to start off with their tasting plate which consisted of deep fried mini tortilla with beef and spicy sauce, croquette and prawn with black bean. Of course we did! Our mission was to try EVERYTHING tonight. He noted down our table number and we continued on and got our first round of fresh seafood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we got back to our table, the tasting plate was already set down and waiting for us and a bowl of lemon water and empty bowl for our seafood shells. We loved the presentation on the wooden board great portioning allowing us to try bits without having to commit to a large plateful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seafood was definitely fresh and sweet. The prawns in particular were my favourite as they were thick and meaty. The mussels only had a small crack open to peruse the meat out so it was extremely hard which I gave up and had to get Michael to help me.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some hot foods here with gard fish which we would not recommend to those who do not like small bones.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Usually we would not touch the vegetarian selections but we decided to give it a try for our readers. Vegetarians do not have to worry as they have an assortment of vegetarian dishes available which are just as delicious.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sirloin steaks were made to order with choice of rarity and side of smoked paprika salt. We opted for rare and it was so tender and juicy with lightly seared edges, we had to go for seconds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There is an Asian food station which has prawn crackers, beef curry, chicken curry, dimsims like char siu bao, har gao and siu mai as well as other mainstream Eastern dishes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Michael and I had an amazing dining experience with their table service buffet concept. The staff executed exceptional service especially noted by their consistency in neatly refolding our serviettes every time we left our table. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is best to go there with the intention for an experience rather than having a lot of variety. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Atmosphere is classy yet casual which would be perfect for any special occasion for any number. </span></div>
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Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com07 Staghorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia-27.994582 153.428715-53.5166165 112.12012100000001 -2.472547500000001 -165.26269100000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-1458612387373144052013-09-17T00:32:00.003-07:002013-09-17T00:32:42.600-07:00Don Dons<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cuisine: Japanese</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hadn't been to Don Dons since their move from their modest Swanston St store to their new dwelling just around the corner on Little Lonsdales. It has changed it's look drastically from what was once full of Japanese flavour to a modern stream line canteen feel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They have increased the number of seats available looking very clean and simple. Though I do miss the old shabby wooden benches that just seems to give it an extra boost of authenticity. </span></div>
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Some things that haven't changed is their highly affordable menu (consisting of 11 dishes) and efficient production line allowing to churn our your meal faster than you can pay for it. </div>
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I opted for takeaway in order to bring it Milo at his university. <u>Curry chicken don </u>($6.90) was slightly saltier than last time but still amazing. They added more veggie into the mix and we really like how they place the rice on one side and majority of the sauce on the other which allows you to mix it together yourself to your own preference. </div>
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<u>Sukiyaki don</u> ($6.30) never disappoints. Love how moist and thinly sliced the beef is and dish is full of flavour. </div>
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This place is still my favourite for a tasty cheap quick eat that fills you up. The staff are very efficient and churns out consistent food every time. </div>
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</span>Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com0300 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia-37.8115891 144.96068209999999-37.8115891 144.96068209999999 -37.8115891 144.96068209999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-75843003478707294652013-09-17T00:05:00.003-07:002013-09-17T00:07:09.600-07:00Maguro<div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A small local shop with simple dining experience and affordable lunch specials, Mama Nomalicious is a frequent goer of this place for lunch so I was excited to give it a try and see what keeps her going back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With only 1 hour lunch break, we opted for the lunch specials. I know it is traditional that the fish is a lot larger than the rice in sushi, but this </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salmon Sushi Small</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> $9.50</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> had EXTRA long salmon coupled with extra small amount of rice. I love salmon so can't complain and it was very fresh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pork katsu was beautiful, thick and crunchy. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ramen was on the softer side topped with bountiful amount of corn, bamboo shoots, naruto, seaweed and spring onions. For the price it is a great cheap eat.</span><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0okdGtqi7WgXIunwJ4qZlNtE9IWo895XkST_7fep1AlhWGKtq98yFUL77F22_zNk1ZpQ_2JeiIE9vs4gGyUEYqIJ_3JNPFueOwOEPKTFAgiJwdKYRiRKSNnGelZzH6eIqFUSDiKT8_0Z/s640/blogger-image--948382715.jpg" /></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mama Nomalicious opted for the </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Prawn Katsu Don</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"> $9.50. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Prawn Katsu was lightly fried, not overly excessive batter topped with mayo and some salad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Really fast service and affordable quality food for lunch. Place is kept clean and waiters were friendly. I would come here again for a quick bite. </span><br />
