Review: Menya

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Menya Review


Hi everyone!!!! Hope you're doing great... =D
So yesterday I went out to have lunch at Menya, Elizabeth St...  Here's the link on my previous post about  Menya... do take a look :)

Instead of ordering chicken teriyaki again, I ordered Oyako Don... =D



As usual, Menya gave a very generous portion... 
Well, this Oyako don was rather tasteless... there's not enough flavor :(
But it was great when you've added soy sauce and hot sesame oil... will definitely order this again :)

Price: 9/10
Food: 8/10
Overall: 8.5/10

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437 Elizabeth St
Melbourne VIC 3000

-Rondoletti-

Review: Kitchen Workshop (Part. 2)

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Kitchen Workshop Review (Part. 2)


Continue from Part 1


Thanks -Rondoletti- for the part 1 of the review. From here I, ~Rondoletto~, will take over. :D

Okay... Let's start with the soup in Kitchen Workshop.





In Kitchen Workshop, they serve us two kind of soups which are, Vegetable soup and French Onion soup
Unfortunately, I didn't get to try the French Onion soup. It somehow doesn't look as interesting as the Vegetable soup
The Vegetable soup was quite nice but maybe a bit bland if you just eating it by itself. Therefore, they also provide you with other toppings for the soup such as croutons, mozarella cheese, and french bread to accompany your soup. Putting a few shake of white pepper is a good decision too.


Now, let's move on to my favourite part... Dessert!!! :p


Does that machine look familiar to you? Yes.... It's an ice cream machine... :)
This was my first dessert in Kitchen Workshop. I always like eating ice cream after a meal...
The Ice Cream had 2 flavours which are vanilla and chocolate.

"Wait!!! But there are three handles there!"
Oops... I got caught.... :p Sorry. The middle handle was actually for the mixture of vanilla and chocolate ice cream. It's for those people who doesn't know which flavours to choose, like me, :p

Before we continue I just wanna tell you that watch out for the ice cream as it melts easily. It only takes about 15 seconds for it to melt. Hence, you have to eat it quickly, unless you want to drink it... :p

"So we only can use the cone to take the ice cream? I want more!"
Don't worry. You can also use a bowl to take lot of it...  ><


Pretty isn't it? In fact, I really really like it...
But there is something that bother me, the smarties. The smarties was hard! It takes effort to break the smarties... I don't remember trying so hard to eat smarties when I was a little boy.
Besides that anything just perfect... They even give you a lot of toppings to play with...

Toppings : Chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup, crushed nuts, marshmallow, whipped cream, smarties, hundreds and thousands


Let's get deeper into Dessert!!! XD





Here we have  Chocolate Mud cake,  lemon cake and mixed berry cheesecake.
The Chocolate mud cake was served warm. But it doesn't really hit the jackpot.
The lemon cake was just so so but it was quite refreshing.
For me the best dessert was the Mixed Berry Cheesecake!
It was the best dessert there for me. The cheesecake was not just soft but it was also fruity and sour. Even more sour than the lemon cake. It gives you very refreshing sensation which will help you to light up your palate after eating so much food. 
Sadly, it was gone in just a few minutes. Many people love it I guess. They replaced the mixed berry cake with a normal Cheesecake***.
Although it's also cheesecake, the sensation produced was completely different. The cheesecake  was definitely cheesy. However it doesn't has the refreshing effect. Instead it will make you feel full quicker.



At the left we have Raspberry and White Chocolate Mousse and beside it we have Chocolate Mousse.
Which one do you prefer?
For chocoholics (count me too:D), who like dark chocolate, I suggest you to try the Chocolate Mousse. I believe that the Chocolate Mousse is made of dark chocolate since it is quite bitter. For those who want to have a fruit and chocolaty combination, try the  Raspberry and White Chocolate Mousse.  The raspberry flavour dominate the white chocolate but it will surely refresh your palate. The raspberry stick there is nice too. Good choice for dessert.




Who loves Profiterole? Because I always like this dessert... Compared to the profiterole that I ate in ChinaBarSignature, I believe that this one tastes much better....
The cream inside it is really tasty and it is also complemented with chocolate syrup... Yum~~~

Next to it is Mixed Berry Mousse. I like it too as it is quite sour. Okay... I admit that I love sour stuff. One reason I like it because after eating so much food, sour stuff will always be able to refresh your palate and increase your appetite... :D

The last one at the right is something like  Vanilla pudding. I can't remember all the name of the desserts. It's not really recommended as it doesn't taste as  beautiful as it looks. For those who like milky pudding, this maybe one choice.

