Chong Co Kingston on 20 September 2017

Attendees:  Kim, Jim, John and Andrew (scribe)

 

Entrée:     Crispy Crab Net Rolls.

Note:  Nice, but small, diminutive, ephemeral.  Lacked a strong taste.  Could not taste the crab, but could taste tarot.  Encased in a fine gauze like mesh

Mains

Kangaroo with Mixed Herbs Stir Fry

Note:  We ordered a toned down mild chilli heat version of this dish.  Which the staff graciously provided.  This dish is usually served with high chilli heat.    Lean thin cut tender moist slices of kangaroo meat which tasted beef like.  Slices of onions and vegetables.  Peppercorn clusters.  A moist stir fry.  Interesting and delicious

 

Crispy Soft Shell Crab

Note:   Sweet sauce.  Meaty crab pieces.  Very delicious

 

Beef Mussaman Curry

Note:  Great presentation. Sweet and delicious.  Flavour had soaked well into the meat.

Prik-Khing Moo Grob  (Crispy Pork Belly in Red Curry Paste)

Note: Spicy blachan like rich sauce.  Yummo

All the mains were good.  Good differentiated selection of mains.  No duds.  The attendees had no trouble in finishing all the mains.

 

 

Desserts:

Banana Fritters.

Note: Coconut shred encrusted banana pieces with a debatable hint of a toffee like coating.  Yummy.

Sticky Date Pudding

Note:  All pudding no date.  The pudding had a cake like texture..

Wine:   Provided by Jim.

Wood Park Reserve Zinfandel

Noise level of restaurant:  Noisy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China Tea House 6 September 2017

 

 

Jim, Karen, Kim, Ron, John, Megan

 

 

Duck pancakes: Very juicy pieces of shredded duck on a large thin pancake.  Okay, but the pancake tended to disintegrate fairly easily which made it a bit difficult to eat.

 

Tofu and Mushrooms: One of our favourites at this restaurant.  Beautiful flavour with a mix of mushrooms.  Ron was not in favour of ordering this one until he ate it, then was converted.

 

Slow cooked pork belly was the standout dish for the night, thin slices of pork in a sweetish sauce with a few chillies.

 

Sizzling prawns in Singapore sauce was a bit disappointing, it was too tomatoey and not much else in the flavour.

 

The Chicken with chilli and basil was fragrant, had a nice amount of chilli with a  lovely basil flavour.  It got a tick.

 

And the Seafood with Beijing sauce was only okay, it had an odd flavour and was not very special.

 

Overall, a good meal.  The restaurant was fairly crowded but not too noisy.  The car parking outside is a bit hectic, but the evening was finished off with a traditional visit to Goodberry's.