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Four of us decided to go up to Ballarat to visit our friend who's doing her placements there and having left Melbourne without breakfast we were all starving. We decided to go to L'Espresso as it had high Urbanspoon ratings and very close to where our friend lived.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The place was bustling with locals. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The line of CDs distributed along one side of the restaurant gives it a homely touch. What was </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The simple hanging lights were dim hence relying heavily on the natural lighting from the window, it was hard to view our food when it became cloudy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We thoroughly enjoyed our <u>Cappucino </u>($3.90). It was fruity and smooth, further opening our appetite. One of our companion ordered a </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mocha</u><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> which came looking like a hot chocolate and as it tasted very much like on too. We each ordered a different dish and as I did not actually taste some of these myself, I will go by their enjoyability of their dish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ordered the <u>Confit Duck Leg</u> <i>with white bean cassoulet and baby spring vegetables </i>($20) which looked neatly presented. The duck leg was a bit dry and lacking in flavour overall not leaving me in craving more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Braised Lamb</u> <i>neck with globe artichokes, broad beans, peas and toasted ciabatta </i>($20)<i> </i>was given a few shakes of salt of pepper here and there, just lacked a bit more seasoning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The coffee was great but the food did not leave us wanting an L'Espresso closer to home. It was hard to get the attention of a waiter to grab us some sugar for our coffee so we ended up getting it ourselves. In all, I would come back for the coffee but will probably scour around to see if Ballarat can offer something better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1434406/restaurant/Victoria/LEspresso-Ballarat"><img alt="L'Espresso on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1434406/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a></span>Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com0417 Sturt Street, Ballarat VIC 3350, Australia-37.561963 143.85382800000002-37.561963 143.85382800000002 -37.561963 143.85382800000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-23320627794352750692013-09-13T05:20:00.000-07:002013-09-13T06:37:51.951-07:00RockSalt Modern Dining<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Modern Australian</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This 1 chef's hat restaurant was voted Best Contemporary Restaurant for South East Qld 2012 as well as their own Executive Chef and Owner, Matt Jefferson, winning Gold Coast Magazine's People's Choice Awards for Chef of the Year 2009, 2010 and 2011. This place has quite a few awards up their sleeves since opening in 2008.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Typically, we would not expect a restaurant of this calibre to be fully open facing the streets. It is a contrast to the more enclosed fine dining experience in Melbourne but it really works in their favour with the warm weather in Gold Coast, keeping it casual yet classy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There was so much we wanted to try so we went for the 8 course degustation meal ($125pp or $200pp with matching wine) to allow us to try a variety of the chef's specialty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 2. <u>An Exercise in Seasonal Spontaneity</u>: <i>A course decided by the chef at the time of ordering, spontaneous and fresh. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This spontaneous dish consisted of prosciutto, scallop, lobster salad, Brazilian root tapioca (the small green balls) and pickled daikon slice showcasing the chef's creative flare. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There were quite a few different flavours and textures in this dish. Every element was beautifully done however we were unable to appreciate the root tapioca.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 3. <u>Pave of Tasmanian Salmon:</u> <i>Jerusalem artichoke puree, almond and caper polonaise, sauce cert, spanner crab croquette.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not only is the dish plated with care, the plate itself adds interest for the eyes. Crisp skin for both croquette and salmon with a complementing sweet puree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The beef cheek was tender and topped with some seaweed salad ('sea tangle'), enochi mushrooms and onion, it balances the heaviness of the meat. The meat was however a bit too sweet for our palate's liking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although this wasn't an actual dish per se, we really enjoyed this palate cleanser. It had just the right blend of fruits and was very refreshing. It is also very cute that it was presented in a 'bent plastic cup' figured cup. