Melbourne Oyster Bar

23 December, Saturday, 8pm (D's dad's birthday)
King Street, Melbourne
http://melbourneoysterbar.com.au/

Oysters (of course), Seafood platters, Prawns, Steak, Salmon, 3 bottles of wine (and lots more food. there were 7 of us.) Ended up costing just under $100/head. Very pricey.

So, Tuan (D's brother) thought it would be great if we went to a fancy-schmancy restaurant for their dad's birthday. I wasn't really keen to go but D wanted me to, so off we went.

The place is in the city and claims to be one of Melbourne's top seafood restaurants. The restaurant looked okay but had the unfortunate location of being right next to a backpackers hostel. Sort of tapers down the prestige of the place.

The food was okay but not great. Especially for the price. D and I were in agreement that we could've eaten just as well (even better) for half the price.

Wouldn't go back, unless it was free. Haha.

Thai Thonglor 55

18 December, Monday, around 8pm

Ormond Road, Elwood
Satay Chicken, BBQ Pork, Green Curry, rice, drinks
About $48 for 2

We didn't even know about this place until Rob told us about it. And it's just down the road!

Anyway, when we came back from our holiday, Rob said this place served good food. So, we decided to venture and find the restaurant. Which wasn't hard.

D kept insisting it was new cause we hadn't noticed it before (we pass by this street about 2 - 3 times a week). So he went to the manager and asked how long they've been open. 6 months! Ha ha. Shows how observant we are.

The food was good. Not excellent but good. Staff were observant and polite. We went on a Monday night and they were busy. Lots of people dropping in for takeaway too.

Not the best Thai I've had, but for convenience and location, we'll probably go back.

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