When frozen yogurt came to Brissie few years ago, I still remembered how much it boomed and then suddenly died down again after a year or so.. And then suddenly it was gone, even New Zealand Natural was already decreasing their stores.. Suddenly, when 2013 hits, a boom of frozen yogurt came again and hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and so on and it seems as if the market of frozen yogurt lovers have increased through the years. These frozen yogurts stores came in different brands and different varieties, it may have the same toppings or the same flavour of yogurt but some have said that this yogurt has a lighter feeling or not as thick, the self-serves are better than the non-self-serve, and so on... So here goes the Froyo craze nowadays which everyone is loving, even franchising everywhere, in all malls and even in unis too..
Ever heard of 'Ping Pong After Hours'? Well, if you haven't you should get yourself down to Grill'd Burgers in Wintergarden.. The idea started from the States where Ping Pong seems to be such a hit lately, but in down under, it doesn't seem to be.. so what better way to get Brisbane hyped up with ping pong and burgers.. So, the deal is on thursday nights, you can come by to Grill'd, have yourself a burger or two and some drinks and relax by playing ping pong at the back.. Oh, and did I mention there's a dj as well?
When you spot a French dining place in an asian surrounded restaurants, you tend to overlook it.. Well, that's what I did.. However, I decided to go there and try it.. From the outside, you could easily set it apart from the other restaurants next to it since their restaurant's name is lightened up with lights at the front, and also the interior is filled with wooden seats and tables, with painted European influenced walls..
Passion Tree is a dessert place on Elizabeth Street, selling various hot and cold drinks, waffles, bingsoo (korean shaved ice dessert) and yogurt... Open 7 days and is quite a cute and relaxing place to enjoy your afternoon sipping your iced coffee or maybe eating yogurt or even trying out their bingsoos.. Quite a shiny and colourful place and definitely eye catching when you walk past it or when you're in the opposite side of the road since their sign on top of the place is massive..
A Vietnamese & Chinese restaurant located in the Gabba is not common, as usually it's the breakfast, brunchie, lunch places that's famous around here... Came here for a quick lunch and I do remember coming here about 2 years ago and it still had that old chinese setting, seatings and that.. Though they probably did change it a little bit, it still looked liked a typical chinese restaurant.. I don't know if I just made sense or not.. but ye..
Back here again to celebrate a special event for the both of us.. Came here around dinner time and yes, there was a queue, so we ended up having to wait for awhile since their seats are always limited.. We also couldn't be bothered to drive out to Market Square or walk there to see how Hakataya was over there, so we just decided to stay and waited till there were empty seats for us... We ended up sitting inside which was a good place to sit as I could see how they cook and make each of their ramen as it was ordered one by one..
I know it's been a while that Ben & Jerry's has opened up in Surfers and omg how many people were so happy when they did... I seriously think they should think of opening one in Brisbane.. Since in Brisbane, yes there are Ben & Jerry's in convenience stores and that, but all in tubs sadly...
Ever thought of Yum Cha at home? Ready made yum cha dishes that you usually order is now available in your home thanks to Dim Sum & Co.. Australian owned and made dim sum range is made from fresh ingredients with no MSG, no fillers and low in fat.. They are quick frozen which means that you can heat them up anytime quickly.. They have a range of spring rolls, siu mai, buns and dumplings to suit everyone's tastebuds..
Taro's Ramen still seems to be one of the best ramen places there is in Brisbane.. Of course there has been a few more opening up after it but for some reason, nothing can beat Taro's yet... Unless you're looking for other types of ramen then maybe you might be able to find something else, but this specific ramen, you won't be able to... Although it is not in the middle of Queen St Mall, it is in a walking distance and it isn't far if you really think about it...
Restaurant Manx is one of the many restaurants located in Portside wharf, offering a variety of Modern Australian dishes.. Although there are other restaurants surrounding it, other ranges from Asian to Middle Eastern cuisines or sushi to ice creams... A medium sized restaurant next to the entrance to the cinema and Sono restaurant.. Arrived around lunchtime and only 2 or 3 seats were taken, however as soon as we were seated, a few more diners started to come in but overall, was quite an empty and slow day..
Chinese restaurants has always been everywhere, in every suburbs.. So along the sides of Gympie rd, there's a chinese building on the left of the road if you're driving towards the city.. It's usually quite empty during lunch but gets busier during dinner.. I've been here before but didn't get the chance to write about it..
