Fresh User Reviews for Teahouse in Melbourne

1.2 Not Recommended

Food  1      Drinks  1      Ambience  2      Service  1      Value  1     

Having just come back from lunch there with a scoopon voucher! It was the worst service I have ever encountered and I work in the industry, we were meet by the chef on entrance, I said I have a table booked, he replied, voucher, then took us tour seats, gave us the piece of paper with the menu on it, a sub class menu for scoopon. He came back took our order, served the wine then served the food, I had the dry salmon with a little veg and cool rice, no sauce no condiments nothing! Nobody came near us for drinks, he came back to clear the plates and didn't even ask if we injured it, surly if they take part in a voucher system they would want the business, I felt we were intruding and not felt welcome at all. I don't believe there chef should be waiting tables cooking ect, one to miss. Really not worth the $32 voucher price, I feel cheated!

Apr 18, 2012

4.6 Below Average

Food  3      Drinks  5      Ambience  7      Service  5      Value  3     

A very disappointing experience. Scones were overcooked, 'jam' was a watery concoction of chunks of apple and red juice, impossible to spread onto scones! Very meagre serving of cream, had to ask for more. Overpriced tea. Had to ask for more milk, and hot water. Slow service, but pleasant waitresses. Won't go back.

Apr 08, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  7      Drinks  7      Ambience  10      Service  10     

My husband and I went for lunch on Saturday 31/3/12, and were greeted with so much warmth by a lovely waitress. We were an hour early with our booking and I asked her if that was alright. She told us not to worry about the timing and took us to our seat and gave us our menu. We didn't wait long for drinks nor food. Food was good, service was amazing and the setting and views beautiful. I would highly recommend this place and am so glad, we went there despite some of the negative reviews. Thanks staff of Churinga esp the waitress who served us. You made our day and we will be back again. Ann

Apr 02, 2012

2 Not Recommended

Ambience  3      Service  1     

We had the worst service I have ever experienced at this place. We decided to stop for afternoon tea here at 3:15 pm. Nobody attended to us when we entered the place and we just stood around waiting to be seated, even though more than half the restaurant was empty! The waitress was just standing at the cashier (she wasn't attending to anyone else).

When we were finally seated, she didn't give us the menus so I decided to get it myself. There were no smiles, no welcomes. We waited for 10 minutes but no one came by to get our order. When I finally managed to get the waitress’ attention, she was really curt. We ordered a devonshire set and fries.

After waiting for 20 minutes, we were informed there were no more scones. We changed our order to an apple strudel and proceeded to wait another 20 minutes. When the food finally arrived, I asked her why our food took so long when the people who had arrived after us had already gotten theirs.

These were her exact words "You came at the end of a busy day and you have been showing me attitude since you got here". When I told her she had been showing us attitude, she started shouting at us. She said the guys who had arrived after us had made a booking with a Spreets coupon so their food was ready when they arrived (Seriously? Even when they hadn't placed their order? I haven't ever seen a coupon which gives you only one option on a menu and I sure wouldn't want to be eating something that's been prepared and is just sitting around.)

Everyone started staring at us and she just kept saying we were just being rude (because we had to wait 40 minutes for our food and we asked why?).

We decided to put an end to the scene and leave. We had gotten a cup of tea and I wanted to pay for that. When I put the money for the tea at the cashier on my way out she said, pretty rudely - "don't worry about it". We didn't go in there for a free meal or to be treated so terribly.

I have travelled all over Australia and the world and I have never experienced such attitude. If you can't serve with a smile, you shouldn't be in the service industry. This restaurant really doesn't deserve any positive reviews and I would strongly advise everyone to steer clear of the place. Its horrible.

Feb 19, 2012

4.5 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  6      Service  6      Value  3     

Massaman awful. Roti chewy. Paloo passable. Waitress retrieving something from the deep freeze in the middle of the restaurant? If the proprietor isn't interested in serving fresh good food, try another vocation. Yet another eatability restaurant with great reviews that has failed to impress.

Dec 31, 2011

4.4 Below Average

Food  5      Drinks  3      Ambience  6      Service  3      Value  5     

Painfully slow (really!) and disorganized service combine with ordinary food to make this a forgettable experience save for the "jasmine, lychee, white tea" which was a watery cup containing a bundle of dead leaves for $5.90. Give it a miss.

Dec 27, 2011

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Drinks  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

Tandoori flames is an excellent restaurant. first time, I picked up a take-away dinner and must admit that I was so impressed by their goat curry . Excellent taste and quality of the food. I was very impressed, restaurant has a variety of vegetarian menu. So, if you are not a meat lover, there are plenty of vegetarian dishes to choose from . Nice ambience , welcoming staff whatelse you can ask for . must try their chkn vindaloo (if you like something really hot ). Overall my experience was fantastic . Highly recommended .

Dec 21, 2011