metaphorically slice their face off.

Just how Sanj ''metaphorically'' eats dick...

Just how Sanj ''metaphorically'' eats dick...

Geeez jarkti when are you going to get to wear all that stuff!

It's 17 degrees here today. First work day that I haven't had to layer!

Cardigans and vests are the way to go for work. Much better than wearing a t-shirt under your business shirt.

i dare say u sound roughly 3514 times more homo than i do in that post

^^Chicks dig it.

Just how Sanj ''metaphorically'' eats dick...

Haha, like that. In practice, the stony-faced death-look is a quite effective.

i dare say u sound roughly 3514 times more homo than i do in that post

He was clearly talking about The Cardigans.

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/194551/The+Cardigans.jpg

I would say that now I'm going to have Lovefool stuck in my head all day, but that would probably make me sound even more gay.

Just how Sanj ''metaphorically'' eats dick...

I don't know how you do it, i get tired watching. They come and they come and you sit there

:hm:

:hm: indeed

hahahaha

:rofl:

Oh no, haha, that Laurel and Hardy miss nothing. My bit was actually from Ab Fab - Bubble at the fax machine "Wha's this pay-per, it cooms and it cooms'.

what's with all this ''dick eating''' homoerotica??

bukkake

OK! Part I of the long Sydney food post:

Mamak:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Mamak.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Mamak.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MamakCurrySayur.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MamakCurrySayur.jpg)

This roti was fantastic. Better than the curry and only $5. Best sambal, ever.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MamakRoti.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MamakRoti.jpg)

Photo doesn't capture just how packed this place was:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MamakLunch.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MamakLunch.jpg)

Crespella I had at Vanto in QVB:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Crespella.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Crespella.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Vanto.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Vanto.jpg)

Burgerlicious:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Burgerlicious.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Burgerlicious.jpg)

Cupcake Bakery - my fave place for cupcakes. The Red Velvet cupcake is ♥
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakeBakery.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakeBakery.jpg)

Japanese take on Pad Thai:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapPadThai.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapPadThai.jpg)

What CKF had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapLamb.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapLamb.jpg)

Ramen Kan. What I had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/RamenKan.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/RamenKan.jpg)

Bad photo but what CKF had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/RamenKan2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/RamenKan2.jpg)

hi mincy, u should share the pic i emailed to you yesterday

Brunch in Newtown at a great place called Urbanites:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Urbanites-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Urbanites-1.jpg)

Omelette I had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Urbanites.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Urbanites.jpg)

Lamb burger CKF had. Shot from the wrong angle cause all you see is chips >_< but this actually looked quite good:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Urbanites2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Urbanites2.jpg)

Breakfast at_____I can't remember. CKF?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Wolloomolloo.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Wolloomolloo.jpg)

Amazing Lao food in Cabramatta:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/LaoFood.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/LaoFood.jpg)

Bamboo salad:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BambooSalad.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BambooSalad.jpg)

Papaya salad:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PapayaSalad.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PapayaSalad.jpg)

Bourke St Bakery:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BourkeStBakery2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BourkeStBakery2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BourkeStBakery.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BourkeStBakery.jpg)

what did u have at bourke st?

Breadtop:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Breadtop.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Breadtop.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Breadtop2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Breadtop2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MiniBurger.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MiniBurger.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/SeafoodBun.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/SeafoodBun.jpg)

Sank's Mochi/Daifuku/Sakura Cake:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Daifuku2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Daifuku2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Daifuku.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Daifuku.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Daifuku3.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Daifuku3.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapGoodies2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapGoodies2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Mochi.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Mochi.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapGoodies.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/JapGoodies.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/DaifukuTeddy.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/DaifukuTeddy.jpg)

Amazing value for money breakfast we had at Balmain. Tasty and huge portions:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BalmainBrekkie2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BalmainBrekkie2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BalmainBrekkie.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/BalmainBrekkie.jpg)

Brunch at Morpeth. What the CKF ate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MorpethLunch.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MorpethLunch.jpg)

What I had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MorpethCrisadasRiverviewCafe.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/MorpethCrisadasRiverviewCafe.jpg)

Cafe Mint:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CafeMint.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CafeMint.jpg)

Turkish Breakfast CKF had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CMTurkishBrekkie.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CMTurkishBrekkie.jpg)

Omelette with chakchouka I had:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CMomelette.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CMomelette.jpg)

OK! Last one!

Pancakes on the Rocks. American-sized portions and we were gonna order a dessert pancake to share, lawl:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PancakesOnTheRocks.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PancakesOnTheRocks.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PancakesOnTheRocks2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PancakesOnTheRocks2.jpg)

Lunch in Newcastle:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch.jpg)

Cupcakes on Pitt, which I do not rate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt3.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt3.jpg)

Macaroons:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Macaroons.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Macaroons.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Macaroons2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Macaroons.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt4.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/CupcakesOnPitt4.jpg)

Random lunch at a cafe on George St, Chinatown:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/HaloumiBurger.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/HaloumiBurger.jpg)

AND THAT IS IT! :banana:

We went to Rockpool but I didn't lug my camera round with me. CKF took photos on his camera but needs to get his butt into gear for y'all to see them. Lots of other photos on his phone too.

Best cheesecake I've had in my life at The Mill in Hunter Valley.

What else...

Anyone here a coffee connoisseur ?

http://www.perthcoffeescape.com/

I have next to no idea about coffee however found it interesting.

hi mincy, u should share the pic i emailed to you yesterday

just coz i send u pics of my wife doesnt mean u should send me pics of urs, ok?

Breakfast at_____I can't remember. CKF?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Wolloomolloo.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/Wolloomolloo.jpg)

Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel.

Lunch in Newcastle:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch2.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/PubLunch.jpg)

The Dockyard at Honeysuckle.

Best cheesecake I've had in my life at The Mill in Hunter Valley.

'ken oath.

hi mincy, u should share the pic i emailed to you yesterday

Bahahaha I think not. No one should have to see that. Damn you, I think I'm scarred for life.


what did u have at bourke st?

I only had coffee. CKF had a sausage roll on your recommendation. I don't think he really liked it that much.

I wasn't impressed at all to be honest. I think you can see from the photo just how packed the place was. The line went from the counter to the sidewalk. We were waiting for a good 20 minutes just to order and then another 15 minutes or so until my coffee was ready. There is one guy making coffee orders. One guy. Doesn't help that the place itself is tiny.

By the time you get to the counter, you're frazzled and frustrated because people are pushing and shoving. If you've never been there before and don't know what's on the menu, you're forced to stand there and ummm and ahhh while you have a look at what's on offer while they give you impatient looks cause you're holding up the queue. Bloody well get a bigger place or give us menus so we can have a look while we're waiting!

I wanted to have a good look at the goodies in the glass display but some moron was blocking the way.

The attitude of the staff there is just not worth putting up with. We gave up.

thumbs down to Bourke Street. Sausage roll was OK but I've had equal or better in plenty of other places.

'ken oath.

lawl.

Even better than the one at Rockpool.



Oh yes, I went there.

Bahahaha I think not. No one should have to see that. Damn you, I think I'm scarred for life.




I only had coffee. CKF had a sausage roll on your recommendation. I don't think he really liked it that much.

I wasn't impressed at all to be honest. I think you can see from the photo just how packed the place was. The line went from the counter to the sidewalk. We were waiting for a good 20 minutes just to order and then another 15 minutes or so until my coffee was ready. There is one guy making coffee orders. One guy. Doesn't help that the place itself is tiny.

By the time you get to the counter, you're frazzled and frustrated because people are pushing and shoving. If you've never been there before and don't know what's on the menu, you're forced to stand there and ummm and ahhh while you have a look at what's on offer while they give you impatient looks cause you're holding up the queue. Bloody well get a bigger place or give us menus so we can have a look while we're waiting!

I wanted to have a good look at the goodies in the glass display but some moron was blocking the way.

The attitude of the staff there is just not worth putting up with. We gave up.


fail.

u dont go to a really busy bakery and wait for a coffee woman, u go there for what they're famous for.

i would bet my left nut you would love their brulee tarts, they are really amazing.

kfc, what sausage roll did you have? the lamb, harissa and pinenuts one?

i did warn you about the wait though and yeah it isnt a lot of fun but i think if youre prepared for it youre ok. shame about the staff attitude though cos they were fine when i went but i agree, the last thing u need after waiting 20 mins is some dickhead with attitude.


what desserts did rockpool end up having? from what i saw they didnt have the date tart or the passionfruit souffle that night which is such a shame.

just coz i send u pics of my wife doesnt mean u should send me pics of urs, ok?

hahahahaha

kfc, what sausage roll did you have? the lamb, harissa and pinenuts one?

Yep.

and u didnt like it? that was without a doubt the best sausage roll ive ever eaten.

god damn it! i hope these fuckers havent dropped their standards cos i really loved everything i ate when i went there and so did my folks. we had 2 kinds of brulee tarts, 2 kinds of chocolate tarts, the pork and fennel sausage roll and the lamb one and they were all bloody good, with the stars being the brulee tarts and the lamb sausage roll

fail.

u dont go to a really busy bakery and wait for a coffee woman, u go there for what they're famous for.

i would bet my left nut you would love their brulee tarts, they are really amazing.

You are most likely right and while I was lining up I had every intention of buying some sweets. I couldn't see a damn thing cos this moron was standing in the way. And seriously, by the time we reached the front, I was so fed up.

