Lunch at Chai Eat Like Malaysian, 127 Pelham St Carlton

2nd time here and still pleased with food. Service was average and
portion still small. But overall, love the authenticity of the food
here. 7.5/10!

1) Yu Pian Mee Fen
2) Curry Laksa

Dinner at Krabi Thai, 259 Keilor Rd Essendon

1) Spicy fried rice with chicken. Very fragrant and chicken pieces
were tender and juicy. Liked it. 7.5/10.

2) BBQ chicken. Was average. 6.5/10.

Friendly service.

Lunch at Ampang Tofu, 13 Village Ave Doncaster

1) Nasi Lemak. J says it's very good! 8/10.

2) Yong Tofu Laksa. This is what they are popular for! The soup isn't
too Lemak which is what I like. 8/10!

Even though their food is great, I must minus points for their bad and
impatient service!

Dinner at Ajisen Ramen, 130 Bourke St CBD

1) Tori Karaage Ramen. 6.5/10

2) Tom Yam Ramen. 7/10.

Lunch at Tom Phat, 184 Sydney Rd Brunswick

1) Claypot red curry with rice, tofu and pumpkin. Nice! 7.5/10.

2) Curry noodle with chicken and snakebeans. J finds it average and
gave it 6.5/10. Noodles were a little overcooked.

Good service and ambience, but wouldn't call it authentic Thai food.
More fusion type.

Dinner at Ramen Ya, Shop 25G Melbourne GPO 350 Bourke St,Melbourne

1) Kimchi ramen.

2) Seafood gyoza ramen.

Both very average. Had better ramen. 6/10.

Dinner at Jade Inn Restaurant, 12 Sturt St, Ballarat

1) Fried bean curd with vegetables. A little oily but quite tasty. 7.5/10.

2) Sweet and sour chicken in batter. Chicken was quite tender! 7/10.

Dinner at Nine Elephants, 67 Village St, Docklands

Two thumbs up for both green curry and pad Thai! Great service and
ambience. Will revisit! 9.5/10!

Lunch at Chillipadi Mamak Kopitiam, 295 Racecourse Rd,Kensington

Very average food here. Not all that authentic. We didn't want to come
back here but hunger took the better of us! 6/10 for both curry Laksa
and chicken rice. The curry Laksa looked big but very little noodles
in there.

Dinner at Chai Eat Like Malaysian, 127 Pelham St, Carlton

1) Pan Mee. Fresh noodles but soup not authentic. 7/10.

2) Char Siew Wanton Tossed Noodles. Not bad but quite small portion
for that price. 7/10.

Dinner at Thai Herbs, 297 Buckley St, Essondon

1) Pad Keeown (fried rice with green curry paste and prawns). Pretty
good! 7.5/10. Would recommend!

2) Som Tum Talay (papaya salad). Quite average. 6/10.

3) Pad Grapow. Surprisingly good. Came with fried rice instead of the
normal steam rice. 8/10.

Dinner at Monk & Me, 9 Evans Place, Hawthorn East

1) Hotplate tofu with minced chicken. 8/10.

2) Assam fish. Delicious but small portion for that price. 7.5/10.

Dinner at Rama Thai, 495 Burke Rd, Hawthorn East

1) Tom Kha soup. Portion a bit small for the price. 7/10.

2) Pad Met Chicken. Great taste. Chicken was very tender! Could have
been hotter temperature-wise. 7.5/10.

3) Thai fish cake. 7.5/10. Nice!

Dinner at BB Bap, 311 Exhibition St, Melbourne

1) Grilled Octopus balls. 7/10.

2) Bi Bim Bap. 7.5/10.

3) Kimchi soup with rice. 7.5/10.

Value for money! Everything for only $17!

Dinner at HuTong Dumpling Bar, 14-16 Market Lane, CBD

1) Xiao Long Bao, very juicy. 8/10.

2) Claypot scallop and eggplant in Szechuan hot sauce. Too oily for my
liking. Too few scallops and too much eggplant! 6/10.

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.

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.

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.

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!