Dandenong Festival Of Lights

Dandenong Festival Of Lights

Last night we caught up with some friends and we had some dinner then decided to go to the Chinese Lantern Festival, it was a cold windy night with patches of rain but that did not stop us.We arrived at about 8:30 pm  and it was fairly busy but as the rain started it emptied out quickly. Its good when its quieter as no one gets in your way when taking photos.

As you entered there was a row of moons on each side and each moon had a different facial expression.

The castle was made up of plates and cups which must have taken a long time to make which is worth a visit to see.

They had a Finding Nemo section which i did not expect.

 

The man turned around and would "pee" at certain points which was random and funny, I have never seen children being so excited about being peed on.

They had plenty of Pandas.

 The African section was random but that's what i like anyway.

I was not a fan of the Australian section.

The zodiac section made us all laugh.

I am not sure why but the rooster they called it cock not cockerel but this is not the first time. My friend had a animal chart that has animals on it. It also says the name of the animal like cat, dog, fish, bird and also says cock.

 The festival had a mystical section

Did you go or have been to a festival like this?

Kind E-gards

Dale Stewart

Guang Dong Chef

Guang Dong Chef

Authentic Chinese food can vary so much like a terrible experience we had the other day that makes me cringe thinking about it. The reason we came here is it was suggested by some friends and we had a group of 5 for a birthday.  The staff are very friendly and the place is clean.

It is not a big restaurant and was very quiet but that did not stop us from trying this place.  We had some beautiful fresh tea, it was not your every day chinese teas as it tasted a bit smoky to me but was sweet as well so i had a few cups over the night.

For Starters we had some deep dried chicken and the chicken batter was light and crispy, the chicken was tender and fell apart as you ate it. I really wanted more of it but we had ordered about 6 different meals so i did not want to over do it.

We had curry beef and tofu claypot and it was a beautiful curry, not too thick but not watery either. The vegetables were soft and meat was cooked so well. It was not a very spicy curry but had a bit of bite to it and it was a large serving.

The next dish was stir fried beef with carrots onion and potato.This dish stayed hot for ages and the beef had no fat or anything like that, just beautiful pieces of meat. The potato fell apart as you ate it and it was another dish that i would go back for.

We decided to get the seafood with pineapple and it is half a pineapple. It looked so fantastic and had so much  fresh prawns, pineapple, potato and other goodies. The pineapple pieces inside was sweet and juicy. The shrimps and prawns had a lovely pineapple  flavor. You need to try it if you come here.

We had some more seafood and it came with tofu. The tofu was silky and smooth and tasted like the prawns. The prawns were not chewy or over cooked like other places.

The next dish we had was stir fried noodles with mushrooms and mixed vegetables and i love these noodles. Soft and juicy and the carrots had a little bit of crunch to give it texture.

The staff are so lovely and because it was a big group they gave us some fresh melon and oranges for dessert.

It was an amazing experience and we will hopefully be back soon. I would highly recommend the seafood pineapple as it is unique and so exciting.

Kind E-gards

Dale Stewart