Reviews by david469

This review is for Rocco's Burger Cafe, Croydon North VIC

verified email - 26 Sep 2014

Not just burgers, but a full range from snacks right up to full meals (both lunch and dinner). Food is delicious, prices are very reasonable, and staff are very friendly and attentive. Expecting to get their liquor licence soon, which will be the icing on the cake! Love their coffee, and you can sit inside or outdoors.

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Zagame's, Boronia VIC

verified email - 01 Mar 2013

This is a combined family bistro, a pokies venue, and has a sports bar area as well. The premises recently underwent major renovations. Adjacent to the sports bar is a HUGE screen on which afl matches on Foxtel are broadcast, with dedicated seating for viewersoffer coffee is great and is free if you play the pokies (or pretend you are!!!). You can become a member in about 2 minutes, and then you receive a free snack box of chips with your choice of fish or chicken, which is cooked freshly and is reasonably substantial and very tasty. The meals menu is fairly typical for a family bistro, but the prices are very reasonable indeed. Meals can be ordered all day, until 9.30pm. Staff are well trained in customer relations, and make you feel both welcome and valued. I would recommend this venue.

Approximate cost: $15 to $25

This review is for Hog's Breath Cafe, Wantirna South VIC

verified email - 01 Mar 2013

Had lunch there today - the $9.90 special - chicken ceaser wrap. Comes with a side salad garnish and curly fries. Pleasant and prompt service from staff. Meal freshly cooked and came out hot. Vert tasty dish, and more filling than I had anticipated. Very clean premises. Will eat there again.

Approximate cost: $10 lunch specials

This review is for Red Bennies, South Yarra VIC

verified email - 03 Feb 2013

Went on a Friday night with my partner (female). Fridays are billed as "Burlesque". Unless you pay $45 per head on top of admission cost, you only get to grab a wooden plank bench seat for the whole night, but these are very few in number, so you stand the whole night. If you pay the extra $45 you get a seat at a small table, which you have to share with others - minimum of 5 per table. This table charge also gives you a main course meal. The food is very basic and quite pricey. Alcohol is very expensive - small cocktails start at $22, cheap house wine $8. Admission includes "canapés", which consists of a platter of mini spring rolls and another of party pies being walked around - if you are lucky you may get ONE. The show is cheap and nasty - each act features a different attractive girl who acts out a part in a fairy tale - red riding hood, snow white, etc. In the end of each act the girl is dresed only in a g-string and engages in simulated sex with the big bad wolf or prince charming, etc. A large section of the audience were openly gay couples such that this could be said to be a gay haunt. After the final show a dj does his thing, and with some laser and other lighting, dancing for a while is fun. Wouldn't recommend to friends and won't return. Quite an "experience".

Approximate cost: $100ph!!! With entry, seat, food and very little to drink

This review is for Nelson 382, Wantirna VIC

verified email - 24 Jan 2013

Dinner with 5 friends. Food was very good, as were staff. Menu is also fie. This restaurant is fully licensed and byo wine. Corkage is $7.50 per byo bottle. Meals, although very nice, are a tad too expensive - $40 for a steak. Desserts at $13 and $14 are also overpriced.

Approximate cost: $30 to $40

This review is for Bandidos Mexican Cantina, Mitcham VIC

verified email - 18 Jan 2013

The drinks are overpriced and taste as though they are non-alcoholic. After her margareta and then mine, as I didn't like it, and a glass of wine and a cocktail, which would normally have her head swimming, my partner felt no effects of alcohol at all, which left us wondering.....
The food was bland and uninteresting. The accompanying salad, guacamole, etc were not just small, but tiny, tiny (a teaspoon of guacamole to accompany a full sized $30 meal!).
Staff were pleasant, but when asked a simple question about a menu item, to which she did not know the answer, the waitress said she would ask the kitchen an get back to us, but didn't come back with the answer. One mix up of our order - the wrong item delivered.
Overall, extremely disappointing and we wished we had stayed at home! Never again!

Approximate cost: $30

This review is for Koko Lime, Boronia VIC

verified email - 06 Jan 2013

Cute cafe located amidst a small local shopping strip. Friendly and efficient staff. Great, inexpensive food. Dine in or al fresco on footpath at front or in courtyard at rear. Love their coffee. Highly recommended, especially for a lovely and inexpensive lunch.

Approximate cost: $10

This review is for Treasure Restaurant, Forest Hill VIC

verified email - 06 Jan 2013

Very friendly, happy and efficient staff. My partner and I dined there several months ago, and on our return visit tonight the waitress not only remembered us, but mentioned some of our previous conversation with her! Pleasant decor and very clean. The food is superb, and the serves are very generous. Large Asian (Chinese) menu which also includes some Thai, Malay and Japanese dishes. BYO (and licenced if you wish) and they didn't charge corkage on either visit. Will definitely go again,
and will recommend to family and friends.

Approximate cost: $15 to 20

This review is for Wot A Kebab, Boronia VIC

verified email - 06 Dec 2012

I love kebabs. This shop makes the best I have ever eaten! The staff are friendly and don't mind a chat whilst they prepare your order. Thoroughly recommended.

Approximate cost: $under $10