12 reviews about Volcano Joes

Anonymous
verified email - 19 May 2011

Cheap good buffet. Price is affordable, also a different atmosphere both inside and outside. Good for a weekend lunch.

Approximate cost: $20

verified email - 16 Jan 2011

Kids love it due to being able to indulge in far too many bowls of icecream and desert. Food is pretty average but you can get some interesting dishes. Roasts and salmon ok, salads not very fresh, service surly. Will come back when the chorus of "we want volcano joes" gets too loud. Plan on bringing my son and friends when they are teenagers and reading computer mags in the car!

andrews931 22 Aug 2016

How's the computer mags going? I'd love to read some computer mags with you sometime. Greetings from Australia. ;)

verified email - 31 Dec 2010

The food is average and when we visited with a large group they seemed to run out of desserts so a lot of our group missed out as they didn't bring any more out. They advertise a kids area but ts really only suitable for older kids. The decor is ok and the bar service is average.

verified email - 18 Sep 2010

Really good went on a Sunday for lunch the carrot cake was the BEST! pizza was also good the was a man cooking them fresh the whole time we were there. Great kids room with computers kept the kids entertained. We were there for around 3 hours enjoyed will go back again.

Approximate cost: $20per person

verified email - 31 Aug 2010

A really good quality "All you can eat" buffet. I enjoyed nearly everything selected. The Indian food was really authentic. Good service too. The drinks were a little expensive and the coffee and tea was surprisingly old fashioned offering only Nescafe instant. Fun decor and not crowded made this a better than expected venue for a birthday celebration.

Approximate cost: $20

verified email - 11 Apr 2010

the kids loved it.. they want to come back but we were not so impressed. They were extremely impressed with the decor and desserts and had (to our shame) a rather large amount of icecream , cakes and desserts, even though they had had pizza and various roast items.

It is possible to eat semi healthily here ... salmon, salads (not great) various quite nice mexican and roast vegies, but it was mazing to see my 8 year old son tuck into twice as many calories as my husband!!!

We will be back and I have plans to take son and friends when they are teenagers and sit in the carpark and read novels!!

Approximate cost: $75 for 2 adults 2 kids

verified email - 27 Jul 2009

We went on a Friday night. The food was good for a buffet restaurant. There was a wide range. The children liked the computers. It was nice and cozy. I am a VIP member to i was able to have good discounts (details on website).

Approximate cost: $25

verified email - 23 Jul 2009

great food and great to takle a big family out whos on a budget - they have a great of variety for everyone - grweat dessert selection also - service is great

verified email - 30 Mar 2009

On Friday 27/03/09 we (4 adults 2 children) went to for a dinner to Volcano Joe. What a disappointment! For $25 per adult we were offered cheap deep-fried seafood (train station kiosk quality), upset-looking lasagna, tough and tasteless fresh prawns and over dried fried rice and noodles. On the positive side roast vegetables, meat and poached salmon were good. When we came only two varieties of pizza were present. Later one more appeared. Fruit stand had only 5 types of fruit and watermelon could easily be firmer and redder. Deserts were the last disappointment for the evening and included caramel tarts (too bitter), something white that should have been either a pavlova or a meringue torte, chocolate and apple slices and a chocolate rice-cereal cluster (yes, the one that features in kid's cookbooks). Acknowledging that the variety and quality has dropped since this restaurant was Smorgy's we were hoping that at least the interior features will provide some excitement. Alas, the "volcano" was turned off, the huge figures at the front not lit and the fountains inside not working. In short - never again until the owner changes.

Approximate cost: $25

verified email - 26 Mar 2009

Have been here on a few occasions. Seems like just the average buffet restaurant, similar types of food from various cuisines, however it's best to go on a Fri/Sat night around dinner time so the food is more fresh. Love the jungle atmosphere with the waterfall and soft toy animals, it would be great for the kids. Overall, a decent night out.

Approximate cost: $25 buffet

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