Mylan, Wollongong

Mylan received the highest voting rate in Urbanspoon for Wollonggong restaurant of 94% and so I was so curious to try this place out. Fortunately after bebski's Ielts test, we got the chance to have lunch here before going back to Sydney. The interior is nothing fancy, a simple and clean looking place. We were seated immediately and the lunch menu were given to us.

To start with, we got the Vietnamese Iced Coffee, a bitter coffee with sweetened condensed milk at the bottom. A perfect refreshment for a hot day and the drink itself has the perfect sweetness level :)

Vietnamese Ice Coffee $4.50

I can never missed out on ordering Vietnamese Spring roll! My favourite spring roll so far is in Flemington. But this Spring roll sits at the same level as the one in Flemington! The taste is exactly like Ms.N's mom used to make ~~ Really miss her spring roll. The fillings are perfectly seasoned, so tasty! The let down maybe is the Nuoc Cham sauce which taste quite watery :)

Vietnamese Spring Roll $7

 Bebski ordered the Wet Thick rice noodle with Beef or in Indo we called it 'Kwetiau Sapi Siram', the thick gravy needs a bit more seasoning in my opinion and but it's quite tasty for a dish. I just need to add chopped chilli and soy sauce and within minutes, it'll be gone ;p

Wet thick rice noodle with beef $12

 I read a lot of reviews about Mylan and the recommended dish to try is their Satay! So I got the Combination Satay which includes fish balls, fish cakes, beef and chicken. Stir fry with red capsicum, onion, and carrot with the famous satay sauce. I agreeee that the satay sauce was sooo delish! I am not a satay sauce person but yet in my 2 days trip to the Gong, I have eaten 2 satay sauce dishes ;p

Combiantion Satay with Rice $13

Next time I visit this place, I will order the Vermicelli salad, it seems popular as almost every table ordered it! I also recommend to come here for lunch instead of dinner cause the foods can be quite pricey during dinner :) And yes, do try the satay here ^^

Fuku, Wollongong

After a hearty lunch in His Boy Elroy, Bebski and I thought we were just gonna have a simple take away dinner and sleep in early for his test tomorrow morning. On our way back to the hotel, we passed this Japanese restaurant called Fuku and looking at the menu in the front door we thought we could get like a curry rice on something to go..

But when we got into the place and seated, we were quite surprised to learn that they serve Chinese foods too and most of their speciality is from the chinese foods menu ;p So scrap Jap food and we went straight to chinese! hehe

We got the Pork belly hotpot in Ginger sauce. Yes you heard me, we weren't that hungry but pork belly never missed out eyes! It came in a big portion and very generous in the amount of pork as well! The pork belly was thinly slices and cut into small pieces and the sauce was warming, so good for the windy day in the Gong, and the ginger note was a tad strong for me. But it was a tasty dish!

Pork Belly Hotpot in Ginger Sauce $13

Second main that we ordered was the Deep fried spicy fish fillet. I had a bit of a time google-ing the restaurant before ordering and this dish came up to be one of the popular dish and it turned out to be my favourite!! The fish was deep fried with a light sweet batter, then dry fried with coriander, Szechuan peppercorn and dried chilli. I did enjoy the dish very much, I love fish fillet and I love coriander and I love spicy!! Highly recommended...

Deep Fried Spicy Fish Fillet $19

This small place really know how to please the crowd! I highly recommend this place to everyone visiting the Gong! I also just found out that their other popular dish is the Pork in peking sauce. Will definitely be back with more friends and order more foods here!

His Boy Elroy, Wollongong

Another trip to the Gong but this time is an overnight stay for Bebski's Ielts attempt :) Went last Friday morning and arrive around noon, starving! But worry not, I am prepared when Bebski asked where should we eat?!

I dig up a couple of restaurants and cafes, and 'His Boy Elroy' came up in Urbanspoon. I looked through their website and the menu drools me away so I decided to have our lunch there. The place was packed with people, even some tables were already being reserved!

His Boy Elroy is located in a small lane and their dining concept is a mixture of cafe / restaurant / pub /bar. The foods that they serve here ranging from South American cuisine, Asian inspired dishes and other American favourites.

Next to the ordering counter is the self-serve lemon infused water.

I got myself a bottle of Apple cider and Bebski got his Chocolate milkshake :p

The lightning of the place itself is pretty bad so pardon my pictures ;p First to come is the Sweet Potato Fries with special sauce. The sauce is definitely SPecial! It was creamy and almost tasted like a fusion of garlic aioli and tartar sauce :) Chips was crisp and the portion was generous too.

Sweet Potato Fried $10

Then the Hot wings arrived! It was smothered in Frank sauce and served with Ranch sauce. The special sauce from the sweet potato fries was too flavourful that the ranch sauce tasted really bland ;p The wings were deep fried perfectly and the sauce was hot! There wasn't any need to dip it in the ranch sauce any more... ;p As usual, my favourite dish definitely is not bebski's, so I ended up finishing the whole plate by myself, no complain :)

Hot wings $6

 For the main we ordered the Mr.Saigon - Fried chicken, Slaw, Nasi pear and Nuoc Cham mayo. The fried chicken was unquestionably delish! With the crunch from the slaw and a hint of sweetness from the Nashi pear. But the unfortunate thing is that there wasn't enough sauce :( I can't really taste the nuoc cham mayoo T.T

With any burger here, you can upgrade it to a combo of chips and wings for an additional $6! Bargain :)

Mr.Saigon $13

The second main is the Peanut and Kaffir Chicken satay which was served with both rice and roti. Bebski loved it and this time I agreed! It was soooooo yummy! The sauce was not too rich but has enough nutty punch with the fragrant coriander and and crushed nuts on top, it's a perfect dish to be eaten with rice and the chewy roti! The sauce to me is like a fusion of chinese satay sauce and thai curry sauce :) Highly Recommended!

We had a big feast and no more rooms for dessert, I know right, me, rejecting anymore dessert.. That's how full we were.... But overall the place was very nice to hang out with friends have some nibbles and beers. Will definitely be back here when I visited the Gong next time ^^

Sugar Cube, Wollongong

After Seafood feast in Kiama, we were craving for desserttt.... So a day before this one day getaway trip, I googled a dessert place in Wollonggong and Sugar Cube came up. From the website, they served an array of waffles with fruits, ice creams and toppings.

They have outdoor seating too but yesterday was too hot for us to seat outside :( But we regretted our decision as inside was warm too :(

 It wasn't that crowded when we were there. In fact, there wasn't many people on the road even in the city.. Maybe everyone travelled to Sydney for their weekends ;P

A Colourful walls from where we seated. Its too tempting to take a pic!

They also sell various choc pots!

We got the ultimate waffles which have two waffles drizzled with melted chocolate and caramel, a generous portion of bananas and strawberries drizzled with the same toppings as the waffles, a full bowl of whipped cream and a full bowl of 1 scoop vanilla ice cream and 1 scoop of chocolate ice cream, I dont even wanna think about the amount of sugar = calories on the plate of yummy goodness!

The waffles was average as I used to eating max brenner waffles ;P It wasn't bad but not great,, I'm really happy with the fruit portion though, unlike other dessert junction that they served 4-5 pieces of bananas only T.T

The Ultimate waffles 19.95

Next time I come here, I want to try the waffle pops :) We were too full to order anything else :(

The service was great! The staff was very friendly and helpful.. Its a good place to hang out if they can turn on the AC on a hot day hehe :) 

http://sugarcube.com.au/