Senyai | Regents Place, Sydney CBD

WEDDING PLANNING STATUS UPDATE: Photographer BOOKED!

Planning a wedding is nothing like what I expected. I guess, I've always dreamed of having a small practical DIY style wedding and not the large 220ish guest reception that we inevitably seem to be heading towards, so planning hasn't been as smooth sailing as I would've liked. The boy and I are the epitome of OPPOSITE. No joke. He wants a large modern wedding, I want a small vintage, diy wedding. He wants a hummer limo, and I want a kombi limo. Even though we don't see eye to eye on a lot of things, one thing we do agree on is Thai Food!

We both love it! There a place in Fairfield (Yum Saab - Laos and Thai) that we frequent and it has the most amazing dried beef. Pair with sticky rice, it's the perfect snack. Excuse me while I mop the pool of drool forming on the table in front of me. 

Seriously good stuff!

But, today it's all about the new Thai joint at Regent Place, Senyai. After an appointment with our photographer, the boy and I felt a little peckish, so we happily walked along George Street (cinema side) and stumbled across the entry into to the wonderful world of eateries in Regent Place. Riding the escalators down, and past MissChu (already noted to try) we peered into the back entry of Senyai and found a table full of Thai  women, singing along to the Thai songs that were playing in the background. Ok - you can't get anymore evidence than that. This will be a great place to eat!

"Thai Master Chef Nu", hasn't disappointed us. The menu has so much variety and everything sounds so delicious!  I love how the menu looks like a school notebook. Every detail has been thought over.

We settle on Po Pia Jaan - Crispy Prawn Pancakes for entree, Bamee Ped - thin egg noodles with duck, choy-sum in a spiced duck soup (me),Guay Tio Nua - thing rice noodles with slow braised beef in a beef soup (him), Somtum Thai - Traditional Thai green Papaya salad with chilli, tomato and peanuts, and of the Roti Grob - Thai Pancake with an extra scoop of ice-cream.

Po Pia Jaan - Crispy Prawn Pancakes

Although not really a pancake, the flavours in the sweet syrupy sauce wonderfully compliments prawn pancake. The boy doesn't eat prawns, so I gleefully chow down on his portion as well! ;)

Guay Tio Nua - thing rice noodles with slow braised beef in a beef soup

The soup is very rich and flavourful. The beef is so tender that it breaks apart at the slightest touch of your fork. Just how braised beef should be!

Bamee Ped - thin egg noodles with duck, choy-sum in a spiced duck soup 

If you're not a fan of blood jelly, then you may not like this dish. There was no mention of it on the menu, so I was surprised to discover it in my soup. 

Roti Grob - Thai Pancake with an extra scoop of ice-cream

THE MOST PERFECT way to end a meal. The roti grob doesn't usually come with ice-cream, but it is definitely worth asking for. YUM!

I thoroughly enjoyed this meal and will definitely visit again to try more of the menu. 

La Grilla | Canley Heights

This will be the first blog post for 2013, and yes, I'll be the first to admit, I didn't blog a whole lot during 2012. Consider this to be the start of my new years resolution! They say those don't last, but I've miss it oh so much, that I'm determined to continue posting more often.

I'll let you in on a little secret. Since starting this foodie adventure, I've can say for certain that this blog is part of the reason for the extra padding around my mid section... and my thighs, arms, buttocks etc. The need to regularly post resulted in little baking experiments in the kitchen or a sneaky visit to a good eating joint. The other part I lay blame to my increasing waistline, is the BOY. Yes, I've accumulated  a good portion of happy fat whilst being in a committed and loving relationship. For some reason, eating out is the ONLY thing that we seem to do. So that's my lame  valid excuse for being MIA in 2012.

So now, on to bigger and better things!

I love trying new eateries and when I saw La Grilla open up in Canley Vale, I immediately mentally added it to my "To Try" list. I finally got the chance when a friend wanted to catch up somewhere local.

I wasn't sure what to expect as it mentioned Korean BBQ, but I couldn't the hot plates on the tables or the buffet of raw meats. The promotional banner said Seoul Bulgogi BBQ was $35 for 2. That's pretty flipping decent in my books! So we decided to order that. The perfect thing is that is came with heaps of sides all included! 

The all important Kimchi

Kimbab - Like sushi, but Korean version

Foregound: Ricotta salad - This was DELICIOUS! The ricotta is sweetish with almond flakes, lettuce, tomatoes and (what looked like) dried cranberries. Seriously good salad.

Background: Deep fried glass noodles assort fillings. 

I was highly impressed at the side dishes, and couldn't wait to dig into the Bulgogi beef. It finally came out! It amazed me at how much food there actually was - I loved that there was heaps of veges and dumplings as well. Such good variety at such a good price! In the broth there is glass noodles as well, and then a bowl of rice is also given to you. I'm so glad La Grilla has opened up so close to home! I know already this will be a regular place for me in the future! 

Will definitely need to try more on this menu!