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We are a group of Canberrans who have been eating out together for more than 20 years at mainly Asian restaurants, sometimes more upmarket places. The retirees amongst us also have a regular morning coffee group. This blog is primarily a record of where we went, what we ate and what we liked and didn't like. It's not intended to be an extensive and insightful review of each restaurant and each dish, hence comments are often limited to expressions such as "yum", which says it all for us.

14 November 2015

Chang Rai 4 November 2015

Chiang Rai, Southern Cross Club Woden

Everyone, Kim, Jim, Karen, John, Ron, Andrew, Megan

Wine: Mud House New Zealand Sav Blanc Marlborough 2014

Wirra Wirra Church Block Cab Sav Shiraz Merlot McLaren Vale 2013

Spring Rolls
Money bags
Mild mussaman Beef
duck legs with figs and thai spices
red curry chicken
macadamia scallops
fish fillets with chilli, garlic ginger
mixed veges and beancurd

The spring rolls were nice and crispy, the money bags weren't quite right, the mince was not moist enough, too dry.

The chicken curry was dry, but had a nice coconut flavour; the duck beautiful, sauce good; scallops nice not sure about the roe but best to taste it with the basil, beancurd nice; massaman a bit sweet and watery; fish tasted like it came out of a packet, dry with a thick skin.

Overall the food was okay, not outstanding, a bit disappointing really. Not as nice as the one in Woden Plaza.

Service was good, ambience nice. It was very quiet as there was only one other table there.