I would've asked for the tart you recommended but I'd forgotten what it was and after checking my phone for your message, I'd deleted it :(


what desserts did rockpool end up having? from what i saw they didnt have the date tart or the passionfruit souffle that night which is such a shame.

I had creme brulee. CKF had cheesecake. Was good but not overly fantastic. The cheesecake we had in Hunter Valley beat it, hands down. And the best creme brulee I've had is from Perugino.

How was the food from the food fair by the by?

No good right?

I wasn't impressed at all. The only good thing was the sesame balls and the glutinous rice sweet. Their layer cake sucks.

ah ok fair enough. yeah have only eaten those 2 i recommended plus another one, possibly a parfait that was like you described, good without being great.

How was the food from the food fair by the by?

No good right?

I wasn't impressed at all. The only good thing was the sesame balls and the glutinous rice sweet. Their layer cake sucks.

yeah it was a bit average but i did enjoy the flavours in that mock duck dish, although it was pretty damn oily. flavours were definitely nice though but wouldve been better with real meat

Not the best thread to read and look at the picture when you're starving and you have nothing in your cupboard which even looks remotely appealing! :(

ah ok fair enough. yeah have only eaten those 2 i recommended plus another one, possibly a parfait that was like you described, good without being great.

Yeah, was definitely looking forward to the two you recommended.

Plus side though, we had a great time. Service is top-notch, friendly without being obtrusive. Very well done. Great atmosphere too. I would like to go back and have a full dinner there actually.


yeah it was a bit average but i did enjoy the flavours in that mock duck dish, although it was pretty damn oily. flavours were definitely nice though but wouldve been better with real meat

What did you think of the Penang Laksa?

Speaking of Laksa, do not ever eat the one from Sri Melaka. Ugh. Used to be great once upon a time but is just watery and bland now. Bad, bad, bad.

Eden in Fremantle ftw.

flavours were definitely nice though but wouldve been better with real meat

thats what she said

Plus side though, we had a great time. Service is top-notch, friendly without being obtrusive. Very well done. Great atmosphere too. I would like to go back and have a full dinner there actually.

The 'etiquette guide' on the first page of the menu was possibly the most pretentious thing i have ever seen

The 'etiquette guide' on the first page of the menu was possibly the most pretentious thing i have ever seen

lolololololololol

twas funneh

Yeah, was definitely looking forward to the two you recommended.

Plus side though, we had a great time. Service is top-notch, friendly without being obtrusive. Very well done. Great atmosphere too. I would like to go back and have a full dinner there actually.




What did you think of the Penang Laksa?

yeah i think youll like it. did u like the hanging meat (in the restaurant that is)?

penang laksa was a bit too sweet and not sour enough. seemed to have been whiteyfied. was also missing the fish/belacan flavour which is integral to the dish

actually im really keen to try the curry laksa at eden because i wonder if it will be missing the belacan too and i know both you and nate really rate it. i think it would have more of a chance of being able to mask the lack of it than the assam laksa though.

The 'etiquette guide' on the first page of the menu was possibly the most pretentious thing i have ever seen

what etiquette guide?

^ It's on the first page of their cocktail menu.

yeah i think youll like it. did u like the hanging meat (in the restaurant that is)?

lawl. Missed it. We were seated in the bar area though.

Next time :)



penang laksa was a bit too sweet and not sour enough. seemed to have been whiteyfied. was also missing the fish/belacan flavour which is integral to the dish

actually im really keen to try the curry laksa at eden because i wonder if it will be missing the belacan too and i know both you and nate really rate it. i think it would have more of a chance of being able to mask the lack of it than the assam laksa though.

I didn't rate that Penang Laksa at all.

The roti was bad right? Seriously, after Mamak, that is sheer and utter crap.

Yeah, give the laksa at Eden a go. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Shame they're all the way in Fremantle and don't open past 4pm on weekends though.

oh god i just read it...

cringe...

neil perry can be such a smug twat at times but i do heart him

Rockpool Bar and Grill House Rules

Best manners and temperance are expected at all times

Don’t look fiercely at people, or talk loudly or harshly, but cultivate a smiling countenance and a quiet, but firm tone of speech

Gentlemen, don’t approach ladies; and if you are so lucky to have one approach you, endear her as you would your mother

No hooting, no hollering

Don’t bring yourself into prominence before a crowd at the bar.

Be polite and approachable, but let them advance to you

Gentlemen, don’t interrupt or join any conversation, but if it is general you may seem interested

Leave your attitude, with your hat at the door

Back slapping after six drinks should be tempered with mercy

Remember, nothing is on the house but the roof

:rofl:

appreciate the tips of picking up ladies neil

fucking lol

cultivate a smiling countenance and a quiet, but firm tone of speech

Don't look fiercely at people. Hah. lawlwat.

I do like nothing is on the house but the roof though.

Where's Samby?

kfc - heard cafe mint was average, u should definitely give it another go. their dish with lamb mince, hommus and zaatar toast is the joint best brekky dish ive had in australia

kfc - heard cafe mint was average, u should definitely give it another go. their dish with lamb mince, hommus and zaatar toast is the joint best brekky dish ive had in australia

mincy didnt tell me u wanted me to try the lamb mince ;) ill have to go back

the joint is fag central too :banana:

haha yeah definitely overrun with homos, feels like ssc


that dish is also amazing value, something like $12 or $13

yo mincy when u went to divido did u have the chocolate nemesis for dessert? im wondering if they do it justice (is a famous river cafe recipe)

mincy didnt tell me u wanted me to try the lamb mince ;) ill have to go back


zomg I did so. We went back on the same Sunday we went to Balmain cos you wanted to try it but they were closed, remember?

That section of Surry Hills is dead on a Sunday. One place was open.

yo mincy when u went to divido did u have the chocolate nemesis for dessert? im wondering if they do it justice (is a famous river cafe recipe)

Nope.

We didn't stay for dessert cos pretty much everyone was pissed off with their mains.

Ended up going to Vic Park for more food.



How are Fab Burgers? I had lunch with a friend yesterday and he rates them. Apparently they're pretty big gurgers?

lulz, that's fucked. i remember u being pretty annoyed with that meal but u really do need to eat entree and mains at the very least at a place like that as well as possibly dessert

a few people i know have had mixed experiences there recently though, which just goes to show how fucking awesome galileo is when it comes to consistency.

only been to fab in the early days - wasnt impressed but apparently theyre a lot better now. still havent been to the one in shafto lane as well

I get that and probably should've realised their portions would be small when the waiter hesitated when I asked him how large their portions were. BUT compared to places like Galileo, I would be able to have a full dinner there at a much more reasonable price than Divido AND I would walk away a much happier camper.

$31 for 5 pieces of ravioli and $33 for 3 rotolo is taking the piss. The artichoke ravioli at Galileo is only $18, roughly the same portions and much tastier.

So why would I go to Divido when I would have a better experience all round at Galileo?

I get that and probably should've realised their portions would be small when the waiter hesitated when I asked him how large their portions were. BUT compared to places like Galileo, I would be able to have a full dinner there at a much more reasonable price than Divido AND I would walk away a much happier camper.

$31 for 5 pieces of ravioli and $33 for 3 rotolo is taking the piss. The artichoke ravioli at Galileo is only $18, roughly the same portions and much tastier.

So why would I go to Divido when I would have a better experience all round at Galileo?

haha i agree wholeheartedly, which is why although ive wanted to try divido for a while i still havent been there but ive been to galileo around 30 times. i find it hard to justify eating any wog food in perth apart form galileo actually. went to da bruno a couple of weeks ago for mums bday and we all unanimously agreed we shouldve gone to galileo instead - $380 for 4 people excluding wine (it is byo only) for food that was maybe 70% as good as galileos and service that wasnt up to scratch either.

zomg I did so. We went back on the same Sunday we went to Balmain cos you wanted to try it but they were closed, remember?

ok, maybe i had just eaten enough mince for one day then ;)

^ lawl.


Sank:
Yeah, exactly. I was really looking forward to Divido and was really hungry that night so I was supremely pissed off when my food came out. Everyone's reaction to their food was, is that it?? My girlfriend who had the lamb complained that it was really bland too and it was probably the most well-presented dish out of the lot. The scallop entree was weird too, came with corn 0_o

While I'm a fan of trying new places, it grinds my gears when you leave so bloody disappointed. Nothing worse than paying stoopid amounts for food that wasn't even worth it.

You're never disappointed with Galileo - the food and the service - and it's a fantastic place to fall back on, one that you know will deliver.



Where the hell is Samby?? I want to ask him why he likes Grill'd so much.

ok, maybe i had just eaten enough mince for one day then ;)

pls do not pollute my thread with cunnilingus related comments kthxbai

hahahaha "JUSTIFY YOUR OBESSION WITH THIS BURGER SAMBY"

That's it. I'm off to lunch!

3 pages of food gold right there folks. Love it when this thread gets really on topic!

No pics of the marriage then?

Miensie, how were the mochis?? what flavours did you get?

some nice pics of King St i found on flickr:


http://i42.tinypic.com/15z5xkj.jpg
Louis Vuitton

http://i39.tinypic.com/29v1bb5.jpg
Tiffany & Co.

is this where Prada is going to be? will they occupy the upper floor? i hope they will replace those ugly doors, but i think it will look good. the space next door looks empty, is it?

http://i41.tinypic.com/20u8ub7.jpg
from flickr

prada will take up the whole building. remember somebody saying something about glass steps so assuming it will be 2 floors.

prada will take up the whole building. remember somebody saying something about glass steps so assuming it will be 2 floors.

glass steps? how would they know that?

