28 Oct - Leap Frog Cafe

Yesterday we had a little mini golf day with a bunch of friends out in Joondalup. The Botanic Gardens here have 2 mini golf setups, one normal mini golf and the 'billiard' golf. In the middle, we grabbed some grub at the cafe there.

I opted for a 'Leap Frog Open Sandwich' and an Iced Coffee. The sandwhich wasn't too bad, but I was expecting another half. For the money, I definitely expected another half. It went down well, the chips were cripsy and well salted. The Iced Coffee was drinkable, but nothing to rave about. It seems like they've 'wanked' up the food since the last time we came and had focaccia and wedges.

Turned out to be a good day. I won both rounds of golf! woot woot. (I now have bragging rights till next time)

24 Oct - La Porchetta

Last night, I had dinner with CB's family to celebrate my birthday. I opted for La Porchetta, as it was close by, relatively cheap and the food is ok. I went for a Veal Parmigiana, with a salad. It wasn't too bad, by the time I got it the crumbed coating was a little soft, the tomato sauce was a little bland and the salad was ok. It was edible and went down quite well. I should've gone for the chicken, the chicken breasts were a whole lot bigger than the veal.

Service was typical Porchettas, but I guess that's expected... Next time, I might try an anti-pasto pizza with some meat additions :D

20 Oct - The Greek, Northbridge

On Saturday, the group went to The Greek for my birthday.




For an entree, I had a dish called Spanakopita. It is described as "Traditional Greek dish of Spinach, Leek and Fetta Cheese Triangles wrapped in crisp Filo Pastry". It sounds pretty good but for me, it was OK. The filo wasn't as crispy as I thought it would be, and the filling wasn't savoury enough for my liking. I had preferred CB's mushroom entree, and I think she preferred mine....




For mains, I went for a well known Greek dish. It was Moussaka. Described as "Traditional Greek Recipe of Layered Eggplant, Potato, Fresh Herbs, Minced Beef and Lamb topped with a White Cheese Sauce. Served with a Side Salad.", to me, it was nice but wasn't too different from lasagne. There was bacon in the meat sauce which definitely saved it .. it made the dish much more tasty/savoury.




Desert time came around and I went for 'Galaktoboureko', "individual Greek style vanilla custard pie wrapped in Golden Filo Pastry and served with Honey and Icecream and drizzled with a light syrup." Again, it was ok, but nothing to rave home about. I was expecting a sweet rich custard like a bakers custard but it wasn't as vanilla as I wouldve liked it to be.

14 Oct - Sienas, Leederville

Before Josh Groban last night, CB and I went for some food. Feeling like pizza (and Woodpeckers not open till 6), we went to Sienas in Leederville at 5.30. Quickly ordering a drink and pizza, I went for a meat pizza with added mushrooms (can't remember the name and their site is out of date) and a lemon lime and bitters.

I can honestly say that I prefer my own pizza. The lack of vegetable (only onion and a few mushrooms) made it not that tasty .. in my opinion, a pizza should have atleast onion, capsicum, mushrooms, pineapple and some meat (yeah it's a bastardized, westernized pizza)....

13 Oct - Terrazza Morley

So one of the vitoed was unvitoed for Arneeah's birthday, and we went to Terrazza in Morley.

First up, I had chilli mussels. Whilst the serving was smaller than Blue Mussel, these mussels were certainly bigger. The sauce wasn't as good as Blue Mussels, but these guys don't claim to be the best. It was hot enough to make my nose run, and was salty enough to drink with a mussel shell afterwards.

For a main, I went for the Pollo 'Excellence', which was a "chargrilled chicken breast with prawns and scallops served with a green peppercorn and brandy cream sauce and potato." It was good, I enjoyed the sauce, and thought it could've been a bit more peppery. The chicken breast was cooked well, prawns were good but the scallops were a bit odd .. not so juicy, sweet and suculent that scallops should be.

I wasn't going to have a desert but opted for a sundae. It wasn't anything to rave about, the icecream filled the gaps, but it wasn't anything special.

So what is my verdict on Terrazza Morley? It looks like the management has changed, the service was ok with a few hiccups but I still wouldn't be dying to go back .. that's not to say I wouldn't go if someone else suggested to go.. why? Simply because after all this time, the menu hasn't changed and I'd rather have more variety...

13 Oct - KFC

Since we were out and about, CB and I decided to grab lunch at the Galleria. Feeling like a greasebomb, I opted for some KFC .. a 3 piece feed upsized. The upsize was an extra $1.30 and I didn't need it (as usual)... The KFC was OK .. just like KFC, although the last piece of chicken was the worst and was quite dry .. probably cos it was a bit old, but also cos it was a breast piece.

And as usual .. I didn't feel that great afterwards...

9 Oct - Continental Shop?

I can't remember the name of the Continental shop on the corner of Roe St and Fitzgerald St. However, they have lunchtime rolls there. They used to be pretty cheap but they've gone up in price since. As I wanted to have a look at the Chinese shop next door, I thought I'd grab a roll. A pancetta roll to be exact.

I've had it before, not with the focaccia bread (they ran out of ordinary buns), as I always expected it to be hard. But this bread was soft and easy on the gums. The pancetta was good, although 'hot' pancetta always barely sizzles the tongue.

5 Oct - Noodle Inn, Harbour Town

Bought lunch today again and opted for noodles. Decided upon the Char Kway Teow to compare between my version and theirs.

The verdict? If I can somehow get wok hei (working on it, but not having much luck), then I would much prefer my version .. a lot cheaper and tastier!

4 Oct - Ispa Kebabs, Harbour Town

I was actually dreading grabbing lunch today as it's school holidays at the moment, but it was suprisingly quiet. I had lunch whilst walking, as a mate wanted to have a look at a few of the shops. I was hungry and wolfed it down pretty quickly, a chicken kebab with chilli and sour cream.

It's the tastiest kebab I've had in awhile, but certainly doesn't beat the one I had in Sydney, which was way nicer and cheaper...

1 Oct - Hungry Jacks

Quality & Speed - Pick one.

I couldn't be bothered making anything for lunch so CB and I decided to grab some fast food. Looking at our options, we decided upon HJs due to the vouchers that came through the junk mail. We got two Whoppers and 2 Chicken burgers, along with some chips and onion rings.

1 Whopper went to mum, I had 1 Whopper and half a Chicken burger, and some shared chips and onion rings. The condiment is Japanese mayo (yum).

Whilst I was impressed at the speedy service, the quality was definitely lacking. The fries were already soft, onion rings a bit stale, and the burgers had definitely been sitting for awhile.