Singapore China Town Restaurant

Date
8 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 3/5
Taste: 2/5
Service: 3/5
Cleanliness: 3/5
Price: < $15 pp

Verdict
My friend's friend recommended us to this place for dinner. This restaurant was rather quiet compared to other restaurants nearby. I had a Singaporean fried noodle which was highly recommended by the waiter, turned out to be so-so only to my liking. It was a bit oily and salty.

Address
7/66 Roe Street, Northbridge 6003

Tel
(08) 92278889

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Newton Circle

Date
10 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 2/5
Taste: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Cleanliness: 2/5
Price: < $15 pp

Verdict
Newton Circle is the busiest stall in the food court, I could see the queue before entering the eatery hall. My friends and I ordered a Char Keow Teow, a Singaporean Bee Hoon and a Hor Fan to share. Despite the long queue, the food were served to the table pretty quickly. The Char Keow Teow was just normal to my taste but I like the Ho Fan.

Address
Shop 4, Level 3 Eatery, Carillon Mall
207 Murray Street, Perth 6000


Tel
(08) 93222230

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Icey Ice

Date
10 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 2/5
Taste: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Cleanliness: 3/5
Price: < $10 pp

Verdict
After dinner with a few friends in Northbridge, we decided to head to Icey Ice for something sweet. I had a plain milk tea as the black pearl (tapioca) was out of stock (not really into jelly or red bean). It tasted normal, not exceptionally good. But the Matcha Mochi, a bowl of green tea ice with red bean and Mochi (glutinous rice cake) that my partner had was nice.

Address
287 William Street, Northbridge 6003

Tel
(08) 93288058

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Toast

Date
11 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Service: 2/5
Cleanliness: 3/5
Price: $15-20 pp

Verdict
Waking up early on Saturday morning for a great breakfast is one of the activities I'm looking forward in the weekend. I have heard of Toast from many people since I came to Perth on how perfect their poached eggs are. Today, my friends and I decided to give it a try. We are staying in East Perth, so walking there took us less than 10 minutes. There were so many people waiting outside the restaurant, and we were given a small rubber duck (presume it is a queue sequence or number). After waiting for less than 10 minutes, there was a small table indoor available for us and we were asked to go in. I personally prefer outdoor for the lovely cove view and requested for an outdoor table but got turned down. According to the waitress, all tables were occupied and would not be available soon. So we walked in to the table arranged by her. The table was very small (meant for two or three at most) and we were not comfortable and happy about it. So we shifted to the next table (square table for four) which was only available after we have sat down. My partner and I had a Norwegian eggs and a cheesey scrambled eggs with toasted rye. I have to agree with all the comments I received for Toast, the poached eggs were perfect and so were the scrambled eggs. We would come back again earlier next time to get nice seats outdoor.

Address
21/60 Royal Street, East Perth 6004

Tel
(08) 92210771

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Hawker's Cuisine

Date
10 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 2/5
Taste: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Cleanliness: 3/5
Price: < $20 pp

Verdict
My friend (who is a Malaysian too) suggested to meet up for dinner at this place today. When we arrived, there were many people waiting outside the restaurant for seats, mostly Chinese, guess the food must be authentic and good. We waited about 30 mins just for our table. Four of us ordered three dishes to share (to go with white rice), a sizzling toufu, a curry chicken, a sweet and sour pork ribs (Pai Kuat Wong) and some Satays as side dish. We loved what we had and were very pleased with the serving size. The Satay is not as good compared to those I had in Malaysia but it is definitely good enough for the crave. Would love to go again for some noodles next time.

Address
17/68 Roe Street, Northbridge 6003

Tel
(08) 93289668

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Myoung Ga

Date
2 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 2/5
Taste: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Cleanliness: 2/5
Price: < $15 pp

Verdict
Myoung Ga is a small family owned restaurant. This place has only 5 tables which could accommodate less than 20 customers. My partner and I had a Bibimbap and a beef rice set. The food tasted good but the wait for it was a little too long, guess they do not have enough staff in the kitchen.

Address
536 Hay Street, Perth 6000

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Pepper Lunch

Date
2 August 2012

Reviews
Ambience: 2/5
Taste: 3/5
Service: 2/5
Cleanliness: 2/5
Price: < $15 pp

Verdict
There are pepper lunch restaurants back in Malaysia too. I used to go to the one in Pavilion KL which is near to my previous office. It was quite popular in KL for a short period of time when it first opened due to the idea of cooking the meal yourself but the business was slowing down before we came to Perth. My partner and I were curious if this one in Australia actually serves the same menu or if the food taste the same. We entered the restaurant without considering further. I think the menu here is a bit different as I do not remember if they have beef curry in KL menu. We had a hamburger steak, a salmon and rice and a beef curry. I would say the taste is similar (except beef curry). However, the restaurant is small and the ventilation system is not good, our clothes were filled with the food sizzling smell after meal.

Address
95 Barrack Street, Perth 6000

Tel
(08) 93253532

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