The quantity surveyor had the project listed at $11m, but this was moved down to $8m. Ofcourse only part of this will be spent on fit-out, there are a lot of other costs. Still, I'm expecting quite a good fitout.

Miensie, how were the mochis?? what flavours did you get?

Ummm...taro, green tea, mango and peach if I remember correctly.

The peach mochi was good, the others were kinda mediocre.

The best thing out of the whole lot was the Sakura cake. So soft and yummeh.

The Daifuku didn't do it for me, even though it looked divine.




Ice from Forrest Chase is gone :banana:

went for dinner @ la lola last night.

i like the relaxed, wank free atmosphere.

5 glasses of a sangiovese, 2 of stella bella SSB

entrees - 1 carpaccio, 1 chorizo dish, 1 capsicum

mains - prosciutto, fior di latte and rocket pizza, a prawn linguine and a pork belly, sweet and sour onion and radicchio pizza

dessert - a parfait and a strawberry and zabaglione dish i think (i didnt see the menu)

all up was $200 which i thought was fair. food is good, atmosphere is pretty good, only downside is that it doesnt take bookings so u have to wait in the lounge for a table. you can drink and order some nibbles in the lounge though so it isnt too bad. the mains did take a while though so if we hadnt ordered the entrees in the lounge we wouldve been starving

ill definitely go back but still wish galileo hadnt been damaged in the storm cos thats where i was meant to be eating last night.

samby - more your style of pizza, wood fired, thin base, not too much cheese, only a few toppings. i definitely rate this pizza over little caesars

wohoo I'll check it out next month sanj. Crap I didn't know Galileo was damaged!

it got 15.5/20 from rob broadfield in tomorrows west magazine and as far as im concerned hes the only wa critic whose opinion i value

apparently polo ralph lauren is now opening where Apple was going on Hay St and Apple will be leasing space at Raine Sq cnr of Queen and Murray.

Someone is sending me plans today of the apple store. Taking it all with a grain of salt though.

apparently polo ralph lauren is now opening where Apple was going on Hay St and Apple will be leasing space at Raine Sq cnr of Queen and Murray.

Someone is sending me plans today of the apple store. Taking it all with a grain of salt though.

I heard the same thing re Polo but it seemed a little far fetched so I dismissed it. It's looking more plausible now.
It was from someone who knew the people doing fitouts for polo.

^^ Ah - ok. So, that is what the "reportedly" comment meant in the article a short while ago re: apple store.

went by apple yesterday. You can tell the fitout is for them and not for polo. Also JVB who works for polo in dj's has said he knows nothing about a stand alone store.

Polo rumours have been around for a few years now. Will be interesting to see of anything comes of them. I would say the (potential) apple store on Hay St would have waaaaayyyyyy to big for Polo, and by the looks of the fit out they arent dividing the space up.

^^Unless it was like the Polo store on Bond Street here. That thing is huuuuuuuge!

:drool:

hermes in perth... then we'll talk.

:p

^ Jimmy Choo then we'll talk ;)



Ice from Forrest Chase is gone :banana:

And it's been replaced by Gloss. Which I believe is the same shop, merely a different name. Ugh :|

So Samby, Grill'd.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/grilld.jpg
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Why do you like them so much? Do you actually like the chips? Or the bun?

Yeah Ive noticed that elsewhere so they must have just rebranded.

hermes in perth... then we'll talk.

:p

Hermes has the most beatiful stores.Hermes is very selective but i think they could open here as they already have stores in australia.

Last I heard Hermes were deciding whether they would open in Brisbane or Perth first and they decided Brisbane. Im sure they will open here sometime in the nearish future..

Gah!

Samby, go back one page and see my post about Grill'd pls.

It's really got my goat.

kthxbai.

P.S. hai :hug:

edit

like a dog with a bone, aren't u chinawoman?

what is it anyway?

Gloss?

Accesories and makeup. Mostly of the cheap and nasty kind.


like a dog with a bone, aren't u chinawoman?

Go and answer my question in the Abandoned Buildings Thread, bratty.

^ Jimmy Choo then we'll talk ;)




And it's been replaced by Gloss. Which I believe is the same shop, merely a different name. Ugh :|

possible too as Jimmy Choo are expanding in australia... aren't i optomistic today

apparently polo ralph lauren is now opening where Apple was going on Hay St and Apple will be leasing space at Raine Sq cnr of Queen and Murray.

Someone is sending me plans today of the apple store. Taking it all with a grain of salt though.

do you know if it is ''Ralph Lauren'' or ''Polo Ralph Lauren'' as they are different. really good if ''Ralph Lauren'' is opening.

Hermes has the most beatiful stores.Hermes is very selective but i think they could open here as they already have stores in australia.

if they can open one up in manila they can open one up in perth...

:p

Why do you like them so much? Do you actually like the chips? Or the bun?

I thought the chips at Jus Burgers were among the best i've had in Perth - up there with the Norfolk Hotel in Freo (who also do a mighty fine line in pizzas too)

Chips at Jus are good. Just the right amount of crispiness.

Chips at Grill'd are bad. Undercooked to the extent of being limp and what's with the oregano?!

Hey Sank, Taj Mahal on Lake Street finally look like they're getting a move on. Went past today and fitout has started. Sign has been put up out the front.

Have you heard of or ever eaten there? Any good?

Dinner out tonight at Mela on William Street opposite the mosque. Eaten there many times but don't know how it compares to other Indian restaurants because i've only been to a couple in Perth. The Buddha Bar in Subi was excellent when I went a couple of years ago. Thoughts on Mela anyone?

Hey Sank, Taj Mahal on Lake Street finally look like they're getting a move on. Went past today and fitout has started. Sign has been put up out the front.

Have you heard of or ever eaten there? Any good?

no idea

Dinner out tonight at Mela on William Street opposite the mosque. Eaten there many times but don't know how it compares to other Indian restaurants because i've only been to a couple in Perth. The Buddha Bar in Subi was excellent when I went a couple of years ago. Thoughts on Mela anyone?

mela is good but be prepared for it to be very casual and the service slow. it is quite different to most indian restaurants in perth cos it is a mix of north and south indian food and they do a lot of streetfood type stuff, especially on weekends. one of my favourite dishes there is their kheema dosa, which is a crispy, slightly sour pancake filled with lamb mince.

shits all over buddha bar in my opinion but then again im not a big fan of heavy, rich north indian food u get in most restaurants and i only eat it 2 or 3 times a year.

edit - obviously didnt read your question properly. it is quite a different experience to most indian restaurants but i do think food wise it compares favourably

Gah!

Samby, go back one page and see my post about Grill'd pls.

It's really got my goat.

kthxbai.

P.S. hai :hug:

hey mincy I missed ya. welcome back :)

I don't think I LOVE Grill'd that much but for my taste they are the best compromise between bun, salad, chicken, price, setting (don't eat chips).

I'm a chicken burger person and typically go without the mayo/aoili etc so the taste of the base ingredients is important to me.

Ideally I would go with Flipside bun/relish and Grill'd chicken/salad and sit at grill'd

What I also like about grill'd is the quantities of each ingredient relative to the other. You can bite into all ingredients with each bite and there's no leftover bread or oozing salad liquid (Jus) on the plate.

hey mincy I missed ya. welcome back :)

I don't think I LOVE Grill'd that much but for my taste they are the best compromise between bun, salad, chicken, price, setting (don't eat chips).

I'm a chicken burger person and typically go without the mayo/aoili etc so the taste of the base ingredients is important to me.

Ideally I would go with Flipside bun/relish and Grill'd chicken/salad and sit at grill'd

What I also like about grill'd is the quantities of each ingredient relative to the other. You can bite into all ingredients with each bite and there's no leftover bread or oozing salad liquid (Jus) on the plate.

Thanks Samby, I missed you too :hug:

And yay, I finally got an answer!

That's actually fair enough then. Gabs was saying the same thing to me - that he prefers Grill'd because of the price despite it not being as tasty as Jus Burgers.

I haven't been to Jus Burgers since I came back so am anxious to go and see just how they've changed. I've not heard good things.


don't eat chips.


*dies*

Hey Sank, Taj Mahal on Lake Street finally look like they're getting a move on. Went past today and fitout has started. Sign has been put up out the front.

Have you heard of or ever eaten there? Any good?

A guy was out the front the other day with a pneumatic drill breaking up the concrete - in trainers and no safety goggles / anti vibration gloves / ear defenders!! :nuts: Looked like he must be the owner doing the job on the cheap!

Whole building needs knocking down and something several stories high going up imho! But I guess the Elephant and Wheelbarrow wouldn't want that as it would likely be apartments - and the new residents would complain about the noise!



Oh - haven't seen it on here, but Jus Burgers have announced they are opening a new store in Freo

Chips at Jus are good. Just the right amount of crispiness.

Chips at Grill'd are bad. Undercooked to the extent of being limp and what's with the oregano?!

You obviously don't like your chips limp.

hey mincy I missed ya. welcome back :)

I don't think I LOVE Grill'd that much but for my taste they are the best compromise between bun, salad, chicken, price, setting (don't eat chips).

