Fresh User Reviews in Moreland Area - Brunswick to Gowanbrae

9.8 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  10     

Just amazing and hearty food. Love it all and have tried it all. Warwick Thai seems to me to be the best Thai in town. My favourite, Prawn Yum Ruom.

May 28, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  10      Value  10     

Best service. Excellent Value.

May 25, 2012

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

Good food, good tunes. Burgers came out fast on a really busy sunday day which was a surprise for the hungover. Perfect cure for the night before, or the night to come. I'll def get back to you about that!

May 22, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

Had such an amazing night at Hellenic Republic! The food was authentic and what you would get in a taverna in Greece.

Highlight would be the lamb and the moussaka. The Cypriot grain salad is also a must. For dessert I got the 'Ekmek kataifi pagoto' which is a pastry with cherries, custard and mastic ice cream. Amazing!

Also had a nice chat with a waitress from Greece, she was lovely to talk to her and very attentive. Planning my next trip to Melbourne just to have dinner at Hellenic Republic!

May 16, 2012

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

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  7     

I went there on an early week night with a friend. She had a veggie burger which she loved (I thought the patty was excellent and full of flavour and texture although a bit sweet overall) and I had the filthy beast which was awesome! I wanted more chilli and was directed to a chilli sauce display which had more hot sauce varieties than I know existed!

Service was great and food came in under ten minutes. We did want to drink wine but thought the wine list was too expensive.

May 11, 2012

6.5 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  5      Service  7      Value  7     

Have been a couple of times, staff are happy and attentive, food is tasty, fresh and good value, ambience is comfy and laid back, try it yourself.

May 10, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Ambience  9      Service  8     

One of my mates lives just off Sydney Rd so I've been to the Green as the "locals" call it a couple of times. Love the beer garden. They have very strong heaters outside so you can still actually sit in the garden despite the autumn temperatures.

Last time my friend ordered a plate of breads and dips which were delish, didn't know they had food other than the pizzas you can get delivered from a pizza joint close by.

May 07, 2012

9.8 Highly Recommended

Quality  10      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  10     

Great service with a very friendly atmosphere. Amazing facial.

May 02, 2012

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  8      Value  10     

We used to go every 8 months or so, in the vain hope that the male manager there might have moved on. Finally he's gone! The difference in atmosphere, staff morale, service, and enjoyment in going is dramatic!

We now visit approx. once a fortnight, often with our two dogs. We are always made to feel welcome, the service has improved vastly, the food has always been pretty good but now it is consistently very good to excellent. They are now more than happy to adapt any of their offerings to suit (a great change from the set ways of the long-gone gumby manager that seemed to have no experience of any sort of customer service whatsoever).

Once or twice the service has been average recently, but in general it is top notch, with the staff far happier in general & therefore able to provide a genuinely pleasant aura about the place.

Apr 22, 2012

2.5 Not Recommended

Quality  3      Ambience  3      Service  1      Value  3     

Staff are very unfriendly and rude. Service is poor.

Apr 16, 2012

5.5 Average

Food  4      Ambience  2      Service  8      Value  8     

Was quite disappointed with the food here. The chicken had some fat on it which I assumed was meant to be Halal also I asked for the dish to be cooked in the Tandoor and it wasn't and I also asked for one of the stuffed breads with cottage cheese and got a plain one instead plus it was quite dry and flimsy, two garlic naan and one onion naan were also dry and flimsy. Perhaps, a new kitchen staff may be required here and until there is I won't be back in a hurry that's for sure.

Apr 16, 2012

10 Highly Recommended

Quality  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

I Have a wonderful time every time I go to Beautiology. It is a beautiful place, not sterile at all, the girls are fun to chat with and so accommodating to all my needs, I have never been let down by their service, they're fantastic. Can sometimes be hard to get in, must book an appointment, just goes to show they're popular!

Apr 13, 2012

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  10      Service  10     

Hidden away in Albion St. Great place, with heaps of sitting outside. This is for everyone so bring your kids, dog, grandma, friends. Staff are lovely. Coffee is great. Had "the Mumbler" (poached eggs on toast with pesto, fetta, spinach, tomato and dukkah) for brekky the other day. Very good! Can't believe I didn't know about this place earlier.

