This place seems like a good idea - cafe/restaurant serving as much Tasmanian food as possible, and also selling through their attached providore.
The large blackboard with the Tasmanian map showing where everything is sourced from is very appealing - I didn't know Tasmania had the only green tea plantation in the Southern hemisphere.
Unfortunately, our experience didn't live up to the hype.
We only had tea with scones, we thought we'd share the scones and that would be plenty. The scones were easily half the size of those you'd get anywhere else, and they were quite dry, obviously not fresh.
We also thought the daily special of scones and tea/coffee was $8 for both - not $8 for the scones alone! At over $17 for two cups of tea and one serving of scones, we were fairly disillusioned - nearly $5 for a teabag seems pretty extreme!
Other items on the menu for a larger meal sounded appealing, but after this experience, we're not keen to go back.
Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend this cafe.

With plenty of places to choose from along this area of Bondi, I wasn't disappointed to have eaten at this one.
Most of the menu was appealing, with a good range of breakfast options as well as lunch and casual dinner meals.
I ended up having a BLT with chips and salad, and it was easily up there as one of the best BLTs I've ever eaten. The bacon was crispy but not overcooked (and everyone knows the key to a good BLT is the bacon!)
The staff were friendly, the service was fast, and it was busy and obviously popular, which is always a good sign.
The outdoor seating was pleasant (although the same could be said for all the cafés along the Bondi Beach strip).
I'd very happily eat there again, and hopefully will someday.

Approximate cost: $15.50

A nice little cafe tucked away on George St, in the Rocks.
Doesn't look much from outside, but the menu was good, and the cakes and sandwich bar also looked good. Made me wish I could go back sometime for coffee and cake.
I had a chicken burger, which came with chips and salad - it was very tasty and good value.
My sister had one of the daily specials, a steak which made me wish I'd ordered it as well!
The service was good, friendly.
The seating are inside was a bit cramped, although I understand there's courtyard seating out the back, and I heard them directing people to more tables upstairs, as well.
We walked all over the Rocks sous sing out where to have lunch, and I wasn't sorry we ended up here, I'd recommend it.

Approximate cost: $20.00

I've eaten here before, had lunch here again last week.
I had the salt and pepper squid with salad and chips, good value at $15. The squid was tender and tasty, they do good chips, and I enjoyed the salad.
The so called "restaurant precinct" isn't quite as posh as it was when it first opened, but it's still a more pleasant environment than the food court, and it has lovely views right out as far as the harbour. There are tables outside if you wish - it was hot and windy the day I was there, so I stayed inside.
It's also licensed, so you can have a wine with your meal if you wish.
I've no doubt I'll eat at De Costi next time I'm there, I'd happily recommend it.

Approximate cost: $15.00

This is just a cafe along the concourse at Sydney airport, although a reasonably nice one.
The main reason I'm writing a review is because of how accommodating the owner was to me.
I wanted to pay by EFTPOS, as I only had large notes in cash - another worker had gone somewhere (not sure where, but away) and taken the mobile EFTPOS machine with him.
The owner was very happy for me to eat and wait until the machine arrived back to pay.
This mightn't sound out of the ordinary, but it's situated on a corner area of the concourse, the tables are spread out a lot on either side, I couldn't see the counter from where I was sitting (hence, he couldn't see me, either) and there were LOTS of people in transit around us.
I could very easily have eaten and just walked off without paying, so I appreciated his trust. The normal procedure for this cafe is to pay at the counter when you order.
I had a savory tart that was very tasty, they had a good range of sandwiches, rolls, wraps, quiches, pies etc, at quite a reasonable price, considering the usually overpriced food in airports.

Approximate cost: $7.50

Very nice cafe at Birkenhead Point shopping centre, with lovely views out over the bay. Decor is very pleasant.
We had the squid, which was absolutely delicious, and the wagyu burger, which was also very good. The presentation was very nice, and the whole environment was considerably more upmarket than I would've expected from a cafe in what is, basically, a DFO shopping centre.
Certainly a nice change from the food court.
Service was good, couldn't fault it.
Overall, we had a very pleasant lunch, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

Approximate cost: $15.00

We had dinner here recently as one of our party had a voucher for her birthday.
The service was fine, friendly and efficient in a very busy environment.
The menu, I felt, left quite a bit to be desired.
All of the steaks and the ribs (which I gather they consider to be their specialty) were accompanied by nothing except apple coleslaw - a very small pot of coleslaw, I would estimate less than half a cup.
If you're paying anywhere from $24.90 to $49.90 for a steak, you don't expect to pay another $6.90 for vegetables, $4.90 for chips, or $8.90 for a salad to go with it!
Of the five items on the children's menu, they ran out of cheeseburgers - at 7pm on a Friday night! I expected better.
I actually ate the sesame chicken skewers (would've liked a steak with chips & salad, but couldn't justify the cost). The salad was nice, the dip was nice, the chicken itself was a bit dry.
My sister had the Atlantic salmon, which she said she enjoyed.
The ribs certainly looked and smelled good.
The venue itself was very loud, we had to lean over across the table and nearly shout to be heard. In their defense, it is a beachside venue at Coogee, so lots of young, boisterous clientele, especially on a Friday night.
I was lucky enough to have someone buying me dinner, which I appreciated - if I was paying, I wouldn't choose to go back.

Approximate cost: $23.90

Had dessert here twice recently, once with three kids, once with a large group (five kids, six adults).
They were able to accommodate our large group with no worries, despite being very busy.
The decor is very appealing - sort of French provincial, lots of tables with little wrought iron chairs, and (thankfully) small, more modern stools to augment the seating. Also padded seTs along two walls, which are a great help.
The food is to die for! It certainly lives up to the name - a wide variety of sweet dessert treats - we had pear and sticky date pudding, lemon cheesecake, tiramisu, a caramel mousse cake, and I must admit the others escape me.
Three single serves we're certainly adequate for six of us to share, although they also had bite-size serves for those of us pretending to be on a diet, as well as large cakes to purchase.
Also had a good variety of ice creams (would have to call them ice cream cakes, as they looked just like the cakes on display) in single serve sizes.
I was lucky enough to have somebody else foot the bill both times, so can't remember the prices exactly, but I think the single serve sizes were around $5 - $6.
Service was good, and surprisingly fast considering how busy it was the second time we were there.
Had a good range of flavored teas as well, I had mint.
I'd thoroughly recommend it, and will hopefully return the next time I visit Sydney.

Good place to eat while waiting at the airport. Large, lots of tables and seating, has a good range of meals - schnitzel, fish and chips, bangers & mash, laksa, nachos, burgers, good range of salads also.
I had the salt and pepper squid, it was possibly the most tender squid I've ever tasted!
Considering it's very busy, the service was much faster than I expected, and everyone I spoke to was friendly.
Also has a licensed bar.
Would happily eat here again if I have occasion to.

Approximate cost: $19.90

Yes, I know it's a mega-chain coffee shop, we all know it, I'm reviewing this particular store because of their lack of cleanliness.
I have never seen a staff member clean a table in this store.
Often, your only choice of table is between the dirty or the dirtier one.
Even when it's not busy, the two girls stand gossiping behind the counter, ignoring the multitude of dirty tables and not lifting a finger to clear or clean them.
Makes me wonder how clean it is behind the counter - probably not very, judging by their poor standards in the customer service area.
I'll be buying my coffee elsewhere when at Eastlands in future.
Management should take notice, because if I've noticed, so has everyone else.

Approximate cost: $9.00