Reviews by effyg

This review is for Uplift Skin & Beauty, Ashburton VIC

verified email - 16 Jan 2012

Lovely facial and best eyebrow treatment I have ever had. Staff very friendly. Upstairs, sometimes easy to miss doorway.

This review is for Inverloch Palace Chinese Restaurant, Inverloch VIC

verified email - 16 Jan 2012

Wonderful fresh veges and meat in our dishes. The roast duck was fantastic. With so many lousy places to eat in Inverloch this was a refreshing change.

This review is for Noodle Kingdom, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 16 Jan 2012

This is a newly opened Noodle Kingdom just near Lonsdale St. Took the kids for dumplings and they were fantastic. Quite a posh fitout for a noodle place with well dressed staff.

This review is for Cafe Najla, Northcote VIC

verified email - 16 Jan 2012

Went with a discount voucher and got a great 3 course meal. Have been before and the fish is always fantastic. Waitstaff very amenable.

Approximate cost: $25

This review is for The Burvale Hotel, Vermont South VIC

verified email - 14 Jul 2011

Look, noone goes here for the food do they? It's pretty mundane and poorly cooked in general. The wine list is appalling, the decor jaded and the staff sparse and disinterested.
However....the kids LOVE the free karaoke, arcade games and meals on Fridays, so we go...

Approximate cost: $16

This review is for Zouz Cafe, Camberwell VIC

verified email - 14 Jul 2011

Very friendly staff, great coffee (they use A2 milk BTW).
Food is a bit patchy at times but at least they open for dinner unlike the other cafes in the strip. Chicken caesar is great!

Approximate cost: $18

This review is for The Fitz, Fitzroy VIC

verified email - 14 Jul 2011

Been coming to the Fitz since..well...too long to recall. Always had a decent meal here and this week's lunch was no exception. Friendly staff and great brekkies. Try the pancakes - they are generally awesome!

Approximate cost: $20

This review is for Cavallero, Collingwood VIC

verified email - 14 Jul 2011

Came here for dinner on a saturday night a few weeks back. Three of us were seated at a table barely the size of a drinks tray. I had heard/read bad things about the attitude of the wait staff here, but I have to say our waiter was affable and helpful, with no trace of the aloofness I had been warned about. Food choice was a tad disappointing. I had baramundi which was lovely but tiny, and served on a mountain of eggplant (not mentioned on menu) which I detest. Wine choices by the glass also limited. Place was very very noisy but that was ok - praps better to go with a big group. Also lighting was dim, which I like, but perhaps a bit too dim as I noticed another patron using her mobile to illuminate the menu. lol.

Approximate cost: $28

This review is for La Chiq Nails And Beauty, South Yarra VIC

verified email - 14 Jul 2011

Came here using a voucher and found staff to be very friendly. Treatments (mani, pedii, waxing)were all executed well. Salon is small but stylish - I was the only client on the (week)day I visited so it was quiet. Pay parking is available in the adjacent car park (it's not only one hour as previous reviewer stated you just have to park in the other section).

My only complaint would be that my clear nail polish peeled of within 24 hours. Never had that happen before...

Approximate cost: $45

This review is for Trunk Diner, Melbourne VIC

verified email - 14 Jul 2011

Lunched here on a cold weekday in July. Although the diner is in a plastic walled annexe to the restaurant proper, it wasn't draughty or cold. The service was friendly and helpful, even when a burger was sent back for being underdone. Food was good and reasonably priced.

Approximate cost: $12