Gaylord Indian Restaurant

Gaylord Indian restaurant has been around for quite some time but I never had a chance to visit until now.

The sauces for the big group

The veggies made me drool

The service was slow. But then again there was a banquet and a bigger group. But the parathas on the table were a nice touch and I couldn't help myself to it. We were all hungry.

The larger group were all Indians which was lovely to see. This reassured me that the food was traditionally Indian.

To start off with I enjoyed their mango lassi. Here a mango lassi is an Indian drink full of rosewater, mango and milk. This took a while to come. But when it did it was cool and refreshing.

The entrees of fried cheese for vegetarians were really lovely. It was creamy and lightly fried.

The onions in the chicken and beef dish were caramelised well and had that sweetness about it.

For mains there was the curry. I had the fish curry and rice and then I had to scoot for the train. The fish curry was lovely and creamy and not too spicy. I'm not too sure about the meat ones since I had to leave and I'm not a huge fan of meat.

Many thanks to Study Melbourne for the invite and hope to see you again soon

Study Melbourne meetup in Ballarat

Every now and then Study Melbourne has these meetups for students to meet one another and explore the great city and countrytowns.  This time we explored a country town called Ballarat which is the gold mine city in Melbourne. I still remember going to Sovereign Hill and having heaps of fun there. This time we went into town via Vline a country train service which serves Melbourne and the Country towns. The trip was about 1.5 hours from Melbourne and they only have one per hour.

The train was comfortable. Here people snoozed, talked, ate and studied. Once we got out of Ballarat station we could see all these old buildings. On the train we saw the lovely countryside and the farms.

First stop was Federation uni for the "How far we have come competition". This photo competition was open to all International students to enter and some have won multiple prizes. All of their artwork was really good and depicted Melbourne well.

Next up was the Mining exchange and the Art gallery. I have touched on this in the other post so we'll skip over to lunch at Jackson and Co. I went there for dinner and thought that they were good for their sweet potato wedges. Had that again today and they were really good. What's even better is that they have $15 lunch deals. But unfortunately service was slow and we were waiting waiting waiting for a while for food.

Here are some other random shots of the biennale. I hope you enjoy these.

An exhibition we went to after lunch

Thanks to Study Melbourne for the invite and the Vline ticket.