Monday 28 June
This week we're taking part in the Feed Melbourne soup kitchen event.
On Wednesday the 29th of June, a selection of Melbourne’s leading chefs will showcase a pot of their signature Winter soup on the banks of the Yarra. For a donation of $5, Melburnians will be able to taste a cup of soup from their favourite chef, with 100% of the proceeds going back to the Feed Melbourne charity.
Colonel Tan's offering is a Chicken & Banana Blossom Soup, which is a Tom Kar style soup flavoured with coconut, lemongrass & chilli.
The Soup Kitchen
Date: Wednesday 29 June 2011
Location: Queensbridge Square, South Bank
Time: 11.30am to 2.30pm
Chef’s currently involved include: Adam D’Sylva (Coda), Frank Comorra (MoVida), Karen Batson (Cookie, Colonal Tan’s, Choo Choo’s), Guillaume Brahimi (Bistro Guillaume), Ian Curley (The European), Jason Jones (Mamasita), Lisa Oxenbould & Andrew Gimber (Pearl, Chin Chin), Oliver Gould (Stokehouse), Geoff Lindsay (Dandelion), Joseph Vitale (Bottega) and Orazio Cutuli (Trunk).
What is Feed Melbourne?
Feed Melbourne is a campaign aimed to raise funds to help local food charities collect, store and distribute food to Victorians who are doing it tough.
Fast facts:
• For every $50 Feed Melbourne receives, 100 meals can be distributed.
• 700,000 tonnes of food is thrown into landfill in Victoria every year. That is the equivalent of 28,000 fully-stocked supermarkets.
•370,000 Victorians are expected to run out of food at some point this year and be unable to afford their next meal.
10% of Australian population is living at or below the poverty line.
Monday 21 June
We're back! Come down for all your old favourites or to try one (or more) of the great new dishes. Check out the full expanded menu on the menus page of our website.
Monday 13 June
Our latest review comes from the great folks at Broadsheet. Take a look at the Broadsheet website to read the review and see the photos!
Wed 8 June
We're announcing a new dish a day til our new kitchen opens. To see what is coming and for chances to win each of the new dishes check the Facebook page! for info!
Tuesday 31 May
It's all on!! Our sweet little kitchen has been demolished and a brand new woks and the framework is going in to hold our brand new wok burners and grills. Stay tuned for updates!
Thursday 19 May
We're finally biting the bullet and expanding our tiny kitchen at Colonel Tan's! We'll be adding some exciting new dishes to the menu for you to sample! The restaurant will be closed from Tue 31st May for a fortnight. Stay tuned for an exact re-open date!
The Band Room will remain open through this period. The Back Room will be closed weeknights to accomodate the renovation but will be open for business Friday 3rd June, Saturday 4th June & Sunday 5th June sans restaurant
Thursday 24 March
Colonel Tan's is offering a $5 meal as part of the Cheap Eats dining deal! Buy The Saturday Age this weekend and get your voucher for the one off special running next week only - chicken sticks with sticky rice and green papaya salad. Check out their Facebook page for info!
Sat 26 February
We're excited about being included in the Tastes of Chapel Progressive dinners as part of Good Food & Wine Festival for 2011! The dinners are on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th March and our partner restaurants are the great Pan Asian and David's. Visit the Chapel St website to book!
Tue 22 February
We're back in The Age Cheap Eats book, out today! Colonel Tan's received three out of three stars again, placing us as 'best in its class'. Read our review on the reviews section our website, or buy the book!
Fri 14 January
Great photos on a new blog post up this week....
I'm so hungree.
Tue 11 January
Kicking off this week we have The Colonel’s Lunch Time Meal Deal
Every Friday we have your lunch sorted for just $15
Chicken Salad with Smoked Eggplant & Banana Chilli
+ Stir Fried Pickled Cabbage with Egg & Bean Shoots
or
Penang Lamb Curry with Rice & Eggplant Salad
+ Roti Bread
or
Cashew Salad with Tomato, Cucumber & Coriander
+ Pad Thai with Tomato & Greens
Plus your choice of a glass of house wine, a pot of beer or a soft drink
Tue 4 January
We're back for 2011!
Thu 23 December
Colonel Tan's is closing for Christmas / New Years! Tonight is our last night of trade til 4th Jan so come in and get your fill!
Fri 1 October
Check out our latest review on Citysearch.
Wed 28th April
Our latest review is in the debut issue of The Weekend Review magazine, out today in bayside and eastern suburbs.
Sat 17th April
Simon Plant reviews Colonel Tan’s today in The Herald Sun Weekend section.
Sun 11th April
We came across a wonderful review by 8 year old Orla! Check out her review of Colonel Tan’s on her blog Big V.
Thu 8th April
We have a brand new selection of Dessert Cocktails kicking off from tonight! Be warned they are highly addictive.
Sat 3rd April
Check out Coxy’s Big Break on Channel 7 at 5.30pm today. Colonel Tan’s is lucky letter ‘T’ in the A-Z of Melbourne. Our head chef Karen Batson speaks to presenter Melissa Hetherington about the food.
Monday 29th March
Colonel Tan’s gets a mention in Australian Gourmet Traveller this month. Check out the April edition on news stands now!
Fri 19th March
Our sister restaurant Cookie will have a tent at the Thai Cultural Festival this weekend, with live cooking demonstrations. See http://www.thaifestvic.com for all the details.