Prior to a recent holiday to Melbourne, I was told that Hardware Societe was the place to go for a breakfast. With this in mind, the third day there, we stopped by for brunch.

It was crowded, and we were a large group, but the waitstaff were very accommodating, moving chairs and tables, acknowledging that it would be a squeeze, but they didn't turn us away despite how busy it was when we visited.

The food was also prompt, and moreover, delicious. We ordered a variety amongst ourselves. We tried variants of scrambled and baked eggs, and the coddled eggs as well. All of these were excellent, with a very rich flavour without being too heavy. I would definitely recommend the scrambled eggs with chorizo, or the coddled eggs, as they were both standouts in my opinion.

The coffee was also very good, the milk was nice and as was the roast of the beans. The hot chocolate was decadent, similar to Spanish hot chocolate, very thick and rich. Personally that was a bit too much for me in the morning, but it would've been lovely on a colder afternoon perhaps.

All of this was well-priced, though I can't remember individual costs of the food, I didn't feel it was above average or unreasonable. This place is definitely worth a visit!

This place is hands-down one of my favourite places ever, I don't even know where to start.

The food is brilliant, flavoursome and well-cooked. Wait time isn't long, and I definitely recommend the baked eggs, they are rich and amazing. The coffee is also really good, and I love their chai, it is a very true chai taste, which not many cafes offer.

In addition to this, they are well-priced, and the service is impeccable. They are not too pushy, and know their menu well, ready with suggestions if you are at a loss at what to order. Not to mention the ambience is great, with really cool artwork on the walls.

This place is definitely worth a try, I can't emphasise this enough.

Wow, can I just say that this place did not leave a good impression on me at all. The food was mediocre, with some portions of my breakfast coming out cold, and others too hot for my tongue, not to mention the fact that servings were very small for the price that it was.

I also ordered a tea, and I wasn't given a spoon to stir the milk and sugar with. This would have been fine, had it not taken me multiple attempts to flag down waitstaff who were clearly uninterested with serving the customers who had already ordered and received their food. My friend experienced similar problems. When I did manage to get a spoon, there were remnants of food on it. That is so disgusting and appalling, I had no words.

What's probably the funnier part of this is that as we went to pay, the cashier told us how much it would cost, and then made a joke that this was just covering the tip. When my friend joked back with a, "That's a big tip," the reply from the cashier was, "Service doesn't come cheap." If that's the service I'm getting for such a big tip, I'd hate to see how much a step up would cost.

Never going back here again. It's such a shame too because it's a nice location, on the bottom level of Parramatta Westfields, connecting the shopping centre to the railway interchange.

Their beef lasagne is definitely worth trying! If you wait until the end of the day, it's quite worth it, for $6, the portions are decent. Otherwise, the food is averaged priced, bordering on a little expensive, and the rest of their pastas are that level of quality too. They have a good selection of cakes too, which I appreciate, and the vanilla slice is a favourite, though it is too large, and too rich for one person/serving.

Their service is good, they are friendly, but I hate that they don't accept any cards on weekends. I've also been told that they don't accept credit card, which is somewhat understandable, but still a little annoying. It would also be nice if they had some sort of sit down area, though obviously that's not really possible in such a busy corner of the station exit.

This place has really great food! I love coming here because the particular style of food is really good, it's distinctly Asian, but very Western food, which I definitely enjoy. The service is a little stilted if you don't speak Chinese, but overall it is very good, prompt and efficient. It isn't very expensive either, making this place a great impromptu meet-up destination.

The redeeming factor of this cafe is the food. It's cooked well, and I had no complaints, it was one of the better breakfast sets I've had. However, I felt that the service was lacking, particularly as it wasn't an overly busy day. The waitresses were impolite, abrupt and generally did not look like they wanted to be there. I've had much better service elsewhere, and the price of the food is reasonable, but suggests a better service than what we got. I'd go again perhaps, as it is very local and convenient, but I'm hoping my experience service-wise was a once-off.

To start with, this particular Outback Steakhouse does not take bookings for groups of under eight people. Instead if you call to book, you are marked as priority seating, which cuts wait time to roughly half the usual. When we went, we were told the hour wait would be cut down to twenty-five minutes as a result, and I'm fairly sure it took even less than that to be seated.

That being said, we were hungry, so we over-ordered. The portions are quite large, and the fact that they give you two sides with your steak is worth noting, because this accumulates to a hefty amount of food. The cheese chips are definitely worth trying, along with the Bloomin' Onion. Their steak was cooked excellently, and my ribeye was very tender, which was accompanied by a very flavoursome mash, though I would avoid the Caesar salad, as I felt that their dressing was a bit strong for me. And the flavouring they use for their iced teas is so amazing, I could drink litres of that stuff.

The service was quite good, in general, the wait wasn't too bad. We had to wait a bit longer than expected for a Coke, and oddly enough it took a good twenty minutes and four requests to get the bill. However, aside from this, the staff were very attentive and good with taking empty plates away and making sure we were well-catered for.

This place is definitely worth a try, I would recommend them.

This place is so good! They have sooooo much variety with their pies. Savoury: I've not had a bad pie, they get the gravy to meat ratio down, and it is not too much liquid contained so that when you bite down, it makes a mess. I recommend the chicken, leek and white sauce, and slow roasted beef brisket pies, because they are amazingly flavourful, well worth it.
Sweet: the one pie you can't miss is the enormous apple pie. It has so much apple in it, which does overshadow the overall flavour of the pie. I wouldn't recommend this unless for novelty value. The caramel and chocolate ganache pie, however, is utterly delicious. If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, this is right up your alley.

The service was also polite and friendly, and they had plentiful cutlery and a delightful, quaint ambience. If you're in Newtown, check them out!

First of all, can I just say how much I wanted to love this place. The concept is SO cool, because you have the deliciousness of a pizza, but no mess. It is brilliant.

However, this place is not that convenient. But that's not the point, whenever you go in here, the people are so expressionless and not very helpful, nor do they smile and for how much they're charging for such a small piece, I expect a little reaction, or a polite upturn of lips.

You get none of that. And I've had undercooked cones, and let me tell you, there is a reason most people don't eat uncooked dough, and that's probably because it doesn't taste very good. Aside from that, other times I've gone, the food has been excellent. And they are so fun to eat. The chicken and mushroom is the best combo!

Approximate cost: $7

I've been here a few times as a local, I actually felt the service was quite good, though I suspect they are a little understaffed. I didn't get a facial though, I had waxing done, and it was really efficient and done very well. I felt the girl who served me was very good at what she was doing, and she didn't make me feel awkward at all, kept up a decent stream of conversation so I wasn't left twiddling my thumbs staring up at the ceiling/floor.

I don't know what products they used, but it wasn't too hot, and they seemed to know what they were doing, it wasn't painful at all and I had a good experience, so I have no real complaints about the place.