Was shopping around in city and decided to take a late afternoon coffee and cake quality time together since it's been awhile we've walked around the city due to his ongoing out-of-city work... At first we wanted to go to Brew, however it was packed and no free seats, so we decided to go elsewhere.. Still wondering where to go and I suggested Milano, the nearest restaurant towards the Treasury casino and the way to Southbank, and.. it's in the middle of Queen Street Mall.. So what better way of sipping a warm cup of coffee and nibbling on cute cakes and being able to watch people passing by...
It's been awhile since I ate Hakataya in Market Square as I usually end up in the other chinese restaurants around... Wasn't that busy the other day during lunch so decided to come here for lunch... This Japanese ramen eatery is know to be the most popular ramen shop in the state, with its simple menu consisting of only 4 main ramen dishes and their location is also very limited with only 5 shops around...
Another visit down to Spring to have lunch on a sunny day.. Located in the corner of Felix and Mary St in the CBD, you do have to walk abit to get here... I remember the last visit of mine here was for dinner with a group of friends... Wonderful food and atmosphere..
With so many burger joints hitting up in Brisbane, no surprise there when Brisbane's burger chain hits the market and I've walked past it so many times during uni but never had the chance to try it.. Though I have tried their chips and sweet potato chips, but never had the time to sit down and try their burgers.. With 5 locations around, Fortitude Valley, QUT Gardens Point, QUT Kelvin Grove, UQ St Lucia and West End, they've hit the major spots for those tummy grumblers out there.. So decided to try it one day when he was back in town and made him come with me to uni, grabbed a bite at Burger Urge at UQ during my break..
Pappa Roti is a small eatery with only little variety on their menu.. More drinks than their food, ice cream displayed out front, but of course.. who goes to Pappa Roti without buying their signature bun.. Established in Malaysia in 2003 and have now successfully opened around Asia and since 2010, Australia..
The breakfast place that had everyone talking and it wasn't in New Farm or the city, or Paddington or the Gabba, it was in Milton.. Though I have found parking quite hard around here, I gave it a try when I met up with a few friends for brunch during my break off uni..
Fat Noodle, now occupying the previous Cafe 21.. Sadly no more 24 hours a week restaurant for this particular new asian restaurant.. Known as to be Luke Nguyen's restaurant, widely known for his TV Show on SBS and also his guest appearance in Masterchef Australia...
KU-O is one of the few Japanese restaurants located in Market Square, Sunnybank.. Opened its doors at the start of the year and decided to try it since we've tried the others.. Came here for lunch and it was practically empty, only 2 tables were taken whilst the others were empty.. Not sure if this is their daily outcome or maybe it was just not a good lunchtime day for them.. It was packed when it opened, I guess that's how all the restaurants would be when they've just opened anyway..
A revisit to New Shanghai with friends of mine who were ex-brisbaners that now lives in Sydney.. They both came here for the weekend and wanted to catch up with a few friends.. Met with them for lunch and went to New Shanghai in Queens Plaza in the city..
When this place opened up, it seemed as if it was such a close competition with the korean restaurant next to it.. Came here for lunch with a friend that came from Sydney that was having a conference in Brisbane.. Wara Wara offers lunch specials and so we tried them.. It's been awhile since I've been back here since my last encounter..
Suddenly felt like sushi one arvo, and instead of going to the usual, Chermside, decided to try out Aspley.. Interior was designed nicely and there's usually a queue at nights, so try and avoid it if you're not the type to wait.. I remember coming here at night and a huge line was infront so we ended up going somewhere else..
Gallery One with its unique interior designed, seats too.. Italian food, coffee or dessert, breakfast, lunch.. they have it all here... Came here for coffee and cakes one afternoon after lunch..
Mecca Bah, one of the best places to get Middle Eastern cuisine.. Located in Emporium in the valley, parking might be a hassle since there's limited parking available... Everyone knows the Emporium, filled with restaurants with different types of cuisines, turkish, spanish, mexican, japanese and even dessert places and so on.. Oh, don't forget the boutiques too, filled with wonderful designs and uniqueness..
Max Brenner.. some may say it's old news as there's now much more dessert places to go to that may or may not be better... Max Brenner is more busier and convenient in South Bank, yes.. I can agree.. But if you don't like the massive line up or maybe just want to avoid the usual massive line up in South Bank, then maybe you could try a different atmosphere... Portside is surrounded by delicious restaurants and especially, it's got a wharf.. (duhh..) which is pretty during the evening...
