Reviews by Tong

This review is for Eastern Garden Chinese Restaurants, Toorak Gardens SA

verified email - 28 Aug 2013

went there last Friday night to celebrate a friend's birthday. The restaurant is quite big and the interior is good. One little down side is that some china on our table are chipped.
We ordered Peking Duck, Spring Rolls, a Hot & Sour Soup and King Prawn Dumpling as entrée. A Hot & Sour Soup, Sliced Pork with Seasonal Vegetables, Crispy Skin Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Stir Fried Lamb and Eggplant with Minced Pork Hot Pot as main and shared.
The Crispy Skin Chicken was my absolute favourite. The Hot & Sour Soup was nice too. The Eggplant Hot Pot was a big too sweet for my liking but others liked it.
It was a good night overall

Approximate cost: $17

This review is for Hong Kong Grocery, Adelaide SA

verified email - 27 Aug 2013

I stock up monthly here. It's quite a crowded shop with many goodies but not a butcher. I normally get bean source, chilly source, toufu, and some frozen dumplings. It's price is pretty much the same like other grocery shops in China Town. The service pretty much the same, the check out girls are loud, and in a rush. No smile on their faces to the customers. But most of the customers are happy with it, they just want to get in and get out.

This review is for Ying Chow Chinese Restaurant, Adelaide SA

verified email - 26 Aug 2013

Went to Ying Chow on Friday night, it was quite busy. Friend recommended E-shan chicken, it tasted amazing. We ordered Beiking Duck to share, that was nice too. The service was fantastic, everyone was so friendly. We ordered drinks with it too and spent less then $40.

Approximate cost: $17

This review is for Hong Fat BBQ Restaurant, Adelaide SA

verified email - 26 Aug 2013

Went there a couple of times for lunch. and ordered the beef belly meal once and QQB port once. The qantity is quite good for lunch, but they served sooooo fast both times which made me think the meal wan't cooked but just microwaved. The serves was bad, bad, bad! the girls working in there just stand behind the counter and chat all the time instead of work. When I went to the counter to pay, they were still chating. She asked me what I had and told me how much I should pay, then turn to another girl and kept chatting. She took the money and gave me change without saying a word to me or even looked at me but didn't stop chatting with the girl next to her.

Approximate cost: $10

This review is for Charminar Indian Restaurant, Plympton SA

verified email - 24 Aug 2013

Went to the restaurant with a couple of friends last night. It's a very cozy place, nice and tidy. Not too big. We ordered 1 garlic naan bread and a normal naan bread, 2 serves of papadums, Duck Curry, Beef Vindaloo, Goan Fish Curry and Chicken Korma and shared. The garlic naan bread is my favorite, it's quite tasty. The duck curry was my least favorite, it honest didn't taste anything like duck...Goan Fish was really nice and the other 2 dishes was ok too. In general, the dishes are all too mild for my liking, so they all tasted a bit the same. The quantity was really good, we didn't finish what we ordered. We ordered some coffee and deserts too, not bad. It's about $30 per person that we have spent.

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for House Of Chow Restaurant, Adelaide SA

verified email - 22 Aug 2013

I went to House of Chow with a friend. The restaurant is quite big and modern. We ordered Spring Rolls and Thai Chicken soup as Entree, Chicken with Cashew Nuts and Mongolian Lamb as Main. The lamb was great, would be nicer if it was a bit more spicy. The chicken was a bit too sweet for my liking. but overall the good night out.

Approximate cost: $30

This review is for Tanunda Bakery, Tanunda SA

verified email - 22 Aug 2013

Very clean and cosy bakery. We stopped there a few times on the way to the Barossa. They have a good selection of foods, and really enthusiastic service. We went on the Saturday afternoon and the bakery was full and there are still quite a few people queuing. I ordered a Chai late and stake and mushroom pie, hubby ordered a Cappuccino and a chicken roll. We ordered a strawberry tart each as deserts. The service was really quick and the food was yummy! Surely deserves a five star.

This review is for Richmond Village Chinese Restaurant, Marleston SA

verified email - 21 Aug 2013

Hubby and I went their a couple of times on the weekend to get some take away for tea. We tried the flaming satay beef (not that hot really), sizzling garlic prawns, sizzling chicken and beef...loved all the sizzling dishes. But it's better to have the sizzling dishes in the restaurant in stead of doing take aways. My favorite take away was the hokkein noodles. It's cheap ($7), filling good for a easy fix.

Approximate cost: $10

This review is for Mandoo Korean Dumplings, Adelaide SA

verified email - 21 Aug 2013

I loved the Fried Chicken Dumplings and hubby loved the Beef Bi Bim Bap, which is very hot and suits his taste. We shared some fired pork dumplings which were nice too. When we made the order we thought the dishes were a bit pricey, but they were so filling and we couldn't finish what we ordered. So not too expensive over all. It's about $10 per person.

Approximate cost: $10

This review is for The Office Bar And Bistro, Adelaide SA

verified email - 21 Aug 2013

What a popular place that was!!! I went there last Friday around 2pm to have a work catch up. The bar was packed!! People are having breakfast, lunch are drinking away...We only ordered some coffees and cakes but it took ages to be served. I guess the bar tenders are too busy with the big meal orders! The atmosphere was good, and very busy! The coffees were good, and loved the cheese cake.