Paper Tiger — Restaurant in Armidale

One of the few options open at 0700am. Scrambled eggs on sourdough with extras of a hash brown and mushrooms...scrambled eggs were first class...perfect and the experience will be hard to replicate. Yum. The other dish were the edamame and corn fritters. Definitely this had an oriental twist with the addition I think of five spice. Very nice, different but the spice was a little overpowering but the dish was beautifully presented and it was good to see something different attempted. Service was very friendly and the chef was a delight. HIs kitchen was open to see and was clean and tidy. The cafe had a nice atmosphere and was also clean and tidy. The background music I have to say was just that and for this I commend them. Listen of you want, but you are not forced to take in some other persons...

Ordered the lunch special Japanese curry chicken on rice. At $25 this was quite a disappointing meal. This is a pretty standard dish served at many Japanese restaurants, so I expected something similar (if not better given the price) here. Firstly, the chicken was all panco crumb and no chicken, I should have taken a photo. Usually a chicken schnitzel is used in this dish, the chef here really needs to do some quality checks because there was next to no chicken. Curry sauce was good, I prefer a richer flavour like most other Japanese restaurants, but maybe it's just me. And lettuce, lettuce has no place in this dish, admitadly it does bring some colour. Staff were great, service was lovely. Great place and a good vibe. Food...

Enjoyable experience. Dinner on a Saturday night - without reservations it’s unlikely you’ll be able to dine here due to social distancing requirements. Staff are friendly & upbeat - we were seated promptly & the menu & specials explained. Corkage is $5 per head. What surprised us was how delicious everything was. Asian flavours were beautifully balanced & serve sizes adequate. Oysters were fresh & the gyozas were good (although we felt the skin was a little too thick). The fried chicken with dipping sauce was superb & best of all - their ramen was authentic & delicious. Enjoyed our dinner very much & highly recommend if you visit Armidale & looking for something...