101/200 Bourke Street MELB, VIC
Sadly this first post contains no pictures because the first thing you should learn about me is that I'm embarrassed to take photos of food which would make this food blog boring.
"How am I suppose to choose what to eat if I can't see what it looks like in the menu? So how the heck is this guy going to convince me to eat there if there ain't any bloody pictures?"
A good excuse though would be that I didn't have a camera on me. I promise I'll try my best to get over my fear of taking pictures.
I remember coming to this place almost 2.5 years ago for the first ever Friday night dinner with my then-new uni friends but I was too cheap to even try anything. Today, Superman wanted to try it cause he heard it was popular with asian students... so it must be cheap. "Wait?" you ask..."Aren't you asian?" Yes I am.
Food Ordered: Red Silk Special Braised Pork ($20), Char Kui Teow ($8.50), XO sauce and crab meat chinese donut (NOTE: something like that haha) ($17).
Total Cost: Hmm taking away the Long Island Ice Tea cocktail ($12), that would be $45.50.
No. Of People Eating: 3.
Who? Me, my sister, and Superman.
Why Who? So you know who we are and what kindof food critic we are.
So...what did we think?
Red Silk Special Braised Pork:
Slices of pork + sauce +... wait for it...half an apple sliced into small thin pieces. Did it work? To a certain extent...wouldn't order it again but that would be cause I would want to try everything else of the menu first. The pork wasn't chewy and cooked very nicely. Something was missing though... Sis kept eating the apple slices, maybe cause we never really take fruit. Not to mention there was abit of chinese veges hidden below the reasonable serving of pork and the second thing to know about me is that I love chinese my chinese veges (especially chinese broccoli).
Char Kui Teow:
Dessert House is cheap and serves heaps. Red Silk is even cheaper (by a dollar I would think), serving is smaller (3 almost filled rice bowls), but I would have to say it was better than most places I've tried. It is what you want your char kui teow to be and a tad bit better.
XO sauce and crab meat chinese donut:
So glad we picked it cause it wasn't something I've ever tried before and I ate all the sauce which can't be healthy for me if I just ate the sauce. The donut was different and I like different. For $17 I would say this is more worth it than the pork. We got about 7-8 reasonable sized chinese donuts in a plate of yummy sauce.
Setting?
We sat inside because it was 37 deg today in Melbourne so yeah...we were asked whether we wanted inside or outside on the balcony, and Superman replied outside...the waiter asked again whether he was sure. Pictures of the place can be seen on other websites so you can be the judge. Deco wasn't so bad and the music was irritating at first. The third thing you should know about me is that I dislike music without words.
It wasn't full at the time so I can't really say what it would be like when RMIT / international students flock in.
Would I go back?
My sis said she would and I probably would too if I had the money to order the main dishes (since Red Silk main dishes tries to be different to your typical asian restaurant). If you are looking for a quick eat though and not so fussy on serving portions, based on the Char Kui Teow I would recommend the smaller one person dish where the prices fall around $8.50.
"One review under my belt makes me a food critic right?"
Sadly this first post contains no pictures because the first thing you should learn about me is that I'm embarrassed to take photos of food which would make this food blog boring.
"How am I suppose to choose what to eat if I can't see what it looks like in the menu? So how the heck is this guy going to convince me to eat there if there ain't any bloody pictures?"
A good excuse though would be that I didn't have a camera on me. I promise I'll try my best to get over my fear of taking pictures.
I remember coming to this place almost 2.5 years ago for the first ever Friday night dinner with my then-new uni friends but I was too cheap to even try anything. Today, Superman wanted to try it cause he heard it was popular with asian students... so it must be cheap. "Wait?" you ask..."Aren't you asian?" Yes I am.
Food Ordered: Red Silk Special Braised Pork ($20), Char Kui Teow ($8.50), XO sauce and crab meat chinese donut (NOTE: something like that haha) ($17).
Total Cost: Hmm taking away the Long Island Ice Tea cocktail ($12), that would be $45.50.
No. Of People Eating: 3.
Who? Me, my sister, and Superman.
Why Who? So you know who we are and what kindof food critic we are.
So...what did we think?
Red Silk Special Braised Pork:
Slices of pork + sauce +... wait for it...half an apple sliced into small thin pieces. Did it work? To a certain extent...wouldn't order it again but that would be cause I would want to try everything else of the menu first. The pork wasn't chewy and cooked very nicely. Something was missing though... Sis kept eating the apple slices, maybe cause we never really take fruit. Not to mention there was abit of chinese veges hidden below the reasonable serving of pork and the second thing to know about me is that I love chinese my chinese veges (especially chinese broccoli).
Char Kui Teow:
Dessert House is cheap and serves heaps. Red Silk is even cheaper (by a dollar I would think), serving is smaller (3 almost filled rice bowls), but I would have to say it was better than most places I've tried. It is what you want your char kui teow to be and a tad bit better.
XO sauce and crab meat chinese donut:
So glad we picked it cause it wasn't something I've ever tried before and I ate all the sauce which can't be healthy for me if I just ate the sauce. The donut was different and I like different. For $17 I would say this is more worth it than the pork. We got about 7-8 reasonable sized chinese donuts in a plate of yummy sauce.
Setting?
We sat inside because it was 37 deg today in Melbourne so yeah...we were asked whether we wanted inside or outside on the balcony, and Superman replied outside...the waiter asked again whether he was sure. Pictures of the place can be seen on other websites so you can be the judge. Deco wasn't so bad and the music was irritating at first. The third thing you should know about me is that I dislike music without words.
It wasn't full at the time so I can't really say what it would be like when RMIT / international students flock in.
Would I go back?
My sis said she would and I probably would too if I had the money to order the main dishes (since Red Silk main dishes tries to be different to your typical asian restaurant). If you are looking for a quick eat though and not so fussy on serving portions, based on the Char Kui Teow I would recommend the smaller one person dish where the prices fall around $8.50.
"One review under my belt makes me a food critic right?"
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ReplyDeleteRandom trivia about Red Silks #1: My friend went to Red Silks and got epic food poisoning and had to be hospitalised. But other than that, I have been to Red Silks before and it was as most asian eateries are... unhealthy, but somehow 'less' unhealthy than KFC, and just as quick.
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