Reviews by awfylassie


verified email - 09 Jul 2011

We had our old bathroom ripped out and an entirely new one put in by Uniq. Were extremely happy with the process - they were great with advice, suggestions, planning and were competitive with their prices and down-to-earth. We wanted a separate bath and shower and they were the only company who came up with a plan to accommodate this (others said it was not possible). They were also good in getting all the tradesman together to save us having to do it. We even gave the tradesman extra odd jobs to do around the house which they were happy to oblige for a little extra money.

Initially it was done quickly and within the two week timeframe we were given. We did have to wait a little while for all the finishing touches, though, but they were done in a further couple of weeks.

The bathroom looks great, we were very happy with it. Although the towel rail did fall off and we had to have them back to fix it.

Unfortunately now, a few months later, the towel rail has fallen off again, as has the toilet roll holder - we have found they were just stuck into the plaster, rather than put into studs. We have left messages but are still awaiting a call back to fix these.

All in all, excellent for the big stuff. Their only fault is they aren't so focused on the little finishing touches which was disappointing.

This review is for McClelland Gallery And Sculpture Park, Langwarrin VIC

verified email - 09 Jul 2011

McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Follow a path around a beautiful lake and throughout 16 hectares of bush and landscaped gardens and take in some lovely, interesting, wacky, and fun outdoor sculptures and art.

Admission to the gardens is completely free and it is especially wonderful for children to run around and look at the sculptures as some of them are interactive - especially the spiders web (that kids can run under and into) and a rock maze they can run around.

I go here all the time, it's a great place to go. There is a cafe but is a nice idea to just bring a picnic, too, and have it somewhere in the gardens.

This review is for McClelland Gallery Cafe, Langwarrin VIC

verified email - 09 Jul 2011

Lovely cafe in the heart of McClelland Sculpture Park. After wandering around the gardens, it is lovely to stop here for a coffee or some lunch. Can do this with a beautiful view of the lake and surrounding sculptures. Especially nice to sit outside on a nice day. Staff are friendly, food is tasty and the coffee is divine. Lovely way to spend an afternoon.

This review is for Santa's Place, Moorooduc VIC

verified email - 09 Jul 2011

Great place. Inside a big Christmas shop with everything dedicated to Christmas, but it is worth a walk through to see all the twinkling lights and display of mini Christmas cities that have moving parts when you press the button.

At the back is a nice cafe that do lovely coffee, snacks, cakes and soups (I believe they are in the middle of getting their liquor licence). And outside is a great space for sitting drinking your coffee and a huuuuge playground for the children, complete with fort, slides, swings, an old tractor for them to pretend to drive and a large trampoline. All fenced in so the kids can't run off.

During Christmas, Santa often visits with lollies for the kids and tractor rides are available throughout the Christmas farm (you can buy real trees there).

They are open all the time in the couple of months leading up to Christmas, and also in July for Christmas in July.

This review is for Frankston Kitchens, Frankston VIC

verified email - 07 Jul 2011

Had our old kitchen taken out and a completely new one put in by these guys. Really impressed with them from start to finish. They took care of everything, from appliances, plumbing, electrics, cabinet makers, tilers - as far as we found out, the only kitchen company that takes care of EVERYTHING - most are just cabinet makers and leave you to pick the plumbers and other tradesman yourself.

The only catch was we had to use a certain brand of appliance - one we had never heard of - but as it turns out, they seem to be good ones and are working fantastically.

They were great accomodating our ideas in the design process, advising what would work and what wouldn't. Had a lovely showroom and great staff to help us along in the process. Very happy with our new kitchen. A little pricey but worth it for the fact they take care of everything. Definately recommend and would go with them again should we ever renovate another kitchen.

This review is for Jaleigh Blinds Curtains, Seaford VIC

verified email - 07 Jul 2011

After a few quotes I decided to go with Jaleigh - we put put new blinds on every window of our house. We decided on Jaleigh due to their competitive price, the fact they were local, and their brilliant salesperson who gave a lot of advice and suggestions of what would work better for us, colour advice, and type of curtain advice.