I'm a chicken burger person and typically go without the mayo/aoili etc so the taste of the base ingredients is important to me.
...

And Samboy likes his chicken fillet in between two white buns.

:ohno:

just thought i would show what i cooked for dinner, since i actually had a day off

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Is that chicken or fish? And the pasta is with creamy tomato sauce?

Thanks Docker, I really like the idea of people posting their dinner. There is a Canadian thread dedicated to peoples dinners, its one of my favourite threads.

chicken and yes :D

and true, seeing other peoples dinner can give you ideas

And make you hungry, I am off to cook :).

Speaking of Laksa, do not ever eat the one from Sri Melaka. Ugh. Used to be great once upon a time but is just watery and bland now. Bad, bad, bad.


Looks good but don't taste so good:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/SriMelakaLaksa.jpg

Is that chicken or fish? And the pasta is with creamy tomato sauce?

Thanks Docker, I really like the idea of people posting their dinner. There is a Canadian thread dedicated to peoples dinners, its one of my favourite threads.

Have you see http://community.livejournal.com/trashy_eats/ ?

craving.for.shortribs.


http://blog.ruhlman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Beef-Short-Ribs-2-cropped-@540.jpg

^^I'm going here tonight.

http://www.thehawksmoor.co.uk/index.asp

Should be good - have heard a lot of great things!

^^I'm going here tonight.

http://www.thehawksmoor.co.uk/index.asp

Should be good - have heard a lot of great things!

Hawksmoor Hamburger with Triple Cooked Chips or Gem Salad
£15.00
America’s greatest contribution to world gastronomy was first served in 1885 at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York. Our top secret recipe is made up of 100% well-loved Longhorn and includes long neglected old fashioned cuts like Clod and Sticking and small nuggets of bone marrow topped with Ogleshield Cheese from Somerset or Stichelton Blue Cheese.


holy shit that would be awesome, hamburger with bone marrow

prices seem pretty reasonable actually - 6 quid/100gm of porterhouse/bone in rib eye seems bloody good value

let me know how it goes.

bloody hell this would be the ultimate hangover breakfast/heart stopper

The Hawksmoor Breakfast £30.00
(for 2 to share)
Smoked Bacon Chop, Sausages (Pork, Beef & Mutton), Bury Black Pudding, Short Rib Bubble & Squeak, Grilled Bone Marrow, Trotter Baked Beans, Fried Eggs, Grilled Mushrooms, Roast Tomatoes, Unlimited Dripping Toast & HP, Onion and Bone Marrow Gravy.

fatty bacon chop, sausages, black pudding, marrow, trotter, dripping toast and bone marrow gravy

6 hours to go. Building the appetite from now :)

I'm going to go basic. Steak and chips.

wassup bitches!

OK, so now I am in Ipoh, Malaysia. I just spent a week in KL, and as a city, it has moved right up my list. I have been there before, but this time, I saw so much more. It really is a great city.

Favourite place that I ate was called Yut Kee restaurant. Favourite meal - Roti Babi - a roti filled with pork, onions, etc. Actually, I ordered three lunches that day, because I couldn't decide between Roti Babi, Chicken Rice, or Pork Chops. Also got some Kaya Toast, and a few drinks, and the total came to 27RM (about 8 bucks). Bargain.

Now in Ipoh, Malaysia. Tonight, had a whole "Yim Kok Kai" chicken... a chicken cooked in nothing but salt and herbs, in a kind of giant wok presure cooker. The meat was tender, the skin, infused with herbs. Chicken like I have never had before. Apparently the joint is famous "Aun Kheng Lim Restuarant".

So, foodwise, things have been unbelievable. Indonesian food is amazing, I have a new love - Bakso Ayam Soto - a noodle dish, with rice, and chicken, and meatballs, and tofu, and veges. Average price was less than a dollar.

....hows things acc? I see you are online...

wat up nate?? sorry i completely forgot to give u food tips. ipoh has a rich food history, for example their hor fun is pretty famous and i believe their rojak too

if youre going back to kl consider giving unique seafood in petaling jaya a go.they have nearly 100 different tanks of live seafood and i had an epic meal there a few months ago

you'll be pleased to know that u can get soto ayam in perth by the way, i love it too

also, the most refreshing drink ive had in recent memory was in chinatown and was a lime and sour plum juice, i believe made with apple juice as its base. the juice stalls at hawker centres should be able to do it.

seriously i would sell my soul to drink that on a regular basis. i always hurt the green apple juice in SEA but this was even better than that.

hey sanj... thanks for the Ipoh tips, will look for some good eats tomorrow.

have been hurting the fresh juices... favourite so far is the red dragonfruit (the red flesh, not the white flesh)

Will prob be back in KL, on the way back home, in a couple-o-months.

Went to the flying taco tonight. Nice food, good price and i expect to be shitting blood tomorrow after eating chipotle.

Does anyone know where you can by Chipotle-Away in Perth? Don't want to ruin my undies...

Nate, you don't like White Dragonfruit? If you go to Barcelona, the fresh fruit juices at the markets for ?1 are amazing.

Dilaz, have you looked at the real Billy Maze ads on YouTube? Classic!

No, but i've seen 'auto-tune' billy mayz. Brilliant! :D

Have you see http://community.livejournal.com/trashy_eats/ ?

Haha, what are you saying? I am not sure I like the sound of chocolate dipped chips. The ruin of a good chip. Tuna in bechamel is really nice though, with chives, lemon and pasta. I suppose it might cross into trashy-eat at gravox white sauce?

mmmmmmm Chocolate.....

Nate, kaya toast is so good! I even brought a jar of kaya back to Perth, did you like it? You should try chendol, a cold dessert of coconut milk with palm sugar syrup, whole red beans and green jelly made from green bean flour and pandan. Its really good, esp in warm, humid weather.:drool:

craving.for.shortribs.


http://blog.ruhlman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Beef-Short-Ribs-2-cropped-@540.jpg

this actually looks quite good. portions need to be larger than my hand tho.

:)

I always keep some Kaya in my fridge here. Love it on toast in the morning!

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Panaché of Foie Gras and Duck Egg en Brioche from Saturday night. Amazing, amazing flavour.

nice! how was the steak acc?

what the fuck is a panache by the way?

edit- Panache - Two or more kinds of one item in a dish, mixing colors

must be some foie gras in the sauce

The steak was absolutely awesome. We shared a 1.1kg Porterhouse between 3 of us.

The bone marrow was divine also.

The steak was absolutely awesome. We shared a 1.1kg Porterhouse between 3 of us.

The bone marrow was divine also.

pic pls kthxbai

66 quid for a really good quality steak for 3 in a specialty restaurant in london seems to be pretty good value, how does it compare to other places?

Mincy. I went to a new cafe yesterday called InK esspresso bar, it is on the cnr of Newcastle and Fitzgerald. I was pretty nice. Worth a walk just for the fitout.

Also have you been to Mod Cafe yet? Its the one along Newcastle almost directly across from your office? I have yet to see any actual customers in there yet...
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/921/rimg0001t.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/i/rimg0001t.jpg/)

p.s this is my favorite looking development along Newcastle's new northbridge.

Mincy. I went to a new cafe yesterday called InK esspresso bar, it is on the cnr of Newcastle and Fitzgerald. I was pretty nice. Worth a walk just for the fitout.

Nope, not yet. I thought you said it made you sleepy? :tongue2:


Also have you been to Mod Cafe yet? Its the one along Newcastle almost directly across from your office? I have yet to see any actual customers in there yet...


Across from my office? You got your wires crossed, Gabs?

Haven't been, didn't even know it was there. You gotta tell me these things! Will be sure to have a look at both though - shall buzz ya if I need a coffee/lunch buddy :)

Was it you that said to me Costa's make good coffee? It's been driving me bonkers! Who said it?!

Oh, by the by, I saw that barista from Zebba last Friday, Vince Chase?

The coffee at costa's is average. So it wasn't I whom told you!

Where did you see him? I was wondering were he went?

The coffee at costa's is average. So it wasn't I whom told you!

Where did you see him? I was wondering were he went?

Then who the bloody hell was it?! Argh!

Saw him in Myer with his Mum and sis. Had a quick chat but didn't get to ask him what he's doing nowadays. I think he's focusing on his studies now though.



Mushroom tarts at Milk & Honey are ♥

Mushrooms are fungus... would you eat athlete's foot?

Yeh, he was a cool dude.

hmmm what to have for lunch? Newlife bakery? Nando's? Chilli's $4 chicken rice?

Chilli's $4 chicken rice?

Winner.

I envy you, you bludger.

i went to maccas for diner last nite. was g00d//
had a big mac.and fries i think.?? dont friggen remeber.:nuts:
its good for y0u in moderator.i mean moderation.:lol:
espically quality burgers like maccas.. ha
but price keeps gong up? ffs kevin lower the fastfood prices/

hey were you g0ing softcocks.?

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Winner.

I envy you, you bludger.

Chilli's it is!!

Bludger, Not for long, I have been offered business development role with Schlumberger (oil and gas). Should be starting next week. So much for my Urban Planning post grad...

i went to maccas for diner last nite. was g00d//
had a big mac.and fries i think.?? dont friggen remeber.:nuts:
its good for y0u in moderator.i mean moderation.:lol:
espically quality burgers like maccas.. ha
but price keeps gong up? ffs kevin lower the fastfood prices/

hey were you g0ing softcocks.?


lawl.

