Wong Kei Chinatown London

An old favorite for London old timers from the seventies. No nonsense take it or leave it service without the frills. Just came from a walking tour of Downing St, Big Ben and St James Park changing of horse guard.  We had the roast meat rice £6, wanton noodles £6, mushrooms chicken rice hot pot £8 for small and fried rice noodles with egg sauce & beef £6. About £26 for 5 of us. There's a 15 mins wait for the rice hot pot. We forewarned every one on our table that service can be variable in tone. Not bad for a cold gloomy winter's day. Free hot tea but we opted for hot water. You may have to share tables sometimes. 

Does not accept credit cards. 

 

Royal Seng Paris

We were walking towards Eiffel tower and needed some hot tea and carbs to keep us going on a cold winter morning. The restaurant was warm & had clean washroom. The food was microwaved & wouldn't satisfy the purist. However, it kept us going till we got to La Tour Eiffel. The family staff were helpful and courteous. We had the €7 for 10 pieces of dim sum and a plate of noodles. Also got hot chinese tea. Helped us climb to Level 2 of Eiffel tower later that day.

Metro Indian Subiaco

Purple colours. Hot food and fun in Subiaco. Spicy with flavor. Purple onions on hot plate chicken.

Check it out at http://www.metroindianrestaurant.com.au/

Chicken salad with nice purple stripes. Work place dinner with junior trainees.

Chicken on hot plate. Spicy but blazing hot too.

Sweets. Hard to pronounce but great after a 40km bicycle ride. Lots of carbs and flavorsome aromas.

Spent about $30 per person. Don't forget the mango lassi.

Arirang Perth

BBQ Korean in Perth. Work research with JN & SL. http://www.arirang.com.au/

Unlimited side dishes. Mainly veges eg zucchini, bean sprouts, potatoes in their jackets and Kimchee!

The kitchen can BBQ the food for you and bring it out. We had beef, beef ribs and pork. Rather then cook for ourselves because we were discussing work we got the kitchen to cook all the meats for us.

Soju to wash down the spicy kimchee and BBQ meats. Alternatively you can wrap lettuce leaves around the BBQ meat for a healthier meal. 

 

Matsuri Japanese Perth

Uncomplicated Japanese served with zest.

 Food comes fast. My regular order is the eel with rice.

 The pork tonkatsu with Japanese curry feeds the hungry 15 year old. This is his regular order.

 A new item was the stewed ribs. Deliciously rich and tasty broth.

 Ramen for the ladies who love noodles.

 Udon noodles plain to slurp down with gusto.

 The sashimi standard order for us. Plenty large servings but not too exotic. Staples of salmon, tuna and white fish. Ok there was a bit of octopus.

 Gyoza for the young lady who loves dumplings.

 Wow second serving of Gyoxa. Must be good or well cooked.

Definitely worth a visit. The whole meal above cost under $160 for 5 people. Uncluttered, fast, straight shooting Japanese food. Consistent and always good for local Australian taste. 

 

You Tiao Pavillion

Soya bean drink, protein & fried dough. Maybe rice porridge as well. Staple comfort food. Some might call it bland but helps soothe the stomach. For some foodies anyway.

The stall is located in the basement food court  "Food Republic"

You can add your own range of cane or brown sugar. The fried dough sticks are crispy & hot. The red beans in the round fried bread adds sweetness to the dough.

The bean curd(tau foo far) was hot and you can add your own quantity of sugar. I had 2 ladles. 1 more than really needed. Oh well! Cravings..

 

Old town coffee vs Nyonya Colors Midvalley

Kaya toast & coffee in 2 food outlets in Midvalley. On todays toast off Nyonya Colours had the win. Their toast was warm and fluffy. Eggs were softer. The drinks were better value and more to my taste.
Nyonya also better able to meet my no butter heathy request.

See photos of toast below. Dark toast from old town. Nyonya also served the toast without butter. As I requested.

The price package with toast, eggs and hot drink was better in Nyonya. In comparison Old town have to order individual items from board as set menu not so readily published on board. 

Check it out at http://www.nyonyacolors.com/ For the white toast above. Brown toast below from Old town coffee. 

Eggs and Hot cocoa from Nyonya Colors. 

We did a lot of walking in Mid Valley Mega Mall to walk off the two breakfasts.