Kusina 18 December 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WINES

2011 Sav Blanc Tasmania

2009 McClay Rd Shiraz Beechworth

 Ron, John, Andrew, Kim, Karen, Megan

We had for entrée,  soft shell crab which met with great approval, and ukoy, which was prawn fritters, sweet potato, tofu and bean sprouts:

Baby squid with palm vinegar, soy and squid ink, we thought was a bit salty, an overdose of umami.  It had an earthy flavour,
Crisp pork belly with spicy coconut sauce was the clear favourite, the coconut sauce was fabulous, the pork was nice and crispy.
Grilled chicken lemongrass garlic ginger and soy was moist and crisp.
Sizzling beef stew was amazing.  It fell apart it was so tender.  The curry powder which was used was reminiscent of past times.  It came with some veges and cooked on the bone.

Salad with snake beans, pumpkin, eggplant and tomato; snake beans with garlic, soy and vinegar and green papaya salad were all lovely side dishes.

It was all very delicious, lots of different tastes: the service was good, the wait staff knew what they were talking about and were happy to take to time to explain things to us.  A great way to finish off our gourmet meals for the year.

Highly recommend this restaurant for quick, tasty, original food.  Decibels 68-70.