Author: The Wifey's Corner

Another hyped up restaurant is Chin Chin by Lucas Group. My brother and his wife recently went to Melbourne and they highly recommended Chin Chin to us. Therefore on this trip, we made sure to visit this restaurant. It is located in Melbourne CBD and according to their website, they only take reservations for group of 8 or more.

We got here around 5 pm hoping to beat the crowd with early dinner, but it was almost full house already. Luckily we got seated right away at the kind of awkward position table near the entrance. No complain here, especially 10 minutes after seated, there was already a long line of diners waiting at the entrance.

We ordered the caramelised sticky pork and infamous son in law eggs with some rice:

 

Both dishes came out quickly and they were delicious. That sticky pork is the bomb, the meat was really tender and very well seasoned with spices. It pairs nicely with the refreshing herb salad and chilli vinegar. The son in law eggs was just as yummy with hint of shrimp paste and chilli heat. However, I personally would prefer it to have more chilli kick.

It is a really lovely place, serving very delicious meals, but I think is a little overrated. I personally would not wait over one hour for a meal here, but I do appreciate how quick they whip out the dishes even during that busy times. There have been rumours that it will open a branch in Sydney, so let’s hope that will be the case and we can enjoy those yummy food without hopping onto the plane to Melbourne (still I love that city and no doubt will return)!

 

Chin Chin

125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Phone: (03) 8663 2000

www.chinchinrestaurant.com.au

After a whole afternoon of walking around, chasing tram, and missed a train – we finally arrived at Melbourne Central again. It was around 7 pm and we were not sure where to head to have dinner. While walking out of Melbourne Central station, hubby noticed this big board that says Tokyo Japanese All You Can Eat! And there we went for our dinner.

The restaurant is located above a bar called The Meeting Place, in the corner of Elizabeth St and Little Lonsdale St. The cost is $29.80 per person, exclude drinks. Upon climbing the stair, this is the entrance to the restaurant:

A friendly waitress confirmed with us how many people are dining and quickly showed us our table and left us with menu. She explained just ordered whatever we want from the menu and they will prepare as order. Here are what we ordered:

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed our meal here, they were not superbly awesome but decent meal. I like the idea of cook as order, where the food came out nice and hot. In doing that, the deep fried food are crispy and not soggy. On top of that, the food also came out very fast – so no worries about loosing much of your time for that.

Chawan mushi was so smooth and fluffy, a very delicate dish. The diced beef miso were tasty, however few pieces of the meat were a bit chewy. The sashimi were fresh and delicious. The tempura batter was nice and light. Love the lemon tea with fresh slices of lemon and doesn’t taste like instant flavoured tea mixes. Green tea ice cream is yummy, with strong matcha flavour and not too sweet. We were happy with everything we ordered and definitely left the restaurant with full tummies.

 

Tokyo Japanese Restaurant

Level 1, 315 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

Phone: (03) 9602 5616