Reviews by plucy1234
A cute and quirky Japanese restaurant. I love the ordering system whereby you first order your main dish (i.e noodles/rice) via one of the touchscreen booths at the front- the touchscreens are incredibly fun to play with!! You then add whatever you want at the counter before you pay, buffet style- most of the fried foods are a little overpriced for what they are, but the cold foods are alright. The noodles are great value, which make up for it- the ontama bukkakae is amazingly delicious, with slippery noodles and a really soft poached egg! The food is quite average, but the novelty makes the trip well worth it!
Approximate cost: $10
One of my favourite Japanese restaurants- a great selection of foods at great prices. I love how most of the food on the menu comes in relatively small servings but are priced accordingly, so that I get to try heaps of food and the bill is still quite cheap. The food is also of excellent quality, a far cry from many of the surrounding Japanese restaurants in the area!
Most of the times I've been there, the restaurant has been really quiet, which I think may be because many people don't know about the restaurant (and it's in quite a hard-to-find location), but makes for a nice dining environment!!
One of my favourite Korean restaurants- the food is amazing and quite authentic. I absolutely love their seafood pancake and their bibimbap. I'll have to agree with other reviewers that the level of English spoken by the waitresses is quite low, and hence communication is a bit of a problem, but the waitresses were super friendly which made up for it.
Approximate cost: $15
The aquatic centre has two pools- one main one that's 25m long and 1.2m deep and another one for kids. It's quite a small pool, more for people doing laps or learning to swim than for playing around. The water is quite warm, although the pool seems to smell more strongly of chlorine than other pools I usually go to.
They also have a gym and some squash courts. Squash court hire is quite reasonable and the courts are quite nice, with large glass windows and seats outside for people to view.
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Definitely my favourite Korean BBQ buffet restaurant in the area. At $31pp for the buffet, it's great value! They offer a wide selection of meats including Wagyu (which has an amazing texture), plenty of delicious marinated meats as well as prawns and crab. They also do a wide range of cooked foods, both hot and cold, so you don't really run out of things to try. Service is excellent- our cooking/grill plate got changed literally every 5-10 minutes, eventhough it was quite busy and the waiters went around to see if everyone was okay.
Only downside is that the tables are quite close together so it can be a bit squishy, especially as everyone is always moving around and getting up to get food, and ventilation isn't done very well so you might feel a bit light headed after sitting there for an hour or so.
Approximate cost: $31
We come here regularly for lunch- their lunch specials (~$10 each) are quite well priced, although the selection isn't great. Their Chilli Basil Noodle is quite good and one of our favourites, as is the Pad Thai. Service isn't the best, but since we come during lunch, when it's relatively quiet, it isn't much of a problem. The restaurant is quite small, but the decor is quite nice and comfortable- would definitely recommend to anyone who's in the area!
Approximate cost: $10
Living in the area, we come here most weekends for lunch- their $12 lunch specials (for a dish plus a can of coke) are great value! We've tried almost all the dishes on their menu and have loved all of them!
Our favourites are the noodles, which come in a deceptively big portion and are well cooked, with the flavours spot on and a strong 'breath of wok' taste that we like. The beef salad is also amazing- their salad dressing is incredibly addictive and is unlike any other Thai beef salad I've ever tried!
Approximate cost: $12
This is the sort of place you'd go to for a quick cheap meal. The decor is nothing fancy, and looks much like a cheap take-away joint but service is great, the food is delicious and the prices are quite cheap for what you're getting (around $13 per main). Plenty of parking outside when we went for dinner, would definitely go back when I'm in the area!
Approximate cost: $13