Tong 86

Address: 86 Beaufort Street, Perth WA 6000


Telephone: 9227 9923

Atmosphere: This restaurant is an ideal place where you can hang out with friends to have some drinkd and some Korean BBQ. It is a casual place and is packed with Koreans (which is a good sign). The renovation is very simple with white walls (one side of the wall is filled with people's written comments and messages), high ceilings and projector out the front showing MTVs. 

Inside of Tong 86

Experience: There is definitely room for improvement in terms of the service provided. It's not the first time I have been to Tong 86. Every time we come, we always have a hard time getting the staff's attention and we always have to follow up on our orders.   We had to wait a while for our food and drinks. The table that ordered after us even got their drinks earlier then us. The price of the food is reasonable and the experience of Korean BBQ is interesting for a change. If you haven't tried Korean BBQ, it is something different as you have to cook your meat yourself. It gives you an opportunity to cook the meat exactly the way you like it.

Food: For people who haven't tried Korean BBQ before, here is a brief explanation of how it works. In Korean BBQ, you cook the meat and vegetables yourself on a grill at the table. You are given tongs and scissors to cut the meat. You can choose what meat you want. We had pork belly and beef brisket. The beef brisket is thinly sliced and the pork belly is chunky. The meat isn't marinated and you cook it the way you like it. After you cook it, you dip it with the sauces and you can also wrap it in the lettuce they provide you. 

We also tried the pork bone soup and Kimchi pancake. However, it was disappointing as I was expecting the soup to be full of pork flavour. However, it was just spicy and you couldn't really taste the pork flavour in the soup. I love the Kimchi pancake at Tong 86. I find that the pancakes in each Korean restaurant varies- some are crispy and some aren't. The Kimchi pancake at Tong 86 is moist and full of Kimchi flavour.  

The grill/ hot plate where you cook the meat/ mushrooms

Beef brisket (left) & Pork Belly (left)

mushrooms

cooking on the hot plate

side dishes

Kim chi pancake

Pork bone soup

Kanta

Address: 76 Langford Avenue, Langford 6147 WA Perth


Website: http://www.kantajapanese.com.au/


Telephone: 9451 5720


Opening Times: 
Lunch: Tuesday-Saturday 11.30 am - 14.00pm
Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday 18.00 pm -21.00pm
(Last orders are at 9.45 pm)


Price Range: Can vary a lot depending on what you order but the price is reasonable. Have a look at the menu at the website.

Atmosphere: I learnt about this restaurant about a year ago when my brother mentioned it and I have fell in love with it since. I love this restaurant as it is a casual dining place that provides authentic Japanese food. The restaurant is opened by Japanese people. One would assume that Japanese restaurants should be opened by Japanese but there a lot of restaurants that aren't in today's society. The restaurant is actually really tiny with two tables and the rest of the seating is at the bar. If you sit at the bar, you can actually see the chefs cooking and preparing the food. There isn't actually much in Langford and if you go at night, you wouldn't really notice the restaurant unless you actually intended to go there.

Experience: It's not my first time here and it wouldn't be my last either. The service is reasonable (it is just a casual place)... Make sure you make a reservation as the amount of seating is limited due to the size of the restaurant. If you were going to try this restaurant (which I highly recommend - as you can see, it is on my top3 list), go for dinner rather then lunch as they do have different menus. I think they have more dishes at night. I just can't stop bragging about this restaurant......

On the night I did the review, we ordered cold and hot food. However, the yukke actually came last out of all the dishes we ordered which was quite disappointing. They also provide a entree for free - which is the chilli noodles (I don't actually know what they call it). However the proportion is really small but at least it is FREE.

Food: Whenever I come here, I usually order a variety of entrees rather then just the main as the entrees are quite good. We ordered the following:

The free entree I was talking about

Spaghetti Salad

Yukke

Chicken Karaage

Spicy Pork Belly

If you can eat raw meat, definitely try the yukke. You can only order the yukke at dinner and you can't have it take away due to health regulations. The beef is really cold and the sauce is addictive. The kaarage is always good, nice and crispy but make sure you squeeze the lemon juice on it. We tried the pork belly for the first time as it was new on the menu. I was a bit disappointed as it wasn't spicy although you would've imagined it to be by it's name.

Boubar

Address: 31A Hampden Road, Nedlands Perth WA

Telephone: 9386 9301

Atmosphere: It has a nice atmosphere there with seating inside and outside. It can be a bit cramped on a Sunday and Saturday afternoon as it is always really busy.

Interior of Boubar

Experience: I've been here many times as it is a cafe that serves great breakfast and coffee. Its a local place to us so I have almost made it a habit to come here every weekend (well at least for say the last 2 months). They are also quite consistent with what they serve. Best of all, they SERVE BREAKFAST UNTIL 3 PM. It's hard to find a place that serves good breakfast until late in the afternoon. The service is generally good but you do need to go up to the counter to make your order. However, they bring you out the drinks and food.

Food: The food at Boubar can be quite expensive. A breakfast is roughly from memory about $15-18. I usually have the eggs benedict but on the day of doing the review I thought I would give it a change and ordered scrambled eggs on toast with bacon and a fresh watermelon and orange juice. The bacon was a bit burnt on the sides but it was really crispy. I love the way they put the bread on the side rather then under your eggs. Most cafes will but the eggs on top of the bread but I hate that as it makes your bread go soggy. I love the bread they use at Boubar as it is always crunchy. The scrambled eggs were moist and perfect. The coffee at Boubar is great too.

Scrambled eggs and bacon on toast

Watermelon and Orange Juice