Joel Amigo H.
Yelp
I went to Longrain for a small birthday dinner on a Friday night, and I was absolutely delighted by the level and complexity of tastes that were balanced in the meals.
The customer service is, as to be expected in this level of restaurant. The Maitre de found a table for us to sit at within a few minutes of entering the restaurant, to our surprise as we were prepared to sit and drink a few cocktails while we waited for a table.
We were being seated at the uncomfortably high communal tables at the end of the restaurant, which shouldn't be used if you're a group that enjoys to talk over your meal, or has a person who's roughly 4.5 foot tall. uncomfortable seating, which just made you jealous of the people at the lower tables, or even better, the private bookings for groups over 6 people.
We continued to order, and quickly our first meal appeared to share. We ordered the iconic Eggnet with pork, prawns, peanuts & caramelised coconut with a cucumber relish on the side. It looked amazing, layered with fresh bean sprouts, and crunchy peanuts, and balanced with soft tender pork and prawns and the incredible egg net, with a sweet and juicy cucumber relish to pour over the top. Delicious, and well sized to share between 3 or 4. $31.00.
We had the Grilled octopus & crisp pork belly with watermelon, roast chilli & black vinegar to follow. I have to say that the spice in the salad overpowered, to rest of the well balanced meal. Underneath the salad was a beautifully crisp skin pork belly, with unbelievably tender pork, melt in the mouth type stuff. The octopus was sliced length ways and layered within the salad, although it found mine to be a bit overcooked, the flavours were still very good. $36.50
Our next meal was a slow cooked beef special, with a side of fruity zesty salad, it was delightfully tender and scrumptiously cooked to perfection. Although the size wasn't big enough to share around 4 people easily. $39
Overall, as the tastes complexities can be tricky to read off the menu, ask your waitress/waiter for suggestions, and to explain anything you don't understand on the menu. It was a fantastic night. Oh, and try their Soho cocktail, it's pretty awesome!