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Nghi Ngan Quan

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One of my farewell dinners was at Nghi Ngan Quan (Shop 4/34 Wright St, Ferryden Park, SA 5010). I came here before with another group of friends but we ended up leaving the place because it’s not what we’re looking for. Who knows, this time I ended up here with my church’s friends after I told them I wanted to have Vietnamese food before going back because there’s none back home. So they suggested this place. According to them, it’s one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Adelaide.


Left: I’m not sure what’s this for, to go with what *LOL* Maybe it’s for the spicy pho.
Right: To be added to the pho.


Combination cold rolls (AUD16), do it yourself. Must share this with at least 3 people, a lot!


Left: Quail (AUD7/serve)
Right: Vietnamese salad with prawns, jellyfish and lotus rhizome (AUD15).


Left: Broken rice special combination (small-AUD11, large-AUD12).
Right: Spicy pork and beef noodle soup (small-AUD9.00, large-AUD10.00, extra large-AUD11.00).


Left: Special combination beef noodle soup (small-AUD9.00, large-AUD10.00, extra large-AUD11.00).
Right: Durian smoothie (AUD4). You can only get durian smoothie (real durian!) in Vietnamese eateries.

Overall, the food was great. The pho is different from all the other Vietnamese establishments I’ve been to. Very strong spice taste. I don’t quite like it. Price wise, it’s pretty standard. Environment wise, it’s classier compared to the others.

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Cocolat

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Food post of Adelaide is back! Few more to go… Cocolat, Adelaide’s very own dessert cafe specialising in the art of chocolate indulgences and wicked desserts.


All of their products are hand-made from the finest ingredients in their Balhannah kitchen based in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Friends had been talking about it for ages, and it’s also available in the airport.


Guess what? I only went there on my last day in Adelaide! What’s more, it’s just down where I lived! This one is located at Rundle Street.


Left: Cocolat’s Award Winning Gelato.
Right: Tiramisu, very sweet! My friend loved it a lot! Very chocolatey too!

We ordered their frappe but frankly nothing special about it hmmm… Maybe should order their house specialty.

Overall, the environment is nice. It’s a bit on the pricey side. I was so full that time to try anything. At least I managed to go there before I say goodbye to Adelaide.

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How I Found My Bodyguards – Part 3

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At night, we went for dinner at James Brooke Bistro at Waterfront. It’s my very first time there.


Left: Spring roll. Nothing special.

Right: Satay. Very sweet with strong lemongrass taste.


Left: Sarawak Laksa, hmm… It did taste okay but not Sarawak Laksa to me. It’s rather sweet to be Sarawak Laksa, there’s no lime and sambal given too. There’s bean curd in it some more, more like curry laksa to me.

Right: Vanilla ice cream with pear cake. Extremely sweet ice cream but good thing the pear cake wasn’t sweet at all, so it balanced it out. Too bad, I couldn’t finish it because I had been eating non-stop since noon. So stuffed!

Don’t ask me how much they were, I have no idea as I’m not the one paying.


Here you go, my bodyguards for the night! Imported all the way from the west and they’re all in black and bald hahaha… I’m so well-protected that night ;p Don’t mess with me! They’re smiling, imagine if they’re not, people would really think that they are some gangsters. *LOL* These bald guys supported the fund raising of SCCS by going bald in the afternoon at Sarawak Energy. Kudos to them!

This wrapped up the day for me.

*This post is sponsored by Sarawak Energy*

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Swanky Sarah

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OK… Enough of GE-13 talk, don’t want to talk about it anymore. Nothing to talk also. It’s always the same thing over and over again. Better eat!

My first food preview in Kuching after a long time. This is Swanky Sarah, the new place in town. In fact it started its operation more than a month ago but I only post it now hehehe… If you know Simplicious then that’s where Swanky Sarah is. If you don’t know, just like me, then here’s the address: 39, Pisang Road off Green Road, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. I’m hopeless with address, map, and direction hahaha… So don’t ask me extra details on the location, I circled the area 3 times to locate it hahaha… It’s somewhere opposite Furniture Expo and the church.


