Lee Lee Hot Bread

Lee Lee Hot Bread

2/240 Victoria St, Richmond
(Ph) 9427 7580

P and I had been wanting to try one of these Vietnamese rolls on Victoria St for a long time - only $3.50ish for a roll so cheap! We just walked into any random bakery, they all look the same =P

Walked in Lee Lee Hot Bread - there are about 8 different rolls to choose from, we decided to get a Grilled Chicken Salad Roll $3.50 and a Mixed Ham Salad Roll $3.50

We bought them and then took them to Albert Park and had a spur of the moment "picnic" there =)

Grilled Chicken Salad Roll

The roll was full of grilled chicken, though there was a bit too much coriander in the salad >< really ruined the roll! P thought the roll tasted a bit stale, though I didn't think it was. After I picked out all the coriander, the roll was really tasty, with the grilled chicken sauce absorbed into the roll =)

It doesn't quite look like the picture they had at the bakery - look at that long piece of spring onion in there?!

And thank goodness we asked for no chilli 'cause I would have died!

We didn't eat the Mixed Ham Salad Roll that day - P wanted it for lunch the next day.

Mixed Ham Salad Roll

He toasted it up in the mini oven and said it was delicious! The bread was crunchy and warm but the salad and mixed ham was still cold like it's meant to be! They gave 3 types of cold cut ham which P gave the thumbs up for - so wasn't too bad afterall! But P didn't ask them to not put chili in this roll so he said his mouth was on fire, he's trying to train himself to eat more chili lol

Definitely worth coming back for a cheap lunch!

6.5/10

C.
xo

Laurent Bakery

Laurent Bakery

304-306 Little Collins St, Melbourne

(Ph) 9654 1011

I had an Entertainment Voucher for Laurent Bakery - buy one Baguette or Foccacia and get one free so P and I decided to go there for lunch. The last time we came here was because of the Entertainment Voucher as well =P

I remember last time we ordered the Chicken Foccacia and the Roast Beef Foccacia which were both delicious but I wanted to try something new this time. P saw the Roast Lamb in Turkish bread which looked tasty, but then he saw there was eggplant inside it and he got turned off it =P So I decided to order it, and P was going to get the Chicken Foccacia which was just too delicious from memory =) The waiter said the voucher said BAGUETTE OR FOCCACIA only not turkish bread so I wasn't allowed to get the roast lamb turkish bread =/ even though they're basically the same thing...

In the end, P decided to try the Turkey Baguette - roast turkey, lettuce, red onion relish, cucumber and butter $13.80 and I got the Chicken Foccacia - chicken, avocado, walnuts, lettuce, mayo and pepper $12.80

P saw a sign for Freshly Squeezed Australian Mango Juice and wanted one - $5.70 what a rip!

Mango Juice

Though I gotta admit it was a very tasty juice =) I wonder how many mangoes it takes to make a cup of juice?

Our sandwiches came and we were so hungry!

Chicken Foccacia

My Chicken Foccacia was delicious as I remembered it from last time =D Chicken + avocado + walnuts <3 The chicken pieces were so succulent and combined with the crunch of the walnuts and the avocado mush and the crunchy bread - mmmm!

P's Turkey Baguette was on the other hand..

Turkey Baguette

...super over-toasted! =O You can see the side of the bread is quite dark brown - the turkey slices were toasted so much that the edges were like a crisp and some of the lettuce was burnt =/ That was really quite unacceptable - we really should have complained about it but we were so hungry that we didn't bother. The red onion relish didn't go really well with the turkey - maybe it's 'cause we're so used to Cranberry sauce with turkey? I'm not a fan of cold cut sandwiches so I knew I wouldn't like this much, but P said his jaws were so sore after eating it - the sandwich was causing him damage more than he was causing it lol.

Note to self - next year with the new Entertainment voucher, we will not be ordering the Turkey baguette, or any baguette as a matter of fact. Chicken foccacia was good as always =)

7.5/10

C.
xo

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04/12/12

Came to the Camberwell store recently using the Cake + coffee voucher =) The cakes here look so interesting and and delicious! P doesn't drink coffee so he got a hot chocolate instead, and I got a Chai.

Hot chocolate - was super sweet and rich.

My chai was really good - love chai <3

We got 2 cakes that looked unique/special =) Lingot Noir - Chocolate ganache mousse, brownie, champagne glaze and chocolate macaron 

Sooo chocolatey and rich! Very mild champagne flavour in the glaze =) The mini macarons were bit too small though so couldn't taste the softer chewy center.

Bora-bora - coconut dacquoise, dark choc mousse, wild strawberry coulis, coconut mousse & macaron

This was quite unique - coconut flavours and strawberry coulis inside with chocolate icing on the outside. Sounds like a clash of flavours but worked quite well together. These macarons were bigger than Lingot Noir ones - crispy outside but soft chewy centers <3

Food~
7/10 - the savoury sandwiches are quite good, but the desserts are definitely worth it here!

Service~
2/5 - you order at the counter but they bring the foods out quite quickly

Atmosphere~
3/5 - quite a few Laurent cafes around Melbourne =)

C.
xo

Earl Canteen

Earl Canteen

Shop 5b, 500 Bourke St, Melbourne

(Ph) 9600 1995

☆☆

P had been coming to this place a few times with his friends and I kept bugging him to take me there so he finally did today =)

Its address is Bourke St but you actually go in either from William St or Little Bourke St - weird huh. The cafe looks out to a very nice courtyard, along with many other delicious restaurants like Movida.

P said the Trout Nicoise and Pork Belly's were really good - but after watching Food Safari on SBS this morning talking about all these exotic lamb dishes, I really felt like lamb, so I ordered the 12 Hour Lamb =)

The cafe was packed at 12.45pm so we ordered take away and sat at the tables outside - their takeaway boxes even have their name stamped on it haha.

P ordered the Trout Nicoise - Seared ocean trout, tomato, beans, potato, olive mayonnaise, butter, lettuce focaccia. He said he didn't want to order 2 baguettes and I realized why afterwards.

Trout Nicoise

The salmon was cooked perfectly - crispy skinned but soft on the inside. The olive mayonnaise goes very well with the salmon, but I thought it was a bit strange they put potatos in it. Either way, definitely a thumbs up!

12 Hour Lamb

I ordered the 12 Hour Lamb - Slow cooked lamb, honeyed carrots, gremolata baguette. The lamb was so tender - definitely tastes like it's been cooking for 12 hours! The baguette was SOO crunchy that it kinda hurt my mouth after a while - now I understand why P didn't want to order 2 baguettes :P but I'm not complaining - I love crunchy foods :D The honeyed carrots complimented the lamb very well - sweet with the savoury. I just looked up with gremolata is - "chopped herb condiment made from lemon zest, garlic and parsley" - so that's what was on top!

I really enjoyed this meal even though it cost $14 and $15 respectively. P said he was still slightly hungry after his focaccia - but I gotta admit, these sandwiches are a bit smaller than what they are generally.

Next time I want to try the Pork Belly! :)

8.5/10

C.
xo