I am aware that Bistro One Eleven has just recently released a new menu.. and this might be a little late but these food that's in this post are from their old menu... Since I haven't had time to review them and had trouble locating these photos, I finally found them, and what the heck, I'll just post about them anyway, regardless their old or new menu.. So here it goes..
Owners Mal and Bec is best known for their My Kitchen Rules journey.. Lady Marmalade is located at the corner of Logan Rd and Cleveland Rd over at Stones Corner... Quite a little place and an awkward place to have a cafe there but it seemed homey despite the space.. It had a lot of antiques and seatings are mostly outdoor with various different tables and seats...
Who doesn't know the legendary meatballs that's served in Ikea? Well.. if you haven't then it' probably a must if you want to try the Swedish meatballs.. I know for those northsiders, it would be like basically a drive from one end to the other end, but hey, if you're on your way to gold coast maybe or maybe going to Ikea, you could try their meatballs or other food and desserts that they offer... Oh, and did I say they also have $2.99 Big breakfast?
Kitchen at Treasury is located at their lower ground level which I think used to be another restaurant before and as Cafe 21 which is now Fat Noodle, it seems that the old Cafe 21 has been renewed and put down a floor and been given a new name, Kitchen at Treasury.. Menu has changed and atmosphere as well has changed... Thought I would give it a try so I came for brekky here at like dunno when.. around 9-am-ish maybe..
Gunshop cafe, one of the 'must-go' brekky places in Brisbane that everyone would definitely agree on.. located in a heritage building in West End, bookings are accepted for lunch and dinner and both indoor and outdoor seatings are available..
Was craving for some asian dessert in the middle of the night and decided to try out 'Sweet Dessert' shop located in Market Square in Sunnybank.. It's between that BBQ Temt and Tea Etc.. Near the Gelato place... It's pretty small but their front door is basically filled with posters and menu photos.. To be honest, doesn't look eye-catching to go in, but ye..
Burrito Bar at Southbank near the Cineplex cinemas, i've always walked past it but never in it.. One day came in with a few mates to have some nibbles, a good time finaly for me to try their foods..
Never tried eating at a sushi train at Indro so gave it a try when I saw this little sushi train "J-Shinsen"... Opposite where Pig 'n' Whistle is in the food court and was quite empty when we came in but had more diners as soon as lunchtime hits..
May I start off by apologizing for the very late post of this review since my harddrive have gone kaboom on me, it took a while (more than a while..) to get it fix.. and so here I am, back again.. with my overdue photos and posts that I should've done ages ago.. Anyway, let's get right on to it..
Phuc Deli is a Vietnamese restaurant located in Westfield Indooroopilly Food court.. To be honest, I haven't actually noticed it before and maybe that's because I only go to uni around this side of Brissy but not too much stepping into Indro.. so, I was quite excited and eager to try this Phuc Deli Viet when i was invited here for lunch..
Bit overdue on the photos but, came here for coffee and cake and its location is in the newer food court area, near woolies and opposite the newsagent... Seatings are both inside and outside but I prefer outside as its more spacious in a way and you can watch people passing by...
Hogs Breath.. the pink pig.. that's all I think about.. and the thought of an actual Hog's breath.. Came here for lunch one day and decided to try their $9.90 lunch menu.. Has a variety of about 5 dishes you can choose from..
Should've done this post ages ago but haven't gone around to it and about time I should.. Came here for brunch with him, worried about if there weren't going to be any tables left or the annoyance of time wasted just to find a parking.. And since it was in the morning, everyone was out in the valley area, either for James St market, or the shops, or even work.. Luckily we got ourselves a table AND parking..
One of the newest dessert place that has just opened up in Sunnybank Plaza's foodcourt.. The place is decorated with a kind of jungle feeling with jungle animals' paintings and wild animal's touches here and there.. It was a nice joint with people bustling with seats being filled as the name is called "Coco Jungle", I guess they really did live up to their name..
I have done a post about R & R Cafe Bar before which you guys can check out.. This is actually a delayed post but since I don't want it to go to waste, I thought I would post it anyway...
Been awhile since I went to sushi train and good timing it was, a friend of mine whom I haven't met for a few years was down in Brisbane for a while.. And so, we went to sushi train as she had wanted to see her friend working there.. Wasn't too hungry so we just nibbled on a few and just had a chat mostly.. This sushi train is located in Carseldine Central near Woolies and Nandos etc, at the corner of Beams road.
