tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58374512354872021222024-03-14T17:27:02.437+11:00Saving, Dining & TravellingA blog about our saving tips and our dining & travel adventures!Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-34353839494182906152014-09-30T09:26:00.002+10:002014-09-30T09:26:57.139+10:00Golden Bean Espresso, Carnegie<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1870001/restaurant/Melbourne/Golden-Bean-Espresso-Carnegie"><img alt="Golden Bean Espresso on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1870001/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If one happens to head down to Carnegie Central, it is worth exploring Golden Bean Espresso. It is a cafe just up the escalator on the first floor. The cafe serves breaskfast, coffee, smoothies, wraps, cakes and pastry. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The ambient is very relaxing, just a great spot to rest and refresh after shopping here.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-81961965341905787202014-09-03T22:42:00.000+10:002014-09-03T22:42:36.227+10:00Zagar's Charcoal Grill, Burwood, Melbourne<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We took a friend of mine who was visiting Melbourne to this steak house because we wanted to take her somewhere to try Australian beef. How lucky are we to find this place! This place is run by a lovely, friendly couple and the steak here was excellent. The steak are chargrilled here to your liking. The homemade beef sausage is a must try. You get to choose 2 different sauce to go with your steak. There were limited choice on sides - there's coleslaw and potato salad. But if you just want great steak, it is a place worth trying.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwljYO-LJrbJLEs1gRzpHrqNLBHjoH2WqqIPdFN4NTEiNPVVqnmPGsrui8H84R2p12mOUa3vDafqimSsYsiP71j9bT9yHrYBj7n8h8-pIqEOxg6tyU8DqYAHiO-m1FfrrDYg_NT7GsJ2g/s640/blogger-image-1858190967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-55323611875253051682014-09-03T22:14:00.002+10:002014-09-03T22:14:48.111+10:00Sakura Kaiten Sushi, Melbourne<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/761667/restaurant/CBD/Sakura-Kaiten-Sushi-Melbourne"><img alt="Sakura Kaiten Sushi on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/761667/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We went to Sakura Kaiten Sushi one evening because it has such a high review on Urbanspoon, hoping that it will be just like the ones we had in Japan. The atmosphere was nice but I find the variety of sushi were quite limited. It was also a bit pricey overall. I think the sushi here was okay but it is not something I will rave about. Personally I think it is overated.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-64695281743997232042014-08-04T22:41:00.002+10:002014-08-04T22:42:05.022+10:00Shyun Ramen Bar, Carnegie<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1851504/restaurant/Melbourne/Shyun-Ramen-Bar-Carnegie"><img alt="Shyun Ramen Bar on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1851504/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finding a good japanese ramen in Melbourne is so far still a challenging hunt, especially once we've tried the ramen in Japan's ramen stores. There is one we really loved in Melbourne in the city, but I'll save it for another post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We thought we'll give Shyun Ramen Bar a try. My wife ordered a pork ramen with miso base soup and I ordered a tempura soba with fish broth. The order is made at the cashier and paid prior serving. At the time of visit, only cash is accepted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife thought the ramen is okay but not as good as the one we had in Japan. The egg was cooked well (still soft and golden in the centre) but the overall presentation and everything in the bowl was somehow lacking love from the kitchen. The soba I ordered was excellent (especially the broth), but the portion is quite small. I was not satiated, thus not satisfied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is best to come early as there are many customers. Once your name is registered by the waiter, you'll just have to hang around till you're called.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ordered the pork belly while my wife ordered the baked egg with chorizo with latte for two. The food that came out looked really elegant. It's more like fine dining food in a casual restaurant in my opinion. The food was cooked to perfection despite being so busy. The latte was excellent. I can see why there are many people coming in for takeaway coffee despite the crowd.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We really enjoyed our brunch experience and would really love to come back again when we get the chance.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-9919235628014312582014-08-03T00:01:00.000+10:002014-08-03T00:02:39.734+10:00Udon at Umaido, Box Hil<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1800091/restaurant/Melbourne/Umaido-Box-Hill"><img alt="Umaido on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1800091/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We haven't found great authentic udon in Melbourne yet but the one at Umaido is pretty close to the ones we had in Japan. We went in just as the store has just opened, so everything has just been freshly prepared.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The udon here is springy and light. The soup base is just nice too (not bland yet not overpowering), very refreshing. The tempuras are unfortunately not as crunchy because they are pre-cooked before the store opens - which is to be expected as tempuras are normally made to order for immediate consumption. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a self service store, I don't think it is possible for them to do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall, we enjoyed the udon at Umaido. It definitely brought back memory from our trip to Japan.</span></div>
