Nuto

#2 in Dandenong North VIC

Reviews by Nuto

This review is for China Bar Signature Buffet, Burwood East VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

Have been her twice now and eat time for dinner to take advantage of the seafood buffet!

I have never been one to go nuts over any all you can eat buffet, but when you have an unlimited amount of delicious crabs all waiting to be devoured, this wipes the floor with anyone else' idea of a buffet.

They have an extensive range of Chinese foods, seafood, stir-fry and even an entire section dedicated to sashimi and sushi where you can get someone to make you exactly what you want.

Their dim sum is excellent and their dessert buffet is extensive too, however unimpressive. They all look much nicer than they taste sadly, however there is a cheese board, and for me that was more exciting.

You will need to book this place in advance as it gets really busy. It is cheaper during the week at about $55 per head for dinner on weekdays. If you come here for lunch it will be cheaper, but you will not get the fresh prawns, oysters, crab, smoked salmon and muscles to eat.

Smaller plates means you don't gorge like you would at a sizzler, and the large room means you get plenty o exercise walking around :)

This review is for Dandenong Pavilion, Dandenong VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

I came here a couple of weeks ago for a steak and left quite underwhelmed, however last night we decided to go back and try something else on the menu and we were glad we did!
My husband ordered the ribs, and I got the chicken souvlaki. I can tell you I instantly had food envy as soon as those delicious ribs came out.

My husband is quite a fussy guy and will rarely compliment a meal as much to say something like "this is the best ***** ever", but last night he found his best ever ribs. I have to say, being someone who was a huge fan of Hard Rock Cafe ribs, and settling for no less, this tops them! Meat falls right off the bone making it easy for him to cut meat off. Absolutely sensational ribs!

My souvlaki was lovely, but it was overshadowed by the awesomeness of these ribs.

If you love ribs, go here! Only $26.50 for the massive plate which came with lovely seasoned chips and salad.
Impressed!

This review is for Wild Oak Cafe, Olinda VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

I had a lovely lunch here with my mother, and from the moment we walked in the door the service was attentive and genuine.
We were greeted by a lovely man who took care of us the entire time, and managed to give everyone in the restaurant swift service. Truly someone who enjoyed his job.
I explained I had an entertainment card, and he was happy to advise that was fine and got us some menus.
We both had the pork belly, which was great. The only negative was that it probably would have gone better on a bed of mash and greens than the curried beans. It was still delicious though, and the pork belly melted in your mouth.
Would recommend this place. It would be even nicer at night. Seemed quite romantic.

This review is for Ten Minutes by Tractor, Main Ridge VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

It is beyond me why this restaurant is not ranked #1 on the Mornington Peninsula.

This place is incredible!

I went for dinner with my husband for a special anniversary after my sister and brother-in-law have been raving about it for years.

I was blown away by everything.
Their customer service levels are high, and attentive, but not over-baring.

Their food was sensational and one of the top 3 meals I have ever had.
The ambiance was perfect, with great background music at the right volume for chatter, and the view out the window was relaxing (we ate here in March when the sun didn't go down until 8ish).

I can't rave on enough about the food. This is one of my favourite restaurants now, and although it is on the pricey side, you pay for an amazing experience and to leave feeling like you definitely got your moneys worth.

Hats off to the chefs who creates such visually pleasing food. Some dishes were so pretty we felt bad destroying them with our knives an forks. Lucky we did though as it was all outstanding.

We were given complimentary palate cleansing sorbet before dessert which felt like a great treat. Don't know if this is the norm here, but I loved it!

I will be back and I recommend anyone who is considering this place to go. You will not regret it.

This review is for Steam, Rye VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

I took my parents and husband here for a lunch.

The service was ok, but the meals were great. We ordered 2 small and 4 main dishes and it was more than enough food.
Considering other tapas style restaurants on the peninsula cost a fortune and leave you hungry, this place was spot on.
We ordered dessert after my parents told me they had never had Creme Brule before. Needless to say, their Banana Creme Brule is amazing! It is a must.

Am looking forward to heading back to Steam for some great food next time I'm in Rye.

This review is for The Source, Glenorchy TAS

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

There is no better way to describe this food than an absolutely blissful pampering of the taste buds.

I went here for lunch with my husband on our last day in Tasmania, and came in expecting an expensive menu and small portion sizes which are often synonymous with fine dining. I was thrilled to see a menu with prices that are on par, if not cheaper than what I could find in Hobart at any other nice restaurant for dinner.

Then I started to think that perhaps the price of the meals reflected on the quantity, however my negativity was proved wrong yet again when we were presented with amazingly plated and quite substantial meals.

We both ordered the scotch fillet, and were told that due to the cooking process, it would be an approx wait of 30 minutes. This was fine for us as we ate the delicious house made bread and fresh churned butter.

