MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year~

We, Rondoletti and Rondoletto, wish you a very merry Christmas!


May God bless us all in this blissful day! 


Please have a joyful time with your family~ ^^

-Rondoletti- & ~Rondoletto~

Food Adventure Info

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Hi all~

It's been a while since I wrote my last post.

I'm really sorry for that. A lot of things have happened, my laptop broke down and exams were coming. Finally everything has settled nicely... Hopefully Rondoletti and me can get into the uni that we want.

Holiday has come! Yay~

                                         Singapore                             Bali

        

                         Surabaya                      Lombok

  

                          China                           Hongkong

We're planning to have a little journey around Asia countries such as Singapore, Indonesia (Bali, Lombok, Surabaya), Hongkong, and a bit of China.

Well, as a food lover, surely, we'll try the traditional and the authentic dishes in each countries.

So, please follow us to witness our food journey in these countries!

~Rondoletto~

Review: Ramen Ya

Posted by ~RnR~ in $10-$20, Restaurant

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Ramen Ya Review

Ramen Ya, one of the best restaurants that served ramen. Well, they don't serve wide variety of ramens but sometimes "less is more".

Let's proceed to the main points,

This is the well-known Charsu Ramen in Tonkatsu broth. As stated on the menu, this ramen is the speciality of Ramen Ya. I've to admit that this ramen was awesome! The broth was very tasty. The ramen was well-cooked too. The highlight of this ramen was the charsu or the pork slices. Maybe this is what they described as "melting in your mouth". Trust me, the pork slices are addicting!

Besides the Charsu Ramen, we also ordered Seafood Gyoza Ramen. If you don't think that the ramen will be enough to make you full, you can ask for extra ramen with additional cost of $2.5. They really add a lot of ramen if you order for an extra but they don't add the broth, which was disappointing. For this ramen, we ordered with the same tonkatsu broth. The difference here was only the seafood gyoza. The skin of the gyoza was quite thin and hence it broke easily. The Seafood inside was mainly made of octopus and prawn I guess. Overall, it was delicious too.

For the side dish, we got pork gyoza. The gyoza was rather small. The pork inside was not bad. The skin was quite crispy. Honestly, I like the skin more than the pork. Anyway, it was just alright.

Overall:

Price:8/10

Food: 8.5/10

Service: 7.5/10

Ambience: 7.5/10

Estimated price per person: $ 10

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Shop 25G Melbourne GPO
350 Bourke St,

Melbourne VIC 3000

Website : www.ramenya.com.au

~Rondoletto~

Review: Earl Canteen

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Earl Canteen Review

Earl Canteen, the top number one talk of the town in Urbanspoon till today ( 3 Oct '10).

Well, Earl canteen has been in my wish list since I discovered Urbanspoon... :P

With so many reviews and talks about this little and sweet 'canteen', finally I've made a visit. ^^

Let's start with their infamous "sex sandwich". XD

This sandwich is actually known as Pork Belly Sandwich on their menu. I've heard numerous rumours regarding the crispiness and the deliciousness of this sandwich. Well, it's now a fact that I can't deny. Yes! It's indeed yummy!!! ><

The crispiness of the pork accompanied with the freshness of apple, cabbage & fennel coleslaw, and wilted silverbeet, hmmm..., I'm pretty sure that you'll want it more and more....

The pork is quite salty if you eat it by its own. However, it goes really well with the baguette. Owh ya~ the baguette is pretty hard to be cut by knife though. So if you really want to enjoy it, I suggest that you can just grab the sandwich and give it a big bite! :D

Since it's our first time there, we didn't have the chance to try other menu since we wanted to try the Pork Belly Sandwich. Fortunately, my friend tried the Wagyu Meatball Sandwich. I was pretty excited to know that it's wagyu. So, I offered an exchange :P

It's indeed a delicious sandwich topped with zucchini pickles and shaved parmesan. The sauce tastes pretty much like bolognese sauce.

Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed with this sandwich. The meatball is not as good as what I was expecting or maybe my expectation was too high. ;P

But overall, It's still good.

Maybe next time I should try the Real Steak Sandwich which sound mouth-watering to me... :P

Overall:

Price: 7.5/10

Food: 8.5/10

Service: 7.5/10

Ambience: 7.5/10

Estimated price per person: $ 15

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Ground level,

500 Bourke,

Lt Bourke St courtyard,


Melbourne 3000

Website: www.earlcanteen.com.au

~Rondoletto~

Review: Chillipadi

Posted by ~RnR~ in $41-50, Gluttonized

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Chillipadi Review

Chillipadi, Melbourne Central has just started its nonya buffet about a week ago... Nonya cuisine is a combination between Chinese and Malay cuisines 

I came early, and therefore waited for a while before the buffet started. 

This is the buffet area, located at the second floor. Lets now move on the food =D

On the first plate was the... (clockwise direction)

Siamese laksa: Not like the usual laksa, but it was a great dish... 

Sambal udang petai: The prawns were fresh.... a very tasty dish! =D

Acar fish: Couldn't stop of having more and more... I really like the sweet and sour taste of the fish =D

Inchi kabin: This was basically a nonya version of fried chicken. This one was just alright...

Moving on to the next plate =D 

Steamed rice: Actually I was expecting Nasi Lemak, instead of just steamed rice :(

Curry chicken: A great curry chicken.... really like this one :)

Otak otak: otak otak is a spicy steamed fish mousse... Again this was a great dish. But actually I personally prefer to have grilled otak otak, rather than the steamed ones....

Ikan Asam Pedas: Very aromatic and addictive.... love this! 

Inchi Kabin: more of nonya fried chicken

Lets start from that veggie dish...

Nonya Chap Chai: Stir fry vegetables with fermented bean curd... I like the fermented bean curd... there's nothing special other than that....

