A Blog about Food
Been a while sine my my last post. To be honest, I’ve been kinda lazy…
Anyway this post doesn’t require much explanation. Just your standard Japanese dishes.
Fat Panda is a Japanese restaurant located in Canley heights. It’s usually pretty busy, and the quality is usually top notch.
Malis is a high end style restaurant, with a beautiful setting..Malis owner, Luu Meng, was also named Asias top chef in 2014.
Complimentary snack.
Shellfish in tamarind sauce. It was ok.
A different variety of coconut was used compared to what you normally get around Cambodia.Typically they are green, and larger. Quite refreshing, and plenty to drink.
King crab. Very well cooked, plenty of meat. Most of the flavour/sauce was hidden down the bottom though, and I wish it had been evenly dispersed around the crustacean. Otherwise a good dish.
Jasmine flower infused mousse with hints of Cambodian honey and ginger, circled with fresh seasonal fruits.
I had high expectations of a restaurant like Malis after reading all the reviews. The ambiance, decor, setting, and attention to menu detail – could not be faulted. The food was also great. The service was good. However, as with fine dining establishments, it had a certain air of snobbishness/pretentiousness about it. Although the service was good, it was a little robotic, as is the same case with the food unfortunately. Sure, it was cooked well, but it lacked character and flavour. I had high expectations, and wanted to write a good review, but Malis fell short, just.
Jaan Bai literally translates to Bowl (Jaan) rice (Bai), so in essence rice bowl, and if there is any place you should in Cambodia it is definitely this one.
Sure, it isn’t as gritty and local and is packed with “Barang” (foreigner) as the locals say, but the food here certainly is on a different level.
Also quoting their website “provides skills and employment for youth in our programs, with all profits going to the overall sustainability of Cambodian Children’s Trust.” So you will be feeling wonderful, warm fuzzies at the end of your meal too 🙂
Kampot Pepper Crab with Chilli Jam. Absolutely devine.
Stick rice, green mango, and coconut.
Restaurant is located in Battambang, about a few hours from Siem Reap by Bus.
Bau Truong is a Vietnamese restaurant in Canley heights.. Probably one of the lesser frequented restaurants by locals. More reason to try it out 🙂
Inside is suprisngly very clean and colourful.
Salmon Pho with a generous amount of dill on the top. Not sure any other place in Canley heights that does this? Could be the only one 🙂
Pennywort Drink Pennywort is a plant. Not really sure how to describe the taste. I like it 🙂 I find it refreshing.
There aren’t a great deal of Hot Pot specialty restaurants in Sydneys south west. So I thought i’d give this one a try.
Red Sichuan -basically offers an all you can eat hot pot option or a la carte option. I went for the Hot Pot.
You have a choice of broths to cook your food in. Mild to Spicy, and a plain chicken broth option too. The medium spicy broth was chosen. It had great depth, and was plenty spicy for medium.
An array of options are available.
Sliced beef looks nice when it comes out. But disappointing as it is frozen.
Very cool tea pots.
In summary, The Red Sichuan isn’t too bad of a place to go to for dinner if you are feeling something a little spicy and warm. There are a great deal of options to choose from, the food tastes alright mostly with the exception of the frozen meat. However the broth is pretty tasty.
The only qualm I had was in regards to the service. The staff were friendly but they didn’t really have the basic hospitality skills. Basic greeting, order taking, etc would go a long way. They did seem a little timid and shy.
It has been way too long since my last post. I have been way too busy as of late. Anyway – here is another review on a Thai Restaurant in the South-West of Sydney.
This is Green Peppercorn, located just a short stroll from Fairfield station.
Green Peppercorn gets really busy on a Friday and Saturday night. I think we waited almost an hour on both occasions we visited.
They make up for it though with complimentary fruit shakes. Yum!
Some sort of Thai Salad. Can’t remember which one it was…
Tom Yum Soup (Seafood). It was good. But nothing that was amazing.
Lychee Fruitshake.
Vegetarian Curry Puffs.
Vegetarian Spring Rolls
Normally I get the Massaman curry with Beef. But this time I got it with lamb. Quite tasty.
And now on to the deserts.
Heavenly Salad. Very evident South Eastern flavours. The prawns (vegan) actually taste like prawns. Served with Vegan Prawn chips. yummy. Quite a lot of salad for a side dish.
Sweet and sour soup. A light style of dish. I recommend to have it with rice.
Braised fish pot. I quite like this. Tasted a lot like fish. The only criticism i have is that it should have been a little more flaky to mimic the texture of fish. Otherwise a nice dish.
Sugar Cane Pork DIY rice paper rolls. Everything comes pre-cut to make exactly 6 rice paper rolls. Very fresh ingredients.
Pho Hien can be found on Canley Vale Rd, Canley Heights and is open super late.
Heaps of people are flocking to Holy Basil within the South Western Sydney Region for some great Thai food. But if you want to avoid the crowds and have something just as good – I would suggest driving about 5 minutes up the road and trying out Twelve Spices Lao & Thai.
Raw Garlic. Chilli. Garlic. Mint. Fish Sauce. Served on fresh cabbage, onions, carrot. Very intense flavours. The prawns aren’t really overpowering at all.
Pad See Ew Vegetarian. Must have at every Thai Restaurant I go to. Pad Thai seems to be the go to dish for most people, but i think Pad See Ew is much better.
Strawberry Shake. Quite Tasty.
Part 2 review coming soon.
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