I blundered into this restaurant today and boy, was I impressed! It looked upmarket at first which worried me but I checked the price of the kueh teow and it was $9.80 so I figured it was affordable.

I ordered the said kueh teow and I received a huge mountain of it on a stylish square plate. It looked perfect, stir-fried flat rice noodles with chinese sausage and plenty of beansprouts, spicy too. It tasted authentic and was not too greasy, which I really appreciated; I've had too many disappointing experiences with stodgy greasy kueh teow.

One of the staff came over and asked if the food was okay, which I thought was really nice.

I noticed that it was quite late for lunch when I was there but there were a fair number of customers in the restaurant, mostly Asian clientele which is always a good sign. It was not too busy and the ambience was very nice and welcoming.

I can't wait to go back! I can't remember when I had such a nice kueh teow. (Just hoping the other dishes are as good).

Approximate cost: $10-$16

*This Business is called Fitzroy Charcoal Chicken.

This business has changed names several times and is now under new management (for the last few months). After nervously eyeing it for a while I finally tried their food and am glad I did. They have several attractive looking salads typically a pasta salad, a chicken salad and a greek salad with a couple of others. What we like are their burgers: my partner gets their burger with the lot which is about $6 and very filling. They do a good serving of chips too for $3.50 a box (small). The first time we ordered we didn't expect to get so many chips, the two of us couldn't finish the box. And they do roast chicken here, it tastes like...chicken. I've found the taste to vary from so-so to very good.

My favourite food here would have to be the spanokopita. If you're lucky to catch it as it comes out hot from the oven, don't miss out! Sometimes they make the spanokopita with zucchini which is pretty good but I prefer it with silverbeet. One big hefty slice is about $6.50, packed with feta cheese and oozing homemade goodness. I tried the dolmades with mince and they were good too.

I should mention that according to their signage, they cook in cottonseed oil which is not a very healthy choice, as far as I know. Which means I wouldn't recommend the fried foods such as chips (pity, they taste good) however they do seasoned whole roast potatoes for 80 cents each or 3 for $2.

The lady who normally serves here is pretty friendly. She said they'd only been open a few months and it was rather quiet. I hope they get a bit more business soon.

Approximate cost: $10

We went here for breakfast on a Sunday morning at 9am. I thought the ambience was perfect - there were not too many customers, it was buzzing but not busy, and outside is a lovely view of the river. I liked the look of the wooden tables and the corner set up to look like a lounge with plenty of cushions.

Breakfast was quite pricey, I think you're paying for the name really. My partner came here since he had a craving for eggs benedict but sadly they did not appear to serve it for breakfast. They did have an 'eggs benedict pizza' though. We both ordered 'the lot' which is a slice of sourdough topped with a grilled tomato and 2 eggs with a hash brown, a few mushrooms, a pork sausage and 2 rashers of bacon. You can get the eggs poached, fried or scrambled. Both of us went for poached.

The restaurant was not busy and we got our breakfasts in about 10 minutes. One of my bacon rashers was too dry and partly inedible. The sausage was a little dry at one end. Everything else was fine. For me the hero of the dish was the poached eggs, perfectly cooked with runny yolks. My partner's favourites were the poached eggs and mushrooms. He did say that his English Breakfast tea was rather ordinary. My lemongrass/ginger tea was not very memorable either. However the food was good quality and not too stodgy.

Unlike a lot of the other reviews our service was fine. I thought our service person was very nice and friendly.

Best thing for me was the ambience, on a sunny day if you can eat in the outside section overlooking the river it would be great to catch up with friends here for a bite. I found their food prices rather high though. English breakfast tea is $3.50, lemongrass and ginger tea $4. They do coffee and hot chocolates too, soy is extra. I also noticed a selection of muffins by the register which were priced $3 and up. Big breakfast with tea for the two of us came to $45. Pricey!

