Last week, I was invited to go to an amazing event titled #Dlaunch
So what the heck was this #Dlaunch that I kept tweeting about? It was in fact the relaunch of the popular and ten Chef’s hats awarded David’s Restaurant in Prahran! And gosh, what an amazing experience it was for me!
I was obviously extremely nervous as Vu and I entered the place.
I didn’t know any of the other bloggers there and I hardly ever give Prahran a visit. But as soon as we entered the premises, we were greeted warmly by the lovely waiters, waitresses, Grace and even David himself! They were all welcoming and calmed my nerves down completely! (Have I mentioned that I thrive on good service?)
After being offered champagne, we were also offered delicious tea of our choice!
(I should probably mention that David also owns Oriental Tea House – win win!)
Vu and I with the lovely bloggers: Ros, Marnie, Kyrstie and David ! ♥
Anyway, Vu and I were extremely lucky to be seated with three wonderful other bloggers!
Although, we all blogged about different things, they were the best company and I am really happy that I got to meet them! We were all excited about tasting David’s food whilst chatting the night away in the homely atmosphere!
Okay…Are you ready to see all the delicious food from Country Shanghai?
I suggest clicking each picture to see each dish in delicious detail ;)
These here were David’s selected Entrée:
We were actually really lucky and were given 6 quail eggs and the recipe to the recipe on the right !! ;)
I absolutely loved the dish on the left – I love spicy food and it was such a good combination with the beef!
By the way, the DIY shredded duck and veggie wrap was probably my favourite dish of the night mmm ♥
Everything just went perfectly well together mm. Definitely get this if you’re heading to David’s! I insist!! *^*
The ‘Main Course’ meals of the night:
I thought this peasant’s crab meal was ingenious. It actually tasted like crab despite it not even containing any crab!
And that tofu! I generally only like fried tofu but this was actually really really good. Not even lying.
If you know me, you know that I do not eat prawns. However, Vu ate some and told me I had to try some ..which I reluctantly did (I’m not a fan of seafood). Surprisingly, it actually tasted quite nice. I still didn’t really like the seafood taste, but if I was a fan of it, I’m quite sure this would be the dish of the night.
And finally ..the super delicious desserts:
Okay, I said earlier that my favourite dish of the night was the DIY shredded duck …I lied.
That sticky rice pudding was the best! I am actually craving some right now as I look at this delicious gif below ahhhhh.
I don’t think I’ve really had this much food presented in front of me before! But I can definitely tell you that Vu had this glint in his eyes that practically screamed that he was going to eat all of it! Haha. What a cutie :)
All I can say is that, it was a very memorable night and David did an excellent job in making us all feel welcomed!
And really, considering that David’s aim was to create an environment that resembled the locals in Shanghai. To be able to find David’s tucked away in Cecil Place and indulge yourself in simple yet delicious familiar food is something of a treasure in itself. I find it pretty hard to find myself feeling ‘at home’ in a restaurant, but yet on that night, it was a little sad leaving behind the happy patrons, welcoming staff and smiling David. It was definitely an experience!
Check out David’s Restaurant!
4 Cecil Place
Prahran, Victoria 3181
Phone:+61 (3) 9529 5199
Facebook: Davids Restaurant
Have you tried countryside Shanghai food?
This was actually my first time trying Shanghai cuisine; it was refreshingly different and delectable!
YUMYUMYUMYUMYUM /mouth waters/ I literally had to skim through the pictures to prevent myself from feeling hungry and craving delicious food T~T I like how you include gifs *.* You’re lucky to have been invited to such an awesome event!
And nope I haven’t tried countryside Shanghai food before but indeed it looks tasty :3
Wahahahhha I feel like I’m torturing people over the internet via yummy food posts LOL!
And come to Melbourneeee, I’ll take you out to eat everywhereee :D
I fell in love with your
amazing GIF. images!!
I’m waterdrooling like mad
oh my god these food are
amazing looking!!
