Melben never fail to satisfy even after numerous visits. This is the place to go for J, especially after his monthly stint in China.
During this visit, I noticed that some dishes had been taken out of their menu - like their Chicken in Thai sauce, which is one of my favourites. So I decided to order dishes that we never had before.
Guinness Stout Pork Ribs
The Guinness Stout Pork Ribs is too sticky sweet for my liking. I will stick to the Mongolian Pork Ribs from now on! I prefer the Mongolian because it is more savoury with slivers of onion and capsicum to add flavour to the dish.
Spicy Claypot Tofu
The Spicy Claypot Tofu is yummy - egg tofu, egg, minced meat, prawns, chilli sauce, and spring onion. Fail-safe formula for a gooey saucy dish to pour over your rice as gravy. But I don't know why it comes in a wok instead of "claypot"? :)
Black Pepper Crab
The Stars of Melben are obviously their crab dishes. This time, I decided to have the Black Pepper Crab, instead of the usual Claypot Beehoon Crab. The black pepper has a nice spicy kick to it, which is really nice, but I didn't have much appetite that day and only managed to eat one claw.
J demolished the rest of the crab and pork ribs, while I struggled to finish the tofu thing. But it is always a pleasant experience to dine in Melben because the service is always efficient and friendly.
Hmmm...must arrange dinner @ Melben soon with a few good friends so that I have an excuse to pop my last bottle of Vasse Felix Silver Knight. At $3 corkage charge, it is a shame not to bring a bottle of nice wine to accompany their excellent crabs!