Approximate cost: $10-$25 breakfast

Sushi Link do sushi and cooked hot noodle type dishes such as mee goreng and kueh teow. I would recommend the sushi as opposed to the noodles which did not look that appetising to me, judging by the pictures on the door. They have a good range of handrolls which are always popular as well as the packs with the raw salmon and tuna. The last time I visited (at lunchtime on a weekday) they had over 20 varieties of handrolls eg raw tuna, raw salmon, grilled salmon, prawn, crispy chicken, crispy prawn and seaweed, as well as brown rice handrolls with vegies/salmon/calamari. They might also have a couple of varieties of inari.

I find their rolls to be a little heavy on the rice; I prefer more rolls with more filling. Also the rolls don't have much mayonnaise type dressing ie. they taste quite light and healthy. I like the brown rice rolls for the chewy texture and my favourites tend to be their salmon rolls which taste really fresh.

Excellent location for grab and go with plenty of street traffic, every time I visit there's a queue. There is a fair bit of seating room inside if you would rather eat in.

Approximate cost: $Most handrolls are $2.60, varieties with seafood are dearer, over $3

I haven't seen so many different types of fried rice on offer anywhere, these guys have 14 different types of fried rice. I tried their Szechuan fried rice for $8.50 - it was okay and tasted home-made but was nothing special. Wasn't really that hot either but I did get a large quantity of it though. I noted that a couple of customers asked for the special fried rice so maybe that would be the go.

They have a lunch box special for $6.80 and a dinner box special for $8.50 which is your choice of beef/chicken/pork with veggies in any sauce with rice. Sauces are:black bean, satay, garlic, oyster, curry, plum, chilli, tomato, spicy chilli bean, sweet chilli, teriyaki, lemongrass chilli and honey soy. Quite a few choices! I might try one of these if I'm in the area next.

The Chinese food here is good value for money. This is one of the cheapest takeaways that I know of. They do have a selection of Thai dishes on offer too which are a little more expensive, $11-$17.

Service can be a little slow if only one staff member is present.

Open around lunchtime to 9pm Monday to Saturday, closed on Sunday.

Approximate cost: $9-$12; Seafood dishes $15-$17; a lot of dishes under $10

This is the nearest Asian restaurant to where I live. I grew up in Singapore and Singaporean food is my absolute favourite. I'm on a continual quest to find decent Singaporean/Malaysian food in Australia but don't usually have much luck. I was excited to come here after seeing the glowing reviews on other food review sites however after having eaten here many times, I would say the food is pretty good but not what I would call great; admittedly I do have quite high standards.

I've tried several dishes: the chicken rice, beef rendang, kueh teow and hor fun are mediocre and a little disappointing. The Hainanese chicken was slightly overcooked and lacked flavour, while the rice tasted rather generic and lacked that special taste. The beef rendang had a quite tasty gravy but had a few too many fat and gristle pieces. The kueh teow with clams felt too greasy and stodgy and the clams did not taste fresh. We ordered the ginger beef hor fun as a takeaway and it was way too gluggy and lacked any ginger taste.

What I do like here are the Nyonya mee hoon, the laksa and the crispy mee hoon. These are the dishes I would order again. The Nyonya mee hoon is a spicy stir fried vermicelli dish and has an authentic flavour. I particularly admire their vegetable laksa which has rich and delicious soup with plenty of veggies. They put aubergine in it which I find unusual but delicious. The crispy mee hoon is technically not crispy, or spicy, but is very satisfying with pieces of chicken and calamari in a tasty broth, served over the fried noodles. We also liked the dry fried beef with hor fun noodles.

This place can be noisy in the evenings. My partner dislikes the ambience (he doesn't tolerate noise well) so we get takeaway. I've noticed it is quieter at weekday lunchtimes. Closed on Tuesdays, dinner only on the weekend.

