Gold Leaf (Yum Cha) - Sunshine, Victoria

Gold Leaf

491 Ballarat Road, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia (03) 9311 1863
Open for yum cha Mon - Fri, 11:30am - 3:00pm and Sat-Sun, 11am - 3pm

Steamed eel

Steamed chicken's feet

Pork jelly

Tripe

Steamed prawn rice noodle

Turnip cake

XO dumplings

Tofu flower

Glutinous rice dumplings with sweet bean filling

Time and date of visit: 11am Sunday 8 September 2013

Her new favourite things to order

Bánh Canh Tôm Thit (Rice Starch Noodle Soup with Prawn and Pork) - Rice starch noodles with sliced pork, minced pork, tiger prawns, pork blood jelly, chives

Freshly squeezed lemon soda

Pho Tam

7/9 Leeds Street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia (03) 9687 2680 

Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Gold Leaf (Yum Cha) - Sunshine, Victoria

Gold Leaf

491 Ballarat Road, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia (03) 9311 1863
Open for yum cha Mon - Fri, 11:30am - 3:00pm and Sat-Sun, 11am - 3pm

Tripe

Prawn dumpling

Turnip cake

Prawn rice noodle

Black pudding

Eel

Glutinous custard and sesame parcels

Mango pudding

Cocktail bun

Glutinous peanut balls with coconut

The dessert cart

Meal style: Yum cha

Cost: $67.50 total (11 dishes between 2 people, including 3 takeaway desserts)

Time and date of visit: 11:30am Sunday 30 March 2013

His Top 5 - Westside

Pisso Possum's current Top 5 in the West (in alphabetical order):

• Ricotta cannoli - Dolcetti, West Melbourne
• Mixed ham banh mi - Nhu Lan, Footscray
• Chicken and chicken organs pho - Pho Tam, Footscray
• Sultana loaf - uberjoi's Kitchen, Home
• Toasted rice and coconut salad - Yim Yam, Yarraville

Last updated: 12 April 2012

Her Top 5 - Westside

überjoi's current Top 5 in the West (in alphabetical order):

• French-style croque monsieur - Hausfrau, Yarraville
• Roast duck and roast pork - Hong Kong BBQ, Footscray
• Mixed ham banh mi - Nhu Lan, Footscray
• Bánh Canh Tôm Thit: Rice starch noodles with sliced pork, minced pork, tiger prawns, pork blood jelly, chives - Pho Tam, Footscray
• Freshly shucked oysters - Sea Bounty, Williamstown
• Pistachio and pear (or peach) pastry - Dolcetti, West Melbourne

Note: Sorry Hausfrau, but you've gone and changed the way you make the french style croque monsieur! Now it's just a toasted ham and cheese sandwich :(

Honourable mentions:

• Cheese kransky - Andrew's Deli, Yarraville
• Cannoli - Dolcetti, West Melbourne
• Cakes - Hausfrau, Yarraville
• Lobster noodles with ginger and spring onion - Hong Kong BBQ, Footscray
• Do fu fa - Gold Leaf, Sunshine
• Broken rice dish - Pho Tam, Footscray
• Beef special pho - Pho Tam, Footscray
• Chicken pho - Pho Tam, Footscray
• Vietnamese white ice coffee - Pho Tam, Footscray
• Massaman curry - Yim Yam, Yarraville
• Egg tarts - Yummie, Footscray
• Wontons - Yummie, Footscray

Last updated: 5 January 2014