Reviews by Kye

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

10/10 for everything. What a lovely place to have breakfast with friends. A great establishment with lovely service (it was busy too!), yummy food and wonderful surroundings. It just doesn't get better than that. HIGHLY recommended to everyone :o)   (Kye - April, 2012)

Overall 6.8 - Food 5, Ambience 10, Value 8, Service 4

Stayed at the Mansion Hotel and had breakfast at Joseph's the next morning. It's a lovely place with simple but beautiful table settings and surroundings. Came down to eat at a reasonable time, 8am, but all but 1 slice of bread was left to toast. The eggs were yummy as was the bacon. A good selection of breakfast food but the hot food wasn't hot, it was warm.   (Kye - October, 2011)

Overall 8 - Food 9, Ambience 8, Value 10, Service 5

I have visited here twice this year, once in April and just early this morning (around 3am!).

The first experience wasn't so good. The waiter took so long to bring our drinks to us, just coffees, and when we asked for some water later it never came. His excuse was "We're very busy". After waiting half an hour for some water (I think half an hour is more than enough time to wait) we got up, paid the bill and walked out!

This time round though it was a different story. I went with a different lot of friends after a night out clubbing and feeling hungry we ordered a large special pizza to serve four of us. It came in a good amount of time and was the perfect recharge food to soothe our souls!

The waiter though, wiped our table in front of us while we were talking and one of my friends questioned him on this. He said "You shouldn't have sat here then". What the? Shouldn't the table have already been wiped? Isn't it common sense to wipe a table AFTER the previous customer has left and NOT while new customers are there? That was the only flaw this time round.   (Kye - May, 2011)

Overall 9.5 - Food 10, Ambience 8, Value 10, Service 10

Went to Renzo's in April 2011 with some friends on a Saturday night. We sat in the dining area outdoors overlooking the water. It wasn't very busy for a Saturday night, then again it wasn't the most perfect weather either. I ordered 'Linguine ai frutti di mare' and it was superb! It was well presented and tasted wonderful. I thought it was priced quite well for such a lovely meal. Very filling! We were looked after throughout our entire dining experience. This is a place I'll to recommended to family and friends and I'll revisit there again.   (Kye - May, 2011)

Overall 9.5 - Food 9, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 9

Been here for lunch on 2 seperate occasions and will be sure to go back again. Great priced dishes. Both times I've ordered the caesar salad with chicken. The dressing is nice, not too overbearing, but there's more lettuce than anything else. It'd be nice to have some more chicken! Both times I've been seated with a view (got there right on lunch time before the rush!) and to look out at the water as we're eating is truly beautiful.   (Kye - March, 2011)

Overall 9.3 - Food 10, Ambience 7, Value 10, Service 10

A little place with lovely fresh Italian food. I ordered linguine marinara risotto and the flavour just went on and on. Beautiful. My friend ordered a chicken dish and she was equally as happy with her meal. We sat indoors at a little table. We felt that more space was needed for our plates though but that doesn't detract from the beautiful food on offer. Il Pomodoro isn't too hard to find if you know it's there (more signage please!). It's at the back of Federation Square but whoever stumbles upon this little place will be sure to enjoy what's on offer.   (Kye - March, 2011)

Overall 9.8 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 9, Service 10

Great place to be, especially on a busy night. The vibe is fantastic! Went with some friends and we all wanted a light meal before a theatre show we were going to see. We told staff of our plans and they were relatively quick taking our orders and bringing our food out, especially considering the place was full. 15 minutes later we were all served with our food. I had the pizza bread and we all agree that our meals were delish!   (Kye - March, 2011)

Overall 10 - Food 10, Ambience 10, Value 10, Service 10

Went to Fresh Chilli last year, 2010, with a friend. This is a great little place that's buzzing with excitement. There's delight on everyones face! It's always so busy and popular that you need to book to get a table. I think that the word has spread around about just how good this place really is! I highly recommended Fresh Chilli to any lover of Thai food. They offer truly amazing dishes and the service is great. Staff wear tradtional Thai dress and are very attentive to customers. This is a place I will be sure to visit time and time again. 10/10 to Fresh Chilli. Congratulations on a job well done!   (Kye - February, 2011)

Overall 7.8 - Food 9, Ambience 10, Value 9, Service 3

I didn't enjoy the service here at all on 29.01.11. My friend and I were asked if we'd like to sit inside or outside, we chose to sit outside. Raffael's have a lovely outdoor area and it was such a beautiful day to be dining out. We waited a while before someone came to take our drink orders. We had to call out to the staff though when we were ready to order our meals because they didn't come to us after 10 minutes of waiting. There clearly wasn't enough communication between staff because when one staff member came up to take our drink order, another one came a few minutes later. Same scenario with our meals after we asked to order. It wasn't even a busy day. Staff need to and should know what tables they're waiting on/looking after. I ordered the grilled chicken and avocado focaccia and my friend ordered a wrap. I found my meal to be great at an affordable price but I just wish that there had been service with a smile. It's like the staff just didn't want to be there. Such a shame.   (Kye - February, 2011)

Overall 8.3 - Food 8, Ambience 5, Value 10, Service 10

Went to this Groove Train restaurant towards the end of last year, 2010. We were the only customers there on a Saturday! We got great service because we were the only ones there. Hopefully business has picked up since then though. I ordered calamari but I found it to be too tough and the batter on it was too oily. Hubby ordered his usual like at most places we go to - porterhouse steak and chips. His meal was great! A great place with a lot of potential and meals at great prices.   (Kye - February, 2011)