Review: Chillipadi

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....