China Plate at Kingston 22-8-18

Diners:

Megan, Jim, Ron, John and Kim

We sometimes go to China Plate when parliament is sitting to go pollie watching and this time we were not disappointed, one long table with at least 5 labour politicians plus hangers on.  Given the week we were having (or they were having) there were in fine spirits.

Entrée:

Beijing duck pancakes – delicious succulent duck. 

Mains:

Eggplant with spicy salt (eggplant chips (not crispy)) – delicious.

Fish fillet Vietnamese style – least favourite dish of some but still delicious.  The batter was not too thick, the fish was tender and it was piping hot!

AJ's Chicken, marinated deboned chicken with soya sauce, ginger, chilli and shallots – this dish was described in the menu as "deep fried" – while the chicken was not "deep fried" the dish was still very good.  The chicken was tender and there were some nice traditional flavours with the soya sauce, ginger and shallots.  The chillies added some extra punch!  It was a nice clean tasting dish, a lot like Hainanese chicken.

Honey Pepper Lamb hot pot – very tender and had a lovely sauce.

Steamed rice

Desserts: Fried ice-cream for 3, some topped with caramel sauce and others with chocolate sauce – lovely!