Never gets old.



Bludger, Not for long, I have been offered business development role with Schlumberger (oil and gas). Should be starting next week. So much for my Urban Planning post grad...

Hey, congrats!

I was considering taking a BDM role at one point - they're basically extended lunches with clients and a review here and there.

So perfect for you :P
Nah, good stuff Gabs :okay:

Mushrooms are fungus... would you eat athlete's foot?

Yeh, he was a cool dude.

hmmm what to have for lunch? Newlife bakery? Nando's? Chilli's $4 chicken rice?

chillis is bloody good value for a filler but id still find it hard to justify eating it over chicken rice from tak chee, even though they sometimes use waaaaay too much MSG

congrats on the job btw

Yeah it was good value Sanj. On a whole (thanks mostly to the weak pound), eating out in London is relatively cheap. Most of the good places are no more than the average ones.

Cheers guys!

I was actually going to get tak chee, but then a mate called me and we met up at Chillis... ahaha. Man there was some talent in the shop!! =D

4 bucks and I was full!

Haha, what are you saying? I am not sure I like the sound of chocolate dipped chips. The ruin of a good chip. Tuna in bechamel is really nice though, with chives, lemon and pasta. I suppose it might cross into trashy-eat at gravox white sauce?

Just that it's got lots of photos of food people made themselves.

Anyone been to V Burger Bar (http://www.vburgerbar.com.au/) (obnoxious music warning) in EVP? Prices are $9-$12.50, I had the Pepperizo which was OK except the chorizo was in huge chunks that were hard to break apart.

Nicest Lunch. Chorizo & Roast vege Quesadilla. Safron & roastes tomato cous cous. Gooood coffee.

Nicest Lunch. Chorizo & Roast vege Quesadilla. Safron & roastes tomato cous cous. Gooood coffee.

From?

Voyage in Sorrento. No mans land to you city dwellers ;)

I should have taken photos..

I should have taken photos..

This.



I am craving the roti and sambal from Mamak :drool:



Hey Gabs, is Tarts up and running again?
Ah crap, he's logged off :(

Had lunch at C restaurant (i avoid the place like the plague however it was a work lunch)

Had the sirloin with betroot, asparagus and horseradish cream starting with a selection of breads and a nice glass of SSB.

Was $30 which wasn't too bad considering I've been raped there before for much, much worse. Including the lovely view it's not half bad but still wouldn't recommend it.

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Bone Marrow - mmmmm.

Sanj, my friend took pics of the steak but they didn't turn out that well so she deleted them :(

does anyone know if koko black were planning to open in perth??

Cookies & cream ice cream is delicious :yes:

L2

This.



I am craving the roti and sambal from Mamak :drool:



Hey Gabs, is Tarts up and running again?
Ah crap, he's logged off :(

Tarts re-opened the day after the explosion. :lol:

dinner at galileo tonight, having the rabbit for the first time there. tried to get the piglet but it wasnt available

dinner at galileo tonight, having the rabbit for the first time there. tried to get the piglet but it wasnt available

I love that place. Bit loud, but personally I like that in a restaurant. Had the goat last time I went - sublime.

I love that place. Bit loud, but personally I like that in a restaurant. Had the goat last time I went - sublime.

yeah it is my favourite restaurant in perth (which is a big call), have been there over 30 times.

amazingly consistent restaurant and great value for money in my opinion. to have no mains over $30 for great food while employing professional waitstaff and paying shenton park rent is pretty damn good

btw still waiting for some matzo ball soup and challah jooboi

was pretty impressed with sherbet last week.

spoke to them about getting a couple of cakes on thursday for a bbq we were having on saturday as they were closing from friday for easter. i suspected it was a bad idea to do that true enough they advised me that they wouldnt recommend buying it as it wouldnt be great after 2.5 days.

although it is something that makes sense, id like to see more places do something like that, instead of thinking about the $100 the 2 cakes wouldve cost.

im constantly bagging out places for their lack of professionalism so i thought sherbet deserved some props for this. i only hope that they did it because of their passion and not just because im a regular.

Yeah, it's rare to see a place in Perth that's more concerned about your enjoyment of a meal, and the reputation of their food, rather than money (and the foolish thing is that with great word of mouth comes money).

I'm gonna try and pop into Simbucks in Yokine for lunch today, apparently it's one of the only Kosher cafes in Perth.

thanks, might check it out when i get the chance. can u pls report back on opening hours etc?

does anyone know where to find sticky date pudding?? ...miensie?

swan brewery restaurant had a really good sticky date pudding... that place next to kfc/red rooster on beaufort st used to have one... (it's tha one a few doors from astor)...

i had a brilliant sticky date pudding on sunday night, place in port melbourne called don dino's pizza & pasta bistro... tacky looking restaurant but one of better ones i've been too of late... always used to think, what a dive, but it was always packed, typical port melb crowd and it's across tha road from a housing commission block... i always seemed to overlook this place... lol. never juddge a book by its cover... i know i should know better... eep.

i pretty much creamed my pants when i saw white bait as a side... ha. it was good eatin...

Isn't whitebait a lot more common now though? I know it is in perth but not sure about melbourne

Btw 10 points down for a chinaman like u judging a restaurant by its external appearance

I was at San Churro in Leederville tonight and was very pleased to see how busy it, and the area was. Just shows the people are there..

grill'd in mt lawley is a big fail for me. Disappointing. Tried it twice now. I'll go on Mondays when Jus Burgers is closed, if I'm dying for a burger. But yeah, ain't no good.

I'd say grill'd burgers are one step above bog-standard.

First-up, the staff (of which there appears to be hundreds - seems way overstaffed) have to wear really stupid looking bandanas in what feels like a condescending appeal to their target demographic.

The menu is bloated beyond comprehension. I was literally baffled by the selection. Mostly because all the burgers have fucking stupid names that barely suggest what's inside. I had a "Hot Mama" and some other bullshit the other time. What the fuck.

The bread they use is disgustingly white - we're talking crumbling to pieces after being toasted. They have options for the bread, both times I asked I still got the usual white roll. You know when you toast a shitty roll, and you take a bite, and you wind up inhaling crisp toasty shards of bread and wind up coughing for 5 minutes? That didn't happen, but only because I was careful to exhale at the right times.

The chips (herbed and thick cut) are good but over-salted and if you want sauce, it's 70c extra. Of the two sauces I've tried, the mayo & relish are nothing to write home about - infact the relish was pretty foul. 70c extra for sauce is fucking stupid. Although they did have tomato sauce in bottles around the place, so I guess I'm the stupid one.

On a busy day I had to wait about 20 minutes for a burger and chips. There were so many staff in the kitchen I was baffled by why it took that long, seeing as the burger looks like it gets handled by 5 or 6 different people, but whatever. On a quiet day it took a little less time, but not by much.

Anyway. Don't recommend it.

does anyone know where to find sticky date pudding?? ...miensie?

Good question.

I've had it at quite a few places but it's something that's mostly overdone or not done well. I think if Perugino offered sticky date pudding it'd be good but unfortunately they don't.

This one I had at Gavino's was slightly above par compared to a lot of others:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Miensie/stickydatepudding.jpg

Too sickly sweet after a few mouthfuls though.

had another amazing dinner @ galileo.

good to know that even when Una (one of the owners who runs front of house) isnt there there are no problems with service. they remembered my rabbit that i had requested, remembered it was my brothers bday, drinks were topped up regularly, great wine recommendations, got the same table as always etc. they even brought out heaps of bottarga when i requested more.

had by far the best rabbit dish ive ever had, god damn. cooked on the rotisserie and then finished in woodfired oven (i think), u get close to half a rabbit, was a huge portion and was amazingly tender but full of flavour

2 glasses of red, 1 glass of white, 2 glasses dessert wine, 1 limoncello, 1 cocktail

some bread to start
1 ravioli (theyve changed it slightly jackso and mincy, it is an even bigger portion than before but now in larger raviolo type parcels. still great)
1 cured salmon entree
1 kingfish entree
1 sardinian dumplings with bottarga and salmon

1 rabbit
2 chicken mains
1 pork main
1 roast vegies side

1 mud cake
1 poached peach with almond frangipane
1 tiramisu

2 coffees

all for only $317 which is amazing value in perth. the last 2 bday dinners, at da bruno and clarke's both came up to around $380 and involved meals where we had to bring our own wine AND the food and service were no where near as good.

you can definitely eat for less there as well as we were all pretty full after that.

1 ravioli (theyve changed it slightly jackso and mincy, it is an even bigger portion than before but now in larger raviolo type parcels. still great)


Sounds good to me to be honest.

The ravioli at Perugino are these huge homemade ravioli pieces and is just divine.

I was so tempted to tell you to just shut up when I saw your update last night :poke:

yeah i think you'll like it

btw u like my new sig mincy? took me ages to find one good enough to replace your quote

Have you been back to Perugino since that last time, Sanj?

Haha I did see it and did chuckle. Is he serious though?

100% serious, which is why i love it.

havent been to perugino in years actually.

Ahahahaha...

Hang on, this is the guy that pops up out of the blue every time you make a joke right?

Yes, I do believe that's where 'Sanj ♥ Rezz's white buns' came from.

Oh dear.

yup, the very one. he only ever pops up when i use the word whitey


p.s - whitey

Not sure where to put this..


