Reviews by james2

This review is for Rose Shamrock Hotel, Reservoir VIC

verified email - 12 Mar 2010

Was invited to celebrate a friend's daughters birthday with a pub meal. Was one of the worst experiences ever. Wednesday nights is $12 main meals night so the place is normally busy - but add to it a table of 30 people and the place falls apart.
Meals were late. Not just late - very late. The excuse was they waited until all orders were taken before making the meals - so as to deliver them in 1 go - the problem was some meals were delivered early then nothing....
Meals received were cold.
My wife's vegetarian risotto was the worst she's ever had. My steak was cold. The father of the birthday girl ordered a well done steak - it was medium at best (vey pink in middle). Some of the people on the table were mouslim - ordered all meals with particular emphasis on no ham / pork / bacon. Yep - you guessed it - at least 1 chicken risotto had ham in it - even though the waitress was adament it was OK. These people had been there once previously and had similar experience - ie large group - late meals - ham in meals.
My guess is that the place may be OK if you have a small group ie up to 6,

Approximate cost: $12

This review is for Bundoora Park Children's Farm, Bundoora VIC

verified email - 13 Feb 2010

Write up focuses on the farm rather than cafe etc.
Bundoora Children's Farm is great for kids from 4 - 10.
It give them a chance to interact with animals not normally seen by 'city / suburban' kids.
Also provides a great opportunity for parents to interact with their kids. Great learning environment & relatively close to people.
We had arranged to have our 5yo birthday there. It could get sort of smelly if very hot - but otherwise [I believe] it's ok for kids to 'rough it'

Approximate cost: $3

This review is for Babaluie's Pizza & Pasta Cafe, Bundoora VIC

verified email - 13 Feb 2010

good pizzas at a fair price. can get busy....I guess that's the sign of a popular pizza place. was a touch more expensive than other local competitors - but now pretty much on par.

Approximate cost: $8

This review is for La Porchetta, Mill Park VIC

verified email - 13 Feb 2010

good value when you want to get a large group together - or your [large] family. always busy...never quiet...but very down to earth. Pizzas are OK, meals are good value.

Approximate cost: $22

This review is for Jim's Antennas, Croydon VIC

verified email - 03 Feb 2010

obtained a quote from Jim's antenna. this took 2 rescheduled meetings. I accepted quote, but on the day he was to come out got call he was in a car accident. OK...s#it happens, I had to call to rearrange new install date. On the day he called saying he was going to be ~ 1 1/5 hrs late....still waiting 2 weeks later. actually gave the work to another company that came & did the job. I was expecting more from a company like this...very disappointed.

Approximate cost: $0

This review is for Fitness First (QV Building), Melbourne VIC

verified email - 27 Jan 2010

Been going to FF for ~ 1 year. I work in the same complex so it is easy to get a fitness session in during my lunch break. Facilities are great. Group Training helps motivate you to continue with any fitness plans you may have.
Special pricing available for some corporate members - companies in the QV centre, BHP, Sensis, GHD, Telstra etc
A bit of a push to join with a private trainer - but this can easily be rejected if you feel it is unnecessary.
Very little personal contact with trained instructors [other than before / after & during group classes]. Midday is peak time - sometimes difficult to get onto some equipment.

Approximate cost: $80 / month

This review is for Dell Computers, Frenchs Forest NSW

verified email - 27 Jan 2010

Bought a dell D630 laptop to replace my D600 Found that it is a very reliable machine that doesn't necessarily have all the bells & whistles that typical laptops aimed at private consumers ie sd card reader, HDD size etc. But when compared to other business machines it is reasonably priced. Sleek - smart looking. If you want a reliable machine for business purposes then you should consider the Dell series of machines. Online order & specking was easy. Wait for their discounts / campaigns to get upgraded RAM or HDD.

Approximate cost: $2600

This review is for www.bigbrownbox.com.au

verified email - 27 Jan 2010

Have purchased a number of items from BBB; heart rate monitor watch, net book etc. Products delivered promptly and in good condition. Watch was at a good price, netbook - I found out after a week - was slightly more expensive than a local store. BBB acknowledged this but don't have a 'price match' policy. I suggest - buy from BBB but do your research before committing to buy. Some of the Electrical sellers [ie Good Guys etc] are prepared to match web prices...give them a try.

Approximate cost: $600

This review is for Bunnings Warehouse, Mill Park VIC

verified email - 27 Jan 2010

Great if you know what you want & want to buy it at the best price...it's a shame that it's likely to be killing Australian companies as nearly all the stuff is imported

This review is for Jim's Antennas, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 27 Jan 2010

Requested installation of Plasma TV to wall + additional antenna point; after all sorts of excuses given why nominated meeting dates were missed - got a call on the 2nd planned date of installation that Andreas was to be running late, then...nothing. No calls, not anything. So Unreliable I called Melb Data & Electrical - they came on time & did the job with nil fuss.