Reviews by Joanna870

This review is for MAMA BABA, South Yarra VIC

verified email - 11 Aug 2012

This is George Calombaris's new restaurant. My partner and i went there last thursday night while on holiday in Melbourne.

The building has a very cool funky kind of warehouse feel. There was a DJ behind the bar, which i have never seen at a restaurant before.

When we arrived our table was not ready so they seated us at the bar for some pre dinner drinks. It was very busy.

We were seated on a small round table with lounge chairs. (as the night went on and we started recieving our meals, we felt very squashed on the tiny table).

The mains on the menu are divided into two sections, Mama and Baba, to represent his heritage. On the mama side were cypriot inspired dishes, and on the baba side were italian inspired dishes. We thought this was very clever. We could relate to the menu because combined we have cypriot/greek/italian backrounds.

They offer a mama menu if you can not decide what to order, it is a four course meal for a very reasonable price of $55 per person, you get to try a little bit of everything.

Entrees: Salmon, ricotta and arancini balls. They were all fantastic.

Pasta: 2 pasta dishes, prawn ravioli and a mushroom dish. We did not enjoy the ravioli, but the mushroom one was quite nice.

Mains: Braised beef cheeks, polenta, fish and a pea salad. All of it was very tasty.

Dessert: Italian mess, kind of like a pavlova with crumble, pommigranite and marscapone, and two little donuts with chocolate. It was delicious.

We found it to be fantastic value for the amount of food we recieved, we left feeling very full.

Also halfway through our meal George Calombaris walked in, he met masterchef runner up Julia at the bar for a drink. That was exciting. That was a great ending to our Melbourne trip.

This place is definitely worth visiting.

This review is for Zoes Restaurant, Hyde Park SA

verified email - 02 Aug 2012

This place has a fantastic menu. Its not cheap, but decently priced compared to some other greek restraunts around Adelaide. Some of my favourites are the whitebait, saganaki cheese, pastitsio and octopus. I have yet to recieve a bad meal. The service is quite fast and the staff are friendly. The desserts are fantastic as well.

This review is for Costume Land, Melrose Park SA

verified email - 01 Aug 2012

This place has a huge range of costumes. I have bought a few things over the years for costume parties wigs, facepaint. It can get very pricey if you buy a whole outfit, but you will look fantastic. Friendly helpful, knowledgable staff. Large tidy floor area

This review is for Viva Fitness, Kidman Park SA

verified email - 01 Aug 2012

I joined this gym about 2 months ago. I did get hassled at the beggining to have personal training sessions, but it is not something i can afford at the moment. I go for the classes, I am a little dissapointed that they do not offer my favourite class very often (once a week) and it is on during the day when I am at work. I like the staff, they are always friendly and make an effort to make the classes fun. The price is decent, they gave me a discount because some of my family were already members. Overall I am pretty happy with it. I mostly do RPM, Step and Ultimate body work out.

This review is for Andersen's Of Denmark Icecream, Glenelg SA

verified email - 30 Jul 2012

This place is fantastic. You can smell the waffle cones from a mile away. Their ice cream is fantastic wuality. It is a little expensive but it is worth it every now and then for a treat. I love the waffle baskets you can have your ice cream in. This place is always busy in the summertime.

This review is for Take 2 Ice Creamery, Semaphore SA

verified email - 30 Jul 2012

This place is fantastic. They make the best waffles ever. Their goldern north ice cream is loveley and creamy. I have also tried their fondue, very nice. I dont go there as often as i used to because i moved away from the area but i do go out of my way to make a trip down there when i am craving sweets.

This review is for Creative Cooks, Melrose Park SA

verified email - 30 Jul 2012

I love this shop. They sell a huge range of products. They have the best quality at decent prices when they have a sale. They also do cooking classes which im tempted to try. I bought my cookware set from here, Circulon and i am very happy with it. The staff were very knowledgeable and were able to answer my questions

This review is for King Of Knives, Oaklands Park SA

verified email - 27 Jul 2012

Last time i went into king of knives at marion, i found the sales person to be very helpful. I asked her for a set of knives that she didnt have, instead of just saying no she went to the effort of getting out all the product books and taking the time to look through them for me, she even called the vendor to ask for the price and to see if they could order one. I was very impressed with the service i recieved on that visit, she could have just said no i dont have it, and that would have been it.

This review is for Ramsgate Hotel, Henley Beach SA

verified email - 22 Jul 2012

I had dinner here thurs night with two others. I was surprised at the prices we ordered salt and pepper squid and 2 chicken parmies it only came to $37 we were shocked. We later found out that on Thursdays they have $10 parmies. We received our meal about 10 mins later. The only complaint we had was the serving size was quite small. There was only about 5 small pieces of squid on a bed of chips. It tasted good though. We were still hungry so we ordered a dozen oysters. Overall it was a good experience can't expect much more for $37. We will be returning.

This review is for Paris Nails & Beauty, West Beach SA

verified email - 15 Jul 2012

Quick sevice compared to others i have been to, with no compromise on quality, my nails always come out perfect. It is very convenient for me because i am only 5 mins away from harbour town. Price isnt too bad i pay $60 for refils and a pedicure, and sometimes they have specials for $45. I am very happy with them.