We were in the mood for some old school Cantonese food, so I think we Googled and Canton came up in the search with rating of 4 and above, so off we went to try since we were nearby. Established in 1961, Canton Restaurant is a family-run business now in its third-generation.
It was a Saturday evening and we went at 530pm. Reason being, we weren't too sure about the weekend crowd.
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| restaurant entrance |
The restaurant was fairly empty at that time since dinner service only began at 5pm.
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| interior |
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| menu |
Similar to Lingnan, Canton's menu was also in a red leather cover with that old skool vibes.
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| let's try some traditional flavours |
As usual, we ordered up a feast for the 5 of us with each selecting their choice from the menu. Ivan and Tracy started with soup. Tasted a spoonful of Tracy's hot and sour soup, and it was nice. Not really spicy spicy but good balance of vinegary sourness.
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| Hot & Sour Soup 酸辣湯 @AUD11 (individual portion) |
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| Egg Flower & Tofu Soup 豆腐蛋花汤 @AUD10 (individual portion) |
Staff was nice and tried her best to answer to all our queries regarding the menu. And she made like 2 trips to the kitchen to clarify with the Chef on the availability of the fish for the day. Thanks!
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| Beef in Satay Sauce 沙爹牛肉 @AUD30.50 |
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| tender beef slices |
I was always amused when Tracy tries to introduce the satay-sauce Cantonese dishes just to compare how it taste like as we varied it from one place to another. I think my Malaysian mind can't wrap around the Hong Kong styled-satay sauce.
The vegetables available on that day was rather limited in choice, so we ended up with crunchy long beans stir fried with garlic. Tasty!
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| Stir Fried Long Beans @AUD23 |
Then, there was a house special dish that's probably suited for the lone diner who would want to sample more things in smaller quantity. This special consist of cashew nuts chicken, fried rice and sweet and sour pork.
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| House Special 三合一 @AUD31.50 |
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| sweet and sour pork 咕嚕肉 |
The cashew chicken looked very pale in colour but actually tasted pretty good. But my favourite was the sweet and sour pork. Won't mind ordering the full portion of this! Fried rice was so-so.
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| Salted Fish Tofu @AUD29 |
The tofu with salted fish dish here was milder than expected. Flavourful and easy to eat, even without rice.
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| Steamed Snapper (~800gms) 清蒸整鱼 @AUD33.50 |
The healthier choice to go with steamed fish. The soy sauce flavour was on-point but unfortunately the fish was over-steamed.
The best well balanced meat dish for the night, was the steamed duck with mushrooms. Lovely herbal flavours and duck meat was tender. Skin was good. Hehe.
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| Steamed Duck (half) & Chinese Mushrooms 陳皮冬菇扒鴨 @AUD39 |
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| thank you lovely staff for helping to debone |
For dessert, Hence ordered the 'fried ice-cream'. Have you ever tried one before? It was really popular in Chinese restaurants back in the 80s-90s, I believe.
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| Fried Ice Cream @AUD10 |
They also have Singapore Rice Noodles 星州炒米 but I can't bring myself to order a plate for that price... Haha, maybe some other day.
Overall, this place seemed to be popular amongst locals. I loved it when the restaurant welcomes even solo-diner and the left-over food can be prepared for take-aways as well.
Special thanks to the staff who took care of our table that night, lovely girl.
Canton Restaurant
Address: 203 Charles St, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia
Website: http://www.cantonrestaurant.com.au/
Contact: +61363319448
Business Hours:
Closed on Mon.
Tue - Thu: [refer to restaurant's website for updates]
Fri: 12–2 pm, 5–10 pm
Sat: Saturday, 5–10 pm
Sun: Saturday, 5–9 pm
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