Chocolate Cake (L): It's delicious and of course chocolaty. But I prefer it to be sweeter. :D
Cheesecake with passion fruit syrup (R): This cheesecake was prettily done. The taste is just good. Nothing to boast about.


Cream Brulee (L): It's very sweet... The caramelized surface on top is very sweet. 



Cheesecake(L): Refer to ***  above
Fruit cake(M): I don't really like it. It's just sweet.
Vanilla Mousse(R): Nothing special about this one. Just a normal mousse.

More Dessert:


Coffee pudding: This one can be recommended. I like the coffee flavour... :D It's not bitter though...


Yeah! For those who want their dinner to be accompanied with liquors, Kitchen Workshop has a small bar in which you can buy the liquor at your expense. :)

What's my overall impression?




Price: 9.25/10
Food: 6.75/10
Ambience: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Overall: 7/10 

Estimated Price/Person : AUD$17.5 for Weekdays Lunch


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For more information about Kitchen Workshop please contact:
Ground Floor, Clarendon Street
8 Whiteman Street
Crown Entertainment Complex
Melbourne 3006


Review: Kitchen Workshop (Part. 1)

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Kitchen Workshop Review (Part. 1)


Welcome to Merveilles de la Nourriture =D
If you're looking for a buffet restaurant at a reasonable price, then you might consider to visit Kitchen Workshop at Crown. 

(Entrance)

(The restaurant)

(The main dishes)

(Teppanyaki counter)

Lets now look at what this restaurant has to offer....



Starting from chicken sausages (clockwise-direction): The chicken sausage was not bad. It's good for starters =D

Breaded fish fillet: Rondoletto likes this the most. This was one of the main dishes you should try. The fish was well-breaded and deep-fried until it was golden-brown and crispy. The taste was great, and it's even better when you eat it with tartare sauce....

Baked potato: It was good. But, I think it was not baked very well. The potato skin was not crispy. Other than that it was alright, the taste was great actually! 

Steamed fish: I forgot what was the sauce they used for this one (my bad =P). Anyway, this one was tasteless, The sauce did not go well with the steamed fish.

Beef burgundy: Personally, I like this the most. It was full of flavor. But it was rather disappointing, though. The beef was not tender at all, making it hard to chew :(  The carrot (not in the picture) was way undercooked :(

Let's move on to the next plate, shall we? =D



Another serving of baked potato =D

Chicken drumstick in peri-peri sauce: This was great!!! It was well-seasoned, The chicken drumstick was well-marinated with the peri-peri sauce... Really tasty! =D

On the right there's roasted leg of ham with apple sauce: This was great too! I prefer to eat it without the apple sauce, though. For me, the apple sauce tasted weird, and didn't go well with the roasted leg of ham... 

On the top there's roasted beef with dijon mustard: I suggest don't take the dijon mustard too much. The mustard has somewhat common taste with wasabi, and I don't like both of them...  Well, there's nothing special for the roasted beef... it was just okay =D


This was from the teppanyaki counter. You can choose the veggies you would like to have, and the chef will cook it for you. You can choose to add beef (sadly there's no prawn, scallop etc) if you like. I found this dish was too oily!!! The taste was just standard, not an extraordinary teppanyaki...

From the salad bar....



Wide choices of veggies etc to make your own favorite salad =D

~and now you can look forward to the 2nd part of this post by ~Rondoletto~

Continue to Part 2

-Rondoletti-


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~Rondoletto~



Review: China Bar Signature (Part 2)

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China Bar Signature Review (Part 2) 



Welcome back to ~Merveilles de la Nourriture~
As I promised earlier let's finish up the review for China Bar Signature :D




If you are still not satisfied with all those food that I mentioned earlier, China Bar still can provide you with more food. There are a lot more Chinese food that you can indulge yourself with. :D
Let's get it started!




Yummy isn't it? I can guarantee you this time it will not disappoint you.  After thinking about it for quite some time, I think that I like this section of China Bar the most. You can choose from 8 different metal plate excluding the calamari ring and some other fried snacks at the side. Excited? Well, if you love to eat (like me :p), you will be.

