Reviews by jrbenn

This review is for Le Kitchen, Ballarat Central VIC

verified email - 11 Mar 2011

In February I took part in Course 1 of Le Kitchen's Cake Decorating classes. Sue was a wonderful teacher and I enjoyed every minute of the course. We learnt how to bake a flat cake that doesn't need levelling and falls straight out of the tin. We learnt how to apply smooth buttercream icing. Among other things we learnt how to pipe stars, dots, shells, vines, leaves, lettering and roses.
If you are interested in learning cake decorating I would definitely recommend this course. I have already booked into Course 2. There are four courses.

Approximate cost: $160

This review is for B & D Technologies, Ballarat VIC

verified email - 17 Feb 2011

I took my iMac to B & D Technologies to be serviced after having it damaged by another company.
Although this other company in Ballarat may claim to be an Apple Authorised Service Provider they are not. B & D Technologies is the only Apple Authorised Service Provider in Ballarat. Their customer service was fantastic. They kept me well informed with what they had found and how long it would take to fix. The other company had my iMac for 3 weeks without diagnosing the problem. B & D had it fixed within a week and that included time to order the necessary parts. Thankyou for a job well done.

This review is for Crumbles, Heathmont VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

This is a great little bakery. The bread is very nice and cheaper than the usual chain bakeries. Their orange cake is fantastic.

This review is for Transcorp Removals And Storage, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

We moved from Melbourne to Ballarat recently. These guys were great. Not a single thing was damaged or broken. They were happy for us to help load and unload to speed the job up. We had been given quotes from other companies where they were predicting that the move would take 2 days. These guys did it in 7 hours including the 2 hour drive. Well done!

This review is for Arlington Receptions At Wattle Park, Surrey Hills VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

Andrew and Suzy at Arlington were wonderful. Our wedding planning went very smoothly and there were no hitches on the day. The food was wonderful, the venue is beautiful and Andrew was a great MC.

The only down side was due to the weather we were forced to have the ceremony inside, not in the gardens, but due to the lovely building this didn't really matter.

This review is for Heather Sellick Bridal Couture, Kilsyth VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

Heather was fantastic. I took a sketch of the wedding dress I wanted and a fabric sample (silk velvet) and she made some fantastic suggestions to improve my design. She then took my measurements and made the dress with three fittings. I was very nervous as silk velvet is probably one of the hardest fabrics you could sew and is not a fabric that you can rip out the seam and stitch again if you make a mistake. Heather did a wonderful job, and also agreed to make my bridesmaids dress at the last minute.

Having made my flower girls dress myself out of the same fabric, I know how hard the velvet was to sew and I'm sure Heather earned every dollar that she charged me.

She also did a wonderful job making a wedding dress for my bridesmaid which was also on very short notice.

Approximate cost: $5000

This review is for Barclays Cafe, Heathmont VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

Barclay's is a great little cafe. The food is always beautiful. We were disappointed when the stopped opening for dinner.

This review is for Spot + Nosh, Heathmont VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

Great Iced Chocolates and Coffees! They are huge, definitely value for money. The rest of the food is great too :)

This review is for Ringwood East Vetcare, Ringwood East VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

I have a cat with allergies. I had been taking him to another vet in the area for a long time. This other vet had told us that you couldn't test to determine what the allergies were but to keep him on a low allergy diet and treat the lesions with cortisone and other medications as they occurred.

My husband had been taking his cat to Ringwood East and one day when I was there with her I got talking to Dr. Javen about my allergic cat. He said that you could do testing to determine what the allergies were and then come up with a proper treatment plan. Therefore when my cat next had lesions I took him to Dr. Javen who referred him to the Melbourne Vetinary Specialist Centre. We are still in the middle of testing, but it has been determined that he doesn't have food allergies and therefore doesn't require special food.

During the allergy testing we had to have my cat on fortnightly antibiotic injections. Dr. Javen only charged us for the injection, not the consult.

We have now moved away from the area so are not with Ringwood East anymore, but I would very highly recommend this vet practice. All the staff were wonderful and very friendly.

This review is for Margaret Nicholls, Box Hill VIC

verified email - 12 Jan 2011

We used Margaret for our daughters Naming Day ceremony. Margaret is a lovely lady who listened to our needs and wrote and delivered a beautiful ceremony. One of the best things about the ceremony was how it included the whole family. Margaret was able to draw everyone in and make them all feel included.

Approximate cost: $250