I had the day off today so we went to Melbourne. I had Vietnamese beef noodle or better known as pho for lunch in Richmond. The soup was very tasty. I think I've found the best pho shop in Richmond although I've only sampled 3 others so far and there's many more of them in the vicinity. Keith had the chicken noodle soup which was equally good. Reminds me of the "kway teow teng" in PJ State. The drinks however weren't as good. Keith had the jackfruit shake while I had the soursop shake. It was rather watery and flat in taste. For those who want to give this shop a try, it's called Pho Dzung Tan Dinh located on 208 Victoria St, Richmond.
After lunch, we went shopping. I bought some hard to get fruits such as custard apples, longans (or mata kuching) and persimmons. It didn't come cheap.
Later in the evening, we went to Lygon St for some Italian food. Keith's Italian friend recommended us Il Gambero although he warned us that he last went there 15 years ago. We ordered a small prosciutto pizza and two entree size pastas ie. the gnocchi with bolognese sauce and spaghetti marinara. The pizza crust was too dry while the prosciutto was overcooked. As for the gnocchi, some were shaped too big and the sauce a bit too sour. The spag marinara was too garlicky and the little prawns felt like they came out of the freezer. Forgetting my camera yet again, I used Keith's motorola phone to capture the food hence the poor pic quality. Anyway I'm glad we ordered small portions as I was saving space for dessert at Brunetti. 
We headed to Brunetti, a short distance away located on Faraday St, Carlton. My eyes immediately widen with excitement at all the cakes, cookies and chocolates. It's a big cafe occupying 5 shops lots. I had a hard time deciding what to order but we eventually settled for a New York cheesecake, creme caramel with chocolate shavings, an ice choc and a hot choc. The place was pack even on a Tuesday. The cakes and drinks were quite good although a tad sweet. I suspect people with sweet teeth would have a field day at Brunetti's.
After lunch, we went shopping. I bought some hard to get fruits such as custard apples, longans (or mata kuching) and persimmons. It didn't come cheap.
Later in the evening, we went to Lygon St for some Italian food. Keith's Italian friend recommended us Il Gambero although he warned us that he last went there 15 years ago. We ordered a small prosciutto pizza and two entree size pastas ie. the gnocchi with bolognese sauce and spaghetti marinara. The pizza crust was too dry while the prosciutto was overcooked. As for the gnocchi, some were shaped too big and the sauce a bit too sour. The spag marinara was too garlicky and the little prawns felt like they came out of the freezer. Forgetting my camera yet again, I used Keith's motorola phone to capture the food hence the poor pic quality. Anyway I'm glad we ordered small portions as I was saving space for dessert at Brunetti. 
We headed to Brunetti, a short distance away located on Faraday St, Carlton. My eyes immediately widen with excitement at all the cakes, cookies and chocolates. It's a big cafe occupying 5 shops lots. I had a hard time deciding what to order but we eventually settled for a New York cheesecake, creme caramel with chocolate shavings, an ice choc and a hot choc. The place was pack even on a Tuesday. The cakes and drinks were quite good although a tad sweet. I suspect people with sweet teeth would have a field day at Brunetti's.
2 comments:
din know those are called custard apple...now i know...hehe
orhhh.... they're also known as "nonas" ...that's what i called them when small... i think it's the malay name for custard apples.. we used to have the tree in our backyard.
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