We’ve moved
by Richard PerkinsHey all. We’ve moved out of Oz and are now settled in our new place in San Jose. We’ll probably eat at some memorable restaurants in the SF Bay area, so expect new reviews periodically.Cheers!
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Managing a full time engineering career while being a part time writer, musician, and outdoorsman.Red Emperor
by Richard Perkins11 July 2007,Ur3, 3, Southgate Avenue, Southbank, VIC 9699-4170An upscale Chinese restaurant with excellent river views overlooking the Yarra and historic Flinders Street Station, the food is consistently excellent but pricey, the staff is eminently qualified to make menu suggestions, in fact we usually just ask tell our waiter to select for us and have [...]
Daniel’s
by Richard Perkins29 Jan 2007225 Rundle St, Adelaide, 8232-2300An Italian themed steak and seafood restaurant with a great balcony view of the street below, the oysters were served very fresh but without the vinegar and onion I prefer, the arta putanesca was delicious with a portion size that was more than enough for two, and the dessert [...]
Sumo’s Noodle & "Sushi" Bar
by Richard Perkins26 October 2006Macaulay Rd, KensingtonA sadly disappointing small chain Asian cafe, the sushi bar had a selection of only 3-4 roll boxes, the Nasi Goreng was not bad but tasted more like Chinese fried rice than the tropical Indonesian dish we expected, the Curry Laksa didn’t have much to recommend it either, still the place [...]
Macaulay Charcoal Chicken
by Richard Perkins18 October 2006497 Macaulay Rd, Kensington, 9376-7746spit roasted chickens turn slowly over a huge open grill of, you guessed it, charcoal in this Kensigton lunch and dinner favorite, their large sandwiches are both inventive and delicious, we tried the Mr. Avocado and theTandoori Queen and found both to be excellent; ambiance 6 of 10; food [...]
The Fish Place
by Richard Perkins16 October 2006534 Macaulay Rd, Kensington 9372-5145a classic fish fry, this Greek family run takeaway house makes great eats cheap, provided you like your fish battered and fried to flaky golden perfection, so far we’ve tried the barramundi and the flake fillets with ‘small’ size chips (1 fillet and chips is enough for two!), their [...]
Bopha Devi
by Richard Perkins30 Sep 200627 Ballarat St, Yarraville 9362-0941an small inexpensive Cambodian restaurant steps from Yarraville station in Melbourne, recommended by the Cheap Eats guide, the small brick walled dining room gets filled with boisterous (cheerfully loud) fans early on busy nights so reservations are a good idea, Mee Hokkien (noodles and whole scallops fried with veggies [...]
Lemongrass
by Richard Perkins20 Sep 2006176 Lygon St, Melbourne 9662-2244an elegant Thai cuisine restaurant on restaurant row, the decor inside is beautiful as is the food, but the flavor leaves something to be desired, the Thoo Thong (crab dumplings) were cutely tied off with grass ties and the filling was reasonably tasty, the Pla Pao (whole barramundi in [...]
La Notte
by Richard Perkins22 Sep 2006140 Lygon St, Melbourne 9663-6861a hearty cafe with attached bottle shop, they serve a simple yet satisfying breakfast of eggs, toast, bacon, sausage and grilled tomatoes; ambiance 7 of 10; food 8 of 10; service 8 of 10; breakfast cost $17 each
Sale e Pepe
by Richard Perkins17 Sep 2006232 Lygon St, Melbourne 9663-2599another exellent Italian restaurant on Lygon’s popular restaurant row, on busy nights their aggressive barkers usually throw in a bottle of wine and appetizer on the house if you don’t sit down to their table immediately(their high entree and main dish prices make up the difference though), the veal [...]
