The Malaya Restaurant: Good Food Month Let's Do Lunch, King Street Wharf, Sydney (27 Oct 2016)

39 Lime Street, King Street Wharf, Sydney NSW 2000
http://www.themalaya.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/themalayarestaurant/

Let's Do Malaysian Lunch

Dined with three work colleagues for a birthday lunch and we were all very happy with the Let's Do Lunch shared menu ($38) at The Malaya. Salt & Pepper Prawns were an immediate crowd pleaser served up first. Nice thin batter and decent sized prawns. Chicken San Choy Bow was tasty with nicely presented lettuce cups. Kapitan King Prawns came with a decent amount of sauce to help flavour your bowl of steamed rice. The Szechuan Eggplant had a good crispy coating in a tasty sauce. Even though you can get a bottle of Yalumba The Y Series 2015 Riesling for under $10 at a bottle shop we all liked our glass of wine very much and it went well with the meal. Coffee wasn't included with their Let's Do Lunch even though many other restaurants were including a coffee. Pleasant water views and efficient service. Was a pretty popular place ranging from couples to large table groups. We thought it was pretty good value for the variety of dishes you got to sample. There was even some reasonably priced desserts on offer but we opted to save ourselves from the calories and seek our sugar hit from the Pink Ribbon Day afternoon tea back at work.

Tum's Thai Take Away, Randwick (21 Sept 2016)

167 Alison Road, Randwick NSW 2031
http://www.tumsthai.com.au

Thai take away in Randwick

Have been coming here for years for Thai take away. Always friendly and efficient service. I'd say it's more westernised Thai than traditional thai though but it's become a bit of comfort food for me. Have always loved their Curry Puff ($1.50) with flakey pastry and tasty filling. Only available in vegetarian and a long time Simon Favourite. Golden Triangle ($2.50, 4 pieces) are very small and crispy although I think the curry puff is better value in terms of size. Pad Thai ($10) + Prawns ($2.50) is nice and packed with 6 large prawns. The Red Curry ($11) + Prawns ($5.50) is enjoyable and not overly spicy. Comes with 6 large prawns and a medley of vegetables — I love the sliced bamboo in the mix. Best enjoyed with Jasmine Rice ($2 small). It's a bit strange than it's only $2.50 for 6 prawns to be added to the Pad Thai while it costs $5.50 for 6 prawns to be added to the Red Curry #prawngate.