Sanya Bar beef black bean burger

Dinner @ Sanya Bar

Sanya Bar is situated on Lonsdale Street in Braddon sandwiched between Binny’s Kathitto and Tipsy Bull. You’ll notice the bright red Chinese lanterns strung up outside. Have you sat under our lanterns? It’s always Chinese New Year at Sanya Bar #cyaatsanya #nuskool A post shared by SanyaBarCBR (@sanyabarcbr) on Mar 6, 2018 at 3:03am PST […] Read more…

Banh cuon on Hanoi Street Food Tour

Eating in Vietnam – Hanoi and Halong Bay

Following on from my Eating in Laos – Luang Prabang trip, we flew to Hanoi, Vietnam, to start our third leg of the holiday. As soon as we landed, we checked into our hotel and met up with the rest of our friends before heading out to find some dinner. We decided to try New […] Read more…

French toast with mango

Teddy Picker’s revisit

I’ve revisited Teddy Picker’s in Campbell a few times now for brunch since a previous post on the café. However, it was my first time ordering their famous French toast which changes according to the season. The summer version incorporated fresh mango, mango sorbet, lime curd and milk crumb ($18). Oh my goodness – it […] Read more…

Oscy's Burgers beef burger

Burgers @ Oscy’s Burgers

I met up with some friends at new Gungahlin burger joint, Oscy’s Burgers, a few weekends ago. The menu consists of eight burgers including beef, chicken, lamb, salmon and veggie as well as the recent addition of buffalo wings. There are also extras you can add to your burger such as bacon, hash brown, avocado […] Read more…

Dinner @ Knuckles (Harmonie German Club)

Some friends and I headed to Knuckles restaurant in the Harmonie German Club for some German food for dinner.  There was a bit of a wait at the door to sign people in / sign up for membership, but we had luckily booked a table so there were no problems there. Orders are paid for […] Read more…

Highroad blue cheese scone

All day menu @ High Road

Ona coffee’s latest venture, Highroad, opened its doors in Dickson late last year. Reservations are not accepted on weekends, and only tables of 8 or more can be reserved on weekdays. On a Saturday morning, it was about a 20 minute wait for a table of four. The cafe is very spacious holding a long […] Read more…

Daana entree

Dinner @ Daana

* I was invited as a guest of Daana, however all opinions are my own. If you remember the shipping container village Westside in Acton, you might have come across Daana specialising in South Indian cuisine. As Westside is no more, the team at Daana, Sunita and Sanjay, moved their business to Curtin to start […] Read more…

Luang Prabang Night Markets skewers

Eating in Luang Prabang (Laos)

Following on from Eating in Chiang Mai – Parts 1 and 2, we flew to Luang Prabang in Laos for a few days. We landed in Luang Prabang in the afternoon and caught a taxi, (paying a flat fare to the city centre), to our hotel. We were provided with welcome drinks and lunch upon […] Read more…

La Cantina calzone

$19 lunch set menu @ La Cantina

La Cantina at the Narrabundah shops offer a 2-course lunch set menu for $19 Tuesday-Fridays. During my holiday break, I headed in to try it out. The polished wooden floorboards, white linen table cloths, a brick facade and European paintings add a lovely touch of elegance. There was a choice of 3 starters and 9 […] Read more…

french toast

Secret Garden Manuka

Hidden away inside Manuka Village is a small oasis surrounded by plants that is the Secret Garden cafe. I stumbled across it while getting our wedding rings ordered at Village Jewellers (who I highly recommend btw). Secret Garden has an all day menu plus a specials menu – I noticed mainly Western brunches (bacon and […] Read more…