When the scotch came out I was so thrilled. It didn't look like any scotch fillet I had ever seen. This cut was actually more like an enormous eye fillet, sitting on a bed of the creamiest and most delicate mashed potatoes I have ever had, and served with a generous, but not drowning quantity of red wine jus. Gorgeous to stare at, but to take was so lovely that we had to both contain ourselves and stop from saying "oh my god", several times.

It was an outstanding meal, and the thought of the steak makes me want to go back there right now.
We have an unwritten rule that when we are at nice restaurants we try the dessert too.

I had the deconstructed Tiramisu and my husband had the Rhubarb dessert. I was too busy in food heaven eating my yummy dessert to stop and try his, and by the time I finished mine, I just wanted to keep the lovely flavours in my mouth so I didn't even try his.

Bottom line. If you love food, and you love and appreciate good quality and service; do yourself a big favour and have at least one meal at this amazing restaurant. It really did go above and beyond for us foodies.

This review is for Drunken Admiral, Hobart TAS

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

We were blown away by the service, speed in which we got our food, and overall feel of this place.

I have to say, I was put off by the "themed" sort of menu at first having read it on line, I certainly wasn't expecting what was to be one of the best meals I have had, to date in Tasmania.

We ordered 2 Eye Fillet steaks, which mine was medium and my husbands medium rare, which were delivered to our table within 15 minutes of us ordering and cooked to absolute perfection.

The cut of meat was clearly good quality and the taste of the meal was sensational.

We finished off with a dessert that I am keen to try and recreate in my own kitchen. Triple Chocolate Fudge Slice.
It was so good, words cannot describe, however sadly for me and everyone else who goes there in search of this dessert, it was a special for the night...

We will be back here on our next Hobart holiday. Try the steak! You will not be sorry!

This review is for Blue Skies, Hobart TAS

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

I know I am writing a lot of steak reviews for Tassie, but Steak and Seafood are two of my favourites and when people get it right they should be praised!

I came here with my family and although we waited an extraordinary long time for our meals due to what seemed to be a chef shortage or man-down in the kitchen, when we finally got our meals, they were so good that the long wait was forgotten.

Steaks were cooked perfectly, and perfectly seasoned.

We would go back here perhaps on a weekday instead or for lunch just to avoid any long waits as the place was extremely busy, so they must have pleased a lot of people.

This review is for Madame Sousou, Fitzroy VIC

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

We have an Entertainment book and decided to give this a go as there was a buy 1 get one free deal in there.

We ordered marinated olives first and was quite disappointed when they came out cold - this is probably just how they do it, but would have really bought out the flavours more if they had at least warned them up a little.

Entrees ordered was a cheese souffle with scallops - which was lovely, however the scallops were on the cold side within. My entree was the calamari and prawn fritter dish, serves with aioli which was really nice.

For mains we both ordered the rib eye...big mistake. When they came out, they were basically stand-alone meat with a tiny side dish. For $42, this is a bit of a stretch. The worst thing was that when cutting into the meat and upon sampling, it was easy to tell that this was not fresh, and had been frozen. The texture of the rib eye was way off and it had a powdery and dry sort of overtone. As I said, for $42 it was a very disappointing dish and I would have been extremely angry about it if it wasn't for the fact that one of them was comped with the Entertainment book.
This place had a lovely ambiance and the staff were attentive but not in your face. Great place for drinks and entrees. Not sure I would return though because the main dish fell so far from the mark and there are so many restaurants to discover.

This review is for Montrachet, Paddington QLD

verified email - 17 Jan 2013

We had a work function here, and were greeted warmly by the staff.

Had a table of 8 and were served promptly for drinks. After we had all ordered from the set menu some fresh bread came out, but without anything to put on it.

Someone at the table asked for some butter, which comes standard at French restaurants, however on closer inspection of the bill at the end of the night (after I paid and left the building), I discovered that they had charged us $10 for the butter, which is not only outrageous, considering they give you the bread for free, but they did not advise at the time that there would be such a surcharge for it.

Entrees and mains were lovely. Generous portions and the table was quite happy with the choices and variety.

The tables were extremely close together, so it would have been annoying for the other guests to have our table of 8 in there, trying to be loud enough for all at the table to hear. I also noticed that they set tables on the bar for the dinners too, which I wouldn't appreciate.

The food was nice and somewhat fancy and it seemed like eating from a bar just cheapened the whole thing.

Overall, meals were great and nothing to complain about, beside the stupid butter charge. Staff were accommodating and helpful with the bags we needed to store during the evening.

The restaurant is not close enough to Brisbane CBD for me to ever consider going back, and cost per head was approx $122 - which is a little high for the location and the space you have to eat your meal.

This seemed to be a super busy place to eat though, so much be quite popular. Just make sure they don't try and charge you for butter if the bread is free and no other condiment is provided!