Red Ocean Seafood is located in Red Hill in a little shopping complex on Musgrave Road.. Place looks like your typical fish and chip shop but I heard that this is one of the best fish and chips you will find in town.. and so, I gave it a try..
Himawari (means Sunflower in japanese) is a japanese joint everyone knows in Elizabeth Arcade in the CBD.. So it was surprising to see that they have opened another joint and this time, who would've figured out, in a southside suburb called Sunnybank.. hahah.. Seems as if Sunnybank is now the place for new restaurants to start hitting in..
Yes.. A delay in a lot of posts and my pile of my food photos just keeps piling up... Getting to them asap, i assure you... Finally finished all of my exams and so I'm free.. for the time being anyway... So I'll try and get as much reviews in... and i'm making the font size bigger, i thought the previous font size was large enough but then realised it wasn't after the review is posted.. so.. here it is..
Going back to Aspley Oriental was another random visit of the closest and a yummy chinese restaurant in the northside.. Went for yum cha, as usual.. and ordered some of the typicals and usuals but also tried other new dishes..
Apologies for lack of posts.. it's past midnight at the moment and I thought I would finally post a review which has been wayyyyyyy-delayed.. So i'm sorry for those who have been expecting this review.. Taking a mini break from my studying which is making me go cuckoo.. Anyways, Pig 'n' Whistle, located in the heart of Queen Street Mall, infront of Queens Plaza.. If you walk past a restaurant in the middle of Queen Street Mall that has live music, then this must be the one... I used to get confused with these restaurants that has a "pig" as their mascot, but no other restaurants serve what Pig 'n' Whistle serves.. Want to know why? Because it's probably the only "Traditional British Pub" that you can find around here in Brisbane..
As you all may have realised, I have not been updating nor have I been blogging lately.. The reason behind this is because I have been very busy with my uni schedule and studies lately and it has just been hard to be able to juggle it between my love for blogging and food... it does not take just a few seconds to do a review, it takes alot of work with the creativity in the writing of the review and of course, the beautiful photos that I would need to trademark this blog onto.. So I apologize for those who have been waiting for more recent and new reviews, I can assure you that after my exams are all finished, I will get straight on to it and will bombard you all with so many delicious, scrumptious, finger-licking, drooling photos of food.. =)
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A friend of mine said that Nonna's had one of the best seafood pizzas that she's ever tasted and so came here for lunch and tried it for myself.. Nonna's restaurants is three different types of cuisines (italian, seafood and steakhouse) which are basically joined in seatings and you can sit anywhere and can order from any of the different menus they have.. the biggest restaurant in the Harbour Town precint, Gold Coast..
Parkland Chinese restaurant is in Sunny Park shopping centre which is infront of Market Square and Sunnybank Plaza.. Booked it early for Chines New Year Yum Cha lunch but when we arrived, they seemed to somehow have lost our reservation and so we had to wait.. Many people were waiting outside and inside of the restaurant just staring down the diners so that they would somehow eat quickly and leave.. Heard some people waiting kept on shouting and complaining and wanting a table for 2, 5, 10+ etc.. Pretty hectic but hey, no one should be surprised as probably all of the chinese restaurants around would be like this at this time of the year.. Happy Belated Chinese New Year everyone~
Been awhile since I've eaten korean food and go to Obaltan in Elizabeth St.. The location is somehow not very easily spotted as they seem to be low key and all you see from the outside is their glass window and their restaurant name at the bottom. However, if you're familiar with Koz Market and Madtongsan 1 area, then you will be walking past Obaltan.. Their restaurant don't really have anything to catch people's attention unless you just suddenly come across it or you're familiar with the area...
Richards & Richards is a Brisbane owned men's fashion clothing store, specializing in italian brands and their own. As well as these amazing men's luxurious clothing, the two flagship stores, one located in Westfield Chermside and the other in Elizabeth St in the CBD, combines a fashion emporium and a bistro style dining..
New Shanghai, a new chinese restaurant located in front of coles in Queens Plaza in the Brisbane CBD.. Seems to be the talk of the town these days and so, when I had the chance to try it one afternoon while in city, I popped by and had a look and decided to give it a try... Known for its Shanghai cuisine , this restaurant has travelled from Sydney to Brisbane soil...