A few years ago when I was living in Keiraville I convinced my friends to head into Ciao’s Mediterranean Restaurant and Pizzeria. It soon became a fortnightly favourite, especially after we purchased a Rewards Club Card online which offers a 2 for 1 on small pizzas. Two of the first pizzas we ever ordered were…
One of the things I have been learning of late (both on tv shows such as River Cottage Autumn, web-based organisations such as Slow Food) is the importance on sourcing local food suppliers. We all know that fresh is best and the shortest distance between supplier and our dinner plate the better. That’s why I…
Each year I look forward to Viva La Gong festivities and this year’s favourite event was the Wollongong Multicultural Fest (October 2008). One of the many food stalls featuring fare from all over theworld was Tamarind Tree Curries. Tamarind Tree Curries stallkeepers I was feeling rather peckish and settled on a Spicy Rice with Daal…
Lemon Fish with chips and salad, originally uploaded by Vanessa Pike-Russell. Steak with vegetables Ceasar Salad Ribs with salad Moules Marinere Imagine Restaurant & Function CentreCnr Gipps & Foleys Rds Gwynneville NSW 2500ph: (02) 4229 7059 Photos taken with nokia95 mobile phone Send Page Illawarra Food and Restaurant Reviews http://illawarrafoodreviews.blogspot.com
Lemon and Garlic Scallops with squid ink pasta at Antics Restaurant, Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia, originally uploaded by Vanessa PR. Lemon Scallops $24.50 I had never heard of squid-ink pasta before this meal. I really liked it! After doing some googling I found out the following: Squid ink, which is also available from the Cuddlefish…
To celebrate the birth of my nephew my husband and I had lunch at Crown Thai.We ordered our favourite – the Crying Tiger with glass of wine $9.50 and a musman curry with tender beef and potatoes ($8.50) The beef was so tender it just melted in the mouth. The curry was flavoursome with potatoes…
Crown Thai – Garlic seafood, originally uploaded by vanessapr. On the 4th of May I won a $500 gift card as part of i98 fm’s Mothers Day competition. The gift card could be used at most stores in Wollongong Central and one of the names on the list was Crown Thai – something that made…
Back in March I visited Satay House, a small restaurant located off Wollongong’s Crown Street Mall in a side street near Camera House. I am a big fan of Satay food and I was not disappointed. I ordered the Satay King Prawns ($8.50), Curry Beef with rice ($6.50) and some green tea. Satay King Prawns…
One of the Take Aways on Gwynneville’s Gipps Road is the Original Fish and Chips store. Meals of note include the garlic grilled fish, chicken satay hamburgers, seafood basket and many others. Illawarra Food and Restaurant Reviews http://illawarrafoodreviews.blogspot.com
Located inside Wiseman Park Wollongong City Bowling Club is The Park restaurant. Being a local I really love it that a top class restaurant is so close by. Their chef is very friendly and will cater to those with low carb needs. I swear by his warm thai salad and the garlic prawns are amazing.…