Reviews by MichelleB3

This review is for Gold Coast Dental Services, Broadbeach QLD

verified email - 05 May 2009

I have been to this dentist several times over the years, mainly to get teeth removed unfortunately (no fault of the dentist!), and they have always been excellent.

Kind, without being weird or babying me (I am 30 years old but look young and some dentists have in the past treated me like a kid for some reason), they give the injection gently so it barely hurts, they are also efficient and explain to you thoroughly before, during and after everything you need to know about the procedure you're having.

The actual suite is small but clean and pleasant. The cost of the procedures I've had is also very reasonable compared to some other dentists I've been to.

Highly recommend this place! (you can also go shopping afterwards seeing as you're right in the middle of Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, or grab a bite to eat - if you can feel your mouth, that is!

This review is for La Porchetta, Broadbeach QLD

verified email - 23 Mar 2009

I love dining at this restaurant. I know it's nothing amazingly flashy, but we've been eating here for years, and I love so many things about it.

The ambience and atmosphere. I love eating in Broadbeach in general, and it's just so relaxing but also uplifting to sit (outside especially) amongst the palm trees, other diners, and gaze at the lights of the high rises around you, the lights twinkling in the trees, and the many other cafes and restaurants all around.

The food here is really of a high quality I think, and especially for the price. My partner and I sometimes share a large pizza and it only costs us around $8 each!

The waiters are really good, very friendly and accommodating, and at this particular restaurant we always get treated very well by one of the senior guys. I'm not sure if he's the owner or manager, but he is lovely to us. He knows what we order now, we're very predictable!

I highly recommend this restaurant for a nice, relaxing and excellent value meal.

This review is for Soulmama, St Kilda VIC

verified email - 23 Mar 2009

I've been going to Soul Mama for several years, always for my friend's birthday. I moved away from Melbourne 5 years ago so I have a bit of a soft spot for going to certain places, and this is one of them, however...

The food is average. I'm not a vegetarian but my partner is and she does all the cooking. Let's just say I've been to MANY restaurants, vego or not, that have done a LOT better than Soul Mama in terms of the taste of the food.

I tend to always get 4-5 small servings of the different meals on offer, and usually only like 1 or 2 of them. I find many of them a bit bland. Several of my vegetarian friends find the same thing.

The dessert, which I usually pig out on at other places, has always been disappointing to me here. Last time I ordered an apple crumble with ice cream. It was $10 and I couldn't even eat it because it had so many seeds and nuts in it, and barely any apple. I just ate the ice cream.

I actually love the ambience of this place though. I ADORE the view. Even if you're not seated by a window, you can still see out easily. The walls are all windows for most of the eating areas. You can see all the way out to sea and also look down on St Kilda below.

I also like the atmosphere inside the restaurant itself. I don't mind the fact people are often bustling around you.

This review is for Aylesham Cattery, Mudgeeraba QLD

verified email - 23 Mar 2009

We used this cattery for the first time over the weekend, as recommended by our vet (and the website convinced us too), and we are thrilled with it!

They came and picked up our two kittens, right on time, and although they offered to bring some carriers, we already had our own. They supply the food your cats like to eat at no extra cost. They even sent a text msg later that evening, letting us know how our kitties were doing.

They delivered them back, again right on time, and our cats seemed really happy and healthy. It really puts your mind at ease knowing your "children" are being looked after so well.

The cattery also takes many forms of payment (in our case, Bpay was easiest), which is excellent and so convenient. The cost itself was excellent too. $25 per day for a double suite.

They have piped music, partitioned screened patio areas, toys, scratching posts, trampoline beds (and bunk beds), and they of course never let un-rooming together cats mingle.

We have already booked our kitties in for Easter. SO impressed!

This review is for Gold Coast Vet Surgery, Surfers Paradise QLD

verified email - 23 Mar 2009

I'd heard about this vet clinic through word of mouth and online, and it had the reputation of being the best vet on the Coast. I can understand why. Dr Cruickshank is so lovely and our two kittens are really comfortable with him

We have had all our de-sexing and vaccinating done there, as well as check ups, and if anything should happen to go wrong at any time with our cats, we will definitely be going to this vet.

The prices are also really cheap. I'm not sure if prices are fairly standard across all vet clinics, but we were really surprised.

We even got a free check up and introductory pack for our kittens!