We love this place. Big open space, tables aren't crowded, small but good wine list, interesting artworks but best of all, the food!
Our meals were very, very good. The Moroccan spiced lamb loin was tender and accompanied by tasty cous cous. The kangaroo was cooked as requested and was tender and delicious.
Be sure to save room for dessert, as we did. The pear tart tatin was served hot with delicate pastry and sweet sauce, complemented with vanilla ice-cream. The baked chocolate cheesecake with blood orange jelly was a perfect blend of flavours. The coffee was hot, the ambiance just right, the service unobtrusive. Highly recommended for a classy evening out.

Approximate cost: $28.00

I love this restaurant. I went for the stonegrill and keep coming back for the excellent service and menu selection.
The decor is relaxed and lends itself to informal gatherings when you just want to sit and chat. The menu covers off stonegrills (perfect if you're at the extremes of meat cooking), seafood, pastas and old favourites - chicken parma for example. The desserts are delicious and the coffee is always hot.
This is a family business and the staff are always patient and friendly. Demazzi is a great restaurant run by family and enjoyed by many. I love this place.

This cafe is a relatively new addition to the shopping strip and used to be a real estate agent's office. You'd never know it though. It is situated on the corner so provides great opportunities for people-watching.
I have visited for brunch on a few occasions and have never been disappointed. The staff are friendly and obliging. They take your order and accommodate requests with a minimum of fuss. The coffee is served hot and is never burnt.
The menu is delicious - there are big breakfasts, healthy options, pancakes and delightful corn and coriander fritters served with bacon. The meals are fresh and look appetizing - and taste great too. The cafe also serves lunch and the menu is appropriately varied.
The decor is comfortable and clean and you don't feel as though you're sitting in the pocket of your fellow diners. Great for a late breakfast and casual dining.

Approximate cost: $14.00

Visiting the Alba Cheese Factory is like stepping into another world. You enter through very Italian-themed fly-strip doors (red, white & green) and find yourself surrounded by people with their own containers - of all diffent sizes. They're waiting to have them filled will fresh, hot ricotta cheese - straight from the factory's huge vats. You can watch the cheesemakers stirring and checking each batch before they ladle it (with or without the sauce) into the container you've provided or one from the factory. The fresh cheese has to be tasted to be believed. If ricotta is not your style, how about some bocconcini or ovalini? Percorino, provolone, parmesan, mozzarella...? The list goes on. The actual shop is quite small but there is a "take a number" system to ensure each person is served in turn. The staff are helpful but watch out for the crush when the window slides open to serve the ricotta!! You could be swamped by a crowd of multi-cultural folk who obviously know great cheese and where to get it.

Approximate cost: $7.00

Without fail, every time I go to this supermarket (which is less and less often) I have a dreadful experience with the lack of customer service. They really should call it "customer indifference" as there is simply no drive to provide anything that even resembles an attempt at providing customer service.
Staff at the checkouts don't greet you, they continue their personal conversations with each other all the while, giving the customer the impression that they are an inconvenience to their obviously more important aim of socialising. I even had a cashier continue a telephone conversation throughout my entire transaction!
I understand that often the staff are young and are learning and am always happy to be patient when it's apparent that someone is trying but there is no evidence of this. Clearly the allocated budget in this area is not being spent wisely. I'd suggest management try getting some groceries on a Saturday evening (I know, I have no life...) to be on the receiving end of some of the most disgraceful inter-personal interactions masquerading as service, I have ever experienced. Perhaps then, the staff will have a chance to learn.

Approximate cost: $...

As a person who has had some bad hair experiences - both self-inflicted and inflicted by others, I needed a sensitive stylist who would be gentle with my tresses. My sister recommended Jess and her team at Je'Suis.
Jess is welcoming and friendly. She listens to what you tell her and makes helpful suggestions. She is not pushy and doesn't just use your head as an experiment for something new that she wants to try out!
Until I started going to Je'Suis, my hair was a mess - after my first appointment, I had people stopping me to tell me how great it now looks - really!
The salon is clean with a good selection of reading materials, lots of mirrors and a big TV to keep you entertained. You're always offered a beverage too (not instant coffee - which is also a bonus).
Jess also has a selection of styling products available to purchase and she is open outside of normal business hours on some days - which is great for those who work full-time.
I've never been happier with a stylist and will continue to visit Je'Suis regularly.

Approximate cost: $variable

Although small, this restaurant offers some excellent dining. The menu is expansive - with pictures and explanations of each dish and the food is always very fresh.
The service can be a little slow at times but I continue to dine here year after year and the friendly staff and delicious meals more than make up for this.
If you've never tried Japanese food before, this is a great place to start. There are inexpensive banquet options which allow you to sample many tasty dishes.
The green-tea ice cream and the plum wine are delightfully sweet ways to end your meal.
Tookaiya is also BYO and is a great place to take a group of friends or to go with a partner.

One of my Top 5 restaurants - consistently excellent.

Approximate cost: $15.00

We had a hankering for American food so decided to try Misty's - we weren't disappointed. The menu is expansive and we wanted to try so much more than our bellies would allow! The burgers were fresh and tasty, the "wet fries" made me wish I had ordered a full serve, chili-fries were delicious, the blue cheese dipping sauce was mouth-watering. There were dill pickles on the burgers, meals were served in baskets and there were American flags poking out of everything - just like diners I'd seen in films! Dessert was too tempting to resist but we had to share given the generous portions - the brownie was warm and moist and buried under cream and ice-cream. Yum. I also tried some of the Reece's Pieces thick shake - words escape me in attempting to describe the heavenly meeting of chocolate, peanut-butter and ice-cream in a drink...
I was hoping that the team would do flavoured Coca-Cola to order (ie. Lemon Coke, Chocolate Coke, Cherry Coke etc) - although this wasn't an option, the range of available beverages was enough to satisfy.
Then there's the lollies... all manner of sweets that as Aussie kids, we'd only ever seen on TV or in comics. Now I know what Ding-Dongs are!
We had an absolute ball and even though we were late to leave, Misty chatted with us as though she had all night and even interrupted her own meal to serve some customers who had arrived as we were leaving. Highly recommended to bring all of your American Diner fantasies to reality!

Approximate cost: $14.00