You have to take me there
one day!
xx
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Yes yes yes!
Come to Australia and I will definitely take you there!!!
Wow you’re so lucky O.o
I don’t really like Chinese food (I’m Chinese btw :p) but the food looks so yummy nomnomnom
I posted a blog post filled with many food photos too on my blog haha XD
ah I haven’t posted any gif for a long time :p
You look beautiful too! ^^
Haha! It’s okay, I’m the same !
I’m (Malaysian) Chinese but I don’t really like Chinese food either …but this was still delicious :3 And yayy, going to go check out your food photos nowww !!^__^
DAMN YOU MELODY YOU MADE ME LOOK ANYWAY T___T; /sobs and dies
WAHAHAH <333
The gifs make your food posts even more unbearable! I’d love to visit David’s Restaurant, but Prahan is completely out of my way :(
Aw I totally get it :(
Prahran is pretty hard to get to, but def check it out if you ever get the chance :D
GIRLL.. DA FOOD.. how do you stay so SKINNY?! o__o
you make me drool every time.. why xDDD hehehe <3 i like the gifs too!
HAHA ..Vu eats most of whatever photos I take ;D
I’m too busy taking photos to eat everything hehe ! (ps. I has giant belly)
OMG, everything looks and sounds amazing, I’m so hungry ToT waa!!
Love the gifs, like always :)
Hehehe, eat everythinggg :D
Those gifs are just puuuure evil! XD makes the food look even more freaking delicious.
Wahaahah my wonderful plan has succeeded >:)
Everything looks amazing!!! I wish I could eat there too!
Come to Australia!!
I’ll take you here to eat hehe
One day! Australia is definitely in the Top 5 of places I want to visit! It’s actually number 2 to be specific. First I want to visit the Philippines to experience my ancestral country.
The food looks amazing *A* you’re so lucky!! I’ll definitely go there if I get to Melbourne!! :D
Yesss! I’ll take you if you come here :D
Great review Melody! It was such a great night(SO much food!)and so great to meet you and Vu. I am hoping to write up my post tonight!
Thank you!
I’m looking forward to reading yours!
the food looks amazing!
I have family who are shanghainese, so I often eat countryside shanghainese food :)
Oooh, you should go here and tell me if it’s as authentic :P
Hm I don’t think I’ve ever had Shanghai food before but it looks good. :D
Yummyyy I love sticky rice pudding. I just love sticky rice. xD
Mmm, you should definitely try it!!
And eee, sticky rice pudding is delicious *_*
Far out this looks AMAZING!!!! I need to go here. Do you know the price range of the menu? My parents are Shanghainese so we eat Shanghai food all the time haha, should take them here some time!
Yupp! I have a copy of the menu that I can scan for you ;)
And hmm entree type of stuff looks around $7-12? whilst the main courses look around $15-30 and desserts all around $9 :D But yeh, it seems like nothing goes above $30 except for peking duck! Yess, you should take them since David himself grew up in Shanghai and cooks some of his family recipes etc :)
I KNOW RIGHT.
I was like ‘what the heck?!?’ HOW WE GONNA EAT ALL THIS FOOD ;A;
Food looks delicious looking at those GIFs makes me hungry haha :)
Oh god the food looks SO amazingly yummy!! I also really love the tea gif. Gah, just reminds me of how much I want to start filming. lol
Now, I’m hungry! >___<
Great review!
cheers!
Loving the GIFs!! :D
sounds like an awesome experience.. I kind of grew up with Shanghai and Cantonese food.. and I favor Cantonese food more.. I mean Shanghai food is good but I just like cantonese better ^^
The food looks great! :) I haven’t tried the sticky rice pudding before, but it sure looks tempting.
I always enjoy looking at your HD, detailed photos of food. (●´∀｀●)
Wow! Everything looked so elegant and serene!
Yum! \m/
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Damn I wish I was there! :(