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-34818959434038906052014-07-12T20:51:00.001+10:002014-07-12T20:52:14.176+10:00Tommyfield Fish & Chip, Mornington<div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife and I enjoyed the fish and chip here that we actually came back a couple of weeks later. It is after all one of the best fish and chip we never have so far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The staff is very friendly; the fish is very fresh and food is cooked to order. It is worth a visit if you are down this way and wants a fresh casual meal.</span></div>
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-31591211491730666362014-07-12T20:14:00.000+10:002014-07-12T20:33:41.165+10:00Sugar Bun in Melbourne<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1774256/restaurant/CBD/SugarBun-Melbourne"><img alt="SugarBun on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1774256/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those people whom have travelled to Sarawak, a state of Malaysia on the Borneo island may have seen Sugar Bun stores in most cities there. Sugar Bun is a restaurant that serves a mixed of western and local cuisines in Sarawak. It now has a store in Melbourne!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took my wife there to try the Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶) as she hasn't had it before. This is a Malaysian/Singapore chinese dish which is in Hokkien (a chinese dialect) that means pork ribs in chinese tea. The Sugar Bun version is served with what looks like wild rice and chinese donut. There are many variation of this dish in different parts of Malaysia and Singapore. The Sugar Bun version is one of the best I've tasted! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife really enjoyed it too. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was pleasantly surprised that we could find such an authentic dish here in Melbourne.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For myself, I ordered one of the old favourite menu of Sugar Bun, the Fish burger with fries. YUM! This tasted exactly the same as the one I had in Sarawak. What makes it so good is the sauce. If one likes the McDonald's fish-o-fillet, this is a must try as I think it is way better!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition, the staff are friendly overall and the ambient is good. We'll visit again.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-45178603096716791662014-07-09T00:04:00.002+10:002014-07-09T00:05:07.930+10:00Dinner at IONIO, Doncaster<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1795344/restaurant/Melbourne/Doncaster-Templestowe/IONIO-Doncaster"><img alt="IONIO on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1795344/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Few weeks ago, we've decided to try IONIO after getting a $10 voucher after attending the cooking show presented by the friendly chef at IONIO at Knox shopping centre. We tried the recipe for open lamb souvlaki at home and really enjoyed it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Surprisingly the chef remembered us and served us a complementary dip and bread. We were really grateful. I guess he remembered us as we were really keen learners and stayed for most part of the cooking show, especially the really delicious seafood Paella!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ordered the lamb rack and my wife who is a seafood lover already had her mind set on having the seafood Paella after tasting the sample during the cooking show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The food was great but the service is a bit chaotic. We kept getting different waiter or waitresses which most are friendly except for one. Unfortunately that did bring down our experience somewhat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall, we did have a good time.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-83744393274987901852014-07-08T23:36:00.003+10:002014-07-08T23:40:15.208+10:00Sunday Brunch at Chocolate Sensation in Belgrave<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1587457/restaurant/Melbourne/Chocolate-Sensation-Belgrave"><img alt="Chocolate Sensation on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1587457/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One weekend, I decided to take my wife to try the brunch at Chocolate Sensation at Belgrave. What a right decision to make!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a cosy small bakery where one need to order everything and pay at the bakery side of the shop and the food will be served in the dining area next door. We shared the big breakfast and a Cronut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The breakfast was good but the Cronut was really something. It has a crunchy sensation on the outside, soft on the inside with cream in the middle. My wife really loves the different layers of its texture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We'll love to come back and try the other pastries. </span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-13565218674673140842014-01-27T18:33:00.003+11:002014-01-27T20:54:37.843+11:00Waya Japanese Restaurant in Glen Waverley<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1770574/restaurant/Melbourne/Waya-Japanese-Restaurant-Glen-Waverley"><img alt="Waya Japanese Restaurant on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1770574/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We tried Waya for the first time and really like the decor. It reminds us of a restaurant we went in Osaka. The food presentation was pretty good and portions are generous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, the beef in the teriyaki bento was a bit salty and the cold soba was okay. My brother who tried the ramen thought it was a bit bland. If one is after a reasonably priced Japanese food with large portions, Waya would be worth a try.</span></div>
