Fresh User Reviews for Child Friendly Menus in Melbourne

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

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

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

2 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  2      Service  2      Value  1     

Big disappointment! Completely over priced! We dined here last Saturday night and had been looking forward to it for ages! When we got there it was very unatmospheric and we were completely shocked at the pricing for the spec of restaurant we were in. It is a casual dining room yet you would not pay $46 for a tiny chicken pie in the Ritz, London! Seriously?! Who do they think they are kidding? Very very bland and uninspiring dining experience. Will not be returning.

May 07, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  7     

I've been to Terra Rossa a few times now and am quite fond of it.

The ambience is great, providing an environment really conducive to a good chat over a meal.

The service has been good each time I've been there, with helpful and attentive wait staff, the meals have been very nice and the price is reasonable for the quality.

May 06, 2012

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  9     

Loved It. Great food and service, very family friendly. We saw the review in the age in January and have been wanting to visit for a while. Finally got there. Very impressed.

May 01, 2012

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

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

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

2.5 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  2      Service  2      Value  3     

By now anyone who has a voucher is probably warned off, which in my opinion is reasonable. We went for Saturday Lunch and had vouchers. The food was okay but nothing to write home about. And our vouchers included drinks, specifically cocktails which cost about $12 each. You'd think if that was the case, the wait staff would be more than happy to substitute a mocktail or a soft drink instead of the cocktail but no.

The voucher said 2 cocktails each, so that's all they would serve us, unless we ordered something extra. Apart from that annoyance, which was pretty big, the service was lackluster, and often slow and there was no feeling of welcome, more of imposition. I'm told Limor's used to be good but in their location with that attitude, I really don't think I want to go back for a second chance at supposed greatness. You blew it, Limors.

Apr 20, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  10     

I ate at Limors under new management on Sunday the food was great and I was glad to see new friendly people waiting on us. Thank god the old owners have left and we can look forward to a new renovated restaurant where everything you eat is of high quality and the service superb well done guys for making it an enjoyable night out. We recommend it to anyone who wants to have a function as well. Look forward to eating in very soon.

Apr 17, 2012

2.3 Not Recommended

Food  3      Ambience  2      Service  3      Value  1     

My husband and I took another couple to dinner last night as a thank you we chose the press club having eaten there several times before. I ask you George what have you let happen to your once lovely restaurant?

The degustation menu was obscenely overpriced, literally nine mouthfuls of food for $135 pr hd and at least three of those mouthfuls were very unpleasant. The service was comically pretentious, the wine prices were outrageously marked up.

All in all a very expensive $900 for four people but overwhelming a huge disappointment and none of the four of us, regular diners and restaurant patron, would never ever go to the Press Club again.

Apr 15, 2012

7.5 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  9      Service  7      Value  6     

Despite the initial 'not Another tapas place" the food was enjoyable and well prices. Service polite and friendly. I would go back if I was in the area again
Thanks.

Apr 15, 2012

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

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

6.8 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  7     

Had an excellent meal with my family. Well prepared food. Tasty and delicious. Well done. We visit atleast once a month. More innovative cuisine on Church Street. Staff always charming and friendly. Congratulations.

Apr 04, 2012

7.5 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  9      Service  7      Value  8     

I'd been hunting down authentic style Mexican food (read: not smothered in tomato salsa and cheese) for awhile that was in my budget. I'm pretty stoked to have found Los Amates. The simplest dishes were well executed from entree quesadillas to nachos (with black beans mmmm).

I had to try to mole sauce, a house speciality. It was a unique flavour, which I'm not sure I liked, but didn't regret trying. Favourites with our table were Enchiladas de Pollo and Camarones Al guajillo.

The intro to the menu states that they have tried to maintain authentic flavours but toned down the spice to meet Australian tastes. I was a bit disappointed that my meal wasn't spicer, one aspect of Mexican food that I really look forward to and enjoy.

Service was a bit all over the place, but always friendly. I think I'll return - it was good value, but it doesn't match up food-wise with the slightly pricier genuine Mexican places around town.

Apr 02, 2012

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

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

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