Lowenbrau Keller, The Rocks, Sydney

Lowenbrau Keller, located in the heart of The Rocks, a place where Sydney begun, is renowned for its authentic Bavarian food. They offer over 30 flavours of Schnapps,an extensive list of wines, spirits and premixed drinks. Mitch and Joel did us a favor by waiting aimlessly for a table while the rest were waiting for our Princess Suanne. It was 45 minutes of torturous waiting but it was worth waiting.


Schlachtplatte - AUD69
Löwenbräu's Selection of Bavarian Specialities – Sausages, Chicken Schnitzel, Roast Pork Belly,Pork Loins, Pork Knuckle served with Mashed Potato and Sauerkraut

We ordered schlaaachhhtplaatte (no idea how to pronounce it) that is highly recommended after catching a glimpse at every table. The service is commendable and it took no later than 10 minutes for the food to arrive. The pork knuckle fatty meat was tender and juicy and its golden brown crackling was so crispy and flavorsome. Pork is probably the single most important food in Bavaria, closely followed by the potato. The mashed potatoes garnished with pepper was richly creamy and velvety. The sauerkraut, fermented cabbage shreds was also served to provide sour and chewy contrasts to all the grilled protein.However, I didn't quite like it. Chicken Schnitzel was a bit dry yet the texture remained tender. Sadly, the chicken is playing solitaire :( The platter also came with bratwurst (pork sausage) that was delectable and well-flavoured.

The serving is designed for 2 person but it was shared by 4 of us. Two platters for 8 of us were pretty hefty and the thought of having pork again is enough to traumatize me now. So take note, always share the carnivorous pleasure!


Mango Weizen AUD11 for 0.5L, AUD7 for 0.3L
Wheat beer with mango juice

After tucking into mouthwatering Bavarian fare, you might want to wash it down with a glass of authentic German beer. Since my alcohol tolerance is below par, I opted 0.3L Mango Weizen that is popular among tourists. Freshly brewed with large proportion of wheat, it was light with low hop bitterness. The mango juice was added with a twist yet the outcome was refreshing and sweet. Such a waste to have ordered 0.3L.grrrrrr



Sitting on wooden benches at long tables, which give the place a casual and convivial atmosphere, savoring Bavarian's top-notch pork knuckle, swigging beer and singing to loud Bavarian music. Not forgetting the live performance by oom-pah-pah German band which enhances the atmosphere. Well, at least it epitomizes we live to eat. It was a nice gathering with malaysians and singaporeans and the night ended with good karaoke session.

Corner of Playfair & Argyle Streets The Rocks Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Tel: +61 (0)2 9247 7785

Open 7 days 9am til late
Live entertainment every night from 7pm
Late night menu available every Friday and Saturday 11pm til 2am

Restaurant San Pedro, Malacca

Remember to open up your eyes and hunt for this obscure signboard!

I'm grounded with two assignments and one project at the moment and what's the saddest part? They are all due next week. Whatever it is, gastronomic tour still continues. I was given a task to hunt a new place for dinner. I made the choice of ditching over commercialized chicken rice ball and stumbled upon this eatery place when I randomly googled it. The review was rare but most essentially the food was rated good. Since Lern and I have not set foot in Portuguese settlement (plus out of bustle city), we decided to dine here. Portuguese Settlement appeared slightly dodgy and rustic, completely contradict my expectation on how it should be.

I was skeptical initially, constantly pestered Lern if we should enter. At last we entered. It was Saturday night and I was expecting neighborhood weekend dine out. Unfortunately, we were the only customer, and probably the last customer too.


Mix Vege - RM4.00


Portuguese Fried Sotong - RM15.00

Portuguese Fried sotong was nothing to shout about as it was a mere plain deep fried to perfection sotong except the chilli condiments did perk up my tastebuds.


Prawns with Portuguese Sauce - RM26

The cooking style of this dish looks pretty simple, soy sauce garnished with onions and gingers but the outcome turned out pretty delightful. The prawn was slightly huge, springy, juicy and has a nice balance of flavours from the mix of soy sauce.

I'm still unsure if they do serve authentic Portuguese cuisine considering the limited choices and most of the home dishes are synonymous to baba and nyonya cuisine. Hope someone could prove me wrong. Rest assured, the meal was satisfying and does deserve a visit.

Restaurant San Pedro
4, Aranjo Road, Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir, 75050 Melaka

Nadeje @ Pahlawan Merdeka

I've been googling the availability of mille crepe in Sydney but to no avail hence the only possible thing I can do is to feed myself with a picture of mille crepe.



Inevitably, mille crepe is exquisitely divine. Layers of delicate crepe and creme stacking atop one another and it didn't collapse with a plunge of fork.Needless to say, that's the nature of mille crepe. Priced at RM9 per piece, I would say the price is pretty decent considering that pastries in Starbucks or secret recipe has the same price range as well. Mille crepe is easily accessible in Food Foundry so why should you drive all the way to Malacca for this?

ps: why am I here??

Baba Low's 486

Once done with quenching our thirst, we moved on to next destination for lunch.486 Baba Low's is family food business specialising in truly authentic Malacca Peranakan.



The stall is tucked in a quiet residential area so most of their customers were locals. The outlet was a shack, or warung as everyone in Malacca calls it, located behind Low Sr.’s house under the shade of several leafy trees.



Baba Low's has one and only one strict rule - offer only ordinary food with an extraordinary taste. The food served are simple and yet simplicity perks up your taste buds.


Poh Piah Kulit Telur - RM2.70

Tightly wrapped within egg and flour skin are substantial amount of stewed julienned turnip, ground peanuts, beansprouts and enhanced with a spread of chilli. The egg skin held the fillings and it didn’t fall apart when you pick it up by the slice, which was not an easy feat.


Pai Tee - RM3.50

Pai Tee is a Nyonya delicacy and I'm ashamed to say, I have not tried it before. I really like the delicately crispy and light flour cups filled with stewed julienned sengkuang, shredded egg and cucumber, and lastly sprinkled with fried shallots. AHHHH irresistible allure of the tasty pai tee!


Nyonya Laksa - RM4.00

Nyonya Laksa is undeniably the signature dish here. Velvety, tasty and spice-rich soup, which are enough to make you drool when thinking about it. In fact, I'm drooling right NOW! Each mouthful was an explosion of flavors! yumz yumz

Baba Low's
486 Jalan Tengkera 75200 Malacca

Good news is Baba Low's has expanded their business to Kuala Lumpur so you don't need to drive to Malacca for a delectable bowl of nyonya laksa.

486 Baba Low's
Lorong Kurau,
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.