Reviews by wendyk
Very disappointed that the topsoil we ordered must have been riddled with weed seeds as they are coming up everywhere, clearly from topsoil as they are coming up in pots with the topsoil but no plants in them yet.
We got some takeaway lunch from here to eat on the river bank opposite. Both our meals were lovely, fresh. The cafe was large and looked like a great place to eat in. There was such a large variety of things to choose from - will be back to try the cakes/sweets, they looked amazing.
Approximate cost: $8
We had take away from here, we only ordered two dishes. Both seemed to lack any real flavour or depth. It may be a case of knowing which ones they do well. We would probably not rush back as there are others in the area that we consider good.
Approximate cost: $18
I was very underwhelmed by this restaurant. At a table of 9, with a variety of entrees and mains, the kids fish and chips seemed to be the best meal. The rest was average, with little flavour, some dishes were very very salty. The menu seemed to try and have an asian influence but did it poorly.
The service was polite and tried but the 3 different people to tend to our table did not know the menu or simple things like what the soup of the day was. They did however each time go to find out for us.
The restaurant itself is nice, you can converse with the people at your table quite easily. Prices were reasonable, but not when the food is so average. We will not return or recommend.
Approximate cost: $20
The quality of the food served to our table all seemed to be very good, cooked and presented well.
The decor and renovations are very nice however it was so loud from all the hard services that it was difficult to hear the person sitting next to you let alone across the table with no music playing. The flies were annoying from the doors being open. Cigarette smoke wafted in from people smoking straight outside the door to which the staff member I mentioned it to seemed not to care.
The service was ok. She tried a little but soon seemed to loose interest in us once our orders were in.
I would give them another go as they have only been open a little while, however they still have some way to go to justify the prices they are charging for their food.
Approximate cost: $30
This is a really tricky one to review. It can not be compared to other pizza places as thier pizzas are more like the authenic italian pizzas with few ingredients and thin bases vs common pizzas which have mounds of toppings and thick bases.
The two pizzas we had were tasty, good crispy thin bases. The ingredients were fresh rather than the over processed stuff you normally get on pizzas. The cheese was just right for me rather than loads of it. There were fewer number of ingredients on the pizza but the proportion was right, you were able to taste each thing. Suprisingly they still filled us up as much as the mountain pizzas usually do.
We will certainly give them another go.
Approximate cost: $18
Kims Bakery have some lovely asian inspired, light, takeaway food as well as the standard sandwiches and focaccias, all at very reasonable prices. We loved their rendang pie and lemongrass chicken roll, even the basic chicken and avo sandwich had an extra zing to it. There are cakes that look amazing but we never got to them!
The apartment we stayed in was wonderful. Very very well equipped, clean, great view. The owners had gone to great lengths to make sure all you would need was there. The complex is in a great location, walking distance to a supermarket and the restaurants, foreshore.
Management could have been a little friendlier, however there was minimal interaction with them so it did not affect us.
We had some really nice, basic, publike dishes here and a couple of very bad dishes (chilli prawn linguine and fish & chips). The chicken parmigiana was really good as was the calamari. If you are seated around the edge or outside it is lovely but inside it is has a strong TAB/pokie feel to it. I would return here but keep the order simple.
Approximate cost: $20
The food we had here was as a whole very nice. It had great flavour and was very fresh. The service was a little lacking as they seemed somewhat more interested in chatting amongst themselves or people they knew walking past the restauarant however I would return.
Approximate cost: $18