Reviews by donn

This review is for Harvey Norman, Marion SA

verified email - 11 Nov 2010

Purchased a GPS and asked the sales person if it did a specific thing got the unit home and it did not perform as promised.

The map did not have the required information on it.

This staff member lied to make a sale.

This review is for Giganis Bros, Hindmarsh SA

verified email - 28 Oct 2010

Interesting and quirky food importer.

Lots of unusual products.

Exceptional range of bulk herbs and spices.

Great value.

Shop is like a large warehouse rather than a fancy retail shop.

This review is for Marion Hotel, Mitchell Park SA

verified email - 29 Apr 2010

Clean tidy premises with friendly front of house staff.

I had a fettuccini dish there it was the first time I have had raw onion in a pasta sauce.

The dish was inedible.

on other visits the food was poor.

There are darts in the front bar the only reason to visit

Approximate cost: $15

This review is for Marion Sports & Community Club, Marion SA

verified email - 23 Mar 2010

Brilliant food in a club setting.

I attended on election night and the venue was booked for 2 private functions.

It is a pleasant venue with the bar overlooking the sports fields.

I had the pasta and the serve was very generous and the flavour was exceptional.

It was quite busy on the Saturday night.

It is not intimate fine dining but offers great value and flavour in a family friendly setting.

You are unlikely to want to buy a pizza on the way home.

If you want expensive pretty food that has no flavour or substance you will be disappointed.

Approximate cost: $15-$20

This review is for Colonel's Fish & Chicken Shop, Colonel Light Gardens SA

verified email - 05 Mar 2010

Having had harsh comments about my previous rating I decide to revisit the store.

It was a Monday at 6pm when I attended there were 4 staff in the shop and 1 other customer.

There was only one other docket of orders to be cooked that I could see.

However I still had to wait for someone to greet me and take my order

I asked for well done chips and the chips supplied were not well done.

About 10 of the chips were stone cold as if they were sitting around from another order.

The serving size was very modest and the longest chip was about 50mm long.

This review is for Bunnings Warehouse, Oaklands Park SA

verified email - 05 May 2009

Good for every day stuff but they have no specialised equipment or knowledge they have a low service low price strategy.

Lots of different rakes but they don't know what a level lawn is.

Staff are polite but seem to have little industry knowledge.

Staff gave wrong information rather and admit they didn't have item of know a particular product.

This review is for Biogard Pool & Spa Centre, Malvern SA

verified email - 05 May 2009

The shop has a good selection pool chemicals and knowledgeable staff.

They managed to demystify spa maintenance and have chemicals that it is easy to get good results with if you don't have a chemistry degree.

Easy 1 or 2 chemical solutions.

This review is for Peter Van The Party Man, Panorama SA

verified email - 05 May 2009

The shop has a good selection of party supplies many that seem unique.

They also have a good variety of bread mixes but these are at a premium price.

Entering the business can be challenging depending were you are coming from.

This review is for Colonel Light Veterinary Clinic, Colonel Light Gardens SA

verified email - 05 May 2009

It is a busy vet practice that seems to specialise in cats and dogs. Over the last 15 years we have always got good no no-nonsense service that was effective and compassionate.

There is no evidence of over-servicing that seems common in this industry.

If cost becomes an issue a variety of treatment options are presented.

This review is for Fasta Pasta, Brighton SA

verified email - 06 Apr 2009

I have been in I had fettuccini carbonara and it was a bland cream sauce with some bacon added to pasta that was a gluggy lump the fettuccini was stuck together and broke when you tried to wind it on your fork.

I had to stand in a queue for about 10 minutes to order once we had ordered the food came quickly.

About 10 minutes after we had got our food a woman came and suggested we should be finished and can she remove our food. This is despite the fact that my son and I still had about 70% of our food and were still eating. They seemed very keen to turn the table over.

This would haves to be the noisiest restaurant I have been in and it was imposable to have a conversation the noise from the kitchen was at an industrial level. It was a relief to leave and step out onto the peaceful Brighton Road.

Certainly it is cheap and many of the front of house staff were pleasant except the woman who wanted to evict us.

This restaurant was remodelled several years ago and it is a significantly inferior place since.

Approximate cost: $15