Me Wah Restaurant

Haven't had much time to blog lately, deadlines for assignments are drawing nearing. And I'm actually studying really hard for some reason, I don't think I've ever put in this much effort into my studies before! I'm quite proud about it! Haha. =D

Let's blog about a restaurant this time. Actually went to this place when I first arrived in Tasmania this time round. Dad said we were at this restaurant the last time we were in Tasmania too. I'm not sure, some how mom and I couldn't remember but he was quite insistent. Well anyway, Me Wah Restaurant is supposed to be really famous for good asian food in Tasmania. Some of their awards include Tasmania's best asian restaurant from 1999-2007 and Tasmania's best overall restaurant in 2007. They're quite crowded on weekdays and usually fully booked on weekends. So go early or make a reservation if you intend to patronize them. It's a really popular place.

It's weird that the whole time my parents were with me in Tasmania, we only ate chinese food. Think it suits my parents tastes better, but they also said as a poor student I won't be able to afford all these luxuries when their gone. Haha. Well I can't complain I think I'm really lucky.

First up we have some sichuan hot and spicy soup. It was not bad but I guess you can compare it to what we get back home? Not as spicy and it's lacking the vinegar I think. But I don't think you can get it better at other asian restaurants here.

Next up was the salt and pepper pork ribs. This was really good! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. And the balance of salt and pepper was perfect. Not too salty or anything like that. Mom loved it too.

I love seafood in Australia, it's always so fresh. Well most of the time at least. Every seafood dish I've had so far in Tasmania has been great. This seafood combination was no exception. It was full of scallops, fish, prawns etc.... Man just makes me drool thinking about it! Sweet seafood in a savoury sauce. Best on rice man!

Last dish was stir fried duck with snow peas. This dish was a let down I think. It was way too salty. The duck meat was a little tough too. Didn't go down well, had to drink a lot of chinese tea to curb my thirst.

Overall I think the food here is pretty good, except for the duck which was too salty. Even though it was almost a full house but the food still came pretty fast. The staff were really friendly too. Oh yeah, for some reason rice in Tasmania is expensive! A bowl of rice costs $2.50 here! 5 times the price we normally pay in Singapore! And this is in AUD. Sometimes I wonder if I can BYO rice. Haha. Well, till next time! Later~

Hoong Fatt Chinese Restaurant

Ok short post this time. Just going to mention this chinese restaurant located in Launceston. Called Hoong Fatt, it's probably one of the only few chinese restaurants in Launceston. Up til now I've tried 5 chinese restaurants here and I reckon that's about all they have. I might be wrong though, would need to explore more to get a definite answer.

Anyway, Hoong Fatt Chinese Restaurant is a small restaurant located close to the city. Can't remember the exact name of the street but it's next time Brisbane Street. The cute thing apparently is that the father and mother run the grocery store next door, and the son and his wife run the restaurant.

I'm not sure how their meals cost at lunch time, but at dinner time it's an all you can eat buffet for AUD$8.90. That's pretty cheap actually, hard to find such value elsewhere. And if you like, they have an add-on to your buffet meal which allows you to take their dim sum (they call it dim sim), a soup, dessert and a drink for just AUD$12.10. It's a bit like an Angmo zhi char stall. Don't expect a lot of variety though, probably only abt 12 dishes to choose from. Surprisingly a lot of Angmos go there to take away food. And they all usually go for the fried rice... Anway, food here is not the best, but for hungry students such as myself, it represents great value for a low price. Eat ahhhhhh!!!