Reviews by mattr5

This review is for Foodland, Newton SA

verified email - 11 Oct 2010

I cannot believe this place is still operating in such a busy group of shops, Target brings a lot of shoppers and its local to quite a few suburbs.
Worst fruit & veg department I have ever seen, bruised & damaged fruit/veg, very minimul selection for a Foodland and the "bargain trolley" consists of mouldy old disgusting scraps that should be in the bin.
Shelves are usually stocked ok but they barely have any range in their items.
Specialty items are either not available or are so obscure no-one buys them and they go out for 99c in the discount bin.
Staff are wandering the aisles chatting or even "texting" and most dont know where anything is or just ignore customers all together.
Bread is either sold out at any given time of day (other than 8am) or the loaves left seem so stale they may be from last week
V/bad store avoid if poss.

This review is for Foodland, Norwood SA

verified email - 07 Oct 2010

Staff who know where everything is, top quality fresh produce in the fruit & veg area and a better range than the 3 supermarkets which are closer to my house AND UNDER COVER PARKING which is free for the first 2 hours!! This is in-valuable with children on wet or v/hot days.

This review is for Fasta Pasta, Gilles Plains SA

verified email - 07 Oct 2010

This is the worst food of any kind I have ever eaten. We were served by an arrogant/rude manager who was 'ogling' the young female staff and was chewing a match while taking our order. Way over priced too.
The pasta dish was plain, way too underdone (not even close to al dente) but the gnocchi was just disgusting and an embarrassment to the establishment. It resembled boiled rubber balls floating in dishwater. One bite then in the BIN!
Avoid this place your better off making a quick pasta at home.

Approximate cost: $18.00

This review is for Subway, Greenacres SA

verified email - 06 Oct 2010

Friendly staff, polite with greeting customers and happy to have a chat. The best part.... a real coffee machine!! They make me a hot cappuccino and get it right every time, well done

Approximate cost: $8.50

This review is for Hungry Jacks, Firle SA

verified email - 06 Oct 2010

The drive through service here is quite bad, even for fast food! The staff are far too young and poorly trained. I mainly get coffee on the way to work and occasionally a breakfast meal and these simple orders are often wrong or take far too long. Staff need training in manners, product knowledge and general customer service

Approximate cost: $9.00

This review is for Sugar & Spice Cakes, Millswood SA

verified email - 06 Oct 2010

We got our Wedding cake from here and I cannot believe the high standard of this family run business. The cost was in line with all the other (5) places we went to but the taste of the cake.....oh the cake! I'm remembering the mud-cake now, of all the samples we tried this place stood out above and beyond all the rest. The attention to detail is remarkable and the couple who run the store are just nice, down to earth people

Cannot compare to another cake/bakery business where we purchased our daughters !st b-day cake - tasteless, and the icing wasn't set so it slowly slid off the top.

Approximate cost: $550.00

This review is for Earl Of Leicester Hotel, Parkside SA

verified email - 30 Sep 2010

Awesome schnitzel, huge and very tasty I had beef (excellent) wife had chicken topped with avocado (massive!!)
Will return for sure - but gotta be starving

Approximate cost: $22.00

This review is for M.E. Dale Crash Repairs, Edwardstown SA

verified email - 30 Sep 2010

My mirror was knocked off by a courier (who left a note lucky for me) and he recommended this repairer. When I stopped in for the quote they were so friendly and helpful I couldnt believe my luck. The fellow had already contacted them and they repaired the mirror the following saturday and even gave me a coffee while I waited.
Excellent company and I will return if I have to (hope not though!)

Approximate cost: $0.00

This review is for Snooze, Gepps Cross SA

verified email - 30 Sep 2010

We purchased our daughter her first bed, it was ready 6 weeks later and had to be collected from Salisbury and was un-packaged, damaged and poorly made with runs in the paint. We also ordered a quilt cover in May and it wasn't ready to collect until this month SEPTEMBER!
We were told we could return the bed but they wouldn't collect and we would need to wait another 6 to 8 weeks for the replacement.
Not happy, will never return and will discourage family friends and any other consumer to avoid this store also.

Approximate cost: $900.00