juliai

#53 in Blackburn North VIC

Reviews by juliai

This review is for Cliffy's Emporium, Daylesford VIC

verified email - 04 Jan 2012

We walked in and waited a good 5 minutes before being attended to, we were told to pick a table which we did, the table had no menu and we weren't bought one, so it was lucky we had 5 minutes to look at the menu while we waited for someone to assist us! We waited about 15 minutes, maybe longer for a waitress to take our order and a further 20-30 minutes at least for our food to arrive. When it arrived my partners poached eggs on toast were over cooked (not to mention overpriced) and my baked eggs although quite nice lacked seasoning. Such a shame as we were so looking forward to trying it out. Maybe we got them on an off day, but I doubt we will go back next time we are in daylesford.

Approximate cost: $15 breakfast

This review is for Tofu Shop International, Richmond VIC

verified email - 21 Jul 2011

This was an exceptional experience. This is a tiny little cafe style restaurant. Inside there are no tables, only benches. You order either a small, medium or large plate. All are reasonably priced. My friend and I both had the Medium plate which was $16 each. There are about 15 (maybe more) dishes you can choose from and they literally pile the food onto your plate. The flavour is amazing. They cator to people with food intolerances and clearly list the allergens on the menu cards. I would highly recommend this place to vegetarians or anyone who can step outside the box when it comes to food. You will love it.

Approximate cost: $16

This review is for Fifteen Melbourne, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 21 Jul 2011

We dined at Fifteen for our anniversary and really enjoyed ourselves. We did the 5 course set menu which was great. Everything was cooked really well and the portion sizes were quite decent for a set menu. The flavours were different, some things we had not tried before, but very tasty. The downfall was that when the restaurant got very busy the service started to decline and we were left waiting for over 45 minutes between our desert and cheese platter. Fortunately for us we were extremely full by this point and couldnt possibly have fit in a cheese platter so we just asked for the bill. They were very apologetic and removed the cost of the cheese platter from our bill.

This review is for Spiga Bar, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 20 Jul 2011

This place used to be amazing but has since gone down hill. The staff are often rude and dont give you much time to decide what you want to eat/drink. The food is hit and miss. Pizzas are good and they do a GF option however their breakfast fruit salad lacked freshness. My friend had gluten free toast with avocado and tomato and it came to the table soggy. When we were asked how our meal was we honestly said 'not very good' and we received the reply from the waitress 'i'm not a chef' - disappointing. However the coffee is amazing.

Approximate cost: $17