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The male waiter we had for the night was very well informed, explaining to us the dishes in detail for every plate he brought out. This one, the epoisse (cheese) is aged in orange wine. It has a very strong taste resembling blue cheese. The tomato and citrus flavours help cut the strong taste. When the cheese was tasted with mustard seed, it brought out the strong cheesiness even more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was definitely our favourite dish of the night. Chocolate cookie crumbs, the smooth, richness of the chocolate ice cream and the squishy jelly and nuts. Everything together was was like heaven in our mouth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> 8. <u>Strawberries and Cream 2013</u>: <i>Madagascan vanilla and rose parfait, textures of strawberry, dust, cloud, leather, thyme powder and rose mastic</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After our favourite dish of the night, we ended with our least favourite dish. A few rose water gummy candies tasted strongly of rose. Leather strawberry fruit reminded me of the dried fruit roll up snacks we used to have when younger. Strawberry cloud was a light and fluffy as the name would suggest. This plate had flavours of rose and strawberries in different textures that I can imagine we would have liked if we enjoyed rose flavoured delicacies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was a very light flavour after the chocolate. Our preference would have been to have the lighter dessert first and end in the rich chocolate. But we can understand the reason why the menu was done this way as the strawberries and cream is a good palate cleanser. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The service was impeccable with the gentleman, however the waitress of the night lacked in terms of food knowledge and ignored the sound of broken glassware on another table. We would have rated the service higher if not for the inconsistency between the two waiters as our waters were always filled and asked if we wanted anything else when we finished our wines. The food was beautifully presented with unique plates showing the chef's creativity. Downside to the night was that we were not holding our stomachs after 8 courses however the degustation meal was a memorable experience that we enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Service: </b>7.5/10 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cost: </b>Higher Priced</span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall dining experience: </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">8</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">/10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Replacing the late Fire Wok, Waya is the new addition to the ever changing Kingsway in Glen Waverley. From the outside it looked promising but we were skeptical as prices are on the low side for Japanese food and the menu also is translated into Chinese hinting of the heritage of the owners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Inside, the restaurant is well-lit with simple wooden furnishings that give it a clean feel. Further inside there are 7 comfortable booth seats that can accommodate for 6. It gives a more classy atmosphere and some privacy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ordered the </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Iced Matcha with Vanilla Ice Cream (</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">$5) </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">as I'm a lover of all things green tea. It had a strong green tea flavour but the matcha powder was not fully dissolved creating an unpleasant grainy texture in my mouth. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our friend ordered the </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Root Beer Float (</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">$4.50). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Beef Tataki (</u>$9.50) - <i>Beef sashimi with special vinegar sauce and egg yolk</i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This dish initially arrived with just the beef and no egg yolk. Upon seeing this we thought it was very strange and asked another waitress regarding this issue. She also looked puzzled and went back into the kitchen. A few moments later she came back with a small bowl with the egg yolk. I wonder if they've been serving this dish without egg yolk for the whole week. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The beef was sliced evenly but very small. They used red onion instead of the traditional white onion which overwhelmed the entire dish and there was also lack of vinegar sauce. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Mixed Sashimi</u> ($14) - <i>15 pieces:</i> <i>6 salmon, 3 tuna, 3 scallop, 3 surf clam </i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just by looking at the number of pieces in this dish, it seemed great and very affordable with scallops and surf clam which not many places put in their mixed sashimi dishes. When it came out the first thing we noticed was the absence of wasabi! We had to ask for some which seems utterly strange. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salmon and scallop was fresh, and the surf clam had a nice crunch. The tuna on the other hand was disappointing, mushing in our mouths with every bite indicating it's lower quality in comparison to the other sashimi. What makes this dish less affordable than it sounds is the small cuts of fish.</span><br />
