Portias Kingston 13 April 2022

 

 

 

 

Present: Jim, Karen, John, Ron, Kim, Megan

 

Had the usual duck pancakes for entree.  Great start to the meal, not our favourite in Canberra but still lovely.

 

For main, we had a lamb shiraz hot pot,  which was very tender, tasted like it had black bean in it.

Pork ribs in aromatic tangy dark sauce was very tasty and one of the favourites. 

Scallops with ginger and shallots was delicate.

Eggplant fritters with five spice salt was yum and another favourite

Penang beef was very spicy and too hot for some of us.

 

SaPa Restaurant Swinger Hill 6 April 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 Present: Jim, Karen, Ron, Megan, John, Kim

 

We went there on Ron's insistence because he wanted pork knuckle, which was unfortunately off the menu for the night.  He didn't quite realise this but accepted it with good grace non the less.

 

For entree we had lollypop chicken which was kind of nice, upmarket KFC, very fresh and crunchy but well received.

 

For mains:

BBQ crispy pork belly: not great, a bit tough

Salmon apple: nice and crispy skin, nice fresh salad

Beef basil: seemed everyone's favourite, tasty and tender  

Red duck curry; fairly standard, nice but ordinary

Vietnamese pancake: done with prawns and pork: an interesting mix of flavours.

 

For dessert some of us decided to try the fried milk which was more fried breadcrumbs than milk.  And John and Kim had the bowl of fruit and ice etc (forgotten the name of it) with sweetened condensed milk at the bottom which the rest of us snacked on for the rest of the night.

 

Probably not the standout dinner we were hoping for but we could go back.

Gary's Kitchen Erindale 22 March 2022

Jim, John, Karen, Megan and Ron.

Crispy Duck Pancakes.

Dry beans with chicken mince.

Salt and pepper soft shell crab.

Gulai Ayam.

Char keoway teow.

Beef brisket hot pot slow cook.

Rice.

Deep fried ice cream.

Banana fritter and ice cream.

Everyone thought all the dishes were really good. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meal.  We decided that it was a pity Kim wasn't there and that we would have to go back when she could join us.