Reviews by toriayl

This review is for Sydney Piano Removals, Auburn NSW

verified email - 15 Dec 2013

Move went smoothly, no damage. Up and down a few steps. Very strong movers. Happy with service. Not sure if they've changed their URL; this is the one I accessed back when I made the move a while ago, but from their Facebook page it seems to be http://www.piano-removalists-sydney.com.au/? ._. Either way, not bad.

This review is for Spanish Doughnuts, North Ryde NSW

verified email - 13 Dec 2013

Great value-for-money. $9.95 (I think?) large plate of churros came with dark, milk, and white plastic dipping cups. Yummy. Hot chocolate was also good. Only minor thing was coffee had most of the sugar at the bottom, but hey, definitely well worth the churros. I think coffee and one doughnut churro (softer than the churritos) was $3.95 or $4.95, again fantastic value. :D

This review is for Wet'n'Wild Sydney, Prospect NSW

verified email - 13 Dec 2013

Attended for preview, queues were insane. Rides (if you finally manage to get on, 30s ride after 2h of queueing) were great, though. Layout of park wasn't fantastic, kept hitting dead ends, and rides seemed far away from each other. Some tubes seemed leaky and some teething issues (wave machine, tube conveyor belt not working for a bit), hopefully will be improved as park continues running. Service either hectic or great (with a smile).

Liked the wristband-tapping, though do note that motion delay sensors are insensitive at night and your whole party may not be included in the resulting ride photos. (For example, during Bombora)

This review is for Sedap Malaysian Kopitiam, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 13 Dec 2013

Not too bad, though felt like something was missing. Hainanese chicken rice was only ok. Wat tan hor was normal. Char kway teow was pretty good. Loved the teh tarik in the huge metal mugs.

This review is for Taxim Chinese Restaurant, Hornsby NSW

verified email - 12 Dec 2013

Nothing outstanding. Fairly standard, leaning towards the disappointing side. (Especially the cheong fun and hargow...which were very sad on that day.) Attended for yumcha.

This review is for The Nice Bakery, Auburn NSW

verified email - 16 Oct 2013

Average. Good range of breads available, nothing fantastic in terms of taste or price (80c for egg tart; $1.20 for a donut, etc). Gai zai biscuits ('Hong Kong' biscuits?? $3 for a plastic container) were not great, though. Tasted nothing like I expected, more like a somewhat-salty chocolate biscuit. Maybe a different style.. ._.

This review is for Dragon Barbecue House, Auburn NSW

verified email - 16 Oct 2013

Prices were reasonable. Did takeaway; sit in looked fairly normal, bit on old side. Charsiew had one SUPERB crunchy bit, the rest was okay. Duck was alright, roast pork bit too oily and some pieces salty. Congee was a bit too gluey for my tastes but was generous with pieces of meat.

This review is for Volcano's Steakhouse & Ribs, Parramatta NSW

verified email - 28 Aug 2013

I think these guys opened not too long ago? They still have a sticker on the door saying new opening, hiring. Either way, came for dinner. Beautiful restaurant, very spacious. (Mirror at the back gives the illusion of more space! :P)

Generous portions of food. Pricing was very reasonable - $29.95 for a rack of beef ribs (nice), $5.90 for cheesy garlic bread (three thick slices of soft bread, lots of cheese, could have used more seasoning/herbs though), $20something for a steakhouse pizza (wood-fired oven but a little too soft for my liking at the bottom. 'Lava sauce' is also just slightly spicy bbq sauce. XD).

Overall good, came out full and satisfied. Would return to try out the pasta and other things. :)

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Treetop Adventure Park Sydney, Cecil Hills NSW

verified email - 15 Aug 2013

Location a little hard to find. Definitely an interesting experience. Pushed my limits but the last course I went on (I think it was Red) was too much. Kinda wish there were more people patrolling around so I could have given up earlier, but I tried to keep going since I thought the end was near. (Turns out..it wasn't. XD) Got abseiled (not too gracefully) down from the platform.

Good: Interesting variety in courses. Nice briefing.

Bad: Could have used better flow along courses. Got stuck right at first course because someone was too scared to go down the flying fox. Later on got stuck when people had equipment issues -- The Click system for belaying was sensitive and sometimes capricious -- couldn't be tangled, couldn't be too close to each other.. It wouldn't have been so bad if the people behind them kept on going (limit was two a platform between challenges), but they were often with friends, who didn't want to leave each other...at the expense of the people behind having less time to experience the courses.

Flying foxes were supposed to be nice and a relief from challenges but because several of the wires weren't very taut, after missing one platform and having to use your hands to propel yourself on a slight upward incline to get to the target platform, subsequent flying foxes were more 'OMG MUST HIT TARGET' than 'WHEE!'.

Would DEFINITELY bring/buy gloves for any future experience. There was a lot of clinging to wires for me. Bring grippy shoes because you'll be stepping on/slipping on wires, nets.. Water for in between courses.

This review is for Code Red Laser, Rosehill NSW

verified email - 15 Aug 2013

Attended for a Sunday Morning Mission (2 hours for $20, 9-11am). Told to arrive early at 8.40am, started slow since it was just us, but a party came in later so there were more targets to aim for. XD Lisa was fantastic nice, tried to accommodate everyone -- ended up going for about six games. I'd expect less if more people were around.

Arena: Darker than expected compared with other arenas I've been in, walls painted black, very easy to get turned around but I do have a lousy sense of direction. Doors that open and close didn't help the matter! Multi-level, 2.5 levels. Interesting since you could actually snipe from higher floor to ground (but not basement). There were bases that gave bonuses (2k to each team member) if hit, which could be disabled for certain games.

Lasertag games: Aside from usual pewpew in teams or free-for-all, we also did a game of Vampire which was pretty interesting, though probably rather stressful for the person who got called Vampire, since he was getting chased by a mob of humans. XD

Would definitely go again.

Approximate cost: $20