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<u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Waya Maki (</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">$12.50) would be our favourite dish of the night.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Great portioning of the rice, filling and sauce and presented beautifully. Their house-made wasabi on the side is more watery than stiff with inconsistent portions and coming out in unappetising appearances. It does however have the appropriate punch of flavour. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is one of their recommended dishes that we found was mediocre. We asked for 2 extra spoons to allow us to share, however they never came so we split it among us and attempted to use chopsticks. To our surprise, the egg was easily grasped illustrating its stiffness. This is not your traditional Japanese steamed egg lacking many ingredients, but I guess for the price and semi-smooth texture, you get what you pay for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Their sushi plates come in portions of 2 but as we had a company of 3, they would not allow us to get 3 sushi so we had to order 2 plates. Upon first glance of the <u>Salmon Sushi</u> ($5/plate), we knew this was going to be a miss. The cutting of the fish was horrendous: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">inconsistent sizes, small and thin slices of salmon coupled with</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">large balls of rice that falls apart upon picking it up. This is a poor mistake for a sushi chef. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After knowing how fragile the sushi was, we tried to gently pick up the delicate </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grilled Scallop Sushi</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> ($5/plate)</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> with our chopsticks. To no prevail, it still fell apart. The scallop was very large and warm in the mouth, however there was no sweet aroma of charred seafood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Yakitori Don</u> ($11) was actually not half bad. Chicken skewers was charred nicely lying on top of a bed of rice and small corner of salad. The downside was the lack of sauce to go with the dry rice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Tonkatsu Ramen </u>$11 + $1 upsize</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ramen upsize came separate to the original ramen with an extra half an egg which would u</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">sually cost $0.50 more</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. The ramen was so soft and overcooked. We were glad they had the tonkatsu separated from the tasteless noodle soup to allow it to remain crispy longer. But the pork was thin and drying. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The 6 little octopus balls was fully covered in fish flakes. The <u>takoyaki </u>($6.50) had a generous amount of octopus inside each individual and the exterior was a decently crisp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ambiance is chill with a hint of finer dining with the comfortable booth seats but the food and service lets them down. Service was slow and our waitress' kept forgetting our requests, water was filled only when asked. The place is likely run by Chinese (as all staff spoke Cantonese) but it has affordable Japanese food which would probably make it popular among students. Just don't expect amazing quality. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cost: </b>Cheap Eat</span></div>
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<br />Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com1100 Kingsway, Glen Waverley VIC 3150, Australia-37.881515 145.163907-63.4035495 103.855313 -12.3594805 -173.52749900000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-56440561642819651922013-09-01T06:34:00.000-07:002015-08-26T04:18:49.074-07:00Muso Ramen Noodle and Gyoza Bar<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Japanese </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When waiting for our ride home after dinner from Itoshin, we saw that next door was a ramen place that was fully packed. In our quest to search for the best ramen (outside Japan) we decided to should go to the place, Muso, the next day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Inside, we were impressed how clean the place was and a peek into the kitchen you can eye their noodle-making machine that makes their fresh store-made noodles. They have few selection of ramen and 2 rice dishes and gyoza (dumplings). All ramen have a choice of miso/soy for soup base, thin/thick noodles, extra topping (eg minced garlic, pork fat belly are free while others come at an extra cost). You order and pay at the counter then receive a table number with self-serviced lemon water. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Muso tonkatsu spicy miso</u> ($14) with extra garlic, thin noodles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When our food arrived we were impressed with the portioning. There were lots of toppings of seaweed and spring onions. The texture of the noodles were on the softer side but that may also be because we ordered thin noodles and I eat very slow allowing more it to absorb the soup base. The soup was exceptionally thick and mildly spicy. Halfway through my bowl we realised we could adjust the thickness of the soup with dashi stock available in a flask on the counter. This made it much more enjoyable without the thick gunky feeling going down my throat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As was with the tonkatsu spicy miso, the soup was very thick and flavourful. We recommend if you want chewier ramen ask for thick noodles instead of thin. The normal sized bowls were already generous serves but if you extra famished you have the option to upsize to large and order extra noodles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A laidback atmosphere with friendly staff, you will be enjoy this place even more if you are a fan of rock music as it appears the owner has an appreciation for this genre with Pink Floyd and ACDC posters decorating the walls and rock music playing. It is the richest soup base we've ever and can nearly taste the hours it must have taken to get that flavour intensity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/350/1759534/restaurant/Queensland/Broadbeach-Mermaid-Beach/Muso-Ramen-Noodle-Gyoza-Bar-Mermaid-Beach"><img alt="Muso Ramen Noodle & Gyoza Bar on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1759534/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a></span></span></div>
