My daughter has a very irregular body shape and has found it almost impossible to buy a swimsuit anywhere. We passed this store while driving down the Gold Coast Hwy and decided to stop out of curiosity. What a find! The swimsuit here is mainly locally made and is designed for any different type of body shapes. Even better, it is all reasonably priced (not bargain basement but good value for locally made swimwear). The service was fabulous. The sales assistant looked at my daughter's body, got some sizing information and came back with a number of swimsuits just right for her body type. She knew exactly what would suit her and make her look good. She spent a lot of time with her, helping her, showing her how to wear them in different ways. It was a positive experience and I cannot recommend this store more highly.

Approximate cost: $30 - $150

Do not go if you are on a diet. Everything is highly refined, sweet and fat-ridden - but gee, it tastes good! Great quality Asian style bakery with an amazing range of Asian style buns and tarts, and reasonably priced! Cash-only and the service is very robot-like. It is also annoying waiting for each article to be put into its own little plastic bag - but everything tastes really really good.

Approximate cost: $2.00 per item

We had a quick pre-shopping lunch, mainly bento boxes. The food was fabulous - clean tastes, fresh, crisp veges, not too oily. The edamame were really tasty and a big hit with both myself and most of my children. Service was a let-down - the waiter must have been new and didn't know very much. He also got the bento box orders wrong; we were offered replacements but declined. Management was great - when it was time to pay, we were given a substantial discount because of the meal mix-up - will definitely return.

Approximate cost: $15-20

This was not the greatest Greek meal I have had but the children enjoyed it immensely and it was cheap. I fed the five of us for around $70. Service was fine - very prompt - but it was a Sunday night and quiet. The food was tasty but not of the highest quality - I was surprised to see toasted supermarket rye bread served with our beans! The dips were great, especially the olive dip. The octopus was tasty but the salad had way too much oil. We were given a huge plate of complimentary garlic bread as a starter. Service was pleasant and friendly and there is a 10% discount offered to returning customers. While not great, it was highly edible and just right for a quick, not fancy meal out!

Approximate cost: $15-20

We went in for a quick dinner on a Friday night. It was about half-full. We sat down at the train but could only see 3 plates of sushi going round and round. With four hungry children to feed, I asked where the food was. I was very surprised to be told that I would have to order the sushi and that it would be made to order. That's fine, except it took 10 minutes to get our first plate of sushi, 10 minutes before our next plate etc. With only 2-3 pieces on a plate, I calculated that it might take about 5 hours to feed the family. The food was fine and obviously fresh but the service was appallingly slow. I had to complain and was told that there was only one staff member on both kitchen and waiting duties, and that this was a cost-cutting measure. I have to repeat - the food was fine but it certainly lacked the speed and variety that you expect from a sushi train-type restaurant.

Approximate cost: $5

We needed a very quick meal. Had the seafood noodles, miso soup and sushi - all of which cost us the grand total of $16! Very quick and fresh - basic decor but the food makes up for it. No frills Japanese at a reasonable price. We will return.

Approximate cost: $10

This is a coffeeshop that specialises in icecream. It has an old world, European feel about it. We walked in and were blown away by the variety of gelato and the presentation! Just beautiful. Wonderful flavours! Standard gelato prices and this very much a treat! We ate in and were served our icecreams in frosted cups. There were a lot of staff and we were made to feel like valued customers. They do have other food on the menu but we could not go past the gelati.

Approximate cost: $5-30

I took the children out for a meal. The Beachhouse bar and grill had a 'kids eat free' deal which made it good value for money. The service was very friendly and the maitre d' made sure that I got the best possible deal. The food was very good - the children's meals were a decent size (although predictable - nuggets, burgers, pizza). The adult meals were well-cooked and delicious although this was not fine dining. Took a while to get water as the waiter forgot and had to be reminded. But this was the only glitch. A really good family restaurant on the mall.

Approximate cost: $28

We had our staff Xmas party there last week. I hadn't been for a while and wasn't sure what to expect. Pleasantly surprised. We were able to play around with the banquet menu and for $20.50 a head we had a LOT of food and it was good. Highly recommend the Vietnamese pork chops. Food was plentiful and of a better than average quality for this type of restaurant. The staff were fantastic and accomodating. Will definitely return. The only negative was the price for corkage. Only 3 people had alcohol but all 18 of us were charged corkage.

Approximate cost: $12 - $15

A little expensive for Vietnamese but the atmosphere is tasteful and the location great. We needed a quick lunch and had the ricepaper rolls which were served with satay rather than hoisin sauce, but were fresh and tasty. Great service and nice to eat out on the footpath on a beautiful day. Want to come back and try the green papaya salad.

Approximate cost: $15