World Cup comes to the Northbridge Piazza

7th Apr 2010



From June, the City of Perth's newest gathering place will be transformed into a live site for soccer fans following the City of Perth Council's decision to broadcast selected games from the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

The City will screen six pool games and all of the final 16 games.

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi said that the Council's decision to screen selected games struck a healthy balance between supporting Northbridge traders and giving the public an opportunity to celebrate the World Cup as a community.

“I would like to encourage all Northbridge restaurants to embrace the World Cup atmosphere,” Ms Scaffidi said.

“It is a great opportunity for traders to theme restaurants with flags, offer special menus and take advantage of the excitement that accompanies the World Cup,” she said.

“We decided to show a selection of pool games in earlier family friendly timeslots. This will allow families to experience the excitement of the games, whilst not taking business away from the retailers trading with special late-night trading permits.”

“All matches from the quarter finals on will also be shown, giving Western Australians a place to gather as a community to celebrate the world game, and hopefully, cheer on the Socceroos to victory,” she said.

The $13.6million Northbridge Piazza holds 2,000 people and has an 8m LED outdoor screen.

GAMES SCREENED
• All 16 finals matches to be held from 26 June
• Korea Republic v Greece, 12 June at 7.30pm
• Germany v Serbia, 18 June at 7.30pm
• Netherlands v Japan, 19 June at 7.30pm
• Ghana v Australia, 19 June at 10.00pm
• Slovakia v Paraguay, 20 June at 7.30pm
• Italy v New Zealand, 20 June at 10.00pm

The movies they're screening there at the mo have attracted quite a good crowd. I almost did a double take yesterday on the way home.

Lots of colourful bean bags for people to sit on and canvas shades.

Good stuff. Go NB.

The movies they're screening there at the mo have attracted quite a good crowd. I almost did a double take yesterday on the way home.

Lots of colourful bean bags for people to sit on and canvas shades.

Good stuff. Go NB.

Yeah the Piazza and screen are wroking quite well. Free wifi now as well.

Its a little bit of a shame that there are only a few World Cup group games being shown - and only at weekends. Would be good to have more stuff on during the week (and more Australia games).

But all knock out games should be great - especially as its only a 5 min walk from my house :D If they can generate an atmosphere even just 1/10th of the atmosphere of the fan parks at the World Cup in Germany it will be amazing.

22 games is only a few?

But all knock out games should be great - especially as its only a 5 min walk from my house :D

You live in NB?

Lucky! Quite a few people on here living there/near NB.

Jealous.

Apart from the opening night, I've not seen so many people in the Piazza at once. It's a good start.

22 games is only a few?

Only a few group games (6).

And chances are only 1 Australia game as they are going to find it hard work getting out of the group.

However, if they do it would be likely to be England v Australia in the round of 16 - the place would be packed!! I think its great that they are showing all knockout games, just worry that the spirit will waver away once Australia are out.



I live very close to NB miensie - I explained to Sanj last week that live pretty much on border of Perth/Northbridge/Highgate/North Perth (and no-one really knows which suburb the house is in). Get to walk through NB on the way to / back from Perthour tonight (and so mey get distracted by food and drink :) )

I live very close to NB miensie - I explained to Sanj last week that live pretty much on border of Perth/Northbridge/Highgate/North Perth (and no-one really knows which suburb the house is in). Get to walk through NB on the way to / back from Perthour tonight (and so mey get distracted by food and drink :) )

Ah ok, cool.

Being distracted by food is one of the best ways to be distracted :)

You're part of FP? Have we met?

grill'd in mt lawley is a big fail for me. Disappointing. Tried it twice now. I'll go on Mondays when Jus Burgers is closed, if I'm dying for a burger. But yeah, ain't no good.

I'd say grill'd burgers are one step above bog-standard.

First-up, the staff (of which there appears to be hundreds - seems way overstaffed) have to wear really stupid looking bandanas in what feels like a condescending appeal to their target demographic.

The menu is bloated beyond comprehension. I was literally baffled by the selection. Mostly because all the burgers have fucking stupid names that barely suggest what's inside. I had a "Hot Mama" and some other bullshit the other time. What the fuck.

The bread they use is disgustingly white - we're talking crumbling to pieces after being toasted. They have options for the bread, both times I asked I still got the usual white roll. You know when you toast a shitty roll, and you take a bite, and you wind up inhaling crisp toasty shards of bread and wind up coughing for 5 minutes? That didn't happen, but only because I was careful to exhale at the right times.

The chips (herbed and thick cut) are good but over-salted and if you want sauce, it's 70c extra. Of the two sauces I've tried, the mayo & relish are nothing to write home about - infact the relish was pretty foul. 70c extra for sauce is fucking stupid. Although they did have tomato sauce in bottles around the place, so I guess I'm the stupid one.

On a busy day I had to wait about 20 minutes for a burger and chips. There were so many staff in the kitchen I was baffled by why it took that long, seeing as the burger looks like it gets handled by 5 or 6 different people, but whatever. On a quiet day it took a little less time, but not by much.

Anyway. Don't recommend it.

Minus the try-hard staff, menu and chips, I thought Grill'd was pretty good. The burgers are much easier to eat especially for a skinny fag like me and not as soggy. I had one of the lamb ones btw.

Ah ok, cool.

Being distracted by food is one of the best ways to be distracted :)

You're part of FP? Have we met?

Nope - I went to the first Perthour and have thought about coming to FP meetings in the past but have ended up being stuck at work.

speaking of perthour, how on earth are ppl who dont work in the city meant to get there by 5pm?

gay.

ive also seen quite a few people in the piazza regularly. the other day i took my iced milo from hawkers there and read the paper, was a beautiful thing til the cops arrested a hobo who asked me for a smoke. i did also get a few weird looks for walking around with a huge glass of milo in northbridge

there's a new grill'd outlet at degraves st laneway, i dunno how a franchise got in there but it did, melb council must be needing money... anyways...

tha staff were all teenies, my food was late, my chips didn't come until i asked for its whereabouts... ugh. usually grill'd is +1 up from maccas but i should have just gone to maccas... haha.

grill'd is slowly becoming tha burger-world anti-christ...

i dont mind grilld actually, it is certainly better than a burger from a kebab shop etc but for me it goes

jus > alfreds > flipside > grilld which is why id only eat it if in the area and felt like a burger, wouldnt go out of my way etc.

the patties are too thin for me and not juicy at all which takes the gormay out of it a little. i did think the flavours of the hot mama were good though (if that is the lamb with harissa one that im thinking of)

Nope - I went to the first Perthour and have thought about coming to FP meetings in the past but have ended up being stuck at work.

Ah really?? I couldn't make it to the first one, can't make it to tonight's one either.

Would be great to meet you though - maybe at the third one or at a meeting :)


i did also get a few weird looks for walking around with a huge glass of milo in northbridge

lawl

So random it's funny.




Milk & Honey are just getting better and better. I'd say I'm a regular now. Their mushroom tarts are so good. Had a slice of pizza there today with fresk rocket :drool:

Sanj just has a chip on his shoulder cause whitey's on the moon.

Ah really?? I couldn't make it to the first one, can't make it to tonight's one either.

Would be great to meet you though - maybe at the third one or at a meeting :)



eugenius is more interested in a meating amirite?




lawl

So random it's funny.




Milk & Honey are just getting better and better. I'd say I'm a regular now. Their mushroom tarts are so good. Had a slice of pizza there today with fresk rocket :drool:

havent been to milk and honey yet, might check it out

i think ppl mightve thought i did a runner as well cos it was one of their glasses as opposed to a takeaway cup etc, plus it was a weekend and most ppl were boozing

think ppl mightve thought i did a runner as well cos it was one of their glasses as opposed to a takeaway cup etc

Typical foreigner.

havent been to milk and honey yet, might check it out

Yeah, they've definitely improved since they first opened. Still have those same ghetto menus I posted though.

I don't rate the coffee but Gabs does.


i think ppl mightve thought i did a runner as well cos it was one of their glasses as opposed to a takeaway cup etc, plus it was a weekend and most ppl were boozing

lawl

Just gets more amusing. I'm not entirely sure why I find it funny but I do. Were you also unshaved and looking umkempt?

Typical foreigner.

lulz, yes how dare he drink his azn drink and not our local vomit beers




lawl

Just gets more amusing. I'm not entirely sure why I find it funny but I do. Were you also unshaved and looking umkempt?

im guessing it is probably the ultra gookyness that u find amusing. actually i wasnt unwashed that day for once

Ah really?? I couldn't make it to the first one, can't make it to tonight's one either.

Would be great to meet you though - maybe at the third one or at a meeting

Yeah I should be at the third one unless I get dragged into anything in the office that day or have to go away for work. I don't know when the meetings are unless I see them on here, and wonder whether I am a getting little old for the group (compared to all the younguns who seem to run the show!) as well as not being a Perth local (English and only been in Perth less than 2 yrs after some time in Qld).


eugenius is more interested in a meating amirite?


:lol::lol:

im guessing it is probably the ultra gookyness that u find amusing.

Milo is such an Asian drink...so why is it so damn expensive in Asia?


...wonder whether I am a getting little old for the group (compared to all the younguns who seem to run the show!) as well as not being a Perth local (English and only been in Perth less than 2 yrs after some time in Qld).


