This is a great store for the larger lady. They have a variety of styles which are all very fashionable and reasonable prices. The sales are good. The staff here are very helpful and will make positive and appropriate suggestions. There is a much better range here than the smaller Chermside store.

Approximate cost: $40

This is a franchise post office and the people who run it really give it the personal touch. I have utilised many of their services and they remember their customers and really try to help you when something is problematic.

Approximate cost: $1

This is a standard take away kebab shop but the servings are generous and the food is always fresh. They can get a bit busy during the holiday season but it is worth queueing for. The service is always friendly.

Approximate cost: $9

Pizza Capers makes wonderful takeaway pizza. You can dine in at the Clayfield store as well. There is a great selection of gourmet pizzas and the service is friendly.

Approximate cost: $20

I needed a new hot water system desperately and the Hot Water Guys were able to supply and install one within a few hours. I have had excellent follow up with them (I didn't know how to regulate it) and the plumber was helpful and patient with me, making sure that I got the best out of my system. I have been impressed by their promptness, politeness and service.

Approximate cost: $1000

This is a takeaway which sells pizza by the slice but the pizzas are fantastic. The dough is made and rolled in front of the customers. The toppings are fabulous. Pizza is sold by the slice as well as a whole pizza. Great for a quick snack.

Approximate cost: $4 - $5

We went here for a quick, casual lunch. The food was plentiful and tasty. The omelettes in particular were really good value, and very tasty. There are no surprises on the menu, just good basic cafe food done well and at a reasonable price.

Approximate cost: $14

I hadn't been to this Tomato Brothers for a while but we had a very special family dinner there and the service and food were fabulous. The wait staff were very attentive to us, bringing us the food when we wanted it and not earlier, providing utensils and plates for the cake which we brought, and generally being helpful without being obtrusive. The pizza was absolutely fresh and tasty. Corkage was cheap (by the bottle rather than by person) and there was no cakeage. We were very impressed.

Approximate cost: $20

The icecreams at Baskin Robbins at Broadbeach are wonderful. There is a great variety of flavours and the service is really good. Lots of free tastes before you make up your mind.

Approximate cost: $6

This is a great little noodle/Asian restaurant. It is very casual - every time we have eaten there, we have been in our swimming costumes. It provides a mixture of different Asian flavours - Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian - and sticks to noodles, rice and stirfry dishes. The food is really tasty - my pad thai was fabulous and there was so much I ended up taking some home. They also have children's meals that are really yummy. It is small and can be quite cramped but the quality of the food, all freshly cooked (which means that you have to wait for it) is fabulous. Highly recommended.

Approximate cost: $15 - $19