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Paradise Blvd Shop 41 Centre Arcade</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; line-height: 115%; padding: 0cm;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Food: </b>6.5/10</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Checkout from our apartment was at 10am, so we decided not
to make breakfast for our last day and indulge in some brunch. We had long ago
decided upon Black Coffee Lyrics as our brunch destination due to their
impressive feat of placing #1 on Urbanspoon for Gold Coast Restaurants and
conveniently this month started opening for lunch during the week.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We ordered their <u>lunch specials tapas board - 2 medium (</u>$25) to
get some variety and a single dish as we worried the portion would be big. We
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tuna</u> ($19) – <i>Mooloolaba yellowfin tuna
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egg</u> ($15)– <i>1 hour slow cooked free range egg, on a wild rice cake, pickled
bamboo, daikon and shitake mushrooms with miso glaze and sprinkled herbs (or
with tempe)</i> </span></span></div>
<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We decided to try this dish as we wondered how a '1 hour slow cooked' egg was different to the typical methods of cooking an egg. Much to our disappoint, the egg was just like a very runny poached egg. And as Michael and I both come from an Asian household, the ingredients in this dish did not impress. The bamboo shoots likely came from a can purchased from an Asian grocer, the shitake mushroom was very salty and rice ball had no flavour. When attempted in eating all the elements together the mixture of flavours was an improvement and the mint and parsley added a nice touch. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is hard to tell if the place is a coffee shop, restaurant or bar. We were disappointed that their menu was not what we had expected (fault in our part due to lack of research) as we expected typical brunch plates such as eggs benedict and so forth. I believe the weekend would be different as they do have their own separate breakfast menu however I will not be ordering coffee there again. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It seems this would be a better place for dinner or drinks rather than lunch as they have a large assortment of beer, wine and cocktails and the interior decoration makes you feel you have been whisked away to a Melbourne laneway; very chill and relaxed.</span><br />
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<br />Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com0Surfers Paradise QLD, Australia-28.0011707 153.42831669999998-28.0572512 153.34763569999998 -27.9450902 153.50899769999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-18963911108650599452013-08-23T02:15:00.000-07:002013-09-13T02:12:37.001-07:00Sushi Ave<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Having eyed this place since day 1 of arriving at Gold
Coast, we finally got a meal opportunity to try it for a late pre-flight lunch.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Throughout the trip we experienced many amazing Japanese
places as well as a sushi train so we went in with relatively high
expectations. The menu is extensive with the usual sushi, handrolls, makis and
sashimi. What was different about Sushi Ave is the incorporation of a Western
influence in many of their dishes with cheese, mozzarella and asparagus as well
as choices of nontraditional combinations such as ebi tempura and avocado sushi
or the egg salad ship. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Their most expensive plate being $4.90, the price is definitely affordable especially so considering their sushi had a healthy proportion of fish to rice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Salmon and avocado roll</u> ($3.90) - had relatively large amounts of salmon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Salmon sushi </u>($3.50) - Salmon was very fresh. Michael loves salmon so much he had 2 plates by himself.</span></div>
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<u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seaweed salad</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> ($3.50) - had a linger of citrus flavour which was appetising</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Salmon and vegie rice paper roll </u>($3.90) - We tried this dish as it was a
combination we had never seen before. It was unusual...the mixture of raw salmon with sweet chilli
sauce did not match with the sauce overpowering the fish and the raw
squishiness of the fish contrasting the crunchy salad was peculiar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Hotate (scallop) sushi</u> ($4.50) - Having tried many other
places in the Gold Coast with fresher and sweeter scallops, this one in comparison was average. But for the price of it is definitely a wallet friendly plate.</span></div>
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taste, topped with what appears to be BBQ sauce, it vaguely reminded me of
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Aburi salmon sushi </u>($4.50) - After ordering the aburi salmon, we saw the sushi chef displace a
plate of salmon sushi off the train and smoked it before our eyes. He topped it
off with the same sauce as the wagyu sushi. The sauce was overpowering and did
not do the fresh piece of salmon justice. This version appears to accommodate to the western pallet more than for our craving for traditional Japanese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Tuna sushi</u> ($3.90) – Tuna is not my favourite fish, however when it is extremely fresh I love it. In this case the tuna was not
the freshest I have had and gave me a lingering ‘fishy’ taste in my mouth.
