The Mandoo

Hello guys!!

I'm back...

I was so busy with works this past few years and so lazy to do blogging..

But now I have quite a lot free time, so here I am... writing my blog again..

I hope I can continue updating my blog.. fingercross

Moreover, I have a lot of places to write about restaurant in Sydney..

Stay tune guys..

Hopefully I can write about my trip to melbourne and hobart.. :)

I just went to this place last week because my sis is so crazy about korean food..

She just came here but she know about this restaurant..

Is located in Strathfield, super near Strathfield train station..

The place is so small, and the menu is not many..

Front menu

Back of the Menu

Beef Bone Noodle Soup (AUD 12)

The beef bone noodle soup just alright for me.. I like the texture of the noodle.

Free Kimchi

The kimchi is good to eat with the noodle, but not fermented enough, still quite hard.

Deep Fried Pork Dumpling - 5pcs (AUD 12)

Not a fan of deep fried dumpling, a bit oily.

Pork with Pork Dumplings - 4pcs (AUD 13)

This is my second favourite.. I love prawn, but the prawn in here a bit hard, maybe overcooked, but still good. Is one prawn on top of mince pork fillings.. Love it.. They will give you sauce and pickled radish for the dumplings.

Inside the prawn and pork dumplings

Kimchi and Pork Dumplings (AUD 12)

This is my favourite.. Actually the base of all the dumpling filling was same (pork), but this one they mix kimchi and pork as the filling which is really good. I love it.. the dumpling skin was thin and yummy..

I really recommend this place for their mandoo aka dumplings..



The Mandoo
12A Strathfield Boulevard
Strathfield NSW 2135

Jeans Chilli Chicken

The famous Korean Restaurant in Eastwood because of their chilli BBQ chicken..

Cheese Chili BBQ Chicken (AUD 35)

This is the chilli chicken, we ordered the cheese chilli chicken because less spicy and I like cheese.. love their chicken, taste smoky, bbq, and super spicy.. good to mix with the rice ball

Rice Ball

 The rice bowl come in the bowl and u need to mix it by hand, they provide the glove. After mix it, you make into a ball like this.. Yumm.. This rice ball come with the chilli chicken, so you no need to order again. I got two portion of the rice ball cause I ordered two dish and is enough for three - four people..

Free Side Dish - Pasta Apple Salad

 is good to eat this pasta and pickled radish after eat the chilli chicken because it reduce the spiciness

Cheese Rice Cake (AUD 18)

The rice cake was good, but I think I ordered too much carb, so at the end we was super full and can't finish it..

Jeans Chilli Chicken

115 Rowe Street

Eastwood

The Grounds of The City

This is a newly open restaurant in CBD area by the same management as the grounds of alexandria..
They always have a cool concept of their restaurant..
Really love the interior and exterior design of it!!

Oh.. when i went here, it was just open for a few days before.. So i need to wait 2hr to get the seat, but they will call you when the seat is ready, so you can go around do shopping or window shopping..

the menu

 The menu is so cute and nice to see..

We only ordered drinks cause we got the table at 4pm and is too late for lunch.. We want to ordered some cake, but all the cakes that we want also already sold out.. :(

Cold Brew (AUD 

 The cold brew was good..

Affogato with Macadamia Ice Cream

The affogato was alright as well, you can choose the ice cream (tiramisu, macadamia, or vanilla).

Ice Mocha

I ordered Ice Mocha, but it taste like ice coffee, so bitter, not taste any sweet from the chocolate, so I asked for another chocolate sauce.. And when i write this blog, I just realised the coffee is like double shot, no wonder is like ice coffee..

The Grounds of The City

500 George Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Kurtosh

One of my fav bakery in surry hills area.

You can order their cake by grams, so you can have a lot of variances.

My favourite is nutella kurtosh!!

Kurtosh

Pancakes On The Rocks

Chicken & Mushroom Crepes (AUD 15.95), this is creamy chicken and mushroom folded into two crepe pocked, topped with a crunchy coating of parmesan cheese and served with their special tomato sauce and sour cream..

This is really taste good, its not like a crepes, but it is a crepes..

Chicken & Bacon Pizza (AUD 17.95), this is chicken breast pieces with bacon bits, fresh and sundried tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, tomato salsa topped with sour cream and guacamole.. The pizza taste good.. Thin and crisp enough, very generous of mozzarella cheese..

Black Forest Cherry (AUD 13.95), this is chocolate pancakes with cherries in cherry brandy sauce, served with cream, chocolate ice cream and a sprinkle of chocolate chips and drizzled with chocolate sauce.. The taste? was heaven.. the pancake really soft, fluffy, and still warm.. the cherries, ice cream and chocolate sauce also taste good and match together.. Must try..

Fav dish : Black Forest Cherry and Chicken & Mushroom Crepes

Rate : 8/10

Pancakes On The Rocks
4 Hickson Rd
The Rocks, NSW 2000

La Renaissance (Updated)

Today I came here again especially to buy their macarons because my friend told me that la renaissance have a good taste of macarons.. Anw the box name is baroque because they are a same owner..

 Macarons (AUD 2.70/each) 

Pistachio & Cherry : this is also taste good, have cherry inside..