Approximate cost: $10-$14

This is the nearest Chinese BBQ place to my home. They do the usual range of Chinese food as well as roast duck, roast pork and bbq pork. Sometimes I get that craving for crispy skin roast pork and nothing else will do. I find that the quality of the roast pork varies. The first time I ate here it was pretty good, the last time a lot of it was burnt and mostly dry and tough. (cost of dish - $9) I would suggest to check the pork hanging in the window prior to ordering to see if it isn't burnt and looks fresh. I did try the roast duck here and while the skin was tasty the rest of the duck had an odd taste which I wouldn't recommend. I have had better roast pork from China Bar in the CBD so I won't be planning to get it from here again. Their a la carte menu might be better I suspect.

Fried noodle dishes and rice dishes approx $11. Beef and chicken dishes start at $13.80. Seafood around $17 - $20.

There is a popular all-you-can-eat Yum Cha on Saturday and Sunday 11am-3pm; $15.80 per adult and $11.80 kids age 11 and under. (Minimum 2 persons on Saturday and Sunday only).

Credit card payment attracts a surcharge. Home delivery available 5.30pm-9.30pm with $3.50 delivery charge, min order value $30. Closed on Mondays. Open for lunch 11 - 3pm, then open for dinner 5pm.

Approximate cost: $10-$13

In early 2012 my partner had to urgently repair the old roof of his investment property which was in seriously bad condition and leaking. It was made of tin tiles, some of which were bent by a previous shonky roofer trying to repair the roof. I got three quotes and this was the cheapest. The salesperson who came to inspect the roof obviously knew his stuff and didn't take long to estimate the cost. He said the boys do so many roofs and that the job was straightforward enough (high set QLD fibro). He said since it was a rental that Colourbond was not necessary and Zincalume would be cheaper, which I appreciated. (One of the other companies made no mention of Zincalume). When I showed my partner the quotes he remembered that he'd had them do a previous property for him and he liked them because they came back to fix something minor for no extra charge.
My partner went ahead with Roofmasters for this job. The boys came over and did the new roof in a couple of days, they had quoted three days total. The job involved removing the tiles, putting down battens, putting on a new Zincalume roof and clean up. They managed to do all this in two days despite disturbing a nest of angry paper wasps near the roof, which impressed me no end, a couple of the poor blokes got stung. I can't praise these guys highly enough for their work ethic and professionalism, really good blokes. They are accredited, offer quality products at good value and with good service. They are based in Zillmere which is a Brisbane suburb however will service other areas too - they did our roof in the Logan area.

Approximate cost: $Approx $9-10k for replacing a roof and cleanup

These guys are one of the most popular cafes on the street. They have the usual cafe foods such as salads, paninis and the fresh sandwich bar but the standouts are 1) the assortment of sweet patisseries, pastries, baklavas etc and 2) the gourmet selection of savouries: pies, pasties, filo pies, quiches, veggie frittatas. Vegetarians will have quite a few options to choose from. I got a small bacon and egg quiche for $4 and it went down a treat on a cold rainy day. A good place to get a pastry, a cuppa and a catch up with friends. They do breakfasts too.

Approximate cost: $10 for a cuppa and a treat

Gusto have a selection of breads but it was the gorgeous display of cakes in the window that drew me in (think upmarket patisserie type). They had a variety of quiches, apple strudel, sticky date pud with caramel sauce, apple and rhubarb pie, lemon/choc/raspberry cheesecakes, lemon tart, strawberry and cream sponges, tiramisu, triple choc brownies, and chocolate/caramel mud cakes. I noted with appreciation that a few of these were gluten free, such as the flourless chocolate cake, the chocolate mousse and the choc strawberry mousse. I sampled the gluten free chocolate mousse which is gooey chocolate mousse with chocolate jelly on a flourless choc cake base with choc slabs for $4.80. OMG, it was so rich, I was happy with only half of it for my tea. The lady who served me was so friendly and lovely. I highly recommend a visit, am planning to go back for more. Yummo!

Approximate cost: $5 for a small cake (cupcake size)