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User Reviews on Avalon
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Food 6 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 8 |
Value 7 |
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I've eaten here a couple of times over the years and am a little disappointed that the menu doesn't change that much. Our party ate there on Saturday night, my 3 friends enjoyed their meals immensely but I could only pick between 2 rather uninspiring vego options. As someone with dietary requirements I'm not expecting be bombarded with choice but at the same time how about changing what's on offer, a mashed potato pancake ain't that interesting! I'll get off my tofu box now and stop complaining, my friends thought it was fantastic, the service was good and it has a great atmosphere.
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Eduardo -
See my reviews 26 , 17 May 2010
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Food 7 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 6 |
Value 6 |
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Had a really unique experience at Avalon. My partner and I dropped in on a Saturday lunch and walked up a big flight of stairs, turned right and my jaw dropped. It had such character, despite having not one customer in the restaurant. Every table was laiden with cute, little colourful and patterned cups and saucers- like my grandmother collects.
All were different and the restaurant had matching old tablecloths. Having every table to choose from we sat near the big window that looks over Katoomba's reserve and has a view of the mountains as well which was nice. The service, one chirpy lady in a cute colourful, patterned apron and a hairnet. It was like walking into another decade!
My partner had the lamb which he enjoyed but couldn't finish, it was such a large portion. I had the chicken breast with a creamy lemon sauce. It was nice but the sauce was a bit strong, and once again I didn't get close to finishing my meal because of the large size.
I rate the ambience 5 purely because we were the only ones in the restaurant. It was fully booked for night time service and I imagine if we had dined then the ambience and experience would have been completely different. Go there, it's gorgeous.
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Hadomi -
See my reviews 4, 12 April 2010
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Food 9 |
Ambience 10 |
Service 9 |
Value 8 |
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Absolutely loved the experience! Service was attentive, with the helpful staff infectiously happy. Either we were particularily hungry from the mountains atmosphere as the food was simply delicious and more-ish. We loved the interior decoration of the former theatre creating quite a nostalgia for the 50s.
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TKW -
See my reviews 2, 11 February 2010
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Food 2 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 5 |
Value 4 |
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Great cocktail bar, when its open. Nice decor, but food is bland and doesn't look appealing on the plate, menu is dull with very little choice and service is very hit and miss.
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Gourmet74 -
See my reviews 9, 23 December 2009
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Food 6 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 4 |
Value 5 |
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It's a great place to eat, they just need to fix up the food. The entree tart was nice, pastry didn't inspire. Wish I'd checked the reviews here beforehand. Agree, the main lamb was a letdown. My partner enjoyed the fish main. Good thing the view and the eclectic deco distracted me from the food.
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GeneralDisaster -
See my reviews 2, 20 December 2009
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Below Average |
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Food 3 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 4 |
Value 1 |
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Great venue, staff not that interested and that goes for the Chef/Cook. Anti Pasto was good, lamb was bloody aweful as was the steak. Do yourself a favour and go across the road to somewhere else.
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bronsonone -
See my reviews 1, 22 November 2009
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Food 7 |
Ambience 10 |
Service 7 |
Value 8 |
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We've dined here at least 30 times over the last 8 years, and although it's not fine-dining, the ambience makes up for any deficiencies with the food, which is unimaginative, and the service, which is erratic. The room is a whimsical Art-Deco mix of furniture and crockery, with very lovely views over the rooftops of Katoomba and towards Mt Solitary in the distance.
It is possible to reserve a table next to a window and watch the sunset on a summer night. The menu is fairly restricted, with some sauce-infested overdrive items. The desserts, however, are excellent and generous. Service is good on a quiet night, but when it's busy, they often forget you exist. The Avalon is a unique Mountainesque venue that is best visited on a week night or a week day for lunch.
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pretamanger -
See my reviews 12, 14 April 2009
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Food 10 |
Ambience 10 |
Service 8 |
Value 9 |
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This place is awesome, we were told we'd have a bit of a wait as we hadn't booked, waited for about an hour, but when the food came it was well worth the wait, steak was perfect and so was the duck. The staff were hilarious, full of fun despite being rushed off their feet. We paid under $90 for a fantastic meal (2 mains) and a very nice bottle of wine. I would recommend it to all (unless you're in a hurry!)
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sarahfunnyface -
See my reviews 1, 16 February 2009
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Food 7 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 7 |
Value 6 |
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Loved the funky room, wish we'd been here during the day to see the view. Food was ok, I had the salmon, which was well cooked, but the potatoes it came with were completely inedible, way overcooked, very hard. My husband reported the the duck had a nice flavour but found the potatoes to be "sketchy". The banana tart was everything the previous reviewers promised it would be. The overall bill did seem a bit expensive, given the quality of the meal we had.
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maxxy -
See my reviews 23, 04 December 2008
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Food 6 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 7 |
Value 6 |
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My partner and I had dinner here on our recent visit to the blue mountains. We had spring rolls for entree which were good, mains were so-so, took a little too long to come out and were on the small side for their price. Dessert was great, my husband loved the banana caramel tart, I had the chocolate pudding which was rich and delicious. Will definitely come back if I'm in the area.
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graceycb -
See my reviews 4, 11 October 2008
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