Michael thought it was not bad but agreed that we have had fresher tuna.</span></div>
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Milo could not pick up the same. The sauce was diluted with no taste. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>Ebi fry and avocado roll</u> ($4.90) - With a small dollop of mayo on the side, the prawn was not
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This Westernised sushi train has a large variety on their
menu at affordable prices. Their fishes are generally fresh. Would recommend
this place for an affordable treat of sushi train that delivers fresh fish and interesting combinations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Food: </b>5/10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Service: </b>6.5/10 </span><br />
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Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com03113 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Dolphin Centre, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia-28.001185 153.42927699999996-53.523219499999996 112.12068299999996 -2.4791504999999994 -165.26212900000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-2217236846700604642013-08-21T22:29:00.000-07:002013-09-13T06:44:34.738-07:00Hazel's Tea Shop<span style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cuisine: Taiwanese/Bubble tea</span></b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shop 8, Chevron Renaissance, 3240 Surfers Paradise Boulevard</span></b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">I love my bubble tea and having been tempted 3 times walking past 3 different Hazel's Tea Shop during our stay in Gold Coast, I caved and decided to get one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">That was the worst decision ever. I ordered a normal <u>milk tea with pearl</u> ($4.50) as that is what I usually get when I try a new tea place in order to gauge how good it is. The tea came in the usual plastic container sealed. The colour looked very white and it tasted like watered down milk lacking any tea flavour whatsoever. The cup did not contain much ice at all. My speculation is that either not much ice was placed in it or the ice melted extremely quickly (which would explain the watered down taste). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">The pearls were also overcooked and very much on the softer side, not chewy at all. Because of my huge disappointment, I did not feel the need to take a picture. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">I would never ever get milk tea from there again. The food on the other hand, I cannot comment on. I hope the food will be better than their tea. </span></span><span style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Food: </b>1/10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Service: </b>5/10 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cost: </b>Cheap Eat</span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall dining experience: </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">/10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/350/1617676/restaurant/Queensland/Hazel-Tea-Shop-Surfers-Paradise"><img alt="Hazel Tea Shop on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1617676/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a></span>Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com03240 Surfers Paradise Boulevard, Chevron Renaissance, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia-27.9993108 153.42855099999997-53.5213453 112.11995699999997 -2.4772762999999998 -165.26285500000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-91405381182679760682013-08-20T23:06:00.000-07:002013-09-09T05:49:26.988-07:00Itoshin<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Japanese</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span class="street-address" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>2484 Gold Coast Highway </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Food: </b>10/10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Service: </b>9/10 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cost: </b>Reasonable</span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall dining experience: </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">/10</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Named after the owner, this family run business seems to be in the middle of nowhere. This place was definitely worth the hike. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Japanese paper lanterns hanging down adds to the atmosphere. They also have a private area with floor seating separated by a bamboo screen giving some privacy. Rolled up bamboo screens section the long restaurant probably allowing for functions or to cater for larger groups when required. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Boasting an assortment of sakes, they even describe the different types of sakes and how its brewed. If undecided on a specific one, you can also give their sampling menu a try where you choose 3 types out of a selection for an affordable price. We just opted for some simple tea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Pot of green tea for 2 </u>($4)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thick slices of beef freshly seared on its edges, coupled with the perfect combination of onion washed of its strong spicy nature and generous amount of spring onion and sauce - MOUTHWATERING! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sea urchin is only available between March and October on limited days, so were very happy to have been able to try this delicacy! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The sea urchin was so sweet and fresh! It literally melted in my mouth with</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> no linger of fishiness.