Spice bar at Melbourne Qantas Domestic Business Lounge

[fletty]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet but the escalators have been fixed (and have fancy new lights).

 

[SYD]

Chicken Laksa (or Chicken Laksa without chicken but extra tofu back on).



Quite tasty, with a reasonable kick. Paired nicely with the Henschke Riesling.

No, it’s not as good as your favourite Laksa place but did the trick ahead of the sumptuous cheese and crackers on board.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Todays offering

I went the minced pork - comfort food

Not bad

 

[docjames]

Todays offering
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I went the minced pork - comfort food
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Not bad

Yeah - this was pretty tasty.

 

[Ade]

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

You have gotten my most wanted dish, Ade.
So far I have not been able to score getting the noodles during my trips out of MEL T1 QFd.
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Enchancement/Enchancement in that sign, plus the off balance alphabet on the bottom line.
Guess they can save paper now, that they can change the sign from day to day.
Also saves $ overall.

 

[Flyfrequently]

You have gotten my most wanted dish, Ade.
So far I have not been able to score getting the noodles during my trips out of MEL T1 QFd.
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Enchancement/Enchancement in that sign, plus the off balance alphabet on the bottom line.
Guess they can save paper now, that they can change the sign from day to day.
Also saves $ overall.

They do have the printed version on display @AustraliaPoochie


Friday 10th April and yep, was a winner!

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

(((Grin, I wonder if we are allowed to bring the hottest chilli from the Chinese grocers, or from home, and use the excuse at T1 dom sec, but I need it for the noodles dish at the Qantas lounge))).
Some of the them chillis can really really pack a punch, not the lounge provided ones, but the home grown ones))).

 

[Ade]

The veggie rendang was good, I liked it, I’ll have it again … But was it really a rendang? I don’t think so … it was more a veggie curry, over-turmericed and too runny … I believe a rendang is a rich curry, not runny at all, fatty and semi-runny at best … this was a veggie curry with rendang style flavours/herbs … still a good curry .. just not a rendang, IMHO.

 

[LinaLee]

The veggie rendang was good, I liked it, I’ll have it again … But was it really a rendang? I don’t think so … it was more a veggie curry, over-turmericed and too runny … I believe a rendang is a rich curry, not runny at all, fatty and semi-runny at best … this was a veggie curry with rendang style flavours/herbs … still a good curry .. just not a rendang, IMHO.

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Yes, rendang is a dry curry of some kind of meat cooked down till it falls apart with spice and desiccated coconut. A bit difficult to achieve with a vegetable ….

 

[RealtimeY]

Indeed the beef rendang is how a rendang is meant to be and actually delicious.

 

[Ade]

Yes, rendang is a dry curry of some kind of meat cooked down till it falls apart with spice and desiccated coconut. A bit difficult to achieve with a vegetable ….

Especially, as the dish is nearing completion, kerisik is sprinkled, which gives the unique coconut-y sweetness, distinct color and rounds the dish … I once had an authentic tofu rendang made by a Malaysian chef - it was wowsaaaa!

Indeed the beef rendang is how a rendang is meant to be and actually delicious.

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Were you in the lounge today? I was there too, but was in a work meeting so forgot to post in the lounge thread …

 

[Steady]

Breakfast, poached eggs pimped with bacon

 

[kermatu]

My rendang sample.

Not normally a fan of rendang, and I well know the spice bar is anything but spicy. But even so, probably the blandest dish I’ve had here for some time. Kimchi and chilli couldn’t save this one.

Pickles and sprouts were light and fresh and beef was tender — on the plus side. But still pretty woeful. Fried rice and kimchi was the better way to go.

 

[Berlin]

One serious question- is that Kimchi at the Melbourne lounge fermented with seafood or fish? The real stuff in Korea often is which makes it a no go for me but lots of supermarket Kimchi isn’t and I love that. Never dare to try in restaurants or like here, a lounge

 

[Steady]

I went with the rendang

 

[anat0l]

Tonight's selection was either teriyaki chicken with rice, or eggplant mapo tofu rice.

For those familiar with mapo tofu, this was not it; not even close. Soy braised eggplant and tofu maybe, and I get that you don't want to go all out spicy and set too many mouths on fire, but then why choose to put mapo tofu on the menu.

I asked the chef for the veg option but could he put a cheeky scoop of the chicken on top. He kindly obliged. I topped it off with some pickles, spring onions and fried shallots. A hearty meal (just not an authentic one, well, except teriyaki chicken).

A better meal than the Carribean paneer or butter chicken on offer, but that's mostly because every other patron before me took all the meat / cheese and left just the potato behind. Also, the paneer was rather rubbery - you could probably use it to play squash.

Also, side note again, would it kill the lounge to list all the condiments on the menu. I looked at some sort of green condiment and couldn't decide if it was pesto, chimichurri or another salsa verde. (It was pesto)

 

[alexczarn]

Tonight's selection was either teriyaki chicken with rice, or eggplant mapo tofu rice.

For those familiar with mapo tofu, this was not it; not even close. Soy braised eggplant and tofu maybe, and I get that you don't want to go all out spicy and set too many mouths on fire, but then why choose to put mapo tofu on the menu.

I asked the chef for the veg option but could he put a cheeky scoop of the chicken on top. He kindly obliged. I topped it off with some pickles, spring onions and fried shallots. A hearty meal (just not an authentic one, well, except teriyaki chicken).

A better meal than the Carribean paneer or butter chicken on offer, but that's mostly because every other patron before me took all the meat / cheese and left just the potato behind. Also, the paneer was rather rubbery - you could probably use it to play squash.

Also, side note again, would it kill the lounge to list all the condiments on the menu. I looked at some sort of green condiment and couldn't decide if it was pesto, chimichurri or another salsa verde. (It was pesto)

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is this Ryan Soh's burner account hahaha

 

[anat0l]

is this Ryan Soh's burner account hahaha

Not guilty.

Not sure whether to be insulted or flattered.