Don't worry about that, it'd be good to meet you. You should definitely try to come along.

P.S. Bart's not a 'youngun' either so you don't have anything to worry about :) Neither are a fair few of the other regulars. Age doesn't really matter in my mind.

actually there are a few old fuckers there, u wont be out of place. bart is i think 50 next year and he's usually there.

u should come, everyone has something to contribute (except goran).

P.S. Bart's not a 'youngun' either so you don't have anything to worry about :) Neither are a fair few of the other regulars.

actually there are a few old fuckers there, u wont be out of place. bart is i think 50 next year and he's usually there.



:lol: bl bart


hey mincy speaking of gook drinks, if you like iced lemon tea the one at toto in vic park is bloody good as is the soursop shake at tra vinh in NB

^ What is Toto? A cafe?


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Someone get rid of the Spammer.


fixed

:rofl:

Come on!

*twiddles thumbs*

I'm not THAT old (yet - 54 weeks till my 30th :s) but I'll have to keep an eye out for when the meetings are.

i herd mincy likes older men, so you're probably in son

I'm not THAT old (yet - 54 weeks till my 30th :s) but I'll have to keep an eye out for when the meetings are.

Haha we're just joking Eugenius :)

That's still young, what are you on about?

Shall try and remember to post about the next meeting we have.


There are a few FP guys around 27/28, no?

^ What is Toto? A cafe?





vietnamese (and a bit of chinese) restaurant in vic park. pretty good actually but tra vinh is better. they do have a few VERY good dishes though

Oh dear God.

Someone get rid of the Spammer.

Oh fine, I'll leave... I hadn't even posted in this thread. :bash:

Rude. :ohno:

vietnamese (and a bit of chinese) restaurant in vic park. pretty good actually but tra vinh is better. they do have a few VERY good dishes though

Are the very good dishes all with meat?


Oh fine, I'll leave... I hadn't even posted in this thread. :bash:

Rude. :ohno:

Don't be suck a sook :tongue2:

I just told you how awesome you are in the UFO Thread.

Are the very good dishes all with meat?




.

the ones ive tried are unfortunately. theyve got this really nice "pork soft bone rice noodle soup" with a thick porky soup and meat so tender you chew through the tendons and bones etc. beautiful.

has anyone here been to the twisted fork in mosman park?

heard good things about it a few years ago but havent heard much since and no one seems to talk or write about it.

menu looks ok, 2 courses for $50 seems pretty good.

http://www.twistedfork.com.au/

Yesterday turned into a shitstorm, but finally had a chance to pop into Simbucks today. Hmm, as far as a cafe, nah, it's more a jewish takeout place, with a few tables. I bought myself a tuna and beetroot bagel (they're primarily a bakery), and I'd say it's the best bagel I've had thus far in Perth. Perfectly boiled, great texture, and just a delight. Had some poppy seed cake as a kind of a desert, and I was loving it. That said, I've got more fond memories of foods containing poppy than other people, as when I was a kid, the only deserts we'd have would contain poppy (typically makowiec, http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/makowiec).

I'd definitely recommend it for the bagels, and its got a decent jewish grocery section, from which I bought the following:

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The fish spread kinda explains itself, but halva is a sesame based snack: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halva.

I had a chat with the owner (during which quite a few hasidic jews came in to buy some lunch), and asked him whether he knew of any purely kosher/Israeli restaurants around Perth. No luck :(

In summary, it's a decent place to grab a great bagel, but not worth going out of your way for.

has anyone here been to the twisted fork in mosman park?

heard good things about it a few years ago but havent heard much since and no one seems to talk or write about it.

menu looks ok, 2 courses for $50 seems pretty good.

http://www.twistedfork.com.au/

Never been, but looks decent. As far as the entrees go, the scallop bruschetta seems interesting, and I guess the duck and fig (I prefer my duck hot, preferably prepared by one of our slanty-eyed brethren). Lamb rack seems well worth a try, but that $11 corkage is, ah, interesting.

But yeah, like you said Sanj, this is the first I've ever heard of the place.

thanks! any idea what time they close or if theyre open on weekends?

thanks! any idea what time they close or if theyre open on weekends?

Oh yeah - open during regular business hours (9-5), Monday to Friday (closed Saturday due to it being the sabbath, and Sunday, because, well, it's Perth :nuts:)

Edit: Is it tonight that the council lights are being turned on?

so it's only for either retired joos or lazy jobless ones?

fuck that pisses me off, so many places like that

so it's only for either retired joos or lazy jobless ones?

fuck that pisses me off, so many places like that

Yeah, unfortunately they don't seem to cater (PUNNY!) to the audience that would seem most likely to buy from them, i.e. the lawyers, doctors, and accountants. Jobless jew?!

If I hadn't specifically made time to visit the place, there's no way I'd be able to fit it in during a typical working week. Especially when you consider that Yokine is one of the Jewish hubs here in Perth, you'd think there'd be at least some place that would be open a bit later during the week.

That's not specifically a dig at this place, but aimed more at Perth in general.

it does seem bloody odd that there arent many places that sell jewish food and there isnt a single restaurant.

how the hell do we have 2 ethiopian restaurants in perth but no kosher ones??

will try to make it down there just to check it out, have been pretty curious about kosher stuff for a while as i know next to nothing about it. what about that other place in menora, also a bakery etc? http://www.kosherfoodcentre.com.au/

any good?

it does seem bloody odd that there arent many places that sell jewish food and there isnt a single restaurant.

how the hell do we have 2 ethiopian restaurants in perth but no kosher ones??

Being that a lot of the Jews here in Perth are from South Africa, and those guys have a fair bit of business acumen, and money to throw around, yeah, it does surprise me that there's no dedicated Jewish eatery here in Perth. There used to be Besh Fresh, but that died about a year ago.

Which ethiopian ones are you thinking of? I was driving down Rockingham Road in Hamilton Hill about a month ago, and saw that one that sprung up over there. Personally, I've never stepped foot into one of these places.

it does seem bloody odd that there arent many places that sell jewish food and there isnt a single restaurant.

how the hell do we have 2 ethiopian restaurants in perth but no kosher ones??

will try to make it down there just to check it out, have been pretty curious about kosher stuff for a while as i know next to nothing about it. what about that other place in menora, also a bakery etc? http://www.kosherfoodcentre.com.au/

any good?

Kosher Food Centre probably has the best range, it's on the same plot of land as the synagogue, so it does a fairly decent amount of business. Good challah (a knotted bread), but yeah, nothing spectacular.

yeah there is one around hammy hill way called ethiopian artifacts and cafe (havent been) and there is also one in bentley motor inn, which ive been to and can recommend, provided you go there with an open mind and realise that it might take a while and the ambience, well it makes billy lee's look good.

great food cooked by a really warm lady, at pretty cheap prices.

edit - thanks, might check that out. challah is the one made similar to brioche isnt it?

yeah there is one around hammy hill way called ethiopian artifacts and cafe (havent been) and there is also one in bentley motor inn, which ive been to and can recommend, provided you go there with an open mind and realise that it might take a while and the ambience, well it makes billy lee's look good.

great food cooked by a really warm lady, at pretty cheap prices.

Haha, yeah, not saying much that it's better than Billy Lee's (I go to Lee's quite a bit, mainly cause it's either that, Moon Cafe, or Maccas late at night). I'm thinking I'm gonna check out the Bentley one in the coming week.

Regarding Hammy Hill, shit load of blacks over there. It's where most of the refugees from Somalia have settled.

edit - thanks, might check that out. challah is the one made similar to brioche isnt it?

Yeah. Awesome when used for french toast.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3426/softchallahbread.jpg

no, you misunderstood me, it is worse than billy lee's.

btw if you go to billy lee's you should check out hawkers next door, which in my opinion is significantly better

also, what we normally do there (cos the menu is a bit confusing) is to tell the chef to just bring out a whole host of stuff, that way you cant go wrong. you normally get a lamb dish, 2 chicken dishes, some lentils, some veg, some egg and a cheese similar to labneh. costs around $20 pp

...lazy jobless ones?

Have you been reading fairytales again?

haha yeah i didnt think the jobless joo market would be a large one

...
I had a chat with the owner (during which quite a few hasidic jews came in to buy some lunch), and asked him whether he knew of any purely kosher/Israeli restaurants around Perth. No luck :(

In summary, it's a decent place to grab a great bagel, but not worth going out of your way for.

it does seem bloody odd that there arent many places that sell jewish food and there isnt a single restaurant.

how the hell do we have 2 ethiopian restaurants in perth but no kosher ones??

will try to make it down there just to check it out, have been pretty curious about kosher stuff for a while as i know next to nothing about it. what about that other place in menora, also a bakery etc? http://www.kosherfoodcentre.com.au/

any good?

It does show Perth still has quite a bit of scope for people wanting to start something different. A place that does good jambalaya, gumbo, etc. as another example...

no, you misunderstood me, it is worse than billy lee's.

Damn!

no, you misunderstood me, it is worse than billy lee's.

btw if you go to billy lee's you should check out hawkers next door, which in my opinion is significantly better

also, what we normally do there (cos the menu is a bit confusing) is to tell the chef to just bring out a whole host of stuff, that way you cant go wrong. you normally get a lamb dish, 2 chicken dishes, some lentils, some veg, some egg and a cheese similar to labneh. costs around $20 pp

Sounds good, and will do next time I go. When I go to azn restaurants I tend to go with a mate who's from Singapore. Helps to push my culinary experimentation that little bit further. Went to the Oriental Inn last week, and even though it was tasty, got raped by the waiters/waitresses coming round with the trays of food, and just putting more and more on the table. Nothing too spectacular, but the chicken feet were decent.

