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hello 🙂

it’s been a while, haha! my fiance bought me this domain name so that we could both get into this seriously! we’ve also bought a new camera (his name is sunny!) so we could take better quality pics and share it here! and now, let’s get on to my first post in AGES!

it’s been a long time since i’ve dined at a hotel. grace hotel is tucked in a quiet corner just a short walk from the station. it was a cold and rainy night but upon entering the hotel, i was greeted by warm smiles from staff at the reception area.

the dinner buffet at grace hotel is on the second floor. we decided to do a pre-dinner workout and took the stairs! once we got to the buffet area, we were again greeted by friendly staff and upon presenting our voucher, we were led to a table by the window.

there weren’t many different selection of food. the seafood area had prawns, smoked salmon, diy salad bar (with bacon, scrambled eggs, croutons, salad dressing and more), potato salad, seafood salad, and this amazing pasta which had bocconcini and broccoli. the hot food section was limited but satisfying. at the carvery station, only lamb was being served (which i don’t eat). other interesting stuff included tempura barramundi, chicken with eggplant and bread crumbed scallops.

as usual, we overate so we had to rest for about 10 – 20 minutes before moving onto dessert. but before we did, fiance walked past a really cool looking coffee machine and got me a hot chocolate… it was a pretty awesome hot chocolate! i only had a tiny slice of cheese, a little cake and some ice cream for dessert. i was really pushing it after the hot chocolate but how could anyone ignore all you can eat ice cream!

overall, we really enjoyed our night at grace hotel’s buffet. the service was great and the food was satisfying. though we think the hot food selection would need some improvement with winter coming. after the meal, we enjoyed a 15 minute sit on their super soft sofas while resisting the urge to fall asleep. i was so sure we were going to get kicked out!

so that’s it for today. i’m going to try harder to blog more frequently!

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hi all! i’ve been updating my blog so frequently because i have nothing to do. i’ve finished my degree in november last year and worked for a few months but now i’m unemployed! oh well. i’m sure i’ll find a job eventually!

anyway, as i mentioned, this post will be about wasabi bistro at surry hills and their fail-gyu steak and how they managed to redeem themselves the second time i went. i think i should split this post into two entries.

my fiance bought two wasabi bistro vouchers for us earlier and we decided to go there for one of our special occasions. the voucher we got comes with tuna tartar, steamed gyoza, salmon tataki, tempura, choice of sushi roll, two mains with miso soup and finally two ice creams of our choice.

here’s the tuna tartar. i don’t like raw fish so my fiance had most of it. i picked out bits and pieces of potato and ate that. there’s a very generous serving of red and black caviar and i had most of that. i remember the black caviar was a lot saltier than the red one. on the other hand, there was too little sauce which is a pity because it was delicious. i’m not sure what the yellow sauce is but the brown sauce is some kind of sweet miso like sauce.

next up were the steamed gyoza. these were pretty good. we loved the sauce (soy sauce with dashi and mirin?) that comes with it.

then came the salmon tataki (seared salmon). my fiance loved these and said they were perfect. pity about the portion though. there were only 4 pieces (if i remember correctly). and once again, i didn’t have this because i don’t eat raw fish. i tried raw salmon once upon a time and absolutely hated it. i thought it was slimy. i guess i was traumatised by that incident.

the tempura! i don’t usually like battered stuff but i like tempura because of the light batter which doesn’t make me sick after two bites. the tempura was so nicely done. the dish contained a piece of prawn, eggplant (which my fiance hates), sweet potato or pumpkin (we can never tell in tempura), and some other veggies. there wasn’t enough sauce again but the waiter kindly got us some more.

we ordered the seared salmon sushi roll (dragon roll? i forgot). once again, my fiance ate most of it because of the salmon. i ate some of the rice rolls minus the avocado and cucumber.

finally, after 5 courses, my wagyu steak came. at first sight, it seemed a little cooked and i was surprised by the sauce as i like my wagyu without any sauce.

here’s what the inside of the steak looked like. i could find any traces of wagyu ‘juice’ (aka fat, grease, marbling etc). as i begin to freak out a little, i reassured myself that everything will be okay. i took one chunk of the steak and realised that the steak was over seasoned with pepper. there was absolutely no juice coming out from the meat. i thought to myself, “are you kidding me? this is definitely not wagyu!!!”. it was FAIL-GYU. i was so disappointed and gave most of my beef steak to my fiance and spent the rest of the dinner grumbling about how disappointed i was. when the ice cream came, i was feeling better because i LOVE ice cream. i ordered the green tea ice cream but was too unhappy to take a photo. after dessert, we grumbled to each other about what we were going to do about the other voucher. we bought it just for the wagyu and was utterly disappointed…

to be continued…

hi all! *completely ignoring the fact that she hasn’t blogged in 4 months*

yesterday, i went to burgerlicious in kings cross (with a voucher!) and tried the MOAB burger. honestly it was a little disappointing. after walking from central to townhall and then finally reaching kings cross on a hot and stuffy day, we sat down on the wooden chairs and dumped our stuff on the wooden table. i’ve got to say i absolutely love their tables; the mahogany wood and cleanliness of it was just wonderful!

the MOAB burger consists of wagyu beef, grilled onions, pineapple, bacon, free-range egg, cheese, beetroot relish, tomato, lettuce, special sauce and ketchup. my fiance went up to order our burgers but i didn’t want pineapple, beetroot relish or tomato. we were starving by the time we got there, thanks to the horrible stuffiness and long walk. the wait seemed like so long but it was probably just about 5 – 10 minutes. we needed to wash our hands but there wasn’t a toilet in site around that shopping centre. our burgers came after we made use of some tissue and water we brought along to clean our hands. i was so excited!

the burger looked so delicious! to my surprise, my chips had chicken salt sprinkled on them. awesome! after taking the photo above, i opened up my burger to check if they remembered my order. although they didn’t put the beetroot relish, tomato and pineapple, i was very saddened to see that they have also left out my cheese and grilled onions… i stole some of my fiance’s cheese and realised it was cheddar cheese. a particularly strong type too. i guess i was thankful they left it out or it may have made my burger worst.

i thought the wagyu pattie was a little tough and lacking juice. the chips were good. they got a little sickening as i was quite full after my burger! my fiance enjoyed his burger but was disappointed that i was disappointed. oh well!

coming up next: wagyu sausages?!

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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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