chocomunchmo reviewed Misty's Diner, Prahran
Restaurants, American, Good For Groups, Child Friendly, Child Friendly Highchairs
3.5 Below Average
Food 3 Ambience 6 Service 3 Value 2
Could have spent 10 bucks and gone somewhere else with more consistency. We didn't have high expectations but cold burgers is certainly not what we wanted from a burger diner. Advertised burger were 100% meat, but more like 20% meat and 80% breadcrumbs et al. Gave me indigestion.
Soft drinks severely overpriced, two burgers, two soft drinks and 1 fries came to $50. The manager was lovely enough, but his staff were a bit clueless.
May 25, 2012
Cafes, Kids Activity Centres, Good For Groups, Child Friendly, Child Friendly Highchairs
9 Highly Recommended
Quality 9 Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9
I have been to Dizzy's many times and our kids really love it. They have a brilliant play structure and the whole space is huge so the kids can run amok and just tire out! I think the food is actually really good, coffee fine too. I worked it out that having a party at an indoor play centre is actually heaps cheaper than having one at home, and the added bonus is you don't really have to do anything as Dizzy's does it all for you.
We have had just a cafe table there and that was really relaxed and once we booked out one of their themed party rooms (the witches room) and the kids got all dressed up. Plus we had a visit by Dizzy the Dragon. It is definitely one of our favourite kids play centres (clean and the staff are young, but friendly and the place has a good vibe). Thanks!
May 22, 2012
Jenny T. reviewed Meltemi Greek Tavern, Doncaster East
Restaurants, Greek, Mediterranean, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy
4 Below Average
Food 4 Ambience 3 Service 5 Value 4
2nd visit (1st 4 years ago) Not very impressed unfortunately. Booked for Mothers Day, was not told when booking that it was a set menu. Arrived and was told it was 'a set' after saying that I wasn't informed when booking and not particularly happy, was told that the senior staff would come and have a chat with me. That didn't occur.
The set menu was for 2 persons based on $42.00 per person, we paid $45 person plus drinks. Admittedly didn't check the bill till after paying. There was no separate bowl of olive oil (normally served at Greek restaurants for dipping). The dips though tasty were small in portion. The octopus was not tangy with lemon as expected. Which brings me to the point of having a set menu, what if people are allergic to certain foods, or come to a lunch with a budget? If I had been told, I would have gone elsewhere.
The baklava was burnt on the bottom. The corkage $4.50 per bottle (love that as we opened and poured our own drinks, so $4.50 for the cost of a glass on the table). All in all disappointed with the outcome. The way we show a restaurant we like it is to return, sadly we won't.
May 13, 2012
Heretoexperience reviewed Cafe Romantica, Brunswick East
Cafes, Italian, Family Dining, Good For Groups, Hip and Trendy
2.5 Not Recommended
Food 3 Ambience 3 Service 2 Value 2
The food is over priced for what it is but it tastes Ok (definitely nothing special) the late hours they are open is the only good thing about the place. The senior staffs come off as incredibly rude and money hungry and given we have known personally some of the staff for many years we know that this is very much true.
The staff are paid $12 per hour, have ridiculous demands made of them and are also not granted any of the liberties that are the normal saving graces of hospitality work such as the ability to give your family and close friends at least some kind of discount.
Over all if you are around the corner and desperate to go somewhere for food at 3am then there it is but we would certainly not recommend a visit otherwise!
May 13, 2012
Cherry Lips reviewed Burwood Teppanyaki House, Burwood East
Restaurants, Japanese, Good For Groups, Child Friendly Highchairs, Citibank Dining Program
7.5 Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 10 Service 6 Value 6
We enjoy dining here but its best to book because they can get caught out by being understaffed. Love the entertainment of Teppanyaki with the family, a great night out for food and laughs.
May 06, 2012
dsinghs5 reviewed Carlton Curry House, Carlton
Restaurants, Indian, Vegetarian, Good For Groups, BYO
9.5 Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 10
Peggy and her crew were involved in catering for 162 guests at my daughter's engagement just 2 weeks ago. Her quality service and looking after all guests and their tastes was something beyond description. All guests boasted so highly of the quality of all her food and they said they all will be going to her restaurant and using her for catering services in future.
Peggy is so innovative and listens to all special requirements as we had requested. I have not tasted such food provided by her in Australia as we have eaten at so many restaurants. Tonight we are going back to her restaurant. I would say to everyone who has not been to her restaurant to make a visit and try her cuisine cooked to your taste especially in hotnees. The Best Indian Restaurant in Australia.
May 06, 2012
Restaurants, Asian, Thai, Family Dining, Fine Dining
8.5 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 9
Pleases my Thai wife to have a decent Thai place locally. Much better and more authentic than other local Thai restaurants.
May 06, 2012
jackie23 reviewed Mehak Of India, Sunshine
Restaurants, Indian, Family Dining, Fine Dining, Good For Groups
9 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9
Food was awesome but the only thing the service is very bad.
May 06, 2012
Cafes, Modern Australian, Child Friendly, Child Friendly Highchairs, Serves Breakfast
8.8 Highly Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 10 Service 9 Value 8
The coffee is to die for... How fantastic to be presented with a coffee menu! This is the place to go for your daily pick me up. You might have to wait for a table on the weekend but well worth it!
Apr 27, 2012
Helen R. reviewed Carlton Curry House, Carlton
Restaurants, Indian, Vegetarian, Good For Groups, BYO
9.8 Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10
Carlton Curry House ticks all the boxes. I went here with a large group of 15 and we all thought the food was outstanding. The prices are very reasonable and the servings are generous. The service is great, very friendly but not invasive. Upstairs caters for a large group. So if you’re into Indian food and would like to impress your friends, this is the venue for you!
