pastagirl

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

Attending the state theatre to see Chris Rock last month booked in at the Retro for pre show dining. Arriving late at 7 pm we were amazed at how packed the cafe was with people all over the place waiting to be seated. We were sceptical at first thinking we were pressed for time before the show but were promptly seated and our drink orders immediately taken and delivered in a flash.

The cafe has an amazing ambience and the speed of service in what looked to be a crazy atmosphere was phenomenal!.. our food to our amazement took only 10 minutes approx to arrive and was of excellent quallity, amazing flavour and great value! The menu is quite simple yet has a great variety covering salads, pastas, risottos and some interesting unique main meals.

Our young tall waiter was a pleasure to deal with, providing prompt service and a great personally adding great flair to our dining experience at the retro cafe. Overall the retro is a little undiscovered gem in the city which is full of dull cliche' cafes and provides a great overall dining experience.

A standing ovation for the management of the cafe is justified for providing a highly functioning system that enables the cafe to operate when busy given its limited space and resources. Highly recommended if you are ever in the CBD.. we will definitely be visiting retro again.

Sep 06, 2008

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  9      Service  9      Value  8     

Attending the state theatre to see Chris Rock last month booked in at the Retro for pre show dining. Arriving late at 7 pm we were amazed at how packed the cafe was with people all over the place waiting to be seated. We were sceptical at first thinking we were pressed for time before the show but were promptly seated and our drink orders immediately taken and delivered in a flash.

The cafe has an amazing ambience and the speed of service in what looked to be a crazy atmosphere was phenomenal!.. our food to our amazement took only 10 minutes approx to arrive and was of excellent quallity, amazing flavour and great value! The menu is quite simple yet has a great variety covering salads, pastas, risottos and some interesting unique main meals.

Our young tall waiter was a pleasure to deal with, providing prompt service and a great personally adding great flair to our dining experience at the retro cafe. Overall the retro is a little undiscovered gem in the city which is full of dull cliche' cafes and provides a great overall dining experience.

A standing ovation for the management of the cafe is justified for providing a highly functioning system that enables the cafe to operate when busy given its limited space and resources. Highly recommended if you are ever in the CBD.. we will definitely be visiting retro again.

Sep 06, 2008