Conveniently located and reasonably priced, Play Maze is smaller than other play centres but that is what I like about it! I know exactly where my child is and I'm not stuck chasing her around from room to room. I can sit and have a drink and a chat and still be within earshot of her.

It's only open during school hours (but also school holidays) which suits us. The cafe prices look reasonable, too, but all I've tried so far is a milkshake and I must say it tasted artificial (not very good but not awful).

Approximate cost: $7.50

Tasty, hearty German food, good value from both the restaurant and bistro. Massive serves. Expect to be eating a lot of meat and carbs. I love eating here but it's a fair hike for just about anybody. In case you have ever considered visiting this German club but the distance has put you off, I recommend you give it a try!

I've only eaten a Rashays once but was so put off by their penny-pinching over condiments that I refuse to return! Mediocre food aside, their charging for a lemon wedge served with a piece of fish was shameful. What really did it for me, though was, being pregnant and not sure whether their aioli was fresh (thus containing raw egg which is a no-no for those "with child"), I asked to swap the aioli for tomato sauce. When we went to pay, I was CHARGED for the tomato sauce, never mind that the aioli would surely have been worth more! So really, if we're getting down to the nitty gritty of it, they should have given me a credit!! I was (still am) so disgusted at their penny pinching policies that I flat out refuse ever to return to Rashays and I can tell you: Rashays' disregard for customer goodwill has come up in many a conversation with friends and family! Charging for a lemon wedge?! Phhht!

It may look like a seedy little motel restaurant but when you've found this all-you-can-eat bargain in the middle of your Gold Coast holiday, who cares? If you like Mexican restaurants, you know you're onto a good thing at this price! Good food, good price, dig in!

Approximate cost: $20

Una's has a typical German menu. What was not typical was that they sold out of pork knuckle before we ordered our early lunch. After sharing three entrees and two mains we've decided there are better German restaurants much closer to home so we won't be returning. This is a reflection on the traffic and parking nightmare; the food isn't horrible!

The stand-out dish was the crumbed mushrooms (they were unseasoned but the dill dipping sauce served with it was exceptional!). The deep-fried camembert was nice and a fair sized serving while the Dutch beef croquettes were small (gone before I could really put my finger on what I was eating). For mains we had cabbage rolls with rosti (a nice dish though nothing to rave about) and paprika chicken with rosti and vegies. This dish is what we marked the place down on. I order this dish in most Austro-Hungarian-German restaurants and I have to say it was so disappointing here. It was odd that they served it with rosti and not authentic noodles to take on the sauce (though their rosti was very good, it did get rather soggy) but the real disappointment was the flavour of the sauce. It had no qualities of an authentic "paprika" and to top it off, it looked and tasted as if it were based on canned tomato soup.
This aside, if you're in the area and you're into German food, I'd recommend you give Una's a try. If you don't know your chicken paprika (or don't order it), you may not be let down :)

I have dined here three times on "Scoopon"-type vouchers. The dinner vouchers are for a 10 dish degustation, allowing diners to sample a variety of their menu. Having grown up on European food, including Hungarian food, I enjoy the similarities (and lament the differences) to the food of my childhood. Bondi Cosmo presents some very nice authentic hearty dishes and I recommend people purchase one of these voucher deals when they pop up (another was released only a week ago). Just be aware the dishes are carb-loaded (everything comes with potatoes, rice or noodles) and sour cream plays a starring role in Hungarian cuisine.

The restaurant itself is pretty small but cosy enough. It's a shame the smell of cigarette wafts in from the outdoor dining area. Also, don't believe any suggestion of this being in a nice beachside location. The beach is not near the restaurant and it is situated on a busy traffic-congested road. If you sit by a window expect to be gazing at buses and taxis.

My family has been going to this place since the 1950s and I remember it as one of my favourite places to eat (and pretty much the only reason to go to Bondi Beach!) Still, on recent visits it has been a bit of a mixed bag. I've come to the conclusion The Gelato Bar is THE place to go for soup and dessert. The mains are not as I remember them, so disappointing if only because they are doing a memory a disservice. I'd never just order a schnitzel (a very safe option) but they are recommended by my fellow diners. I'm not a fan of Vittoria coffee so I'll have to find something else on the menu to wash one of their yummy cakes down with.

I rented a hovel through Southwest. The place was in disgusting condition when we took it, we spent days thoroughly cleaning it and ridding it of pests. That said, unlike other agents, their property manager acknowledged the poor condition of the property on the condition report when we went in and they rent reflected the condition of the property. They also did not pursue us to undertake professional cleaning before we returned the keys because of the state of the place when we went in. We were good tenants so there was no real communication with them during our occupancy but when we needed something done, they responded just as they should have.

We were left waiting a ridiculous amount of time for an inspection with them once, though. I had to reschedule a shift at work because I was stuck waiting outside for an agent for so long and in the end she didn't even show up!

I always buy my meat from Joe's if I'm at Campbelltown Mall, though it is within metres of another butcher and a chicken shop plus there are three supermarkets within a two-minute walk of this butcher. Their meat is usually better value than the other options and I have never had anything bad to say about its quality.

My one complaint is that they round up your purchase price when they enter the value into their eftpos machine. Sure, this only costs the individual a few cents each time but over the course of a year, with all their customers, they must be making a huge profit from this unethical practice.

Joe's is conveniently located near Woolworths and is open later than the chicken shop two stores down (which is always closed by the time I leave Woolies!) Their prices are competitive and their service is fast and friendly. I'm happy to shop there whenever I'm in this shopping centre and also go to Joe's in Campbelltown Mall.