Longrain

29th August 2013

After missing out of having lunch with either parent at Momofuku, my father was down in Melbourne for a job interview for a couple of days and me and James decided to catch up with him for dinner. At the demands of James we were forced to go for something with a little spice and after heading along Flinders Lane to see a number of the restaurants packed, I suggested we head to Longrain as I had wanted to go back for a while now and also it filled the criteria of spice.

After walking for a while we were hungry by the time we got to Longrain and were happy that they had space and were lead to the end of the long communal tables in the dining room. Having been there before I took the lead with ordering but we each choose a dish and shared along with the Thai Jasmine rice.

First out was my dish that I insisted on and one that I had previously, the Filled eggnet with pork, prawns, peanut, caramelised coconut and a side of cucumber relish. Lots of flavours and generous size it remains a favourite and is a must for me whenever i go to Longrain.

The 2 other dishes were served together with the rice. The first was a slow cooked duck with crisp ginger, mint and Thai basil. Well cooked duck with zingy full flavours with a hint of spice. Excellent dish.

The final dish was a red curry of sliced beef and kifler potatoes. This again was more tingling rather than full spicy but was well cooked and full of flavour.

After a look at the desert menu we decided again any desert which is a disappointment of Thai cuisine that the deserts are not usually to my taste. We therefore just finished with the 3 mains shared between 3 people but the portion size was substantial enough to leave us relatively full. Decent prices (food was about $100), good service and a cool vibe to go along with the flavour packed food meant that it was well worth a return visit.