I've now been going to see Michelle for a couple of months for some root canal work, and would recommend her to anyone. Previously, I was seeing a dentist in Sorell, who was continually 'farming' me out to other dental 'specialists' around the city as he couldn't/wouldn't do the work.
I looked on WOMO (should have done that first rather than listen to friends!!), found Tassie Smiles Dental... and I'm now getting *all* work done in one place.
Highly recommended.

Excellent food. It's now our 'go to' place for lunch or a snack whenever we are at Eastlands.
No more stodge from the surrounding shops anymore!!
We had the Tempura Bento Box @ $13.80, which came with Miso soup. More than enough for the two of us.
All cooked fresh, and it was only a 5 minute wait.
Friendly service, fresh tasty food.

Approximate cost: $13.80

It's a tradies paradise, being located near the industrial hub of Mornington, and they cater for tradies tastes, and quantities.

I ordered a triple cheese burger ($9), and got what was expected... 3 slices of cheese and a *huge* burger patty made from fresh mince. (We watched the girl out the back making up pattys as we waited)

My wife ordered the Ozzie Hamburger with the lot ($12)... and it was that big it required a plate and knife and fork, and two sittings to polish it off.
The only downside... because my burger was quite plain, I could get a good taste of the meat, and it needs more seasoning. Yeah, it tasted like meat, but it was a huge chunk, and needed something in there to add a bit of 'burger flavour'... maybe some minced onion/herbs and one of many burger seasonings around?

Next time we go back, I'm going to try the fish and chips.

They had some ready to go meals in the bain marie, curried snags, pasta, and a 'fried rice'. I'll leave them to the tradies.

Parking would be a hassle if more than 3 cars wanted to pull up, but all in all, if you have a big appetite, this is the place to go to.

Approximate cost: $21

This business has changed hands quite a few times over the past few years, and it's no wonder. I can't see this current version lasting to long either. I reviewed this cafe last in 2008 on Menulog, and swore I'd never go back, but they have had a change of ownership and advertsied all new products. I should have stuck to my guns, but decided to give them another try. New owners, no improvement.
The coffee was tepid, and tasted burnt.
I ordered a bacon and egg burger, and got a bacon and egg roll that had been sitting in the bain marie for quite some time. Dried out, stale, tasteless, no sauce, no butter. A piece of dried out bacon, and an egg that could have been used as an ice hockey puck. It should have been thrown out, but instead they chose to sell it.
Sorell looks like it has become the 'don't go to' place for food.

Approximate cost: $8

OK, it's a Maccas, but they are supposed to be 'standard' everywhere you go, which is why people go to them. To be fair, I gave Maccas at Sorell *5* chances (call me a glutton for punishment!!) and the only good thing I have to say about them is that at certain times, they are good value for money.
The coffee at the drive thru used to be top notch and about the best in Sorrell. That has fallen to below par in the last 2 visits. Maybe they need to clean the machine thoroughly?

The service....... abysmal. To wait *15minutes* for a Cheeseburger and chips??!! This was the last trip and after waiting paitiently for that amount of time, whilst people who came in 6-8 minutes *after* me and ordered multiple meals and got them before me, I'd had enough and seen enough.

In the past my partner ordered a Big Mac and got the burger out after we were underway home, only to discover that there was only one meat patty, and the top half of the burger was completely 'bare'. We have gone through the drive through and ordered simple meals, only to get to the window to collect and be told to go into the waiting lane, which is what they were doing for just about *every* car on that day.

Another time, we ordered two meals to 'eat in'. My partner got her meal (Quarterpounder), and her coffee, and had finished them by the time I got my cheeseburger... that was about a 12 minute wait. On that visit, they gave us a handful of vouchers (by way of apology for crap service) for free icecreams etc, that we have not used. Also, when the meals on these long waits eventually arrived, they were only just warm (almost like they had been put up and forgotten about) and the chips were tepid to say the least.

The last Cheeseburger I had, I opened in the car and it had a minute dollop of 'special sauce/mayo' on it, hidden under the *1* slice of pickle, no sign of the red sauce... and what I thought was a dirty container was actually the lettuce. A fingerfull of dead and dishevelled lettuce on the bottom of the container, not on the burger.

We have tried the Macca's in town and at Rosny, and they were quite busy when we went, and we had our *hot* meal with drinks and coffee all together at the one time, within 3-4 minutes.

