The food is fantastic and amazingly cheap. The line out the front on Fridays and Saturdays is testament to how great this restaurant is. That said, it's definitely not a pleasant dining experience, but it sure is exciting. The owner shouts "how many" at you as you enter, and if you're not quick to respond you might miss out. The staff are very blunt, but also amazingly efficient. And the food's great, in fact the fried pork dumplings are purely amazing and sometimes take less than 30 seconds to arrive. If you're feeling hungry and up for a challenge the $12 all you can eat it brilliant and will definitely test you stomach capacity.

Approximate cost: $6

High quality local fish and chip shop located near the Geelong waterfront. Phone orders are the way to go. As you would expect from a fish and chip shop it gets quite busy on Fridays and public holidays, so be sure to order well in advance on these days.

Approximate cost: $7

Local opportunity shop (second hand clothes and goods) with a large selection of clothes. Some great treasures can be found here, but you have to be lucky and search thoroughly. It's a clean and well organised op shop, and the crappy radio stations only ad to the ambiance.

Approximate cost: $4

Great coffee and the outside seating gives you some great "people watching" opportunities. Some of the cakes are great, but I wouldn't recommend the muffins. Their ice coffees and Italian hot chocolates are to die for!

Approximate cost: $7

The decor is edgy and the staff are lovely but my haircut was of a very low quality, especially considering I paid $60 (which was the student discount price). My haircut was boring and poorly done, probably worth no more than $25.

Approximate cost: $60

Beautiful selection of interesting looking cakes and a lovely atmosphere for a Sunday afternoon, unfortunately this means it's packed on Sunday. The breakfasts are delicious but very expensive. Ideal for a quite coffee or ice cream at night, and it's in the perfect location just off Lygon St.

Approximate cost: $20

Beautiful and interesting selection on Ladies and Men's fashion including clothes and accessories. The upper level has a limited selection of sale items.

Approximate cost: $80

"Smilies" provides cheap food at all hours of the day and night. The quality is lacking, but at 3am when you really want some chips, Smilies is ready and waiting. Bravo!

Approximate cost: $2

Really cool bar. The mismatched furniture, outrageous wall paintings and cool music create a great atmosphere. Seeing gigs upstairs is also a great experience.

The food was amazing, and the interior has an eclectic feel about it. The staff were lovely, albeit a little disorganised. Overall, a great meal and a pleasant time.

Approximate cost: $15