GODRULES

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  8     

We had a special guest from Overseas and we decide to make a booking at Aria, overall the experiences at Aria have been superb except for one time as we had a very unprofessional waiter.

Unlike another restaurant which I recently attended at Christmas upon bringing this to the attention of the co-owner he quickly forwarded a very prompt and professional response.

Upon receiving that response I was prepared to give Aria another try and I am so happy we did even though the prices are high it is worth the experience as I am prepared to pay to get quality and this restaurant oozes quality in every way from the professional way they attend to your booking and request, to the coowner himself to the food, ambience, Service I for one will be recommending to all my friends and colleagues Aria deserves to be at the high end of the market and for anyone who is wanting a great experience I highly recommend that they go to Aria be it for a birthday, special occasion you will not be disappointed.

Jan 03, 2012

2 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  1     

Orso had always been one of my favourite restaurants at the Spit.

With this is mind and after not been there for Christmas over the last three years we decided to make a booking and the menu looked reasonably good on Christmas Day.

I have to say that with great sadness I will never go back again, the food was cold, the waiter absolutely appalling and when I bought to the proprietors attention he had a non caring attitude.

The view is superb that was about all. We made a booking with the proprietor for 1pm he, however, stated that they had a lot of bookings would it be okay for us to have a booking for 2pm that was fine not a problem.

Upon arrival, however, we had the worst waiter one can ever imagine to me faulty towers was nothing compared to this experience everything was too much of a drama and a problem for him.

He brought out the bread rolls and we asked if they could be warmed up he told us that the kitchen was too busy and, hence, he could try and see what could be done.

The entrees come out cold and then he brought two pieces of bread along with that which had been sliced and warmed which is okay not great.

Anyway, the mains were not great either, my sisters order come out raw he didn't even bother to ask if she wanted her meat well done, I gave her my turkey which was tasteless and I can assure you we go to alot of five star restaurants and had we not come all the way in we would have left right there and then the food was awful you would get better food even in a simple cafe, our whole day was ruined by the waiter and later on by the proprietor as I told him how disappointed I was then.

The desserts were no better my guest ordered the sticky date pudding no sticky date sauce of course this dry unedible piece of cake just on the plate.

The salad that was brought out to us did not even have a little bit of vinaigrette or some dressing, it was a disaster I would not wish this experience on any one, it is a pity Orso used to be so good, please even if you don't like someone don't take them there.

One more thing we had a choice of five desserts but by the time they got to us we got told only two choices were left which is very poor considering it is christmas, anyhow I thought just let it go, then I realised people who had come after us two tables to be specific were given further options one being the
sweet that we choose and got told that they had ran out again I bought this to the proprietors attention he said oh well they probably ordered before you which was not the case this is the lamest excuse I have heard Orso, unfortunately, proved how unprofessional the restaurant is. The rating of 1 is very generous it should be - 10.

Jan 03, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  8     

We had a special guest from Overseas and we decide to make a booking at Aria, overall the experiences at Aria have been superb except for one time as we had a very unprofessional waiter.

Unlike another restaurant which I recently attended at Christmas upon bringing this to the attention of the co-owner he quickly forwarded a very prompt and professional response.

Upon receiving that response I was prepared to give Aria another try and I am so happy we did even though the prices are high it is worth the experience as I am prepared to pay to get quality and this restaurant oozes quality in every way from the professional way they attend to your booking and request, to the coowner himself to the food, ambience, Service I for one will be recommending to all my friends and colleagues Aria deserves to be at the high end of the market and for anyone who is wanting a great experience I highly recommend that they go to Aria be it for a birthday, special occasion you will not be disappointed.

Jan 03, 2012

2 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  1     

Orso had always been one of my favourite restaurants at the Spit.

With this is mind and after not been there for Christmas over the last three years we decided to make a booking and the menu looked reasonably good on Christmas Day.

I have to say that with great sadness I will never go back again, the food was cold, the waiter absolutely appalling and when I bought to the proprietors attention he had a non caring attitude.

The view is superb that was about all. We made a booking with the proprietor for 1pm he, however, stated that they had a lot of bookings would it be okay for us to have a booking for 2pm that was fine not a problem.

Upon arrival, however, we had the worst waiter one can ever imagine to me faulty towers was nothing compared to this experience everything was too much of a drama and a problem for him.

He brought out the bread rolls and we asked if they could be warmed up he told us that the kitchen was too busy and, hence, he could try and see what could be done.

The entrees come out cold and then he brought two pieces of bread along with that which had been sliced and warmed which is okay not great.

Anyway, the mains were not great either, my sisters order come out raw he didn't even bother to ask if she wanted her meat well done, I gave her my turkey which was tasteless and I can assure you we go to alot of five star restaurants and had we not come all the way in we would have left right there and then the food was awful you would get better food even in a simple cafe, our whole day was ruined by the waiter and later on by the proprietor as I told him how disappointed I was then.

The desserts were no better my guest ordered the sticky date pudding no sticky date sauce of course this dry unedible piece of cake just on the plate.

The salad that was brought out to us did not even have a little bit of vinaigrette or some dressing, it was a disaster I would not wish this experience on any one, it is a pity Orso used to be so good, please even if you don't like someone don't take them there.

One more thing we had a choice of five desserts but by the time they got to us we got told only two choices were left which is very poor considering it is christmas, anyhow I thought just let it go, then I realised people who had come after us two tables to be specific were given further options one being the
sweet that we choose and got told that they had ran out again I bought this to the proprietors attention he said oh well they probably ordered before you which was not the case this is the lamest excuse I have heard Orso, unfortunately, proved how unprofessional the restaurant is. The rating of 1 is very generous it should be - 10.

Jan 03, 2012