It does show Perth still has quite a bit of scope for people wanting to start something different. A place that does good jambalaya, gumbo, etc. as another example...

Fuck, I'd kill for a good dark gumbo with some cornbread on the side!

i dont mind grilld actually, it is certainly better than a burger from a kebab shop etc but for me it goes

jus > alfreds > flipside > grilld which is why id only eat it if in the area and felt like a burger, wouldnt go out of my way etc.

the patties are too thin for me and not juicy at all which takes the gormay out of it a little. i did think the flavours of the hot mama were good though (if that is the lamb with harissa one that im thinking of)

Nah, hot mamma was just... spicy beef or something. Patty was definitely dry.

Where's alfreds? I really disliked flipside. It reminded me of something you'd get from a van at a football game, greasy as all fuck.* Couldn't finish it.

I'm pretty sure Jus Burgers have ruined burgers for me forever.

*To clarify, I have never been to a football game, so this comparison may not be accurate.

Aprils Gourmet Traveller mentions a place called the Malt Supper Club opening on Walcott street. 'Late night eats and Grown up Malts'. Sounds Promising.

Yeah, that's on Beaufort St, in that old heritage building near Red Rooster that has changed hands about a jillion times. Used to be Seven Seas. And an italian place a while before. Had a great Calzone there. Pity.

Where's alfreds?

Guildford (http://alfredskitchen.com.au/). It's one of the two redeeming features of Midland, the other being the Junction Ice Creamery.

Are there any late-night curry places in Perth?

Sanj: 5pm is just for drinks at Perthour, the talks start at 5:45pm.

Alfreds is in guildford, not midland.

Guildford is perhaps the most interesting neighbourhood in the eastern suburbs.

Yeah, by Midland I meant it and the surrounding suburbs. And I did say Alfred's was in Guildford.

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I assume that is chicken mince.

See: tags.

Sanj, you might be interested in this.

The Thai New Year (Songkran) is coming up. Might be worth it to check out the food stalls. I recall you chucking a hissyfit when neither Nate or I told you about the previous Thai Food Fair held at Russell Square :tongue2:

I won't be here for it so perhaps go and let me know how it is.

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/363/songkranposter.jpg

how come asians can't read a calendar? new year was months ago :nuts:

thanks mincy!

Thats so close to my house. Might go for a stroll there.

Think I will stay in Bangkok.

No, changed my mind, I will head to Chang Mai.

haha

PS, Bangkok is out of control. The peoples army have literally taken over. My photos are at www.noplanes.com

I also got run over by a motorbike today, in the chaos. It was going the wrong way down a street controlled by the red army, and it bowled me over. I'm fine, just a few scrapes and bruises.

Bangkok IS the best city on Earth.

No, you've got it all wrong. Perth is the greatest city in the world.

The suspense Sanj...what new delight is going on your avatar? I will guess at stewed pork spareribs?

hai gais,

wanted to say how disappointed i was in the beaufort st merchant on saturday. went there for a coffee while a mate had brekky, both coffees were shite, with mine being especially bad. When i asked for it to be remade, the waitress was cool but the barista merely shrugged his shoulders and was a general cunt about it.

on top of that, some of the bacon was burnt and their new pintxos/tapas menu is fucking shithouse.

out of around 12 dishes, maybe 3 are cooked to order. the rest are all pre-prepared or simply cooked like chorizo. NOTHING interesting and looked to be extremely lazy. their desserts are also now up to $13, which at a casual place is ridiculous.

on top of that, theyve taken the marrow off the menu which i suppose shouldnt be a surprise at they made their own brioche for it, which judging by their current lack of effort would be waaaay too hard.

extremely disappointing, eat a dick merchant.

Coffee at The Merchant has always been crap and I have breakfast there quite often.

I haven't been back since the menu changes were made - is the breakfast menu still the same?



And I don't know what some of you were going on about Jus Burgers. Was very happy with it Friday night. No increase in prices that I saw.

Beats Grill'd and Flipside, no competition whatsover.



Did you go to the Buddha Birthday on the weekend, Sanj? Don't know why I go, food is always disappointing. My Mum will be opening a stall there next year though :banana:

After Sanj's rant about Beaufort St Merchant I thought I would add my own.

Went to Lederville on sat morning and after having a look in the bike shop decided to get a drink / eat in Cranked.

Never again.

Slow service (ended up ordering at the till even though it was table service), dirty tables, poached eggs and toast - which was just that - 2 slices of white bread, not butter, no garnish, no sauce, and the eggs overcooked. I could have done that at home!! My mate has scrambled eggs and sausage - the sausages were lukewarm at best, and the scrambled eggs didn't seem cooked!!

Coffee at Cranked is also crap. Very weak.

Worst scrambled eggs I've ever had was when I had lunch at Zebba with Gabs. Eggs weren't cooked very well and had a greyish liquid at the bottom. Yuck.

duende need to start doing spanish inspired brekky. that would be awesome, might even bring sayer's down a peg or 2 or at least get them to pull their recently inflated heads in

Samby will agree with me when I say Sayers is only worth going there for the coffee.

Don't even contemplate having breakfast there.

hai gais,

wanted to say how disappointed i was in the beaufort st merchant on saturday. went there for a coffee while a mate had brekky, both coffees were shite, with mine being especially bad. When i asked for it to be remade, the waitress was cool but the barista merely shrugged his shoulders and was a general cunt about it.

on top of that, some of the bacon was burnt and their new pintxos/tapas menu is fucking shithouse.

out of around 12 dishes, maybe 3 are cooked to order. the rest are all pre-prepared or simply cooked like chorizo. NOTHING interesting and looked to be extremely lazy. their desserts are also now up to $13, which at a casual place is ridiculous.

on top of that, theyve taken the marrow off the menu which i suppose shouldnt be a surprise at they made their own brioche for it, which judging by their current lack of effort would be waaaay too hard.

extremely disappointing, eat a dick merchant.

Not surprised at all. I was there about two months ago, and the coffee was just horrible, Muzz Buzz quality awful. I've got the place on my blacklist, same as Exomod in the city, where I ordered a white mocca and got mostly congealed milk and mocca powder.

Actually, I've found Milkd in Maylands to be pretty decent, as long as you can tolerate being stabbed or mugged while making your way from the car to the coffee shop.

I'm in love :drool:

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Samby will agree with me when I say Sayers is only worth going there for the coffee.

Don't even contemplate having breakfast there.

I always agree with you ;)

I'm pretty much set on Zekka these days for breky (nothing fancy at all). They've added a new home made baked bean dish which I quite like along with the poached eggs. Coffee is always well above avg and the only time the coffee was shit the barista warned me against it b4 I ordered. Something wasn't right on that day and he couldn't figure out why. I ordered anyway and he really wasn't happy with the outcome so didn't charge me for it. Even that was better than BSM

I always agree with you ;)

I'm pretty much set on Zekka these days for breky (nothing fancy at all). They've added a new home made baked bean dish which I quite like along with the poached eggs. Coffee is always well above avg and the only time the coffee was shit the barista warned me against it b4 I ordered. Something wasn't right on that day and he couldn't figure out why. I ordered anyway and he really wasn't happy with the outcome so didn't charge me for it. Even that was better than BSM

that's great (re zekka), a bit of professionalism (and pride by the sounds of it) goes a long way.

vic - yeah im not a huge fan of the food at milkd but the coffee is always good. the food is weird, heaps of people enjoy it but it never seems quite right to me. certainly not bad by any means but ive never felt they deserve some of the plaudits they receive. their "coldie" in the middle of summer is good too, 2 shots of coffee on ice with a touch of milk and sugar syrup

Can't believe that BFM and Cranked have both gone to shits. They used to both be dependable :(

Love how the decrease in quality always seems to come with an increase in price at the same time.

miensie, those shoes are hawt!

I'm pretty much set on Zekka these days for breky...

The one time I managed to make it to Zekka (during the Christmas break) I completely forgot how you guys rave about the breakfast menu and only had cake and coffee :( PG loves the bruschetta there.

Will make it a point to go there for breakfast if it's the last thing I do.



miensie, those shoes are hawt!

I know. I want so bad :drool:

Balmain have a great selection of shoes right now.

I love how you always appreciate these kinda posts I make - you need to get back to Perth time ASAP :)

The one time I managed to make it to Zekka (during the Christmas break) I completely forgot how you guys rave about the breakfast menu and only had cake and coffee :( PG loves the bruschetta there.

Will make it a point to go there for breakfast if it's the last thing I do.



It's pretty basic stuff Mincy but done quite well. If you ever order the eggs make sure to grab (self serve) the maggie beer chutney they have on the back counter. It goes really nicely with it. They also have MB sauces which I haven't tried but the thick onion chutney is nice.

It's pretty basic stuff Mincy but done quite well. If you ever order the eggs make sure to grab (self serve) the maggie beer chutney they have on the back counter. It goes really nicely with it. They also have MB sauces which I haven't tried but the thick onion chutney is nice.

Chutney with eggs? Really? 0_o

Will give it a whirl if you rate it. I know Sank rates Maggie Beer.