Apr 25, 2012
vbr reviewed Cafe Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe
Cafes, Modern Australian, Vegetarian, Family Dining, Good For Groups
8.5 Highly Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 8
Food is great, service excellent and staff always friendly and courteous.
Apr 24, 2012
Restaurants, Greek, Mediterranean, Seafood, Good For Groups
1.8 Not Recommended
Food 3 Ambience 1 Service 2 Value 1
I was not a fan of this place.
Our group was placed in the back corner, with poor lighting. The rest of the restaurant was illuminated, whilst we were in very dim lighting. It was that dim we couldn't even see the colour of our food.
We were also told they had no gyros meat. How on earth does a Greek Restaurant not have gyros meat! If we had known there was no gyros meat, we wouldn't have eaten there.
They forgot one of our platters, and we had to wait 20 minutes for it to come out, by then nobody wanted any. We were told it was only going to be 5 minutes.
Service was also poor. The food is extremely overpriced, with little value.
We will never return to this restaurant, next time we will go somewhere else, which we know has amazing Greek food and service.
Apr 23, 2012
Bluesteel86 reviewed Mill, The, Melbourne
Restaurants, European, Modern Australian, Tapas, Vegetarian
8.5 Highly Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 10 Value 8
We arrived late for our booking and the staff were really friendly and easy going about it and even ordering our food they gave us space and enough time. The waitress had a vast knowledge and was great help when choosing drinks and food as this place has qite the variety to choose from. Food was delicious and the portion sizes were done really well. A all round good place to eat then down stairs to charlies bar to keep drinking.
Apr 22, 2012
Gerko reviewed Misty's Diner, Prahran
Restaurants, American, Good For Groups, Child Friendly, Child Friendly Highchairs
5 Average
Food 6 Ambience 4 Service 4 Value 6
Not very impressive. Vaguely like a US diner but could barely hear the music. The food was ordinary. The Chilli Fries were undercooked, my burger was nothing special with vastly too much mayo in it, the waiter not particularly polite. Could not recommend.
Apr 14, 2012
Restaurants, Italian, Pizza, Steak House, Child Friendly
5 Average
Food 5 Ambience 4 Service 6 Value 5
Whenever in town I find it a must to head up to Lygon St and experience the entertainment of restauranters selling their food to passers-by and offering deals to suck people in. I would be lying if I said I hadn't been hooked in by a bottle of very cheap wine or a free entree before only to experience some pretty average meals. In fact I love taking anyone new to Melbourne there to get a first hand view of it all.
After reading many pleasant reviews on this site, I decided to take the guess work out of play and book in.
Staff were pleasant and relatively prompt but they appeared very busy so not much in the way of warmth. We were a table of two squeezed in next to a table of approx 15 to 20 young people celebrating a birthday. It was pretty loud as you would imagine so that deterred from the experience a bit but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
Food wise - Not bad. Portion sizes are large. We had arancini balls and buffalo wings as shared starters and I was starting to feel the pinch after them. Mains we had the gnocchi with beef ragout and the home made meatballs with angel hair pasta. I enjoyed them but certainly no wow factor.
Apr 11, 2012
Restaurants, Chinese, Yum Cha, Family Dining, Good For Groups
9.8 Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 10 Service 10 Value 10
Last night (1st April 2012) our family went Golden Dragon Palace for my Mum’s Birthday dinner. We had a great time and really enjoyed. This was first time I went to there. It is a very nice suburban Chinese restaurant; especially there was a live piano performance to make everyone more enjoyable. The atmosphere is almost magical, also the waters made you very comfortable with their excellent services during the dinner. A must trying Chinese restaurant in Melbourne!!! I definitely will go back there.
Apr 02, 2012
priyasmum reviewed Rocotillos, Frankston
Restaurants, Cafes, Takeaways, African, Comfort Food
9.8 Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10
By far the best Cafe in Frankston, I would even say the peninsula. Food is well thought out and everything is fresh and lovely. Family friendly, owners are lovely people, staff are so welcoming. Coffee is yummo. You have to have the breaky, we usually order a few dishes and share because it is all so inviting. I hope they stay forever.
Mar 28, 2012
Restaurants, European, Modern Australian, Tapas, Vegetarian
7.8 Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8
Second time I have eaten here and this place does good standard food in a fun atmosphere. Hardware Lane has a great feel about it and this place is in the middle of all the action. The menu is modern and well priced and the food is generally of a good standard - not fine dining but definaiely a notch above most modern Australian restaurants.
Wine list is Ok, you will find something that suits. If you can catch an outside table for lunch on a sunny day you will really enjoy the experience.
Mar 26, 2012
Joanna J. reviewed Entice Restaurant, Murrumbeena
Restaurants, International, Modern Australian, Family Dining, Good for Brunch
1 Not Recommended
Food 1 Ambience 1 Service 1 Value 1
Where do I start? The service was terrible. The food is overpriced for the crap that gets served up, however after seeing the chef it's no wonder. Never seen someone that seedy and dirty in my life. It actually made me ill to think his hands had been on my food. Won't be going back.
Mar 25, 2012
Helen Chambeyron reviewed Entice Restaurant, Murrumbeena
Restaurants, International, Modern Australian, Family Dining, Good for Brunch
9.5 Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 9
Wonderful food, professional and friendly service plus a great atmosphere. Love the parking across the street at the railway station, very handy for a few drinks! Thanks Andrew and Heidi, we will definitely be back.
Mar 20, 2012
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