Mandarin & Milk Chocolate : I love this flavor.. really taste good.. chocolate with a hint of mandarin orange taste..

Jasmine Green Tea : just taste okay..

Inside the pistachio & cherry

Overall.. The macarons shell are crisp outside, thick, and soft.. Really love it.. The filling also taste good...

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October 26, 2013

Clockwise : Cheese Cake - Lerme de Gauguin - Aroma (AUD 3.5 - each)

Cheese Cake : taste nice and very smooth and cheesy..

Lerme de Gauguin : is mixed berry mousse encased in decorative jaconde.. I like the berry mousse, not too sweet or too sour.. yumm..
Aroma : is chocolate mousse topped with coffee mousse.. this is also taste good..

Le Roi Soleil (AUD 9.50), this is mango mousse with creamy jasmine centre, pine nut nougatine and pain de genes biscuit base..

 Hmm.. this is just taste okay for my liking..

Zulu (AUD 9.50), this is varlhona chocolate mousse with a chewy salted caramel ganache centre, macaron biscuit and flourless chocolate biscuit base..

 This zulu taste good.. Very rich of chocolate.. I like this..

Raspberry & Passion Fruit Mousse (AUD 9), this is raspberry mousse, passionfruit cremeux, almond nougatine, sponge biscuit base..

I love this.. Really really taste good.. the mousse was smooth and light.. love the raspberry and passion fruit flavor.. =9

Fav cake : Raspberry & passion fruit mousse

FYI, if you buy the cake for take away, the price is $1 cheaper..

La Renaissance
47 Argyle St
The Rocks - NSW 2000
(02 9241 4878)

Opening Hour:
Mon - Sun 8am to 6pm

MakMak Macarons

Hi guys… 

I'm back to post again… It's been a while I abandon this blog.. I saw my last post is last year.. 

It is because I'm so busy.. I feel 24 hour a day is not enough…

I have school, assignment, exam next week, working, and practicing for competition that will be held next month really take all my time.. :(

Super tired.. Leaving home in the morning, going back home late night.. 

I feel I don't have enough sleep.. always feel sleepy..

Okay.. enough about my recent activities.. Now talk about this small macarons shop that won the best macarons in timeout sydney magazine beating zumbo and laduree.. Cool, huh?!?

Macarons (AUD 3.2/each - AUD 15/box of 5 - AUD 34/box of 12)

Top left - right..
Banana, Macadamia & Coffee : taste good, have a hint taste of banana and got macadamia nut inside.
Bellini (Peach & Prosecco) : just okay..
Nectarine, Raspberry & Vanilla : taste sweet, got raspberry jelly inside..
Salted Caramel : taste good.. My favorite..
Bottom : Smoked Vanilla & Pecan Praline : My second favorite..

The macarons shell are crisp outside, soft inside, and thinner than zumbo macarons, baroque, or laduree..

I bought their macarons several times because I wanna to try all the flavor they have..

Number 2 from the top is Peanut Butter : I like the peanut butter, its belgian milk chocolate ganache with peanut butter in the middle..

Left - right :
Gianduja : It's dark chocolate with hazelnut in the middle..
Raspberry & Dark Chocolate : Just taste so-so, have a bit of sour taste because of the raspberry jelly..
Mocha : the taste of the coffee is stronger..

Number 2 from the right is Raspberry, but I forgot the taste because it's been too long I ate that flavor..

Top left - right..
Green Tea Latte : I love the green tea latte.. Really taste green tea and don't have like parfume fragrance like green tea in Jakarta..
Black Sesame : the shell is quite hard, like biscuit, I'm not a fans of this flavor, but if you like black sesame, you can try this.. Many people like this..
Passion Fruit, Mango & Cherry Jelly: taste sweet, got raspberry jelly inside..
Passionfruit, Orange, & Lemon Myrtle : mediocre.. I don't really like this flavor, can't taste the passionfruit, the taste of lemon is much stronger..
Blood Orange, Gin & Tonic : taste good, but I never try the real gin & tonic so I don't know what the gin & tonic flavor suppose to be.. But I like this.. Got jelly inside..

Bottom left - right
Extra Virgin Oil, Lemon : My second favorite..
Rose & Rhubarb : I like this, rose ganache with rhubarb jelly in the middle.. The taste not too sweet..
Bounty : I like this, milk chocolate ganache with coconut ice in the middle, I really like the flavor of the coconut.. Love it..
Strawberry Shortcake : I don't like this flavor, one side of the macarons too dry and become crunchy like a biscuit.. :(

Anw.. Isn't their macarons too pretty?? I really like the heart shape or any pattern they put in the macarons.. <3 a="" already="" and="" below="" can="" div="" facebook="" flavor="" have="" i="" in="" it="" launched="" macarons="" new="" pattern="" picture="" pretty..="" saw="" t="" that="" the="" their="" they="" think="" to="" try="" very="" wait="">

courtesy : makmak website

And if you want to order their macarons, you can order it online in here.. They have delivery service too.. :)

Fav macarons : Green Tea Latte, Bounty, Extra Virgin Oil, Rose & Rhubarb, Salted caramel..

MakMak
601 King Street
Newton, NSW 2042