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Winston Wong
3 reviews on 1 places
It was pretty busy when we rocked up at 6:45pm on a Wednesday evening. No space inside but we could sit outside, so we said yes then realised it was kinda cold and windy... but we pressed on, and I'm glad we did!
The food actually came out faster than I expected given how busy it was, maybe within about 10 minutes. We enjoyed our selections and the boy (picky eater that he is) lapped up his share of the pork katsu dish. I was also quite satisfied with my pork bulgogi, so we'd be happy to return for more.
Our order:
* no.13 pork katsu with salad with sauce, $20
* extra steamed rice, $3
* no.19 stir fried spicy pork bulgogi with vegetables, $20
There's no card surcharge and you can get a 5% cash discount.
The food actually came out faster than I expected given how busy it was, maybe within about 10 minutes. We enjoyed our selections and the boy (picky eater that he is) lapped up his share of the pork katsu dish. I was also quite satisfied with my pork bulgogi, so we'd be happy to return for more.
Our order:
* no.13 pork katsu with salad with sauce, $20
* extra steamed rice, $3
* no.19 stir fried spicy pork bulgogi with vegetables, $20
There's no card surcharge and you can get a 5% cash discount.
We came for the pork rib stew and noticed after sitting down that it's a spicy item. Asked the staff if there's an option for less or non-spicy, and we were told it's not spicy. That turned out to be quite untrue - it definitely wasn't "not spicy".
The restaurant wasn't that busy when we arrived around 1pm on a Friday. But the place continued to fill during our stay and was pretty much full by the time we left 75 minutes later!
We ordered:
* Choi gamjatang (spicy pork rib stew) - original, $54.50 (medium)
* Rice add-on, $2 each
There's a slight discount for paying cash.
The medium serve of gamjatang+ rice was enough for the 3 of us to feel like we had no room for dessert. You can also get this in large (reviews suggest this is good for 4-5 people) for $10 extra, and there's a kimchi version which costs $5 above the original in both sizes.
Whilst I enjoyed the meal overall I did find the pork itself to be less tender than expected - it certainly wasn't fall off the bone like some reviews I've read 🙁 My chopstick-wielding muscles got a decent workout trying to extract the meat from the bones!
If I get another chance at this dish I would like to get the second course option of bokkem bab (fried rice) finished with a stir fry in some of the remaining soup from the stew. That sounds like a feast of flavours
The restaurant wasn't that busy when we arrived around 1pm on a Friday. But the place continued to fill during our stay and was pretty much full by the time we left 75 minutes later!
We ordered:
* Choi gamjatang (spicy pork rib stew) - original, $54.50 (medium)
* Rice add-on, $2 each
There's a slight discount for paying cash.
The medium serve of gamjatang+ rice was enough for the 3 of us to feel like we had no room for dessert. You can also get this in large (reviews suggest this is good for 4-5 people) for $10 extra, and there's a kimchi version which costs $5 above the original in both sizes.
Whilst I enjoyed the meal overall I did find the pork itself to be less tender than expected - it certainly wasn't fall off the bone like some reviews I've read 🙁 My chopstick-wielding muscles got a decent workout trying to extract the meat from the bones!
If I get another chance at this dish I would like to get the second course option of bokkem bab (fried rice) finished with a stir fry in some of the remaining soup from the stew. That sounds like a feast of flavours
Came on a friend's recommendation and enjoyed the combination rice vermicelli noodle salad ($15), which came with some spring rolls, beef, Vietnamese meatball, and sugarcane prawn.
The food was more satisfying than the views, for unfortunately there's currently no lake to be ⁹Lakeside* of. Will have to return with the lake is back in operation!
The food was more satisfying than the views, for unfortunately there's currently no lake to be ⁹Lakeside* of. Will have to return with the lake is back in operation!