Maybe because Sorrell is a 'regional' center, the staff there have the 'country' attitude and can't handle the 'big city rush'. I really don't care. Macca's are an institution and have a standard to uphold. If they can't do it, and *continually* fail in their service area, they need to do something about it, ie: get competent staff/managers in there.

I was going to give 2 stars for quality, but because of their 'fail' on the last trip and their hit and miss on the quality of the product, I've changed it to 1.

And we won't ever be going back there again, we'd rather spend the extra 15 minutes and drive into the Macca's at Rosny, or the city. Or go to a local coffee shop.

Approximate cost: $Varied

Rather dissapointed in the whole thing. We must have picked the wrong food item. The description said egg, mushrooms, and roasted capsicum on pide. It was cut in two to share, and yes, there was egg and on each half there was one small strip of capsicum, and one slice of what looked to be store bought (ie, tinned/bottled) mushroom. No butter or sauce/relish of any kind on the sandwich, so it was rather dry and very bland.
We saw others in the cafe with what looked to be fairly decent sandwiches which, if we ever go back, we will probably try.
However, we won't be having the coffee again. We'll probably go for a juice, or just plain water. I like my coffee, and will tell everyone when I find a good coffee...... this is not one of those times.
I've given a link below to a pic of the pide.... if you go there, don't order it!!
On top of that, we had to sit on a low, square cube/box and balance our food and drinks on a tea chest for a table that was quite wobbly because of the uneven floor. Quaint, but not what people with crook knees should be doing. I understand that the business is up for sale.... if it gets new owners, here's hoping they can fix it up a bit. The only thing we liked about this visit was looking at the inside of one of Hobarts old buildings.
We'll be in that area again soon, and might try it again, or give it a miss and go for the wood fired pizzas at The Duke (pub) across the road.

http://s199.photobucket.com/user/PeterL_2007/library/Hobart%20food%20forays?sort=2&page=1

Approximate cost: $17

Great fresh food, *huge* portions (beware when asking for a 'sandwich'!!), the best coffee, all condiments (chutney's, sauces etc), pies, desserts, and breads are all made on-site.... licensed, fantastic view, friendly staff........ it's just a great place to go and catch up with friends while having a feed and a drink, and looking at their extensive collection of ducks.
Their chicken and mushroom pies are *awesome*!!

Approximate cost: $12-25

Decided to try a wood fired pizza from here, while we were driving around. We got the Family size "Pirate" pizza with chicken, BBQ sauce, onion etc, at $18.50
The base...... they need to change their base dough, it held OK, but was like eating cardboard.
The toppings were good, and good amount of cheese, but funnily enough, it all tasted rather bland.
We tried a piece while it was hot, sitting in our car looking out over the spectacular view, and would have gone away a little satisfied.... if only we didn't see our pizza maker walk out of the shop with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth while she took the garbage out.
The other woman there was making some of their in-store pies, which looked quite good, but at $6+ a pop, they seemed a little over-priced.

Approximate cost: $18.50

The gear box on our car went while we were down in Tassie on a "relaxing holiday". RACT through RACQ towed it to a numpty repairer (subject of another not-so-nice review) who then duck shoved it onto our current repairer. He put me onto Imlachs to get a 2nd hand box to get us back on the road within a week, and lo and behold, they had *one* gearbox for our Pajero that had just come in, but was earmarked for another person. After telling the lovely Alesha our situation, she got it organised so that we would get the gearbox. Money went through via internet transfer, and we waited for the box to be picked up. Unfortunately, the sea-road service carrier didn't appear for about 5 days, and by that time, our window of repair and recovery was gone.
We made the decision to cancel the box transfer and leave the car in Tassie for a full rebuild. Totally unsure of the reaction we'd get from Imlachs, I called Alesha and explained the situation, and she was more than happy to cancel the order and refund our $1,340... we just had to wait a couple of hours after the phone call for the accountant to get around to it. The money was transferred back into our account that day, and we received printed details of our transactions within a couple of days. I was very pleased with the customer service (via Alesha), and would not hesitate to deal with them again if the situation ever arises.

Felt like some Chinese style, so thought we'd try this one. Never again!! "Prawn toast", it was probably sitting next to the prawns in the fridge, no flavour except for stale bread. The prawn dumplings were just as bad, couldn't see, or taste,a bit of prawn in there anywhere. My partner had Honey Chicken and rice. The name should be changed to Honey batter balls and tasteless rice. Large balls of batter, with miniscule pieces of what seemed to be some sort of white meat in the middle. At $18 for the lot, totally disgusting, and we left most of it sitting on the table. Avoid at all costs!!

Approximate cost: $18