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-89105436213388917962013-09-21T21:00:00.002+10:002013-09-21T21:00:33.405+10:00Parker Pies for dinner<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1523095/restaurant/Victoria/Parker-Pies-Rutherglen"><img alt="Parker Pies on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1523095/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since it's been a long day, we bought some Parker Pies "ready to bake range" for dinner. My wife made a quick salad as side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We tried four different pies - Parker pie, Venison, Chicken & asparagus and Rutherglen white. These pies are very tasty indeed! Our favourite is the Parker pie. If you want to grab a quick lunch or even take home pies (either cold or frozen ready to bake), we highly recommend Parker Pies at Rutherglen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-61969070823612256552013-09-21T20:44:00.002+10:002013-09-21T20:44:47.361+10:00Weekend lunch at Pickled Sisters Cafe<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1541612/restaurant/Victoria/Rutherglen/Pickled-Sisters-Cafe-Wahgunyah"><img alt="Pickled Sisters Cafe on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1541612/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We drove to Rutherglen for a day trip today and visited some wineries. At Cofield Wines, there's a nice cafe for brunch or lunch called Pickled Sisters Cafe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Luckily we went early as guests that got there later could not get a seat because many people booked their tables in advanced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We tried their wines - I had a glass of Marsanne Viognier and my wife had a glass of Sweet Ava. I had the Honey & Muscat Glazed Confit Duck with spiced oranges, braised red cabbage & Parisienne potatoes while my wife had the Beetroot Risotto with Milawa Chevre, toasted hazelnuts & mint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Best Confit Duck I've had! The beetroot risotto was also excellent!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We shared a Poppyseed Ricotta Cake with Lemon Curd for dessert. Yum, definitely would come back again!</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-38939307382854872902013-08-05T21:27:00.002+10:002013-08-05T21:27:35.160+10:00Sushi Hotaru<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1732719/restaurant/CBD/Sushi-Hotaru-Melbourne"><img alt="Sushi Hotaru on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1732719/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went to Sushi Hotaru with my siblings for the first time. There was a long queue and we had to take a number to wait for seat. Was it worth the wait? Definitely!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This place brought back memories of our first sushi train dinner in Osaka, Japan few years ago! All the staff are Japanese and the interior setup was pretty much the ones in Japan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The variety of sushi were pretty decent. We strongly recommend the soft shell crab roll, crab stick nigiri, seared scallop nigiri, renkon chips (lotus root chips), takoyaki (octopus balls) and green tea ice cream! I was happy with most of the dishes except for the octopus karaage. I thought it was unfortunately overcooked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Very reasonably priced! $3 per plate. $7.90 for gold plate as of the time of writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hints:</span></b> If it is your first time, make sure you click on the iPad to order drinks or specials not on the train. Also make sure everyone's present if you're going with friends as seat reservations are not allowed and your seat will only be given to you if everyone's present due to the high traffic flow of customers. You may need to ask around as it is difficult to locate the arcade and restaurant (it is on the first floor).</span></div>
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-45485831304122932572013-06-08T16:58:00.000+10:002013-06-08T16:58:22.499+10:00Wonderful Bao at Wonder Bao<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1696097/restaurant/CBD/Wonderbao-Melbourne"><img alt="Wonderbao on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1696097/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As its name states, the bao (包 - buns in Chinese) here is wonderful! Best bao we've tried in Melbourne really. We went there just when the store opens and were greeted by fresh steaming bao. The shop also serves cold or hot soy milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The shop is a bit tricky to find as its located in the back alley. The shop is pretty small and only has a row of stools along the window area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've tried braised pork belly bao, custard bao, da pork bao & da chicken bao. In case you wonder, da (大) means big in Chinese. Finally we don't have to travel to South East Asia to get such nice bao!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The braised pork belly bao is a must try! We had a second!</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-67254488618361456542013-05-19T00:33:00.000+10:002013-05-19T00:33:27.409+10:00Bohjass, A pleasant surprise!