Reviews by WatsyB

This review is for Station Lounge Cafe Bar, Fairfield VIC

verified email - 22 Nov 2012

This cafe is one of my favourites and has been for years. I often go here for a late breakfast or lunch and have never been disappointed with my meals.

The menu has a lot of choice and the freshly squeezed juices are great. I'd say to make sure you go there hungry as the portion sizes are huge - I'm yet to finish a whole dish but I keep trying!

There are highchairs available and a change table (portable) in the toilets.

This review is for The Noodle Station, Watsonia VIC

verified email - 21 Nov 2012

The Noodle Station is similar in someways to the standard noodle box (similar dishes) but has a nice twist to the dishes names (ie you can get "Jackie Chan's steam dim sim", "Sing-a-long Singapore Noodles" etc).

The service is always good, and if the owner is in the store than you will have an enjoyable conversation too as he is very friendly and good humoured.

The food is fresh, cooked quickly and tastes great. You can eat in or takeaway and is open for lunch and dinner.

Approximate cost: $11.00

This review is for Dobell's Cafe, Greensborough VIC

verified email - 21 Nov 2012

This is a lovely relaxed cafe. It serves breakfast and lunch, but I only went in for a takeaway coffee to have in the park next door. The coffee was really good, and the service was great. I was there at around 2 o'clock so it was quite quiet. The homemade cakes on display looked really good and next time I expect I will have one of those with my coffee!

This review is for Eltham Ridge Medical Centre, Eltham VIC

verified email - 21 Nov 2012

This medical centre is very popular and always has a lot of people in the waiting room, but because they have a lot of doctors on duty, you never have to wait long. I have called for an appointment on the day and always had a choice of times. Of course, some doctors are better than others, but that is the same at every clinic that I've been to.

The main reasons I have gone here are for immunisations for my daughter, as they have a qualified nurse on site who administers them. She has been great every time and its good to have someone there who specialising in that.

There is a pharmacy on site, toys for the kids to play with, and parking underneath. The opening hours are also impressive - from 8am - 11pm every day.

This review is for Village Square Greek Tavern, Heidelberg VIC

verified email - 20 Nov 2012

I had a great meal out with friends here recently. We decided to order the set menu, which was $35 per person and was great value - in particular the saganaki and the seafood course was really good.

The service was prompt and also good humoured. The staff were happy for us to choose how long to have between courses (we needed a big break to fit more in!).

This review is for Biz Buzz Handy Hardware, Watsonia VIC

verified email - 16 Nov 2012

This seems like quite a small store from the outside, at least compared to Bunnings and Masters, but it has a surprising amount of goods on the inside.

I have been here when I have just realised I'm missing one thing to complete a task (I'm renovating my home, so there's a lot of tasks...) and don't want to drive to one of the bigger hardware stores.

I've gone there looking for (and found), screws, dynabolts, furniture protectors (felt pads for the bottom), weed killer and drill bits.

I tend to ask where I need to go to find the item I'm looking for when I get there at the front desk, and whoever is there has always either directed me to the exact location or taken me there, as there is a lot packed in, but there's no issues with you browsing either.

I think it's a really good shop and well worth a look insde.

This review is for Brands Highway, Watsonia VIC

verified email - 16 Nov 2012

I went in to see if I could find some shoes for my 15 month old daughter. There are loads of shoes, with lots of different designs so I figured I'd find something I liked.

The gentleman who runs it (I don't know his name), didn't measure her feet which I found a bit disconcerting but just looked at her feet and said what size they were - and he was right! He's been in the shoe business for a long time I think!

The prices were a lot better than I've seen at other stores in shopping centres, there were a lot of European brands. I think that they are sent over from stores in Europe which don't sell them, but they were all new and no issues with them, and as I said a very fair price. I found a lovely pair of geox shoes for my daughter and paid $30 for them, which was great.

This review is for All Points Glass Bulleen, Bulleen VIC

verified email - 14 Nov 2012

I needed to get some glass replaced on a picture frame (it fell off the wall and the glass smashed). They were really friendly on the phone and said I could come on by anytime. When I got there, after a quick look at the frame the guy said it would take him 10 minutes - he did it on the spot for a very reasonable price. I was really impressed, especially as I'd thought they only did bigger jobs.

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Eltham Swimming School, Eltham VIC

verified email - 14 Nov 2012

Really good experience with the baby classes - started there when my bub was 6 months with Elizabeth and she is a great teacher, and is really focused on the kids.
The water is always really warm, and on the whole seems clean. If there are a lot of classes on, the changing rooms get full quickly, and they could do with an update but are more than adequate for a quick change.

This review is for Rare Bears, Eltham VIC

verified email - 14 Nov 2012

Good selection of toys/ activities for the kids (love the bouncy castles!), it is free for under 1's, so the price of $9 after 1 was a bit of a shock.
Wouldn't recommend going there on a rainy day as it can get packed and the service slows down considerably, but on a standard day the service is fine and it's not too busy. Good place for a mothers group etc to meet up.

Approximate cost: $9