I came here with my family for a gathering dinner. What caught our attention was the big contrast between a day-to-day busy shopping centre and the stylish wooden design of the front doors. Soban has modernised its recipe for western palate but still offers the traditional classic dishes such as bibimbap and Jeon-Gol. www.soban.com.au Ratings Food: 7/10 Atmosphere: 7/10 Service: 6/10 Value: 6/10 Average Price Entrée: $14-$18 Main: $20-$35 Dessert: $5-$10 Degustation: N/A Corkage: Fully [...]

Another girls night out, we ended up in Takeru restaurant which is located in the heart of China town. This place is packed with young Asians and Japanese, which made me feel like I am back to uni ages. We know the portion sizes in here aren’t that big so we ordered 1 entree and 3 mains. Ratings Food: 6/10 Atmosphere: 6/10 Service: 5/10 Value: 6/10 Average Price Entrée: $5-$9 Main: $9-$15 Dessert: $4-$6 Degustation: [...]

In thinking of a place for some good Italian foods, we will always think of the suburb Leichhardt. But so many Italian restaurants in Leichhardt, which one is the best? I would strongly recommend Porto Fino on Norton Street. After tasting so many Italian restaurants Porto Fino is truly the one win my heart and the one made me keep coming back. This little family restaurant specialised in modern Italian cuisine with friendly staffs and [...]

I was leafing through the free 9 to 5 magazine early this week when I was in Wynyard Station on the way back to office and I spotted a big heading somewhere on the page “TWO FOR ONE”. I must admit I am a very sensitive person in terms of discounted food vouchers. So, I quickly emailed a few people on my eat out list and we went to the newly open Grill’d Darling Harbour [...]

Today I will take our food lovers to experience the famous Thai tourist dessert – Banana and Chocolate Roti.  Have you tried roti with chocolate and condensed milk? Thailand has these amazing little street food carts that goes by just cooking sweet Roti. You have the options by topping it with banana, chocolate, or plain one and just rolled up on a piece of paper. Cost about 20 THB = 70 cents? To make the [...]

Ching Yip Coffee Lounge pretty much summarised where I came from and the typical comfort food from my home town. I still remembered when I was young, this Hong Kong style café would be one that we visited once every month. It certainly brought back a lot of my childhood memories. Ratings Food: 7/10 Atmosphere: 6/10 Service: 6/10 Value: 8/10 Average Price Entrée: $5-$7 Main: $10-$15 Dessert: $5-$7 Degustation: N/A Corkage: Free Cakeage: Free Others [...]

Balmain is one of the classy and relax suburb in Sydney. It is a middle class area surrounded by cafes and dogs!! You would not see a street without dog owner walking with their dogs. After a long day walking it was a relief to be able to kick back with some nice food and watch the world goes by. Ratings Food: 5/10 Atmosphere: 6/10 Service: 7/10 Value: 6/10 Average Price Entrée: $5-$7 Main: $10-$15 [...]

Friday lunch, are you just sick and tired of finding a new place to have a quick one hour work lunch with your colleague and friends? Ba Ba Laska house is located inside Grace Hotel. Who would have thought inside this fancy hotel is a tiny authentic Singapore/Malaysian restaurant? Ratings Food: 7/10 Atmosphere: 5/10 Service: 4/10 Value: 7/10 Average Price Entrée: N/A Main: $9-$12 Dessert: N/A Degustation: N/A Corkage: Free Cakeage: Free Others Ease of [...]

Northern Chinese food is famous in their hand-made noodles and dumplings. This is what Sea Bay handmade noodle restaurant is all about. I am a huge fan of noodles, from rice noodle, egg noodle, ramen, udon, hokkien, vermicelli. I have special requirement for each types. So in determining whether the noodle is good or not, these are the things I looked at: size/thickness, shape, colour and chewiness. Handmade noodles should be slightly different in size. [...]

Valentine’s Day – An annual commemoration held on February 14th celebrating love and affection between couples. For the single people out there, I know I know it’s just an excuse to make you look pathetic. But as for me, I think it is a perfect excuse to dine out at a nice restaurant that is fairly overpriced. After some extensive researches and unlimited browsing of food blogs with my boyfriend. We decided to go to [...]