Carven's Table

Recently discovered a new Dim Sum place on Albany Hwy, Vic Park. They open everyday for Dim Sum from 10:30am - 5:30pm, that make them slightly different from anyone else. They have Bubble Tea too!  Apart from serving Dim Sum, they also have a range of lunch dishes, noodles and rice. By adding more stuff on their menu, they also serve bubble tea. Interior  Yummy House Chinese Restaurant did put some effort in renovation and decoration. Warm light tone and dark brown colour tables + chairs, but nothing too fancy or plain. Although they said they are open for Dim Sum til 5:30pm, but when we were there, the restaurant have no sight of patrons and staff. However, staff appeared from no where to attend to us immediately. It was a sheer awkward moment as we are not used to staff providing butler service, especially in a Chinese restaurant. Straight from the steamed trolley, except for egg tart. Once we sat down, one of the staff served us hot tea and chilli oil, anoth...

Due to recent disappointing dim sum experience at Dim Sim Cafe , which didn't really satisfy our craving for dim sum, we were back to one of our favourite dim sum places 4 days later for a guaranteed dim sum fix. This is definitely not my first time here. I have been back since their opening, bringing different groups of friends, families and overseas visitor each time. This is because the place is spacious, no queue, clean, attentive, good quality crockery and tableware and best of all, it offers a huge variety of dim sums. Also we almost work out what's best to have here and what's not. Clockwise from top left: Steamed prawn dumpling, steamed prawn and chive dumpling, steamed pork & prawn dumpling, steamed spare ribs. Above mentioned are pictures of some of the top 10 you-must-try-items at Dragon Palace. Steamed prawn dumpling (Har Gao): Fresh bursty prawns with a crunchy bite, wrapped in rice flour dumpling skin that wasn't too thick nor too thin, it was...

ABC soup is as easy as ABC or 1,2,3! It is one of the most common soup in an Asian family, and well accept by kids too. I think this is also one of the best way to trick kids into eating vegetables or getting their daily nutrition. Why ABC, one may ask. Dad used to tell me that's because you'll get Vitamin A, B and C at the same times while having this soup.   To make this healthy, hearty and full of nutrition soup, it's very simple. Ingredients: 2 big brown onion 4 carrots 3 big potato (preferably floury potato like Coliban or King Edward, if not Royal Blue should work) 3 tomatoes (in my case, I've used 5 roma tomatoes) 1 chicken carcass (in my case, I've used 2 chicken drumsticks and 2 chicken wings plus some chicken bones found in the freezer) approx. 3lt water. 1 tbls white peppercorn (alternatively, it can be quite peppery, not suitable for kids) Steps: 1. Blanch chicken with hot water for about 5 mins, strained and set aside. 2. Boil 3lt of w...

Walking down on William Street on a Saturday arvo, you'll see groups of people waiting outside this litttle dim sum eatery for 30mins waiting to be called for available table. This is not an unfamiliar scene here in Northbridge on a Saturday or Sunday, needless to say I love eating dim sum and I have my favourite dim sum place not far off from Dim Sim Cafe. I went to Dim Sim Cafe when its first opened its' door and I remember it being average, sure the crowd wasn't as crazy as these days. But being a true Asian I am ( kiasu ), I can't help but wanted to give it another go just because they seems to be doing pretty well these days as the queue is getting longer each day. Due to its tiny size, the table were all crammed up together, noisy and crowded, one should expect that kinda buzz from a Chinese restaurant especially eating dim sum. While we rubbed shoulder with the patrons next to us, hot chinese tea and steamed trolley were already there. We picked the usual...

Comfort food, what's your comfort food especially during the winter? Some may go for a Nonna's Bolognese, some opt for a hearty casserole with mash, the Indians have curries as their comfort food, some may even munch on hot fat chips. For me, I love eggs and I love egg sauce based noodle. Whenever I feel rather sick or lost of appetite, egg sauce noodle (or famously known as yin yong ) will put a big smile on my face. Perth's weather had been rather cold in the past fortnight, some serious comfort food is much needed. It was my housemate's turn to cook us dinner the other day, and she cooked one of my favourite comfort food - Fried Kuey Teow with Egg Sauce , it was loaded with abundance of egg sauce cooked with chicken, prawns, fish balls, choy sum, carrot and tofu. It was very much comfort indeed. Loved it! Egg sauce base noodle is pretty fun to play with, if you like a more luxury version, try adding in marron or crayfish, it gives better flavour. So, what...

Ever wonder why Dim Sum Queen never actually writes a post about Dim Sum (Yum Cha) at all? So for the first time ever, I am doing a Dim Sum review. Having tried most of Perth’s Dim Sum, at times I felt kind of lazy to write about Dim Sum that is just mediocre. But I do keep a small booklet that write about my after thoughts about the Yum Cha place, in point form! Or just a small note to myself “never ever come back to this place for Dim Sum!” When I was still a kid, Yum Cha on the weekend with the family is more like a luxurious god sent present. They are never cheap, but the goodness from all those small little dumplings, makes your life feel so content.  All of a sudden, you forgot about the exam you are about to sit on the following week, the parents forgot about having to work on Monday. After having tried the dim sum in Perth, I was even more contented. Arguably that Perth doesn’t have the best Dim Sum in Australia, but what I love most about the dim sum is that everythi...

Ever heard of Mee Sua Tow (Chinese longevity fine noodle)? If i am not mistaken, this dish is originated from Bukit Mertajam or perhaps Penang, it's a Teow Chew delicacy. Today they have open up branches around Klang Valley area and also Penang. I went to their PJ branch for lunch yesterday, to try out this new dish. They are famous for their Shark Fin Mee Sua Tow, mee sua and shark fin cooked in clear siakap fish broth, to serve with a raw egg, some chinese mushroom, prawns and crab stick! Apart from that, they also have seafood porridge, tom yum soup with your own selection of seafood and other side dishes like seafood rolls, mango karabu and apple sald. We ordered their Shark Fin Mee Sua Tow, Oysters Noodles and Octopus to share between 2. If you are thinking eating dish like on a hot day, don't worry, their shop are fully air-conditioned and the place is very clean too. Efficient and friendly service, you don't feel threaten at all eating at this place. Shark F...