Lunch at Jyu Jyu, 339 Clayton Rd, Clayton

1) Jyu Jyu meal box (comprises gyoza, teriyaki chicken with Japanese
rice). Portion a tad small but for that price ($8), it's pretty
reasonable.

2) Takoyaki (octopus balls). Slightly doughy. Didn't really like it. 6/10.

3) Sukiyaki don. 8/10.

Breakfast at Chez Dré, 285/287 Coventry St, South Melbourne

1) S ordered the stuffed mushroom. I didn't try it but it looked very tasty!

2) I ordered the croque madame. It's smoked ham grilled cheese
sandwich with an egg on top. Love it! 8/10! :)

Lunch at Kotaraya, 2107 Princes Highway, Clayton

They only serve Hainanese chicken rice from Fridays to Sundays. We saw
most of the customers ordering chicken rice so, J ordered the roast
chicken and I ordered the salt and pepper spare ribs. Superb! Will
recommend! 8/10! :)

Dinner at Coconut House Cafe, 449 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

1) Nasi lemak with sambal prawns and egg. Quite authentic! Enjoyed it. 8/10.

2) Ban Mian - next best alternative after Chom Chom closed down. 7/10.

Tempura Cha Soba by Joe.

7.5/10!

Blueberry muffins by Joe!

Good first attempt! 7.5/10.

Lunch at Groove Train, Westfield - Geelong Shop MM1 Yarra Street, Geelong

It's probably not fair to rate what we ate at Groove Train as we just lost out beloved golden, and everything tasted awful in our mouths. But I will say the service was prompt and the food was quick. Nice ambience as well.

Chicken parmigiana.

Fried calamaris

Dinner at Stokehouse (Upstairs), 30 Jacka Blvd St Kilda VIC 3182

These pics were taken in April, but I've totally forgotten to post them. Can't remember the individual dishes but there's nothing not to like about Stokehouse! I had the veal which I thought was pretty good. Overall, 8.5/10!

(Pictures by our friend C). 

Blueberry muffin by Joe.

Slightly dry but not bad for a first attempt! 7/10. :)

Vanilla cupcake from Dench Bakers, Hawthorn branch

8/10! :)

Dinner at Meiji Jap Cafe, 105 Little Bourke St

1) Hakone sushi. Not impressed. Too dry and some were not wrapped
properly. 5.5/10.

2) J had the Tori Kamameshi. Very mediocre apparently. Too salty. 5/10.

Breakfast at Palate, Greville St, Prahran

1) Veggie Patch. The porch eggs were very mediocre. Nothing to shout
about. 5.5/10.

2) Big breakfast. Very average. 6/10.

Lunch at Penang Coffee House, 549 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn

1) Vegetarian Mee Goreng. A little too salty and too dry for my liking. 6/10.

2) KL-style Har Mee. Not too bad. Too much sauce? 7/10.

3) Char Kway Teow. Prob the more authentic dish of the lot. 8/10.

4) Chicken satay. Chicken were soft and tender. Peanut sauce was good too! 8/10!

Laurent Bakery

Ultra sweet (but I guess all meringues are always too sweet). 7/10.

Dinner at Ocha, 3 Church St, Hawthorn

Soba. 6.5/10.

Gyoza. Not bad but too salty! 7/10.

Scallop with Japanese hollandaise sauce. Again, too salty. 7/10.

Spicy calamari salad. I don't know why it's called 'spicy' as we couldn't taste any spice at all. 6.5/10.

Grilled eggplant with miso. Nice but super salty! 6.5/10.

Mirin chicken with salad. This was probably the worst dish. 5/10.

Overall, this place was really overrated. Good food guide gave it 15/20! I reckon it should be 12/20.

Cakes at Gânache, 250 Toorak Rd, South Yarra

Both the pear caramel and choc mousse cakes were absolutely fantastic.
Probably one of the best cakes I've eaten.

9.5/10! :)

Service was top-notch! Highly recommend this place. Will revisit!

The best homemade tiramisu in the world! :D~

Made by my colleague G. She makes the best homemade tiramisu in the world. 10/10!

Lunch at Red Elephant, 332 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn.

Pad Grapow! Yums! 8/10.

S and J had the thai green curry with rice.

Yum Cha at Tao Tao House, 815 Glenferrie Road Melbourne, 3122

Overall rating: 8/10. Sorry, took a while to post these pics up. Unable to rate individual dish (cos can't remember it now)! However, I remember it to be rather enjoyable. Service was a bit slow at times but staff were polite. :)