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8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

I have had lunch from this place several times now. I love how they have fully embraced technology and have an online and iphone app ordering system. It saves me from waiting for my order in the cold, wintery Melbourne weather! Everything I have eaten here so far has been fan-expletive-tastic. And it is totally true, Miss Chu Is the rice paper queen. You Must try the duck rice paper roll. It's my favourite.

May 25, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

We wanted to order from the indian restaurant that was originally at this location, only to discover there was a change of management and was renamed Kalash. It appears there is also a change of chef as well. Sceptical, we ordered a few dishes without seeing a menu. When the dishes arrived we all thought the curries looked a little watery than what we're used to.

However, after the first spoonful, the flavours were All there. The meats were very tender and well cooked. We ordered some naan and roti. Roti was good but the garlic naan was awesome. Price wise, it was alright, but, perhaps, there could have been a little more meat for the price?

Overall I wasn't disappointed and am quite relieved the meal was good. Looks like we've found a new favourite restaurant! Thanks!

May 25, 2012

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

This cafe is a little bit away from the main strip of Carnegie. But it is very worth coming here. The staff are very friendly and polite. The food is fresh and yummy. The coffees are really good! This is a family friendly dining place with a lovely out door area at the back that has a childrens play area. I will definitely come back again!

May 20, 2012

9.2 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Drinks  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  8     

I had a wonderful dining experience here the other night. The steaks were cooked perfectly, the service was fantastic and I absolutely love the decor and ambience. We will definitely be coming back here to dine in the future!

May 20, 2012

5.3 Average

Food  6      Ambience  7      Service  5      Value  3     

There are better steak places than this one. My rare steak was medium and my partners well done steak was dry! And it only takes One foul faced waiter to taint your meal. Of the four or five people who served us, the waiter who was responsible for our table needs better customer service skills. Everyone else who worked there that we encountered was lovely. Ambience was nice. But I will think twice before going back.

May 13, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  7     

I have had lunch from this place several times now. I love how they have fully embraced technology and have an online and iphone app ordering system. It saves me from waiting for my order in the cold, wintery Melbourne weather! Everything I have eaten here so far has been fan-expletive-tastic. And it is totally true, Miss Chu Is the rice paper queen. You Must try the duck rice paper roll. It's my favourite.

May 25, 2012

9 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

We wanted to order from the indian restaurant that was originally at this location, only to discover there was a change of management and was renamed Kalash. It appears there is also a change of chef as well. Sceptical, we ordered a few dishes without seeing a menu. When the dishes arrived we all thought the curries looked a little watery than what we're used to.

However, after the first spoonful, the flavours were All there. The meats were very tender and well cooked. We ordered some naan and roti. Roti was good but the garlic naan was awesome. Price wise, it was alright, but, perhaps, there could have been a little more meat for the price?

Overall I wasn't disappointed and am quite relieved the meal was good. Looks like we've found a new favourite restaurant! Thanks!

May 25, 2012

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

This cafe is a little bit away from the main strip of Carnegie. But it is very worth coming here. The staff are very friendly and polite. The food is fresh and yummy. The coffees are really good! This is a family friendly dining place with a lovely out door area at the back that has a childrens play area. I will definitely come back again!

May 20, 2012

9.2 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Drinks  9      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  8     

I had a wonderful dining experience here the other night. The steaks were cooked perfectly, the service was fantastic and I absolutely love the decor and ambience. We will definitely be coming back here to dine in the future!

May 20, 2012

5.3 Average

Food  6      Ambience  7      Service  5      Value  3     

There are better steak places than this one. My rare steak was medium and my partners well done steak was dry! And it only takes One foul faced waiter to taint your meal. Of the four or five people who served us, the waiter who was responsible for our table needs better customer service skills. Everyone else who worked there that we encountered was lovely. Ambience was nice. But I will think twice before going back.

May 13, 2012

9.2 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Drinks  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

The location of this place left a little to be desired but once you get past it, wow what an awesome place to have lunch! The menu is French based with a lovely selection of steaks. My steak was cooked exactly the way I liked, medium rare. The steak came on a large plate with chips And a flavoursome salad. We also had entrees before hand. Try the white bait! The staff were very friendly and accommodating and the ambience was perfect.

Apr 21, 2012

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

This place is Awesome. It very much reminds me of the very modern and very efficient restaurants you would find in Asia. The kitchen hands would bring the dishes out to the tables and the servers/waiters would then serve the food. You can see them making dumplings and noodles through the glass windows. There is seating directly in front of these windows.

I wish I had seen this before we were seated. Every dish we had was very flavoursome. The service was very efficient and we are definitely going to be eating here again! Its my new favourite place to eat in Sydney.

Apr 21, 2012

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  9     

Having walked past this place many times, we finally ventured in to have lunch here at the Diner. It was so worth it! The food was perfect! I had a brioche wagyu hamburger. It was cooked Perfectly at medium rare. We also ordered chips and were met with fries. Love It. Ambience was good. Excellent service as well. It was very good value and if the oppurtunity arises, I'll definitely eat here again.

Mar 30, 2012

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  7     

It has been a while since some one reviewed this place. Things have changed alot since it's opened! For one thing, I believe the owners have changed. Over the course of a few years, I have eaten here on many occasions, breakfast, lunch, outdoors, indoors, in the back garden, when it's busy, when it's not so busy. First couple of times, yes, it wasn't so great. But lately, I have been impressed with the food, the service and the coffee.

Food has come out prompt. My poached eggs have always been perfect, my pasta or risotto has always been tasty. Water arrives at my table after I have ordered. Drinks always come first, then the food within a reasonable amount of time. Requests for extra things such as chilli for my pasta has always arrived promptly and the staff are friendly and professional.

A large group of us with screaming babies once took over almost the entire seating in their back garden early last year and the servers were really great about it, even pointing out where we could find change tables! I am very happy with this place and will continue to eat here whenever I can.

Mar 18, 2012

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  9      Service  6      Value  8     

We had lunch here on a Sunday. It's one of the best tasting pho's I've had in Melbourne. Excellent flavours in the stock! Ambience was good. Value was good and on par with other restaurants of the same nature in Melbourne.

The service was good, not great but good (we waited a while for one of our drinks to come, which is fine, but the fact you could see the person who is supposed to be making the drinks standing at the counter doing nothing did not impress me). I am, however, very impressed with their new marketing strategy since changing name in September 2011. It's a typical Vietnamese pho restaurant brought into the future! Well done! We will eat here again.

Mar 18, 2012