DeeDion

#18 in Croydon South VIC

Reviews by DeeDion

This review is for Dominos Pizza, Bayswater North VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

I'm not at all a big Dominos fan but have grabbed a few from here when nothing else is open and I'm wrecked from a long, hard day. I have to say that they have always been pretty good, beyond expectation. They've never got an order wrong and the staff are quite friendly. Pleasantly surprised.

Approximate cost: $9

This review is for The Pie Shed, Bayswater VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

The service here is great, the restaurant itself is well maintained and very cute in design and theme. Unfortunately, the pie's are just not quite there wjich sort of defeats the purpose. We were excited to try the crocodile pie and another pie (Can't quite remember). The other was of standard edible quality, but the crocodile pie was horrible. two chunks of meat and the rest a slimy and unpleasant sauce. It was just rubbish. I ignored the restaurant for quite some time but as my son attends daycare next door, decided to break a note and buy a cupcake. Once again inedible :( It was dry and the creamed frosting just yuck. The only thing that seemed alright was some hot chips that I purchased whilst racing for a bus one day when I hadn't had time to eat.

Approximate cost: $15

This review is for Fritz Gelato, St Kilda VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

let me just say OH MY GAWD *drool*
This is one of our all time favourite ice creameries. We love the vegan options as well as the organic cinnamon doughnut yum!
Just a tip, aim for the American server. She gives great sized scoops in comparison and is super friendly. She also gives great recommendations on flavour combinations.

Approximate cost: $6

This review is for IMAX Theatre, Carlton VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

The screens here are ok but the seating isnt wonderful at all and slightly ruins the experience. It is UNBELIEVABLY over priced including parking, movie and candy bar. We also struck completely unpleasant staff members TWICE!! Another horrifying factor, no baby change room. I had to change my son on the floor as there was no seating available either. :( it was not a nice experience and made not only me uncomfortable but the other patrons having to watch (and smell my babies poopy nappy being changed.

Just a note to the establishment: Imax brisbane only charges $5-$9 for tickets, parking is $5, popcorn is $3-5 and drinks are cheap too. The cinema is awesome, has a more community feel despite it being HUGE. The staff are unbelievably accommodating and helpful and there are plenty of toilets. Families go weekly instead of yearly and they make plenty of money at their well stocked candy bar as people dont bother bringing outside snacks in.

This review is for Rodhi Ghar Grill, Carlton VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

We also attended with a voucher but was pleasantly surprised. I do agree that the menu is a bit confused but the meals were well cooked and the wine was of standard quality. Staff were quite friendly too. The voucher made this great value but not somewhere I'd travel out of my way for. I would certainly consider eating there again if in the area and hungry.

Approximate cost: $25

This review is for The Village Green, Mulgrave VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

I've been here a few times for family gatherings as they do have a pretty ace playground inside. Unfortunately, we couldnt let our little tacker really go as the patrons are a bit rough and their children were wild and disrespectful with a little tacker trying to play. There was also an instance of a child pulling out his business and peeing at the top of the play equipment which turned us off even further.
To top it off, the "food" is really bad. Poorly cooked and then left to sit for quite some time. There is no stand out meal. It's all pretty dreadful.
I wouldnt recommend this place at all and we started turning down family requests to attend as we just couldnt fathom paying to get in when we weren't game to eat the food.

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Caribbean Gardens & Market, Scoresby VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

The actual setting here is beautiful. The markets are in an undercover building set on lush green maintained paddocks and parkland with wacky sculptures, a mini train, chicken and birds in cages and large playgrounds with Army tanks and other fun things.

They make you pay to use the parking, but its charged per person rather than per car. at $2.50 per person, it can cost $12.50 just to enter the market.

Inside, there are a few food stalls, a few fruit/veg stalls at the front woth average prices and then lots of stuff for sale. Pretty much everything is counterfeit and illegal which turned us off coming back at all. Beware!!! We've bought fake perfumes, fake make-up and a friend was silly enough to fall for a fake set of expensive head phones. I just don't trust it.

This review is for Cacao Fine Chocolates & Patisserie, Doncaster VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

The macaroons here are nice but hugely expensive even if you buy a lot. They were on the small side to. By memory they were $2.70 each.

I was disappointed to find they don't stock raw chocolate either. Being called cacao, I expected it. In fact, the staff had no idea what I was referring to. The chocolates were nice but I find I dont enjoy them as much when they arent raw. When i'm eating raw chocolate, I have the added benefit of knowing I am eating whole, quality, unprocessed ingredients that are actually good, rather than bad for me. It would be nice if they stocked SOME raw chocolate as cacao usually refers to raw chocolate.

This review is for McDonald's, Bayswater North VIC

verified email - 09 Jan 2013

Mcdonalds is Mcdonalds and you can't expect much from a multi-billion dollar global company. My greatest concern here is that no-one could answer my questions as to where the food comes from and what sort of conditions the food is grown in and the animals reared. The restaurant itself is of average quality for Mcdonalds. A playground that I don't think gets cleaned very often included. Mcafe is ok and the mini mint slice is quite nice. I was quite happy to have access to the free wifi. thats a pretty awesome feature but i would like to see the restaurant providing healthier alternatives and with severe doubtfullness, an organic option would be appreciated, or at least a pamphlet that tells you what antibiotics and growth hormones/feed are used in animal products and whether they are using GMO fruits and vegetables which even management couldnt tell me.

Approximate cost: $9

This review is for Royal Melbourne Show, Ascot Vale VIC

verified email - 08 Jan 2013

Too be fair, ths really is a great day out. Unfortunately the event organisers are taking everybody for a ride (and not the fun kind). They charge the stall holders and absolute fortune to be there and then they charge patrons a fortune to come inside the gates. Each stall holder then need sto charge a fortune to the patrons in order to recoup and make any kind of profit. Stall holder can get a bit desperate which wasn't something that happened in the past. Showbags are also littered with junk. It would be nice if they took iy upon themselves to promote some more natural or eco friendly showbags with wooden sustainable toys and other non-throw away junk. It would also be advisable to offer places where one can find quick access to water and more than a small number of rooms for babies to feed, change ect. My wife was luckily comfortable to breastfeed anywhere but changing bub was a nightmare and if we wanted to feed within the rooms, they were filthy and stinky. I could only imagine the discomfort of parents bottle feeding or women who don't find public breastfeeding comfortable. We ended up steering clear of the rides, despite them looking quite fun, due to there exceptional cost. We decided that if we were to really make a day of it, it would be cheaper to pay to fly to QLD and go to a theme park. We mflew to Qld the fllowing month. We stuck to the food tents and the free kids activities and had a great time. We came home with some luscious wines and great local produce and a bucket load of showbags with gorgeous organic sauces andteas, food, snacks. We had a great day but are always dissappointed wit the money grab.