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Each nigiri had a small ball of rice with long thick slices of fish. The prawn was not the standard packet prawns most Japanese restaurants seems to favour. This was thick and meaty leaving us wanting for more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every single ingredient was fresh and thickly sliced giving a sinful texture in your mouth. Behind the fish laid beds of seaweed which was a surprising addition. We wished there would have been some whitefish in the mix, but can't really complain when the tuna was exceptionally delicious. For the size, quality and variety, this was definitely a dish of great value. Not many places will give sea urchin, scallops and octopus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> <u>Aburi ocean trout belly </u>($4.50/piece) and <u>Aburi Japanese Scallop</u> ($4.50/piece)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Both were kept simple. The Ocean Trout belly was even more meltable than the normal slices seared with a bit of salt to add flavour. On the other hand, the scallop was not seared to the same degree, finding one side much colder than the other which mildly warm at most. We were slightly disappointed in the latter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Complementary side salad</u> of sliced cabbage, carrots, spring onions and 1 brocolli piece with a sweet sauce </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This was an unexpected side that was given after having served a few dishes. A great palette cleanser that was cold and refreshing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We went for medium rare beef and it came out AMAZING! The beef was so juicy and tender, lightly seared on all sides. We couldn't get enough of it! The large prawns were charcoaled and bursting with flavour. Tempura vegetables consisted of zucchini, beans. carrot, cauliflower, pumpkin and celery. It was lightly battered, hot and crunchy and did not feel oily at all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We saw other tables ordering this and we just had to get it! Unlike the Chinese version of fried ice cream with the heavy, oily exterior, this one was presented in a light and fluffy, thin tempura eggshell softly dusted with icing which gives it a subtle sweetness. The shell has a wafer-like crispiness that makes us feel less guilty devouring this dessert. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Their home made green tea ice cream had the perfect palette of bitter green tea and sweetness. Black sesame seemed bland at first taste which then later kicked in the stronger aroma of black sesame. What we particular liked was the bits of roasted sesame making it more aromatic with texture. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The only downside that we can point out is the slow service between dishes. Other than that, it is a</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> must try on the Gold Coast. Authentic Japanese fare that would make a great date night. It whisks you away to Japan and doesn't disappoint. We will definitely come here again and recommend it to all our friends. </span></div>
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Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com02484 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218, Australia-28.043849 153.43424300000004-53.5658835 112.12564900000004 -2.5218145000000014 -165.257163tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-35201903745095334432013-08-17T02:08:00.000-07:002013-09-09T05:44:59.539-07:00Amimoto<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Japanese</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Situated inside Lido arcade, this place is a diamond in the rough. At first glance the place looks dingy and seems unimaginable that the food would be as great as how it's been raved. Just like a book, don't judge it by its cover. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Simple garden chairs is available for outdoor seating and cold corn tea is self-served. Their open sushi bar allows you to peek at the chef working his magic and a tall bookshelf full of manga is free for your perusal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were very excited to see that they had sea urchin on the menu. Our philosophy is: if a Japanese place has sea urchin, food must be decent (as they must have an adequate following of Japanese/foodies that can appreciate this delicacy)! Much to our dismay they did not have any as it was nearing end of the season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Upon arrival of our first dish, the waitress neatly placed our chopsticks, serviette and soy sauce before us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>H Set</u> ($18) - <i>10 sushi combination served with miso soup (2 pieces each of tuna, salmon, white fish, cuttlefish, and 1 piece each of egg and scallop)</i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Salmon literally melts in your mouth and mixes with the sushi rice perfectly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scallop was so fresh as well as tuna and whitefish.</span> C<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">uttlefish is not our favourite type of seafood so it is biased for us to say it was our least favourite. We especially liked that the tamago (egg) was cut in half making it easier for us to share and try everything. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Avocado and white fish roll was interesting in that the fish took the place as the rice and cushioned the avocado into the centre. Really loved everything on this plate. Beautifully and simply presented with high quality ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 piece of delicately fried tofu, the skin was drenched in flavour yet still maintained a slight crunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>I Set</u> ($15) - <i>Sushi and seawood roll combination served with miso soup (4 pieces salmon sushi, 2 salmon seaweed rolls</i></span></div>
