Weekly Menu, Thursday 3 April: Larb

Weekly Menu, Wednesday 2 April: Udon with sesame chicken

Weekend Eats, Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 March 2014

Saturday 29 March 2014

Pho Tam

Banh Canh Tom Thit - Rice starch noodles with sliced pork, minced pork, tiger prawns, pork blood jelly, chives $10

Tivoli Road Bakery

Lamington

Lamington

Eccles cake

Dainty Sichuan

Fish Flavoured Eggplant with Pickled Chilli, Sweet & Sour $19.80

Spicy Lamb Kebabs with Chilli, Sichuan Pepper & Cumin $28.80

Tasty Cold Noodle with Chilli Oil & Sichuan Pepper $7.80

Sichuan Pickled Vegetables with Chilli Oil $8.80

Tofu Threads with Chinese Leek $20.80

Sunday 30 March 2014

Home-cooked breakfast

Dolcetti

Lime and fresh currant tortina

Lime and citrus amaretti biscuit

Luca Haus - Seddon, Victoria

French Toast topped with bacon, banana & Canadian maple syrup 15.5

Haus made Hummus on Pumpkin bread, served with Avocado, haus made beetroot relish & a side of rocket & lemon 12.5

Would we go back? Unfortunately, no. Perhaps our expectations were too inflated from other reviews, but our coffee was pretty bad, and our breakfast was fairly ordinary. The service was pleasant, and the atmosphere inside was warm and cosy. But there are better food options nearby.
Time and date of visit: 11 am Sunday 23 March 2014

Luca Haus

186a Charles Street, Seddon, Victoria, Australia (03) 9687 0039

Open Wednesday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:30 am and Saturday - Sunday, 8:30 am - 3 pm

Weekly Menu, 12 April - 18 April 2014

Saturday 12 April: Ruyi
Sunday 13 April: Braised lamb shanks with sweet potato and tuscan cabbage
Monday 14 April: Lamb ragu with fettuccine 
Tuesday 15 April: Mexican corn soup with crushed avocado
Wednesday 16 April: Fried rice omelette
Thursday 17 April: Homemade pizza 
Friday 18 April: Pasta with grilled artichokes

Dandelion - Elwood, Victoria

Saigon spiced mule - Our take on the classic rum mule, using ginger, chilli and galangal, sweetened with lychee and topped with Hepburn Springs organic ginger beer. A refreshing, long drink that can be spiced to your taste 20

Crispy sesame and coconut rice papers with spanner crab dressed with coconut, chilli and lime 20

Slow cooked octopus with pomelo, cucumber, hot mint betel leaf wraps, Yarra Valley salmon caviar, kaffir lime 24

Lakes Entrance Silver Whiting grilled over lemon leaves with light peanut satay 36

Water chestnut dumpling in ginger syrup, roasted coconut icecream with sesame 12

Time and date of visit: 9 pm Saturday 22 March 2014 (see previous visits)

Dandelion

133 Ormond Road, Elwood, Victoria, Australia (03) 9531 4900

Open for lunch Thursday - Sunday, dinner every night from 5.30pm and yum cha 10am - noon on weekends

After The Tears - Elsternwick, Victoria

orzechowa - made from immature walnuts, tragically taken before their time 8 and perla - a crisp polish pilsner (poland 500ml 6%) 9.5

bloody mary - our homemade garlic and chilli infused vodka with tomato juice & fresh lemon. served with cucumber, celery, olives and tabasco 12.5

baltic sea zakaski (a polish shared plate of delights for two or more) - rollmops, herring in sour cream & apple, salmon caviar, house made salt cod fritter, smoked ocean trout terrine, white bait, dill pickles, horseradish marinated beetroot, russian salad, rye bread 27.5

Time and date of visit: 5:30 pm Saturday 22 March 2014 (see previous visits)

After the Tears

9B Gordon Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia (03) 9523 0969

Open Monday to Friday, 3 pm - 10 pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11 am - 10 pm