<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1620933/restaurant/Victoria/Bohjass-Restaurant-and-Wine-Bar-Shepparton"><img alt="Bohjass Restaurant and Wine Bar on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1620933/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife and I went to celebrate for completing my work assignment last weekend at Bohjass after it being highly recommended by a colleague. What a pleasant surprise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite some bad reviews on Urbanspoon (which actually stopped us from trying this place in the first place until we're recommended by my colleague), we enjoyed the atmosphere and the food at this restaurant. Personally I think this restaurant serves the most enjoyable main I had so far in Shepparton.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It also has the largest range of wines for selection in a Shepparton restaurant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had kilpatrick oysters for entree, my wife had mushroom risotto and I had the crusted lamp chops. Best lamp chop I've had so far! We will come again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-76585156282137713212013-05-18T16:45:00.000+10:002013-05-18T16:45:27.354+10:00Currency Exchange Tips<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's been sometimes when I last posted on the blog due to work related priorities but now I'm back. We've been researching the currency market since we'll be travelling soon. Exchange rate is currently great to buy Japanese Yen (JPY). The last time 1 AUD can get over 100 YEN was back in 2008, so we've bought ourselves some YEN via Travelex using Cash Passport card. Keeping it handy when we feel like travelling back to Japan. Cash Passport card works like a debit card but you load your cash into the card before you travel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One should compare the exchange rates, processing fees when looking for such a card but so far Travelex's card beats the banks' travel card by having no card processing fees (ordered online), no ATM withdrawal fees and better exchange rate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It will still be wise to exchange at least some cash so that one doesn't have to look for an ATM the first thing on arrival to the destination to pay for food (where card is not accepted), taxi or train.</span><br />
<br />Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-63631502994207448822012-12-26T11:57:00.003+11:002012-12-26T11:57:57.633+11:00Rinaldo's, Wangaratta<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1684890/restaurant/Victoria/Rinaldos-Casa-Cucina-Wangaratta"><img alt="Rinaldo's Casa Cucina on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1684890/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were in Wangaratta few months ago and went to Rinaldo's for dinner. Best Italian restaurant we've tried so far! Must try if one is visiting Wangarrata. For entree we had crispy fried soft shell crab and whitebait. We had Angus beef gnocchi and seafood fettuccine for main. Best gnocchi we've tried - basically melts in the mouth. The seafood is really fresh. For dessert we had tiramisu and creme brûlée. Very friendly and welcoming staffs. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-48172417204474509632012-12-13T23:27:00.003+11:002012-12-13T23:28:12.524+11:00Let's Bab, Chadstone<div>
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My wife and I love this place. We visited the place again last week. It is normally very crowded with people. Why? It has good food and yet cheap price! If I am back in my uni days, I would be a frequent flyer to this joint. My favourite is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibimbap" target="_blank">bibimbap</a> (mix of assorted vegetables, beef and egg - comes with fried egg in normal bowl or raw egg in hot stone bowl which will get cooked once you mix everything together in the stone bowl). <span style="color: red;">Caution - the stone bowl is very hot!</span> So far all the different set meals we've tried are really good. The Korean meals here are very authentic. Like most cheap joints, you'll be expected to pay at the cashier and get your own utensils and free water/tea. There are other cold beverages for purchase if one prefers.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-86558088740895090182012-11-06T13:25:00.000+11:002012-11-06T13:25:00.120+11:00Tatura Hot Bread<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1678136/restaurant/Victoria/Shepparton/Tatura-Hot-Bread-Tatura"><img alt="Tatura Hot Bread on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1678136/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We dropped by Tatura to try its famous vanilla slice for afternoon tea last weekend. The bakery is very clean and the staff are very friendly. We only ordered 1 coffee flavoured milk shake and a vanilla slice to share but the lady brought us 2 glasses for the milk shake with extra still in the milk shake machine metal container!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The vanilla slice is good but we still miss the one we had at Jean Pascal in Hobart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-34608886473935742682012-11-05T17:55:00.002+11:002012-11-05T17:56:13.709+11:00Last Straw Cafe<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1559708/restaurant/Victoria/Last-Straw-Cafe-Shepparton"><img alt="Last Straw Cafe on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1559708/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the most interesting cafe that we've been to so far. It's hidden in a light industrial zone that initially I thought we were lost. The building is made from wheat straw bales and hand rendered with sand and lime. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thai food is served here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had lunch consisted of seafood pad Thai for my wife, panang curry beef for myself and roti to share (I don't know why roti was served, as it was not Thai - a bit of fusion? - it went well with the curry though). The jasmine rice served with my panang curry was mixed with wild rice which gave it a reddish colour and extra aroma. We enjoyed our meal.</span><br />