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Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com024 Orchid Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia-28.00022 153.429167-53.5222545 112.12057300000001 -2.4781854999999986 -165.26223900000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-33623054297550045152013-08-16T07:11:00.000-07:002013-09-09T05:44:07.907-07:00Cha Cha Japanese <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After having done a strenuous kayaking adventure in the
morning, we were extremely hungry and tired. Originally, we were headed to
Broadbeach Mall (which we later found was actually deemed Oasis Shopping
Centre) but in passing we laid eyes on Cha Cha Japanese Restaurant which we
recalled having seen ranked highly on Urbanspoon so we decided to give it a try. We were very
iffy about the quality of the food due to the negative reviews recently but our
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spaces as we noticed that one side of the restaurant appeared to look more new
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wanted to order the soba lunch set however upon ordering we were told that they ran out
of soba. So after a quick reread of the menu I decided upon the <u>chicken karaage
lunch set</u> ($14.80) and ordered a side dish of <u>takoyaki </u>($6.90) to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My peach tea came in a plastic cup with seal. The flavour was a bit too sweat for my preference but has a strong peach taste. Lemonade was a canned Schweppes lemonade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were pleasantly surprised at the large portion of food that came with the lunch set. The meat dish was quite large and both came with a large dollop of mayonnaise and mustard on the side which is great that it allows us to distribute the amount onto the salad and chicken to our liking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The thick cut of <u>chicken katsu</u> was perfectly fried and moisture of the chicken was kept intact. It was not greasy and batter felt light. Dipping it into the katsu sauce gives it the touch of flavour that makes it amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The side dish of dimsim makes it appear to be non-authentic Japanese however, the dishes we ordered were textured beautifully. I can imagine that
this place would be great for individuals who want a fast, filling and affordable
meal. And be aware that there is a credit surcharge of 1%. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/350/1446671/restaurant/Queensland/Cha-Cha-Japanese-Broadbeach"><img alt="Cha Cha Japanese on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1446671/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a></span><br />
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Omnomalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844951601919210899noreply@blogger.com14/88 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218, Australia-28.029091 153.43090400000006-53.5511255 112.12231000000006 -2.5070565000000009 -165.26050199999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908462216719194913.post-1709848760690242882013-08-15T00:03:00.000-07:002013-09-10T19:31:09.001-07:00Hakataya Ramen<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cuisine: Japanese</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://hakatayaramen.com/"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">http://hakatayaramen.com/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This place is so highly raved, even our friends back in Melbourne recommended it and says it's the best ramen they've ever had in Australia. Situated inside an arcade, it is very easy to miss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With less than a dozen dishes to choose from, one would expect that they must do these few very well in order to keep attracting a following in Gold Coast. It is the type of place where you pay at the counter then get a number, water and cutlery self-serviced. Paper aprons are available on request if you are worried that slurping your noodles will get soup onto your clothing. I wonder how many people actually request for one...</span></div>
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<img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0AgMn4O6tut2_U6t6GPu6ilRBexlHlY9_PUYCEo2GPzwhcuJwpCKulwJhGj5enrynz-Z8oS8Ayvhbi4Ds0qkySf92C6dGrU5tTPun7YAnj78HJXMP30rSr9X3O8Z5eCj1QwqKVpXkQI1/s640/IMAG0208.jpg" width="640" /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Michael ordered the </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Miso spicy-men</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> ($12). Each dish came with a small side of pickled vegies. With the hype that was around this place, it was a huge disappointment. The ramen would be classified as hard, not chewy and the soup was mildly spicy with only 1 slice of pork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ordered the </span><u style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Char Siu-men</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"> ($13) containing extra 3 slices of pork. Both bowls of soup were extremely oily and lacked flavour. The best part was the char siu, nicely thin and sectioned with fat creating a soft texture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This place did not meet up to its hype. The water glasses were very dirty with greasy markings that we didn't end up drinking from them and the food was mediocre. We weren't full after the meal and we only realised after we were finished that you can order extra kaedama (noodles) for free. However, the noodles were not to die for so we would have passed on the offer anyway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Food: </b>4/10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Service: </b>N/A</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Cost: </b>Cheap Eat</span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall dining experience: </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">/10</span><br />
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