Reviews by wendyk

This review is for La Sera Pizza Pasta & Ribs, Diamond Creek VIC

verified email - 16 Feb 2014

We have tried these guys a couple of times now and their pizzas are bland and the ingredients seem cheap. I get that cheesy greasy smell and feel when finished.

Approximate cost: $10

This review is for Element, Lower Plenty VIC

verified email - 16 Feb 2014

I went here for dinner on a Saturday night with 3 other friends. Atmosphere was ok, service was attentive - it did become quite loud as restaurant filled up making it hard to hear others at the table.
Straight up, I completely dislike their concept of having a menu with all dishes listed, not according to entree and main. We were continually asking if a certain dish was substantial enough for a main, or is it too big for an entree etc. There are clearly much smaller dishes intended for entree but you can not pick it from the menu (or the price). The concept does not make it interesting, better etc. - appears just to enable them to charge much more for their smaller dishes.
Food was ok - it was cooked well but there was not a lot of flavour to the overall dish. Dishes are also quite small. I ordered what was meant to be chicken maryland, ended up with 2 small bits of chicken with a mountain of "bitter" leaf salad. Prawn salad - 2 prawns, some scallops, - mountain of salad. All dishes seemed to be stocked up with a version of this salad and that is it. With an "entree" and a "main", I still had to go home for a sandwich.
Overall the food was cooked well (not over or ruined) but it just lacked flavour, was very 1 dimensional and certainly not enough quantity for a meal. I would not go back.

Approximate cost: $30

This review is for Nachos Mexican Cantina, Mount Waverley VIC

verified email - 07 Jan 2014

There was nothing overly offensive about this restaurant. The food was typical mexican options, however it was pretty bland.
Service was friendly and patient. It is quite expensive for what it is. The restaurant itself was nice, tidy and clean.

Approximate cost: $26

This review is for De Fazio's Restaurant And Take Away, Blackburn VIC

verified email - 09 Dec 2013

Is hard to "score" this restaurant based on our experience. The service was very friendly, knowledgeable and not in your face. We used an entertainment book voucher and the service did not falter upon presentation.
The food was quite nice but nothing extraordinary. The restaurant was pleasant and inviting.
We would certainly go back as it was nice food, pleasant evening. I am assuming it would be quite consistent which is a bonus for me.

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Reel Time Fishing Charter, Carrum VIC

verified email - 06 Dec 2013

We booked a fishing charter that was to go from 10.30 to 3.30 on a Sunday. Essentially the skipper took us to a location, put in as many rods as the boat could take (many more than the number of people) then proceeded to try to catch our bag limit of snapper ASAP which turned out to be just under an hour, at which point we then went back in.
We were very disappointed as we had paid for 5 hours (I appreciate time it takes to move). We could have moved somewhere else to try to get another species, we could have had only 1 rod each so we felt like we were actually fishing. If this is their business practice they should have been upfront about it. We certainly did not get our afternoon of fishing that we were after, we might as well have just gone to the fish shop and bought our bag limit.
Aside from that, the boat was clean and the equipment of a good standard. The skipper knew where to go but unfortunately did not want to engage with us at all - just wanted us to get our limit and get off the boat. Would not use again nor recommend.

Approximate cost: $150

This review is for Eltham Tea House, Eltham VIC

verified email - 12 Sep 2013

We went here for a weekday morning tea. The building interior is beautiful and there are also 2 courtyards to sit in. The cakes and drinks were lovely - the other "lunchy" food also looked and smelt great. There is an area inside for littleies to go into so they are not bored at the table or scarpering around. There is also a separate room out the back if you don't want to be near the children. Am looking forward to going back for lunch.

Service was ok, for the prices and the pretense of being high tea, you would expect table service. Not a big deal to go up and order with a number given to you.

This review is for Swimart, Greensborough VIC

verified email - 15 Aug 2013

We had a problem with our spa, not sure what it was. Barry came out and had a look - he noted that it was an issue that he would not be able to fix but then gave me the name of someone he said would be able to help. The reference was spot on and we came out with a good result. Barry went out of his way to provide advice and guidance on other aspects of the spa. We are certainly be going to be using them for all our spa needs from now one.

This review is for Happy Tint, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 15 Aug 2013

We had Happy Tint come to our home to tint the windows in 2 of our cars. The installer was 2 hours late, however he had rung to say he would be about 1 hour late and when he got here he worked really hard. It maybe that the office are not realistic in the timing of installations...?
The installer was professional, friendly and trustworthy. The job appears to have been well done and we are happy with it.

This review is for D & J Hull Plumbing Gas Appliance Repairs, Warrandyte VIC

verified email - 15 Aug 2013

Our spa heater was inconsistently not working. David came and sat there watching until it stopped working then proceeded to determine what was wrong. He was able to fix it on the spot. He was very friendly, thorough and on time!

This review is for Degani Bakery Cafe, Eltham VIC

verified email - 05 Jun 2013

I came here for lunch with my mother and daughter. The adults had foccacias which were average, mine was bland bordering on unpleasant. Chips as a side were nice.
However my daughter had pancakes which were lovely, tasty, fluffy and a generous serve. Food came relatively quickly.
Cafe is large and has a nice light feel about it. Staff were a bit hot and cold on the day we attended, I think they may have been distracted as it appeared it was the last day for one of the staff.
Will certainly give another go but avoid the foccacias.

Approximate cost: $12