Carven's Table

Some nights its all about convenience. When you don’t want to cook and you don’t want to change out of you sloppy track pants to eat out at a restaurant (especially during winter!). At the same time you don’t want to settle for a KFC run (my guilty pleasure) or reach for the packet instant noodles. That why I was keen to review the solution provided by Menulog when I was offered. Menulog kindly provided me with a voucher for me to try this new food delivery service . So first of all the design is modern and straight-forward. After punching in my postcode I found about 8-10 takeaways in the area. At the page, it also shows customer satisfaction rating as well as the discounts offered by ordering using Menulog. I couldn't look past my local Thai place to be the test run. I also saw they had 10% off for the first order so a good place to start. Once you jump into your chosen restaurant up pops the full menu, neatly organised with a “Popular Dishes” section. The menu...

Finally I'm back in Perth just in time for the warmer weather, flowers blooming, music festival and events. Glad to be back, but was shocked to find out there were a few new restaurant sprung up during my 3 weeks holiday. And I'm in no delay in trying them out, also I will need to get groceries after flying-in if I were to cook for myself, a perfect excuse for dining out. Kai, just beneath Bull Creek's Curry House.  Kai Japanese was recommended by one of my foodie friend, but was being advised that there might be a queue. Situated beneath Bull Creek's Curry House, it's located at Parry Avenue's shopping square, next to The Cheesecake Shop. There wasn't a queue when we got there, but we waited 10mins outside for a table. The shop were tiny, only 6 tables fitted tightly in a space smaller than a normal size bedroom. If you are uncomfortable dining at such a confine space, I recommend that you get takeaway from them, though menu choices for takeaway are...

Flipping it at North Freo I don't usually head up to the north-side of Freo as there aren't much to do, so much so that I only know Mojo's bar and Harvest Restaurant is around that area. And that day I've finally decided to "Flipside"! Staff getting slammed Flipside at North Freo has a team of young and energetic staff pumping out burger after burgers, all I heard was the sizzling from the grill, phone ringing asking for takeway and a constant gentle shout for pick ups. Decor was minimal, simple and effortless, with just a long community table serving dine-in patrons and 2 tables outside who fancy the chill. The rest of the space filled up with chairs/stools reserved for takeaway customers because the wait can be up to 20mins. Ciabatta roll as burger buns  With not much choices from the menu, I've got ourselves a Chilli-Ander Chicken burger ($12) , a BBQ Bacon & Cheese burger ($12) and a serve of Thick Cut Chips ($4.50) to bring home. Af...

Taurus Hawker Foods should be one of the few places for Malaysian or Singaporean to get homesick hawker's food fix. They offer a huge variety of hawker foods, it usually takes me a long while to figure what I want to eat. If you're having the same dilemma like me, it's best that you decide as quick as possible because the queue during peak hour can be quite scary. Prawn Noodle The prawn noodle that I was having was quite authentic, the only thing that is lacking is the spicy kick from the sambal which usually come together with it in Malaysia. Nontheless, the prawn were bursty, the pork slices were soft, and most importantly the prawn broth was full of prawn flavour.  Assam Laksa  Assam Laksa though was a disappointment, it was too red to begin with thus it was way too spicy for a person to enjoy it. The canned pineapple didn't add authenticity into it, as it was too sweet probably from soaking in the can liquid. Assam Laksa is supposed to be salty, sour, spicy, s...

Sundays Everyday is no stranger to uni students and the local community living in city of Melville. Despite going to the same Oriental groceries shop for all these years, I've never been to Sundays Everyday which is just opposite the oriental shop. Probably because the name sounds silly and it didn't give me the impression to take them seriously. Relatively small size cafe, selling an array of Donburi (Japanese rice bowl dish), Udon & Soba and Sushi , they were all pre-packed and ready to go. Open only for breakfast & lunch, and during lunch hour, the queue can get quite long but service was fast , you might have to wait for table if you're intending to dine in, on the upside, quick table turn over didn't take too long to wait. Friend of mine told me that they were popular among the locals due to its generous serving and really cheap price. I had Karaage Chicken Don because my friend kept raving about it and said that this is the best karaage in town....