Apr 08, 2012

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  7      Value  8     

First time I went they had a problem with their coffee machine. The manager(?) was very nice and explained what was wrong with the machine but I was in a hurry and didn't want to wait 15 minutes for my latte so I asked for my money back and went some place else. Last weekend I went there again and had a lovely brunch with great coffee. Happy I gave it another try!

Apr 04, 2012

6.8 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  8     

My second time here but not as good as the first that's for sure! The banquet was similar but with minor changes which were a mistake they shouldn't stuck to the original banquet!

The dessert wasn't the authentic loukoumades served warm with walnuts and honey instead a custard ball with a sour coating which was horrible. The salmon was too undercooked and more like japanese style and the skin was not crispy at all, the salads tasted indian what happened to a good old horiatiki salata with cucumber and tomatoes? They replaced the beautiful tiganites patates with boiled potatoes and the scallops tasted different too last time they sat on a dollop of garlic skordalia on the shell this time they weren't as tasty.

Overall still nice but disappointing compared to my first experience there.

Apr 01, 2012

4.5 Below Average

Quality  5      Ambience  4      Service  5      Value  4     

Very sterile environment. Not very welcoming. Staff were quite rude. Won't be going back.

Mar 19, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  8     

Simply the best Lebanese food my wife and I had since we came to melbourne 4 years ago. Great food, friendly staff, nice ambience and if you get a cedar banquet you will not be disappointed. We will come back for sure.

Mar 19, 2012

6.5 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  2     

Let me be honest here, I came along for someone's birthday so I can't grumble, but I can say I was pretty appalled at the value of the food. I ordered the special of the day, spinach and ricotta ravioli with lemon sauce for $30. I was disgusted at how much I got for that kind of money! Three pieces of about 8cm by 8cm ravioli, no way worth $30! Don't get me wrong, the food itself was lovely but I felt very enraged to have to pay that much for it! Won't be going there again if I can help it!

Mar 10, 2012

5.5 Average

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  4      Value  5     

Unfortunately, we had a similar experience to the first poster. I'll just attach below most of the content of an email I was intending to send them but couldn't because they don't seem to have an email address. Anyway, I just checked our bill and it, too, had some additional items on it called "Open Price $12.50" so maybe you'd best check your own bill if you go.

We ate at your establishment last night. We enjoyed the food and drink and thank you for a great meal. We couldn’t help noticing, however, that your restaurant was empty except for us, and for the entire time we were there. We eat in the area quite a like, living nearby, and know that many places are quite full, even on Monday night.

So, at risk of offence, we have some suggestions for you to improve your business. Please accept them as intended, we are only trying to get more people into your establishment.

Firstly, The music was, well, pretty bad. Jazzy lounge guitar music just doesn’t seem the right choice. We’d suggest something contemporary Japanese instrumental groove or alternatively, some classic blues/jazz ala Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, etc. Also, the music was turned up while we were there from a comfortable level initially to too loud for us to talk comfortably.

Secondly, We were sat behind the bar which seemed an unusual step as we were the only people in the restaurant and it would’ve been better to seat us towards the front or at least where other potential patrons might see us and therefore feel more comfortable about coming inside. People hate to walk into empty restaurants.

Thirdly, We were given drink menus first without any food menus. This might be seen as a bit confusing for Melbourne people as we’re used to getting both at once unless the establishment has hats. It also means that patrons are being asked to choose, say, a bottle of wine without know what they might eat. Better to provide both menus at once, we think.

Fourthly, Unfortunately, your waiter, though very friendly, competent and courteous, probably needs a little better English language skills. We had some confusion about what we were ordering which could have been a problem as we are vegetarian and nearly ordered a dish containing chicken.

Other than these things, as I said, we enjoyed the food. And the glass of shiraz my partner had was exceptionally good. We wish you good luck with your establishment.

Mar 06, 2012