March 23, 2007: Chillipadi Ii

Update 27/1/2019: Chillipadi is permanently closed.

dinner at the Little Malaysia Restaurant, nosotros were having quite the eastern-themed black alongside Tracy as well as Lee. As I drained my beer as well as the waiters neglected our table, I wondered vaguely if in that place was somewhere else nosotros could exhibit Tracy as well as Lee earlier heading home. Chillipadi came to heed almost immediately: I made no clandestine of ogling their dessert cabinet on our previous view as well as I was pretty certain Tracy would similar seeing (and sampling!) it too. Best of all, it was correct on the agency to the newcomers' tram stop.

The cabinet was at to the lowest degree every bit well-stocked every bit my in conclusion view - dark-green tea tiramisu, choc-caramel tiramisu, oreo cheesecake, what appeared to hold out chocolate-chilli cupcakes, as well as a solely tall slice of some sort of chocolatey cake were all on offering as well as passed over. Instead Lee relished a triple-layered chocolate mousse served inwards a large martini drinking glass ($8 as well as non pictured, unfortunately). He was sort plenty to offering the repose of us a gustation each, as well as it was great. Tracy picked out the peach as well as vanilla panna cotta (pictured below). It had me most intrigued on my previous visit, partly because of its lurid fruity tiptop layer but generally because it's contained inwards a conical drinking glass which is hence balanced inwards a circular glass. I'm non a large fan of gelatinous foods but I did similar this - it's to a greater extent than creamy than rubbery.

The end dessert on offering was my choc-mint cheesecake. As each of us took a spoon inwards turn, nosotros paused for a instant as well as could only beak '...weird'. The neat pipe had me assuming that it would hold out soft, nevertheless it took quite some forcefulness to dig out a bite. This had me guessing that the cream cheese must convey laid upwards inwards the really mutual frigidness display cabinet. Nope! It was barely below room temperature, as well as its season didn't fifty-fifty hint at a cheesy tang - merely faintly sweetness as well as minty. What is this stuff? It wasn't quite marshmallowy, but it left me suspicious that it was a lot to a greater extent than processed than I'd attention to know about. What you lot can't run across from the moving-picture exhibit inwards a higher identify is that the drinking glass tapers to a smaller section, densely packed alongside a chocolate biscuit base. It's pretty tasty, but the cocktail drinking glass makes it hard to bask the filling as well as the base of operations inwards a unmarried mouthful. Oh, as well as the mystery spheres on tiptop are Mint Slice Balls, inwards example you lot were wondering!

As you lot mightiness convey noticed inwards the pictures, all the desserts are served alongside a scoop of vanilla ice-cream - it was melty as well as pleasant, but non actually necessary alongside the cheesecake or pannacotta inwards my opinion. The wonders of the Chillipadi dessert cabinet weren't uniformly wonderful, but I'm glad that nosotros gave them a go. It's to a greater extent than probable that I'll supply for the chips!

(You tin give the axe read well-nigh our in conclusion view to Chillipadi here, or to a greater extent than musings well-nigh the dessert cabinet here.)

March 23, 2007: Petty Malaysia Restaurant

January 2016: Doing a flake of weblog tidying upwards together with it looks similar this house unopen downward inwards mid-2015.

Cindy had read almost the two-for-one cocktails on offering at Double Happiness during the Melbourne Food together with Wine Festival, together with hence along amongst recent immigrants from Brisbane, Lee together with Tracy, nosotros squeezed our means into the tiny infinite for a drink. The cocktail on offering was based on ginger-infused vodka, amongst mint, apple-juice together with lime. They were really refreshing inwards the rut of a humid Fri evening. Unfortunately, past times the fourth dimension nosotros left the bar together with started looking for dinner, the humidity had turned to pelting and, amongst i umbrella betwixt the iv of us, nosotros looked no farther than our laneway location. The Cheap Eats Guide recommended Horoki, but amongst the pelting halving their tabular array space, they had nowhere for us to sit.

Luckily, the Malaysian house across the street had infinite for us together with nosotros scurried inwards earlier nosotros were completely drenched. The bill of fare was substantial, amongst a make of curries together with other dishes. Despite the variety, Lee, Tracy together with I all settled on roti-based meals - Tracy together with I amongst a vegetable curry accompaniment together with Lee amongst something beefy. Cindy was a flake to a greater extent than original, together with went for dried crispy tofu amongst rice. The roti together with veg. curry were delicious - unproblematic but spicy curries together with fluffy fried breads. The roti to sauce ratio was almost perfect, although both Tracy together with I ended upwards amongst a span of bites of staff of life that were a flake brusk of sauce to soak up. Cindy's tofu reminded me a footling of tabular array salt together with pepper tofu, although it was given a to a greater extent than Malaysian experience amongst crimson chilli (which Cindy carefully picked out afterwards an early on coughing fit) together with jump onions. The tofu squares were crispy together with tasty, although amongst simply tofu together with steamed rice (and a few vegetable garnishes) it was likely a tad lacking inwards variety.

Still, for a random pick on a rainy Fri evening, the Little Malaysia Restaurant was a pretty skillful notice - if the prices were a fraction lower, I'd happily recommend it to anyone looking for a spicy eventide meal.

Address: 26 Liverpool Street, Melbourne
Ph: 9662 1678
Price: Vegetarian mains: $12 - $19
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