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<br />Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-37718400844784571682012-11-05T17:38:00.000+11:002012-11-05T19:52:58.588+11:00Desi Tandoori Bite<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1618439/restaurant/Victoria/Desi-Tandoori-Bite-Shepparton"><img alt="Desi Tandoori Bite on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1618439/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another hidden gem is what I would say about Desi Tandoori Bite. Just like <a href="http://savingdiningandtravelling.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/last-straw-cafe.html" target="">Last Straw Cafe</a>, it is situated in an unusual small commercial block within a residential area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The food is great and price is reasonably cheap for indian meals! We had butter chicken, vegetable korma, roti & naan, mango lassi (Indian yogurt drink) to share. My wife recommends the butter chicken. I highly recommend the chef's special punjabi naan - indian bread with peas and potato fillings!</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-13812927087665219062012-11-05T13:11:00.002+11:002012-11-05T19:38:10.902+11:00Lemon Tree Cafe, Shepparton<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1682980/restaurant/Victoria/Lemon-Tree-Cafe-Shepparton"><img alt="Lemon Tree Cafe on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1682980/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last saturday we had lunch at the Lemon Tree Cafe for the first time. The food is really good though the service was a bit slow. It is very busy, so that is not uncommon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife had the Worker's burger (with egg, beef patty, tomato, beet root, lettuce) & I had the Mediterranean focaccia (with salami, zucchini, mushroom, sun dried tomato). My wife's favourite Chai latte was also served here, so she was happy and quite impressed with the one served here stating it is comparable with the ones served at <a href="http://savingdiningandtravelling.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/monthly-affair-with-friar-cafe.html">Friar's Cafe</a>. We'll definitely will come visit again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-65703870207383126022012-10-25T23:17:00.002+11:002012-10-25T23:17:33.740+11:00Cellar 47<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/346/1686921/restaurant/Victoria/Cellar-47-Shepparton"><img alt="Cellar 47 on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1686921/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My wife and I went to Cellar 47 a few months ago. It was her birthday so I wanted to take her somewhere special. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though the place was a bit pricey but the food was reasonably good. The place is big so plenty of areas for a quiet corner for couples and the staff are very friendly. Their seafood dishes are my recommended choice and wood oven pizzas if you want something lighter to share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had baked scallops to share for entrée. My wife had the signature Cellar 47 steak. My wife recommends this if you love both seafood and steak as you'll get both in one dish! I had the veal as my main. For desserts, we had Tiramisu - which my wife loved! The best Tiramisu she ever had, she said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do recommend giving it a try if one comes to Shepparton.</span><br />
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Saving, Dining, Travellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025498102833439609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837451235487202122.post-22333142980385084402012-10-24T23:12:00.000+11:002012-10-24T23:12:20.164+11:00Ping's Dumpling Kitchen<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1515779/restaurant/Melbourne/Pings-Dumpling-Kitchen-Clayton"><img alt="Ping's Dumpling Kitchen on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1515779/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prior to leaving Melbourne last weekend, we visited one of our favourite dumpling restaurant in Clayton. The dumplings' standard as always been consistent but we missed the best dumpling ever (so far) that we had recently in Shenyang, China. We are still searching for the best dumpling in Melbourne but so far Ping's dumpling has been on the top of the list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a dumpling to be good to me, the wrapping has to extra thin, juicy on the inside and the wrapping not to be broken or sticking together on serving. Though Ping's dumplings still lack the extra thinness in the wrapping, they are still well boiled, pan fried and the fillings are consistently juicy with each visit. The cleanliness though may need improvement as one of the cup served to us still has lipstick stain on it - unfortunately for that I can't give it a 'Like' rating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had our usual to share with my brother and sister - boiled dumpling, pan fried dumpling and Shanghai fried noodles.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Pan fried dumplings</span></td></tr>
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