This post is no longer a preview ;p people open for business already, I’m late in posting. Hehehe… More than a month after the preview.

Left: Blue Lagoon and Soda Peach. Blue Lagoon tasted like blue coloured sprite provided you make use of the lemon in there while Soda Peach, I guess it’s just peach flavoured soda. No idea of the price though.

Right: Garden Salad With Dressing 1000 Island (RM8.90). The portion is rather huge. Just finishing this dish yourself will ruin the rest of your appetite becuase you are full from it hahaha… Don’t forget to share this so that you can still eat other stuffs.


Left: Grilled Calamari Ring (RM14.90), oh I so love this! Yummy!

Right: Charcoal BBQ Pork Belly (RM10), gosh! Love this too!


Left: Cincalok aka Nyonya Dip that comes with the pork belly. Heavenly to pair it with the pork belly. It’s good to have it on its own too. In fact, I prefer to have it on its own.

Right: Fabulous Chicken Wing (RM13.90), it’s BBQ-ed.

Here comes the main course, they all served with papadom, Salad & Potatoes of the Day, with choices of sauce namely Black Pepper, Mushroom or Garlic.

Charcoal BBQ Beef Sirloin (RM34.90). It’s not the usual type of steak, this is marinated and BBQ over the charcoal which explains why it’s so black. I really love it!


Charcoal BBQ Lamb Shoulder (RM27.90). I prefer my lamb to be well done, this is a bit too raw and chewy for me. It does taste good though.


Left: BBQ Half Quarter Chicken (RM39), the chicken was BBQ to perfection! MAN! Love it so much! So tender and juicy and the skin is the best part. However, I feel that it’s a bit pricey with that price -.-” Remember to share this, it’s hard to finish alone. Wait… Half? Quarter? Hmm… Might be wrongly printed in the menu. This is half chicken for sure.

Right: Charcoal BBQ Spare Ribs (RM8.90 per 100gm). This is yummy too! OH! How I wish I could enjoy this that night but we were all stuffed to the brink. So sad…


The sauce, mushroom and black pepper.

I know the photos don’t look nice, lousy composition. It’s been a long time not doing this anymore. Need to brush up the skill.

Overall, it’s a nice plce, environment was great too. No photo of it because it’s not completed yet when we were there. If you want to enjoy pork dish, then do visit Swanky Sarah.

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Chocolate Bean

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Back to Adelaide’s food post. Few more to go before I’m done with it. It’s been 2 months coming back and I’m still struggling to settle down.

Anyway, back to the main topic. I was told about Chocolate Bean but couldn’t locate it until one of my friends brought me there. It’s so near to where I lived yet I couldn’t find it because it’s in the small lane. I tried locating it via Google but I’m a map and direction idiot ;p. It’s less than 5 minutes walk from my place only *LOL*


Very cosy place. Love it! It’s located at 18 Union Street East End, Adelaide.


Left: I don’t quite remember what’s this. Extremely chocolatey! It’s a bit too much for me but we’re sharing so it’s fine. It should be chocolate mud cake.
Right: Lemon cheesecake. This is nice too. Just enough to even out the chocolate mud cake sweetness.


Left: White Chocolate Tea (AUD4.50), heavenly! I LOVE IT!!! Too bad… No more chance to go anymore as I only discovered it 2 weeks before I left. 🙁 I don’t know how to explain the taste but it’s not as heavy as chocolate and not as light as tea. Not too sweet too. Tasted slightly like milk tea but not milk tea. So hard to explain, you have to try it yourself to know.

Right: Dark Chocolate Tea (AUD4.50), not bad too but still prefer White Chocolate Tea.

I went there 3 times in 2 weeks! My final 2 weeks in Adelaide. Couldn’t get enough of it.

Highly recommended!

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