Reviews by pauld21
I like the shape of the building and the interior. The waiting area for takeaways at the main door is well done with plants and newspapers. Joop serves nice Thai food but I think the takeaway prices could be improved.
Approximate cost: $20
It has a unique dining room with both rustic and modern feel. Lots of art to admire. The meals (including breakfast) are uniquely named and often contain local ingredients, are reasonably priced and have lots of taste. Coffee is well done as well.
Approximate cost: $15-25
Large and modern dining area with nice lighting. The menu is well designed in a hardback book. For service White Star Hotel is one of the best with engaging staff. Meals (lunch and dinner) have generous servings and suit the price just fine.
Approximate cost: $20
Budget friendly prices and helpful staff. Weeklys are only 75c on Wednesdays. When you join the staff fully brief you on your entitlements as a member and their range of stock, including ex-rentals available to be purchased.
Approximate cost: $1
It's a unique cafe but judging from the website and that apparently they recently cut staff, Jaffa Java is in the early stages. The service was pretty average, efficient staff but def nothing to write home about.
A muffin here costs $4.50. They are the large, rubbery muffins in a coloured paper cup (unfrilled). Like the ones that sell in a service station fridge. But can't tell for sure if they're factory or cafe made. Anyway, marked up too much in price. Honestly nearly $5 for a run of the mill muffin? I think overpriced muffin culture has had its day already.
Nice coffee anyway.
Great tasting coffee and iced coffee, came with a little biscuit treat and a loyalty stamp card. I don't eat icecream and haven't bought it here before so can't comment on that.
The staff are efficient, all smiles and really friendly. I feel very welcome in this cafe.
The best cafe service I'd seen in Bunbury! Staff are always friendly and bouncy. The cafe atmosphere is at the extreme end of "cafe-y" and nice to sit in and enjoy, if theres a spare seat. Magazines and newspapers are at hand.
The hot coffee is great (iced coffee seems fairly standard and boring, as far as iced coffees go in cafes these days).
A favourite kebab shop. Orfa do excellent chips. The kebabs are good but not unique. After all its mainly the sauce and/or meat in a kebab that tastes most, and the sauces would be more or less the same statewide.
It's nice to buy bread here now and again especially when its seasoned with cumin seeds. Can be very busy and long waits after hours on the weekends, with customers from nightclubs, but thats only natural.
Dark and dingy interior, a few arcade game machines. Prefer to sit outside that inside.
Approximate cost: $8
Can't give an approx cost, obviously. I myself do not think Albany Toyworld is cramped. The toys have to go somewhere, that is why there are tall shelfs for maximum coverage. They had a good range of model kits which I looked for. I thought the prices were fair/average for the products, and they are generally the same throughout Australia, so five stars by default. I had great service on my visit, the person knew about the products and was helpful in my inquiry about ordering in something.
Toyworld Albany might have a disadvantage being tucked away off the main street but is the citys only toyshop I think, at least for model kits.
Delicious, authentic Indian cuisine. The lunch special is somewhat affordable/cheap. I don't like the prices of the dinnertime menu as I have had the same for far cheaper elsewhere. I'm pretty sure most curries are cooked during the day and served at dinnertime from bain maries etc, so the human labour and time doesn't really justify the prices. The staff could be more knowledgeable about the menu and products.
Approximate cost: $20