dining out

so it was father’s day yesterday and since restaurants would be all booked out, we decided to go out on friday night instead along with my auntie and uncle. the decision of where to eat was left up to me and my brother. i thought to myself “OMG why don’t we go to a buffet with wagyu? then i can stuff myself with all the wagyu i want!”

in my first google search, i found a place in crows nest called ‘rengaya’. but it was way too expensive (since it was going to be my brother, my fiance and my treat) and a bit too far for us. so i searched more and found another place called sakae yakiniku house at eastwood. this place was cheaper and a little closer but i thought it was still a little too expensive. then, after more googling, i found a place called kaizen bbq at macquarie. this place was just $30 per person. i was ecstatic. BUT when fiance called them up, they said they don’t do buffets anymore. MAJOR LET DOWN T_T i sulked for awhile then decided to just go with sakae yakiniku house which was $43.80 per person.

we got the standard buffet and since they have a time limit, we sat down and stressed over what to order first. well, i obviously yelled out to order the wagyu rib fingers, wagyu thin skirt and the beef loin (just to see if it tasted good). i could not afford to fill my stomach out with non-wagyu food! oh and unfortunately, there won’t be many photos because i was too busy stuffing my face ^.^

squid and fish cake

takoyaki (at least what’s left of them)

so by the time we were almost done with ordering/stressing/eating/grilling/eating about 5 plates of wagyu rib fingers alone, we decided to get ice cream. i saved some extra space for dessert desserts; i had two and a half cups of ice cream HEHE.

to sum things up, the food was alright. althought some were a let down such as the wagyu thin skirt. service was prompt most of the times. some of our orders were forgotten till just before dessert. i think they should just get rid of the whole ordering system and put food out for us to get instead. or instead of that, get rid of the time limit. we were stressing about running out of time instead of enjoying the meal. the wagyu rib fingers were definately the highlight of the night for me – so fatty and soft! fiance’s favourite were the takoyakis. he probably had 2 – 3 plates on his own!

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ps. i regret not taking more photos…

coming up next: i bought some wagyu online!

hello 🙂

i was itching to update my blog but have no idea on what to blog about. then i remembered i went to pepper lunch for the first time a few weeks ago, near darling harbour. my memory from eating at pepper lunch is still quite fresh. unfortunately, this post is wagyu free 🙁 but fret not! for this post is not beef free! we got a $9 for two sizzling beef specials with a can of drink or miso soup. we got the drink because i drink miso soup at all the time anyway. it was definitely value for money! we were actually allowed to change the meal but you have to add money. i was prepared to to change mine to wagyu but they said we’re not allowed… boohoo.

mine *drools* with cheese and not shallots. i added some of the sauce – i think it was sweet soy or some onion sauce. at first, i didn’t know i had to mix it up so i sat there watching my meal sizzle. then one of the girls working there came up to me and told me i have to mix it up thoroughly so that the sauce and butter in the middle of the rice is spread evenly. so i quickly tossed my rice about, hoping it wasn’t too late. fyi, i don’t like shallots because of the bitter taste 🙂

fiance’s. his was way too peppery. it tasted so different from mine but it was still good (i helped him finish it!).

we have another voucher for pepper lunch and i can’t wait to take more photos!

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hello everyone! still feeling a little sick but i’m about 95% okay now 🙂 so today my fiance and i went to an irish pub at wynyard called p.j. gallaghers because we scored a voucher which we paid $19 for $50 worth of food. they had wagyu burgers! the place is quite nice. and we were served by a lovely girl with a scottish or irish accent. we ordered two wagyu burgers (with fries), a bowl of wedges and a cheese platter.

our wagyu beef burger with tasty cheese, lettuce, tomato, caramelised onion, gherkins, aioli (mine without the tomato and gherkins). the bun was super crispy; a little too crispy for my liking. the wagyu was disappointing 🙁 the burger was a little too dry and the flour on the bun adds to the dryness as well >.< i think more cheese and aioli would have made the burger nicer.

mmm… seasoned wedges, freshly fried with sour cream and sweet chilli. these were so lovely! however, by the time we were done with our burgers, halfway done with the fries and wedges, we were so full that we had to cancel my cheese platter 🙁 the waitress was nice enough to help us cancel it even thought she was having lunch and it has already been prepared. thank you 🙂

we had a lovely time at p.j. gallaghers even though the burger was a little disappointing. i’m still full from lunch 7.5 hours later!

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hi everyone ~,~

i’ve been quite sick since last monday. but as promised, here is my first official post!

in 2008, during christmas, i went back to hong kong to visit friends and family. my auntie treated me to a meal at nadaman, a well known fine dining japanese restaurant. she has treated me, my parents and my brother to eat there many times because she knows one of the chefs well. anyway, we had a variety of things; a fish dish, wagyu (duh), wagyu fried rice and a variety of vegetables.

this is the fish. it was cooked in sake and butter…but i can’t remember what other things were in cooked with it!

wagyu cubes! the quality of the wagyu was definately quite high. the wagyu cubes looked very cooked on the outside but the inside was about medium well done. this effectively locked the juices inside so when you bite into the cubes…ughh…heaven.

ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the world’s most delicious fried rice! it was cooked with wagyu fat and bits of wagyu meat *drools*.

anyway, since my brain isn’t working properly, i’m going to end my post here.

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