We went to see the Priscilla musical the other night and it was fabulous! If you enjoyed the movie you will love the musical. The singing was magnificent, particularly by the three main female singers (who sang all the songs that Bernadette, Mitzi and Felicia lip sync to). The costumes were gloriously OTT. I couldn't believe the amount of work put into some of them, particularly when several were only shown on stage for less than a minute. I was also happy to see that they had included the bus, Priscilla, on stage!
As we were going to be hanging around the city after work, we decided to go to Horoki for dinner. Horoki has been extensively reviewed, and considering what everyone has had to say about it, I have wanted to go there for quite some time. Even though it was still early when we showed up, all the tables were reserved, so we nabbed two of the red stools at the counter.
Not knowing the size of the dishes, we started with three.
Tuna carpaccio - tuna sashimi served in a light soy dressing sprinkled with a good parmigiano reggianio topped with a touch of mayo ($13.80)
The tuna was nice but I wasn't sure about the cheese. I tried a couple of pieces with cheese but ended up brushing it off for the remainder. The combination of cheese and soy didn't work for me.
Crispy soft shell crab with lemon sour cream mayo ($13.80)
The crab was fried in a very light batter and was beautifully crispy. This was probably my favourite dish. We squeezed the lemon juice over it but I think we could've done without - there were a couple of patches that were a bit too sour. I still loved it.
Beef Tataki
The Beef Tataki was a special that night. The meat was seared, thinly sliced and then covered with the sauce. It was brilliant.
After our three dishes, we still wanted more. So more we had!
Diced scotch fillet steak and potato with onion and wasabi sauce ($14)
Scattered amongst the tender morsels of steak was little pieces of fried garlic. When I ate a bit of steak with some garlic and wasabi - whoa! Hello flavour explosion!
Korean style pancake. Calamari and garlic chives mixed in Korean pancake batter and lightly fried. Served with a sesame and soy dipping sauce ($11.60)
I am a lover of crispy deep fried items (which partly explains my hot chips obsession) and this didn't disappoint. The pancake was crispiness punctuated by moments of calamari.
Roasted duck and eggplant. Slices of oven roasted duck and a bed of eggplant smothered in a delightful miso and honey sauce, with a hint of Japanese mountain pepper ($16.80)
I'm not a big fan of duck, but as duck goes, this was pretty good. It was tender and moist and I loved the eggplant, which was soft but not mushy. However, I thought the sauce was a tad salty, although if we had been eating it with rice it possibly would've been perfect.
Alastair was quite keen to keep ordering after all this (I think he's come back from our trip with worms) but despite the speed of the service we didn't have enough time.
We asked for the bill, and with it came a small serve of mango mousse. A little bit of sweetness to send us on our way. We were sweet on Horoki already, but what a lovely gesture.
Horoki
19 Liverpool St
Melbourne 3000
Phone: 9663 2227
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