Vince's Reviews
Avoid the English menu
Have a sneaky suspicion that Pacific House still operates on a 2 menu system. We made the mistake of ordering Szechuan Seafood hotpot from the English menu. Although the pieces ...
Pacific Seafood BBQ House
by Vince on 08 Jul 08
Meet the Sake master
Newly opened Maedaya is run by sake master Toshi. Apparently there are over 60 types of sake in this izakaya/ bbq restaurant and the plan is to have a display which begins with ...
My theory on why it's called Dainty
Well first of all.. I think this sichuan restaurant should really be called 'torture'. The wait for a table averages around an hour. And through it all you get the front row sea...
Dainty Sichuan
by Vince on 10 May 08
Say No to Zombie-ism at BeetRoot
Working in the city can be a mind-numbing experience. The other day as I bit into yet another tasteless focaccia purchased from a food court, I realised just how far i had been ...
Bring on the Roti!
Last week, our cuzs took us down to their local Indian, and man were we surprised. Namaskar had a great range of meat and vegetarian dishes with curries averaging around $8. Inc...
Namaskar India
by Vince on 21 Feb 08
Dragon Chicken and Fried Chicken Butt
If your preference towards hot foods borders on the extreme, go and try Hallah's signature dragon chicken. It's intense bright red color is a not so subtle warning of the party...
Happy Happy Kappa
Happy Kappa on Swan St is a Japanese run restaurant serving don, bento boxes and ramen noodles. There is enough paraphernalia on the walls to keep Japanophiles amused for a whil...
Happy Kappa
by Vince on 28 Nov 07
Samosas and Lassis
This little mouse hole of a shop is great if you are after a quick takeaway snack of Samosas and other curry pastry puffs. You can wash down the spice with a cold lassi served i...
Curry Corner
by Vince on 24 Nov 07
Good Deal on sake!
Dontac has Bishonen "Beautiful Boy" sake in 1.8L bottle for $70. Gotta be the best deal in Melbourne.
Durian flavoured gelato
If you have ever travelled in SE Asia you might have encountered the Durian - a spiky shelled fruit known locally as "The King of Fruits". Westerners would probably describe it ...
Il Dolce Freddo
by Vince on 15 Nov 07








