Busaba Oxford Circus, London

This was the only Busaba trip we had during our last trip to London and we had it at different location. It was our first time dining there and I basically let DH have his favorites, the same dishes we always order when we go to any Thai restaurants.  we had Pad Thai, fried wings and Green Curry Chicken with a bowl of rice. Almost always the same. 

Dishoom Lunch, Covent Garden

It was our second day in London. I barely had a good rest. It's all messed up, blame it on the jet lag. I woke up around 2AM and despite my effort, I could not put myself to sleep. I probably had a half an hour of short nap before 6 AM, but it barely made any difference. We picked up some croissants and coffee from outside the lounge and had them in our room. Showering did. I felt so much fresher after a good shower and then we went for breakfast.

The day's plan was to meet up with Miss P on a lunch date, she picked Dishoom. We went early for lunch, way before 12 and got a table for three. This place is famously known for being so crowded at meal times and we do not like to wait.

While waiting for our date, we ordered Prawn Koliwada to nibble on.

We collectively decided to order Chicken Berry Britania, which is a rice biryani with chicken and cranberries.

We also had their chicken curry, called Chicken Ruby, it's tender chicken with 'makhani' sauce. I have no idea what makhani sauce is, but it was good. Of course, we ordered Garlic Naan and Roomali Roti to dip on and wipe them with. Yummy.

Dinner At Ruen Thai, Phuket

It was our first dinner in Phuket and it ought to be Thai food, naturally. Our food selection is super predictable too. The restaurant gave us amuse bouche to begin the night. It look like dumpling, it tasted like dumpling, it must have been dumpling, with sweet chili sauce.

We started with green mango salad, which was mixed on the spot. The salad had a very nice balance and flavor. 

Our usual suspects were Thai green curry chicken with jasmine rice (above) and delicious prawn Pad Thai below.

Our dessert was sticky rice with mango. Nice dinner.

Kazan Ramen Lunch

It had been a long while since we came to this restaurant in Liang Court. We had a small lunch earlier in a sushi place nearby, when suddenly DH had a crave for Japanese curry. 

Both of us shared the food we ordered, they were a bowl of ramen, curry rice with fried chicken and gyoza. 

Dinner At Coco Curry, Roppongi

Flying to Tokyo from Singapore takes only around seven hours, but if you count the waiting time for the flight and more time for transport to the hotel from the airport, the whole day is probably gone. We left home before 7 AM and by the time we settled into our hotel room, it was approximately dinner time. After a long trip, we wanted something that we were quite familiar and fast. Coco Ichibanya met the criteria and it took about 15 minutes to get there on foot. The food is also inexpensive, that's a bonus. 

There were four dishes ordered and I had only three pictures. There were two of us that had the same dish i. e breaded chicken with spinach on the curry sauce below (trying to insert healthy veggie here!). The above is cream croquette and the one in the very bottom is chicken burger with an egg in the center. All were yummy and made our tummy happy that evening. 

Marnee Thai, Ann Arbor

It was our second time dining at Marnee Thai this trip. We tried to enjoy the food better this time. Aside from our all time favorite, Pad Thai, we also re-ordered their Lotus Duck (deep fried duck with tamarind coffee sauce). I guess, we re-ordered everything we had a couple of dinners ago, Green Curry Chicken and Three Flavor Catfish.

Coco Curry, Roppongi

Our last day in Tokyo and we had to go to Airport. We did not have much time for lots of things and DH had agreed to go with me to have lunch in Coco Curry near our hotel in Roppongi area. I tried fried chicken for the first time. I think I still prefers my usual Chicket Cutlet.

DH order a burger curry. The burger had an egg in the center. He also order vegetables to make his meal healthier. (Sure!)

There was a picture of the dessert they had. We could not figure out what it was. The waiter, with her limited English, could not quite express what it was in English. We ordered anyway and it turned out to be some sort of jelly with maybe, Yuzu.

Then DH saw the picture of the dish that I pointed to him and told him I wanted on our first visit to Coco in Tokyo. He also wanted to try. It was ridiculous, we were full, so full, but he still ordered anyway. The waiter suggested a half size and we excitedly agreed. This turned out to be better than the two dishes we ordered earlier. Such a great lunch!

Coco Curry, Shibuya

I always have special love for Chicken Cutlet Curry from Coco Ichibanya. When we were in Tokyo, we looked for one shop nearby where we were. Coco Curry are everywhere in Japan. There are more than 1000 branches in the country. Finding one using Google Maps, however, it was not too easy. But we did it anyway. 

I ordered my usual Chicken Cutlet Curry rice with less rice. Super delicious and inexpensive. It tasted  better than the one in Singapore. 

I don't have the picture of DH's order, unfortunately. 

Nara Dinner, Bangkok

In less than a month after visiting Bangkok, we made it back again with an extra person in the group and we went straight ahead  to Nara after dropping everything we had in the hotel. Miss K suggested Prawn Curry above. A good one indeed, it was delicious. 

We had Pad Thai, of course. Pork and prawn spring rolls too. We had them before and we liked them. 

We also had a fish dish, I could not remember the name of the dish, but it was good as well. Finally, dessert was sticky rice with mango. Happy tummies. 

Tonkotsu Kazan Ramen

We went back to Tonkotsu Kazan Ramen at Liang Court for lunch. This time, there were four of us and we tried more different dishes. DH stuck on his favorite, Shoyu Ramen.

Miss K, who is currently a vegetarian (we'll see how long this last) had a bowl of fried rice served on hot stone, no pork or any meat, so it was practically garlic fried rice, I would think.

We had a palte of Gyoza, which probably was part of a set. I can't remember exactly which one it was.

I ordered their Kazan Curry  which was in a way like Ramen with Curry Sauce. This dish came with a bowl of white rice. It was absolutely too much for one person like me, to say the least.

Everyone declined when they were offered dessert, but since there were four of us, I took the liberty to order their attractive looking dessert anyway,  Mango with ice cream. When the dessert came, everyone sampled it. It was interesting and I am glad that I tried. It's alright but I do not think I will have it again in the future. It's a big serving.

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Lunch at Tonkotsu Kazan Ramen

DH likes to take evening walk/jog/run. When he does, he sometimes takes time to see some restaurants in the vicinity, after all, his route is along a very long stretch of restaurants and cafes. Liang Court, a shopping mall, is a place that he normally passes through and occasionally goes into. He found this Japanese ramen place and he showed me the place last week when I joined him for the walk.  We revisited the place and had lunch there last Saturday. 

 DH ordered a set lunch and ended up with, sort of, meals. Fried rice, which was served on hot stone and Shoyu Ramen. Both are flavourful, especially the ramen. I like the soup so much.

I always love curry and I had Fried Chicken Curry with rice. It was also served on hot stone, the curry gravy was still bubbling for a while. It was yummy and tasty. This is one of the places that I would like to revisit when I can. 

Wagamama, Manchester

 

Years  ago, when we were in Manchester, we had lunch in Wagamama. On our last trip, I started thinking of this place again, but both of us, DH and I, could not remember the name of the restaurant, hence we could not quite google the address. I, however, still remembered the location, kind of. With the help from DH, to our surprise, we found it in the exact same spot. Imagine the joy we had! Aw.

Wagamama offers a nice selection of Japanese and Asian food.  DH had Chicken Katsu Curry and somehow I ended up with Cha-Chan (Fried Rice). We also ordered a plate of Gyoza. The portion was too large for me. The taste was not spectacular, but the whole experience was great. The service was good and the palce was clean.  It's a place that I'd like to go back to again when I am in town.