2EN1

#3 in Canley Heights NSW

Reviews by 2EN1

This review is for Hong Kong Bing Sutt, Burwood NSW

verified email - 10 Jun 2018

I came to try Bing Sutt as I've seen a number of reviews about this nostalgic Hong Kong cafe, which definitely has the feel of one, with Hong Kong signs and trinkets. The one thing I didn't like about the design of this cafe is the yellow lighting, which made it hard to read the menu as it had small font & stick on the table between glass.
I heard the baked pork chop and rice was a must try dish and gave it a try, but was very disappointed as they had slices of pork on top of plain rice and then baked with a cheesy sauce, This dish would have worked better with fried rice and an actual piece of pork chop. There should have also been some stir fried tomatoes and onions on top of the pork before the cheese sauce was placed over it to bake. In addition to this, we got the seafood laksa, which was so good, but needed more noodles. For drinks we had the hot milk tea, which was very bitter and needs lots of sugar.

Approximate cost: $45

This review is for Umaya Japanese Restaurant, Parramatta NSW

verified email - 10 Jun 2018

I stumbled on Umaya by chance and decided to have lunch here with my friend. This place has a nice Japanese restaurant feel and clean. We ordered the wagyu beef hot pot with udon, which was nice, but I don't think the beef was wagyu. We also ordered a sashimi platter with salmon, king fish and tuna and a plate of chicken goyza, which was so delicious.
I'd definitely come back here and try more of their food and lunch sets .

Approximate cost: $75

This review is for Lazy Cat Cafe, Lidcombe NSW

verified email - 13 May 2018

Came to the Lazy Cat Cafe for some coffee and dessert as a afternoon break and it was so busy here on a Sunday afternoon. The coffees we ordered were strong and disappointingly luke warm. I also ordered a Mocha as it looks so good on the display, but the cake was very dry. Most people there were having burgers and fries, which seemed much more appealing.

Approximate cost: $18

This review is for Kung Fu, Lidcombe NSW

verified email - 13 May 2018

Came to try Kung Fu Kitchen for the 1st time as some of the food post on Instagram looked good. we ordered the shallot pancakes as its a favourite of ours, but found there wasn't enough shallots in them. As a recommendation fro the staff, we ordered the beef tripe and blood jelly in hot chilli oil broth, which was a pretty big serving and had prawns , fish fillets and glass noodles in it as well. You have to like spicy food to get this dish. In addition, we also ordered the pork soup dumplings, which was a bit disappointing as is was very small and didn't have much soup in it.

Approximate cost: $42

This review is for Taro Beauty, Cabramatta NSW

verified email - 27 Apr 2018

Taro Beauty is a Taiwanese style dessert cafe. They are newly opened at Cabramatta and have some great deals where you buy a drink of the day and receive a free dessert.
I got the peach oolong tea (which was 1 litre size) with coconut jelly & tapioca pearls. For the dessert that came with the deal, I was given a brown sugar shaved iced bowl with red beans, herbal jelly, taro & sweet potato mochi balls. both the drink and dessert was so delicious and refreshing.

Approximate cost: $7.50

This review is for Smokkim Korean BBQ, Rhodes NSW

verified email - 27 Apr 2018

I can to Smokkim for lunch as I love Korean food and they have some good value lunch deals. We had the crab ramen, which has a medium size crab and is a great deal for $16 during lunch. The ramen was spring and full of taste. We also had a service of the ginseng chicken soup, which tasted pretty good, but not a wow factor.
The only main negative about the food at Smokkim is the small number of side dishes (only 4) and they were extremly all very salty.

Approximate cost: $36

This review is for Bluewater Cafe, Manly NSW

verified email - 20 Mar 2018

This was the first time I've tried the Bluewater cafe and we picked this place as the menu looked interesting and the place was busy. We ordered the Bluewater Tasting Plate, which had Smoked salmon, arancini balls, fish cakes, salt and peppered soft shell crab, prawn skewers, green tea noodles with sake & Korean dressing, which was average. The best item on the tasting plate was the arancini balls as it was crunchy on the outside and garlicy soft on the inside. The 2nd dish we ordered was the Lamb Espatada, but were served the grilled Moroccan Lamb Salad instead as they got out order wrong. We decided to keep the grilled Moroccan Lamb Salad, which was pretty good except the lamb was over cooked and tough. For a drink, I had the mango smoothie, which had hardly any flavours and very disappointing.
Bluewater is overall an average cafe and overpriced for the quality.

Approximate cost: $61

This review is for Mikazuki, Parramatta NSW

verified email - 27 Feb 2018

Mikazuki is a elegantly Japanese restaurant and this was my first time here. We ordered Kara-age Chicken, which was a good serving, but the chicken was not crunchy or hot enough and this made it a disappointing dish. we also ordered the agedashi tofu, which was pretty good and plate of sushi deluxe (13 mix sushi pieces and 6 small sashimi rolls). Overall Mikazuki was a pleasant experience and will come back here to try more dishes.

Approximate cost: $57

This review is for Bay Vista Dessert Bar and Cafe, Parramatta NSW

verified email - 27 Feb 2018

Bay Vista is a dessert bar that also as some savoury waffles, breakfast and snacks. This place is a very busy place at night and resembles a bit like a club. We ordered a large bowl of ice cream which had mango, lemon and cheesecake gelato, with strawberries, mango, white chocolate and brownies. This dessert was very big and enough for 3 or four people. The cheesecake gelato was not flavoursome enough and the white chocolate sauce was a massive clump. Overall, this dessert was still delicious and bay Vista is a good place to have dessert with friends and family.

Approximate cost: $35

This review is for Din Tai Fung, Sydney NSW

verified email - 25 Feb 2018

I've been hearing a lot about the dumplings at Din Tai Fung and finally got to try it. I ordered the Crab Meat and Roe with Pork Dumpling, which we found small in size, they tasted ok, but there was no wow factor. We also tried the Chicken Soup Double Boiled with Chicken Rice Wine, which was bland and disappointing. On a positive note, the best thing we tried was the Golden Lava steamed bun and Golden Lava sesame balls, which were sweet and salty.

Approximate cost: $50