On the right was the Ayam pong tay: Lacking in flavor if eaten without the gravy

Eggplant: I can't remember the exact name for this dish... since I'm not a big fan of eggplant, I found this dish just to be alright...

There were several sauces at the buffet and the best one was the one at the top of the plate - sambal belachan 

Next to the sambal belachan was kelabu boknee: It has a refreshing taste... but the shredded chicken was a bit too try....

Achar: Nothing special about this one...

Kueh pie ti: Shredded vegetables in crisp thin pastry cup. Rondoletto like this one a lot, but I found this dish having a strong dried-prawn smell....

There's not much dessert selections at Chillipadi nonya buffet. But that's not really a problem because their kueh were really good!!! 

Punget: Taro and sweet potato in sweet coconut soup. A lovely dessert and one bowl is definitely not enough =D

Overall: 

Price: 7/10

Food: 9/10

Service: 9/10

Ambience: 8/10

Estimated price per person: AUD 45

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Shop Oe7 Menzies Aly Little Lonsdale St


Melbourne VIC 3000

Website: www.chillipadi.com.au

-Rondoletti-

Review: Cafe Cavallino

Posted by ~RnR~ in $10-$20, Restaurant

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Cafe Cavallino Review.

Firstly, I want to apologize for the postpone of the posts due to my laptop that broke down a week ago. Now I'm still considering which laptop to get. So please be patient.. :D

Once, I get the new laptop more posts will be up...^^

Okay, let's get to the main point~~

Confuse of choosing so many Italian restaurants along Lygon Street?

Well, I have Cafe Cavallino to be recommended for you. I believe that it is a cafe for Ferrari lovers. :D

It's also a good place to celebrate your friend's birthday as what we did.

Anyway, Happy Belated Birthday to Ms S... ^^

For the appetiser we ordered Pumpkin Soup and Wedges with Chili Sauce and Sour Cream

For the Pumpkin Soup, I did not find anything special with it. It's quite tasty and creamy. Still passable.

Wedges with Chili Sauce and Sour Cream. Well, the wedges is just like any other wedges. Again, nothing much special about this one but it makes a good starter for crumbling stomach. The sweet and sour cream is a bit tasteless though. You need to dip a whole lot of it in order to get the sour taste.

Next,

Bocconcini bread. At first I've mistaken this bread as garlic bread as they look very similar. However, their taste is quite different. This Bocconcini bread is made up of herb bread with Bocconcini Cheese. There is an alluring fragrant from the bread which will make you impatient to try this bread. The cheese is yummy!!! I like it a lot. Also, the bread added the sense of crispiness to the dish. Yum~~

This one? It's called Agnolotti Doriano. Basically, it's a kind of ravioli filled with beef and served with bolognese  sauce and parsley. Overall, it's not bad. However, I didn't find it as tasty after a few bites. I guess it's because of the beef that is inside the agnolotti which I found a bit plain. 

This pizza is named after the cafe, Cavallino. According to the description, this pizza contains sauce, mozzarella cheese, fresh tomatoes, olives, parsley, Proscuitto(Ham), Rucola (roquette salad), shaved parmesan, goat cheese, bruschetta. Quite a long description isn't it? Yea...

I didn't expect the pizza to suit my taste. Surprisingly, this one is delicious.  The crispiness of the base, accompanied with the freshness of the rucola and tomatoes, created a great combination! Don't forget, there is also Ham on the pizza which gives extra indulgence to your mouth.

Do you notice something different with this pizza? Ya! It's a combination of "American" and "Lygon Special". For some of you who loves pizza, American maybe a wise choice to try. Personally, I felt that the highlight of the night is the Lygon Special. Wonderful combination of Ham, Mushroom, Hot salami, mild peppers, pineapple and prawns is ready to shake your mouth with a blazing sensation! So far, in Melbourne, I think this pizza is the best pizza I've ever had. Well, I have not been staying too long here. Probably you can give me suggestion if you don't agree with this. :D

There is spiciness and sourness in the pizza which I love the most. I really feel like eating this pizza again. ><

Actually, we also ordered a cake, which I believed to be a triple chocolate cake. I can't really remember the exact name. The cake was just awesome! There is a plenty of chocolate in it! For a chocoholic like me, I love everything with chocolate... :P

Sorry that I forgot to take the picture of the chocolate cake since it's a birthday cake for Ms  S. :D

Overall:

Price: 8/10

Food: 8.25/10

Service: 7.5/10

Ambience: 7.5/10

Estimated price per person: $ 18

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181 Lygon St

Carlton VIC 3053

Website: www.cafecavallino.com.au

~Rondoletto~

Recipe: Pork chop with pasta

Posted by ~RnR~ in Cooking Class, Mains

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Pork chop with pasta

by Celeste

Ingredients:

       Pork chops

       Salt

       Pepper

       Masterfood ™ Steak seasoning

       Olive oil

       Lemon

       Starch

       Pasta of choice (I used canalini for this one)

       Salad

Procedures: 

     1. Cook pasta according to instructions.

     2. While waiting for pasta to cook, season the chops generously with salt, pepper and steak seasoning on both sides. Press to season into the flesh.

     3. For more taste, leave the chops with seasoning for about 20 minutes. Recommended to prepare salad at this time to be served with the pasta.

     4. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chops, press and leave alone for about 5 minutes to brown. Turn the chops over, press again, and leave for another 2 minutes. 

     5. Squeeze lemon juice around the chops.

        6. Remove chops and place on top of the cooked pasta.

     7. Leave the oil in the pan. Add in some water and starch, mix to preferred thickness of sauce. Add in more steak seasoning and lemon juice.

     8. Pour it over the chops and the pasta.

   9.Serve with salad on the side.

~Rondoletto~