April 19th, 2007
Restaurant Name: Singapore Chom Chom
Cuisine: Singaporean
Location: 188 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel.: +61 3 9663 3778
Web: N/A
When someone mentions fast food, one normally assumes you are talking about Maccas or KFC. But if you have ever been to Singapore Chom Chom, you are given a new definition of fast food.
With a menu boasting over 150 items, you will almost never run out of new and interesting meals. The cuisine at this restaurant is Singaporean style with some hawker touches. While you can choose from entrees, mains and desserts, one main can fill even the biggest glutton (i.e. me).
Food: Having been to Singapore on a few occasions, I can honestly say that the food is quite true to it origins. The Larksa is supreme and I can’t resist the sweet BBQ pork on egg noodles. While I can’t say that the menu will appeal to all western pallets I can say that there is something for everyone on the menu. Presentation is a little lacking but the dishes are very, very tasty. Another plus is all the tea you can drink! Finally, the speed that you receive your food is amazing. It is rare to wait more then 10 minutes for a freshly cooked meal!
Score: 8.0 / 10
Environment: Very basic surroundings but plenty of seats ensures that you can walk in and get a table. Staff are polite and you are served almost immediately.
Score: 7.0 / 10
Price: This is when Singapore Chom Chom comes into its own. The average price for a main is only $7.80! Considering the quality of the food, the price is simply amazing.
Score: 10 / 10
Overall: I can’t recommend Singapore Chom Chom enough. The food and the price are something out of the ordinary. If you want a quick bite or a nice evening out, this place has you covered.
8.3 / 10
A special thanks needs to go to Sylvia and Gino for showing me Singapore Chom Chom.
Evil…
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April 10th, 2007
Restaurant Name: Matsumoto
Cuisine: Japanese
Location: 48 Lygon Street, Brunswick East, VIC 3057
Tel.: +61 3 9380 9288
Web: www.matsumoto.com.au
On an incredibly rainy Friday evening, your 3 reviewers braved the weather to dine at a Japanese restaurant named Matsumoto. This particular place was recommended by Nelson. Matsumoto is fully licensed and has BYO wine. Take away is also available.
Upon arrival we were showed to our seats and given our menus. The menu was quite comprehensive, with lots of modern Japanese and traditional Japanese dishes. We dined from 3 sections of the menu: entree, sushi and mains. Dishes included: gyoza, spicy tempura squid, tonkatsu, and sashimi. Beer of the evening was Kirin Ichiban.
Food: I have consumed a lot of Japanese food and I must say that the dishes from Matsumoto were some of the finest I have eaten. Every single morsel of food tasted amazing. The dishes were presented with care and attention to detail.
Score: 8.5 / 10
Environment: Again top notch. Staff were very polite and courteous. They even gave us lessons on pronunciation for some of the not so familiar dishes. The restaurant was also very well decorated. Additionally, the chef was kind enough to let us have our photo taken with him!
Score: 8.5 / 10
Price: One word - Excellent. We consumed 5 entrees, 2 sushi dishes, 2 mains and each drank 2 beers. For all of this, the meal came to $40AUD a head.
Score: 9 / 10
Overall: I highly recommend Matsumoto as a place to consider on your next evening out. Everything was just right.
8.5 / 10
Evil…
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April 2nd, 2007
Welcome to Gluttony! A blog dedicated to fine international cuisine from restaurants around Australia and the globe. The 3 core reviewers for this site are all from Melbourne, Australia. We thought that this blog would be a good place to write down some thoughts about food that we have enjoyed. Guest writers will also drop by to give us their thoughts also.
Reviews will have the following marking criteria:
1. Food - What did the food taste like? What sort of textures and flavours were encountered?
2. Environment - What was the actual restaurant like? How were the staff dressed? Were they courteous?
3. Price - Was the food worth it?
4. Overall - Taking all of the above into account, was the eating experience something that we would recommend for you, the reader?
Please enjoy what this blog has to offer. We hope that we can provide you with a great guide to eating out.
Evil…
Reviewers:
- Dave Pisani
- Eder Ramos
- Nelson Estrada
Oh yeah and a very special thanks to Gino for setting this site up!
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