The speed of the blind making and delivery and installation was fantastic. And the blinds look really great.

The only fault is I some of the roman blinds we got put up fall down quite regularly in the folds - so we have to keep clipping them back up - and some of the rods slip out of the sides of the blinds and we have to keep pushing them back in.

I think their fantastic prices are rather reliant on some budget cuts using cheap fittings - the clips are flimsy plastic... I have to buy some more so I can fix up the falling blinds.

I probably wouldn't recommend Jaleigh because of this and probably wouldn't use them again... I wish that I could say differently because when they are up properly they look great and the staff were so friendly and courteous.

This review is for Savers, Frankston VIC

verified email - 05 Jul 2011

Great second hand store. Huge, a lot of variety and diverse range of clothes, homewares and clothing. I especially find it good for children's toys - for example I bought a moving thomas train for $3 and a seesaw for the garden for $10. A couple of scratches on them but worth it for the money and the smiles on my kids faces. Good way to treat them when kids toys are normally so expensive. They are always getting more in too.

This review is for One One Five Cafe, Mornington VIC

verified email - 05 Jul 2011

Lovely cafe in the heart of Mornington. Nice tables and chair to sit out on the main street for people watching while you dine, or there's a courtyard out the back, even the inside has a nice feel about it.

Open for breakfasts and lunches. Was impressed that their "kids breakfasts" included one with eggs, bacon and a hash brown for $9. A lot of places don't offer proper breakfast foods for children other than fruit toast.

Went there for lunch at 11.30 and was a little disappointed to be told we couldn't order from the lunch menu as it didn't start until 12. This was a little harsh since I think they direct their lunch menu to local business people on their lunchbreaks - they have a good special on Tuesdays and Thursdays - $15 for lunch bruschetta and a glass of wine.

Luckily foccacias formed part of their breakfast menu so we had those and they were very tasty. Coffee was delicious and lovely staff - very friendly.

Would definately go back again.

Approximate cost: $20.00

This review is for Mornington Toyota, Mornington VIC

verified email - 05 Jul 2011

A bit disappointing due to a really pushy salesman. Was just looking at a car trying to get a feel of what we wanted in one and with every question I asked, he brought it back to money and did we want to make a deposit. Got quite annoying. Won't be buying a car there.

This review is for Buzy Kids, Frankston South VIC

verified email - 03 Jul 2011

This playcentre is... just okay. There are up sides and down sides to this venue:

The up side is the equipment. There is lots of climbing equipment that is more horizontal than vertical, so it doesn't go up too high and so is great for pre-schoolers who are a bit iffy about heights. There are also jumping castles, ball pits and room at the back for driving cars. So lots of activities.

There is a fun under 3s section with their own jumping castle and ball pit.

There is also a crawlers section for babies but this leaves a bit to be desired - just basically a fenced in area with mats and a couple of dump trucks. Although you can choose to leave your car keys at reception to swap for 5 baby toys which you get your car keys back on return of the toys... but good luck acting as the fun police when other kids want to take one of the toys off to play with themselves. I think they should be more trustworthy with the baby toys - other centres are.

The downside is the darkness of the centre. The cafe part where parents sit is bright with lots of lighting and the windows letting natural light in - there are no windows in the play area which is fine, but there are hardly any lights either so it's very dark. Right at the back, where the cars are, is really really dark and most kids hardly go in there, instead they come out to ride the cars around the cafe area instead - bit annoying.

It is quite dirty as well - really dusty equipment if you look at the top of it and run down but okay to play on if you are not too particular about it. It looks like they wipe down the main parts people see, but if you look closely it is pretty awful.

The food is reasonably priced, the coffee is quite good but be careful when you order babychinos as they come out scalding hot! They usually warn you about this, but would it hurt them to stop making them like that? No babychino should have boiling milk in it.

So, it is an okay venue. I will go back but not for anything other than my children, who usually aren't into the climbing equipment, but will actually climb up the ones here.