Lien’s Restaurant
331 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe 2037
Tel 02 9566 4385
This restaurant has an unexpected city view from the back room where most of the tables are located.I was rather unenthusiastic because I had eaten there a year or two ago and have avoided it since. I was however pleasantly
surprised.
The entrees
We ordered two to share. One was do it yourself spring rolls. They included tofu fine noodles salad vegetables and the skins were served separately on little plastic perforated plates. Who knew that such an item existed! Anyway we assembled them in a rustic fashion but they were quite good. Fresh and satisfying. They were served with a dipping sauce. The sugar cane prawns came on a stick of sugar cane which we were not sure whether to eat or not. I did. It was chewy but sweet and therefore good.
The mains
We had Crispy Chicken Sambal fish prawns with chilli and basil pork with chilli and lemongrass (lots of chilli).Janet said all quite nice. We all agreed.
The desserts
Not the highlight of the meal. Two kinds of fried ice-cream, or one kind served with and without chocolate sauce and you guessed it lychees and ice cream. I thought fondly of the banana pudding and the black rice with pandan custard.
The Cost
The Lien is licensed a glass of wine was about $7.50(not sure what it was but quite drinkable, Janet and I had two each) and a beer was $6.00. The food cost $115 for the four of us.
The Verdict
Well its not Italian but I would go back. Also there is this plastic house for children to play on and did I mention that the waiting staff were friendly and helpful.
Another local tells me the thing with this place is the ordering. Apparently you should start with the Vietnamese panckae/omlette, then try the salty pork ribs (maybe spice pork ribs) but it's on the specials menu, beef rendang, the specials duck disk and some sort of butter beef thing, which is also apparently very good.
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