Placed in the suburb of East Perth, Cream is a little establishment which have steadily attracted diners from all over. All the positive reviews for this restaurant left little room for mistakes if any at all. Upon entering the restaurant we were guided through the dark and intimate ambience to our cosy corner, and oh, how can I not mention the furry carpet used on the walls! Once we were seated, the waitresses promptly gave us each a menu and offered us a choice of bottled or tap water. Tap water of course! ahha. Can’t be too spendthrift on drinks when the price of the food is rich, isn’t it?
The interior @ Cream, East Perth. It was a lot darker than this so I adjusted the brightness of the this picture a little!
With temptations all over the menu, we took awhile but finally decided on our food! Most of us had the crumbled stuffed scallop with wasabi served with Thai noodle salad and teriyaki lemon sauce @ $23!
The dish was beautifully presented on the plate with the crumbled scallops surrounded by swirls of teriyaki sauce. Unfortunately, the first bite took all that excitement away! :(! The crumbled scallops were just too hard. Of course it wasn’t rock hard but the batter needed effort to be bitten through and it was all for naught (my palate was left sore, still is). The scallop hidden in that batter was too little! I personally taught that the dish would taste a whole lot better seared on half shell with the Thai noodles placed carefully on the top of the giant scallop flesh! Then the chef can swirl the sauce wherever he wants to eheh! I do not think the dish is worth of praises surrounding it.
Another entree that we had was the salt and pepper squid with a Thai Salad. Not sure it tasted but Kevin definitely preferred the one served in Chinese restaurants!
Once we were done, the attentive staff swooped in for our empty plates and cleared them in a flash before setting the table up for our main. I must insist at this point that the service here is kick-ass! Lovely crew of waitresses! For our mains:
Kevin, Sis and Fishman ordered the Red wine infused slow cooked baby beef served on bed of mash @ $35 each!
This dish wasn’t much of a “looker” but fishman enjoyed the tender beef much; occasionally praising it to be well done for slow cooked meal. I had a bite and it was delicious on the first bite, but I was not convinced for seconds. But I didn’t have a choice, as birthday boy Kevin was totally saddened by the beef and gave him half of his meal while I traded some of mine. He didn’t like it at all ahahaha. My sis too wasn’t able to justify the price.
The darling and Xin Nee shared a slow roasted chicken breast served with Risotto and mushrooms @ $35:
How would Malaysians describe this? Well, it looks like something we call Lo Mai Kai or Chinese glutinous rice with braised chicken and mushroom sauce. The girls felt that the Risotto was overly blend and there wasn’t any effort to make this meal appetizing. They also felt that it was a little too sickening for them. I thought so too as the chemistry of this dish felt a little like hospital food. Take a look at the Risotto I had at Blue Waters Cottesloe here and compare. The one at BlueWaters cost $22 dollars while the one above cost $35!!
But the night wasn’t all doom and gloom because I was WINNING! My meal for the nite was the Crispy Roasted Lean Pork Belly with Strudel of pan caramelised apple, leek and goats feta @ $35!
Perfectly roasted, REALLY LEAN. And OMG the skin was orgasmic! Kevin hated his so I reluctantly gave him some of mine as I mentioned earlier. Every bite was accompanied by the lovely cracking sound as I bit through the crispy skin. The sauce was OKAY, not sure what it was really. The Apple Strudel was a good change from the typical accompaniment, the apple sauce. All in all, this dish was perfect. I’ve seen the face of YH when he ordered the one at Byrneleigh (that sucked) and this was way better. A class act for sure.
It was a happy night for me, but for them, not so. lol? Overall this restaurant is pretty decent. Not mind blowing, but alright. The entrees could have been more well done and perhaps the mains needed a bit more appeal. Nevertheless, the same couldn’t be said for my main of crispy roasted pork belly as it was definitely a winner. But considering the price we paid for our meal tonight, this restaurant is definitely an average. You could easily find better food for such price unless ambience is top priority. But credit must be given to the attentive crew of waitresses who served us throughout the night!
WenY
