Reviews by Mr_Smoosh

This review is for Oasis Bakery - Middle Eastern, Murrumbeena VIC

verified email - 21 Jul 2010

What is great to see is that place has been renovated (it looks fantastic by the way) but the prices have remained the same! That is something that is rare these days!

The food here is still great after all this time. Its always fresh and healthy. The specialty store has heaps of imported goods that are hard to find anywhere else. They also sell their own range of products and now give cooking classes as well.

The sweets are a must to try and some are gluten free and vegan as well!

Approximate cost: $8.50

This review is for Tea Leaves, Sassafras VIC

verified email - 21 Jul 2010

My favourite tea! I love this place. The shop is so cute and packed with teas and tea accessories, there is chocolate and coffee too. Definitely need to be careful with kids.

To find this tea around Melbourne, look for cafes that have Gravity coffee. Gravity provide Tea Leaves Tea to cafes that use Gravity coffee. You can also order the tea over the Internet.

This review is for Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander, Healesville VIC

verified email - 21 Jul 2010

Not the most allergy friendly place but if that's not an issue, then you will totally love this place. Excellent quality food, interesting dishes, awesome wine with beautiful decor and a happening atmosphere. You will not be disappointed for choosing to stop over here!

This review is for St Kilda Superclinic, St Kilda VIC

verified email - 21 Jul 2010

Best to book an appointment or you can end up waiting for 1.5 hours but not to worry, there are 4 tvs there to pass the time.

Consultations are free if you have a medicare card. No gap to pay.

Its open 7 days a week until 11pm on weekdays and 10pm on weekends. Pathology is done on site as well.

Approximate cost: $Nil

This review is for The Book Depository, Sydney NSW

verified email - 11 May 2010

Free postage is what makes this site the best.

The books are cheaper than in retail stores likes borders. On amazon the books may be a few dollars cheaper but the postage prices cancel out any bargain you are hoping to find. Plus it can take up to 28 days to deliver your item.

At book depository the books are already cheaper and then you get free postage. Books are brand new. Arrive within a week. They have an order tracking system as well.

The best place for book shopping!

This review is for The Maling Room, Canterbury VIC

verified email - 25 Apr 2010

Since the recall of Bonsoy, I would have to say that this place made the best soy coffee using Vitasoy. However, they really need to work on their staff in particularly the younger girls. They don't know where the coffees are going. My partner and I were asked multiple times if a coffee was for us. The table next to us had problems with coffees not arriving. In the end it turned out that their order was never fully written down. When I went to pay for my coffee it was not in the computer. Excellent product but poor staff training.

This review is for PETstock, South Melbourne VIC

verified email - 11 Feb 2010

I always shop here for my kitty food and accessories. They have a great range of products and the staff are lovely. You can also become a member and collect points with every purchase which can be traded for treats for you pets later on. They also have member sales when everything in the store is reduced.

This review is for Bowl Of Soul, Port Melbourne VIC

verified email - 10 Feb 2010

I can't wait to return. The girl behind the counter was just lovely. My partner and I ordered lunch and we both loved our meals. We both had burgers and they were massive. The food is fresh and well put together. I love the little take home meals they have too and the cakes are delicious :o) Well done!

This review is for Wagamama, Chadstone VIC

verified email - 10 Feb 2010

The wait staff are friendly, although the one seating me was mumbling so much i didn't really catch what she saying at all. The food wasn't memorable although not awful so I guess thats a compliment of sorts.

The part that really annoyed me was waiting to pay. I lined up behind a guy who was also waiting. The manager was about to do the transaction. Then stopped and rushed off to seat people. We waited. We waited some more. A waitress came over to help but was quickly told off by the manager to go and seat people. We waited some more and then some. I don't like that at all.. It's very much "get 'em in, slop it out" to me. Now that I have eaten and they know they are going to get money off me, it seems I'm no longer important.

Approximate cost: $16.50

This review is for Saks Restaurant & Bar, Main Beach QLD

verified email - 22 Jan 2010

Oh lordy, my table of four got the worst waiter in history. It all began when he was trying to set the table while refusing to move, having decided it was easier for him to stay in one spot and stretch from one end of the table to the other and have his customers endure his armpit in their faces.

I order a fish dish. I explained that since I'm allergic to dairy, I can't have the sauce or the cheese with my dish. My dish arrives. The fish is covered in melted cheese. We explain to him that I can't eat dairy. "No worries, I'll just take it back to the kitchen and have them scrape the cheese off".. Ahh what? no.. we explain to him again.. "oh yeah, we'll just scrape the cheese off" Obviously, things aren't getting through to this guy. We try again. The light globe above his head finally turns on "oh, so if its touched the cheese, it its contaminated" yeah buddy.. if it was okay to scrape it off I could do it myself, you know..

Fish finally comes out with no dairy.. yay... $20 bucks says they served my fish to someone else in the restaurant!