Uhm... Where should I start? Okay... Let's start with "Steamed Basa Fish". The steam basa fish itself is a little bit bland but if you put more of its sauce it will surely be much more tastier. But I still like it though... Just remember, more sauce... :D

Next is "honey chicken". It sounds very simple and it is a kind of food that you can get it everywhere. But I still love it~ I guess it's one of my favorite here. You can taste the honey very clearly and supported with the crunchiness from the chicken which will make you to want it more and more~~ ;p

If my memory serves me well, I think there is "szechuan spicy calamari". It's the one at the southwest direction in the picture. Since I love seafood, I really enjoy this calamari. The coating sauce goes well with the calamari. The calamari is not hard to be eaten as well. It's just delicious. (*drool* ><)

Okay, move on. The next one is "sliced beef with veggie". The beef and the vegie are well-cooked. The beef is soft and the veggie is not over-cooked. But I think if they can change it to black pepper beef with veggie, it will be perfect... XD

Sick of all the meat and seafood? Don't worry, we still have "vegetarian combination". The combination is made up of cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, and mushroom. It's a good selection after you will guilty eating all the meat and seafood earlier. The veggies served are high in fibre. It's healthy and yummy as well. :)





ARGH! I hate reviewing this picture! It really makes me wanna go there again. Hahaha~~
YUM~~~
My friend claimed that this calamari tasted similar to the one that is served in his hometown. Proudly, I can say that both the honey chicken and calamari are two of our favorite food there. They were gone in a couple of minutes after this picture was taken :p

The calamari ring is not oily and the coating is crispy. The calamari itself is not hard. Therefore, you don't have to hesitate to take as many calamari as you want. :D

Owh... Before that, let's return to the previous picture for a bit. Do you notice the triangle-shaped spring roll? (Sorry for this one, I don't know how to put it)
They are located just beside the calamari. I don't really recommend it since it is similar to the spring roll that is located near the dim sum section. I don't find anything special about this one.







We are getting closer to the ending... :D
Salad. In China Bar, they provide you with two type of salad which are vegetable salad and fruit salad. Honestly, I didn't any have opportunity to touch this section. Around this time, my stomach has gotten bloated with so much food. Moreover, I prefer to finish up my meal with [fatty] desserts. (You can pretend not to see the word in square brackets XD)





What do u think? ♫♫♫I [LOVE] THIS PART RIGHT HERE!♫♫♫ (Imitating Pussycat Doll :p)




More pictures? Alright~~~






Relax~~~ Don't get too excited... I know you are... :p
It's the most anticipated part for some people. DESSERT!
The first time I arrived, I was really stunned with the wide range of dessert provided here. It's unbelievably a lot. So, for those who felt that your stomach cannot cope with all the food, I  suggest that you might want to plan before eating. You will be very disappointed to find out that you won't be able to get most of the dessert. They are all sweet, tasty, and obviously YUMMY~~~ ><

I don't think I can describe each one of the dessert but let me do my best.
"Which dessert should I start with?" Here is some recommendation from me...
Chocolate Mousse, one of my friends love it. It's soft and chocolaty~~
You also might not want to miss the Chocolate Eclair aka Petite Eclair in Chinabar, it is one of the best dessert there. Rondoletti likes this one the most... :p
For me the highlight of the dessert is "Mini Cream Puff". It's a must!!! It's simply gorgeous.... ><



Here is the CREAM PUFF ><




Chocolate Eclair, Banana bread and, in the middle, tofu-cheese cake



Chocolate Mousse and Creme Brulee



Chocolate Mudcake,  Snow Skin Mooncake, and Marshmallow



"Can I get something else beside cake?" or
"It's too fatty! Can I get something healthier?"
Of course you can... For those who doesn't like cake, which is a rare case I think, Chinabar still has fruits provided for you all... Don't worry... :D

Variety of fruits to get you fresher~~~ :)





Hmmm... There is something lacking. If only I can get ice cream for my dessert..."
Don't get blue... Chinabar will grant your wish~~~ 
Ice cream~~~





They have red-bean, taro/yam, durian, melon and also sweetcorn flavored ice cream.
Well, even though it is not the same as the usual ice cream that you may get, I think it's pretty impressive that they even provide ice cream.

SPECIAL DESSERT: SNOW SKIN MOONCAKE and MOONCAKE





Each colour has different flavour. For example green tea, lotus, red bean, mango and also strawberry. Unfortunately I can't eat them all...  I was too full by then... Huff T_T

So what is my overall impression?
Price: 8.5/10
Food: 8/10
Ambience: 9.5/10
Service: 8/10
Overall: 9/10 

Estimated price/Person : $30 for Lunch and $50 for dinner.


*** Special Thanks to Mj ×m, who has provided us with beautiful pictures ***


China Bar Signature : Bonus Part 
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For more information about China Bar Signature please contact:

380 Burwood Highway
Burwood East, VIC 3151





                                                                                                           ~Rondoletto~