We often come here for a cheap lunch after shopping in nearby Top Ryde Shopping Centre, they have Thai food at cheap prices. Honestly some days the food is ok, some days it tastes amazing. Located right near West Ryde Station, always a winner there.

I love the chicken pad see ew and Hubby loves the chicken green curry. Food always takes about ten minutes or so before it's ready. Not the nicest place to dine at, i usually call ahead and pick it up.

Great pricing compared to their Rival Tommy Thai Smile ( on Victoria road) service is quick and food is good for a quick Thai fix.

Approximate cost: $9

When my school friend suggested grabbing Yum Cha in Belmore, I was a little skeptical but I had nothing to worry about. Located inside Canterbury League Club is The Dynasty Restaurant. The Restaurant itself serves Yum Cha daily and then it's a-la-carte for dinner.

It's modern , well lit up, has a bamboo curtain roof, bamboo pergola style and the Restaurant itself is made to feel like your actually floating (somewhat), it's very sleek and structually beautiful.

The Yum Cha dim sums are nice and tasty, asian greens are fresh and well seasoned with sauces. I loved the fact they give you two teapots at your table , one of hot tea and one of hot water, so you can top it up yourself when empty.

Overall, I found there weren't many trolleys today, but when they did arrive the food made up for it. Would dine here again, after all suprises in the most odd places are always enjoyable!

A few friends of mine recommended coffee from here , so I came and grabbed a take away cappuccino as well as a freshly baked blueberry muffin with cream cheese and fresh blueberries on top ($5). The coffee is good, nice smooth blend that's easy to drink.

It's a nice cosy place to grab lunch or coffee on the go. Next time I'm coming to dine in and grabbing the banana bread with that coffee butter ($5.50) I'd seen a fellow diner order).

The service is quick , friendly and didn't take long for my order to be ready!

Gourmet Noodle House is located opposite Rodi Professionals Real Estate in Berala. I often come with my friend and her son who live nearby, I always order the Pho Tai for $7, 2 pork chops for $5.50 with rice for my kids and broken rice, pork chop, egg pie, shredded pork and fried egg for $9. If it's busy (which it usually is) food can take up to 20 minutes to come to that table, but the wait time is usually shorter then this. The food is good, but I find the service is really lacking. When you enter inside the Restaurant I find (often) that they have seated diners (say table of 4) on a table usually meant for 8 or more people and so forth, this makes dining here with a large crowd difficult to find seating and increasing wait times. If you have 4 people or less, tables are usually free. Staff have gotten my order wrong a few times, and not brought out the wrong dishes twice to us, think communication is key in this instance.

However food is good, we always dine here as my friend lives up the road, but service needs improving and it wouldn't hurt the staff to smile once in awhile.

Approximate cost: $7

I'm always on the lookout for great tasting Banh Mi (Vietnamese Pork & Chicken Rolls) when I'm out and about. A friend told me about this place that opened this year just off George Street and not too far from their competition (Sydney Pork Roll), so had to come and try for myself.

The good thing about this place is you can choose your bread option whether it be white, multigrain etc. I opted for the pork roll on mulitgrain for $4.95. It was a generous serving that keeps your belly feeling content and full. While my friend opted for the lemongrass chicken $6.95 on multigrain bread. Their bread is fresh and cripsy, and baked on site daily. We both enjoyed our rolls, ingredients were fresh and both with added chilli for that flavour hit we both needed! I always love the pickled carrots, fresh coriander and the warm pate against the crispy, fresh baguette roll! I will definitely come back and try the lemongrass chicken roll for myself, it smelt great!

They have fresh juiced sugar cane juice and exotic fruit shakes that can be added to your banh mi for a tasty and zesty lunch option! Will definitely be back!

Approximate cost: $4.95

Smithfield Bakery is a small but busy bakery located inside Smithfield Square, right near the entrance to the car park. We tried the chicken roll from their today for $4.50. It was ok, not as nice as some of the other chicken rolls in the area I've tried. Hubby had a steak pie, he said it was abit bland but the cheese and bacon roll he has was nice, and the lady even warmed it up for him, making it more enjoyable to eat.

It's quite busy when we went this morning, lots of construction workers and office workers frequwnt here for lunch or to grab a snack.

Service was ok, just next up and onto the next customer. They have crossaints, pies, bread rolls, cakes, some slices etc... typical asian bakery and drinks available as well.

Approximate cost: $4.50

This place can be confusing to find , as alot of Chinese Restaurants have the same name along busy Liverpool Road. We were here tonight for my nephews birthday dinner and we arrived before the other guests, but were seated immediately and given menu's and drinks. The kind waiter gave my kids some dumpling dough to play with, just like the chef's at the back making the dumplings by hand, fresh daily.

We ordered platefuls of dumplings - pork and coriander, fish and leek, beef and onion and chicken and leek - 18 pack for $12.80 - both steamed and fried varieties, radish cake noodles, hand made noodles, steamed chinese broccoli, sweet and sour fish, salt and pepper calamari, beef in black bean sauce. Food didn't take long to arrive. Was fresh and delicious, we all enjoyed the dumplings (best by far).

Service was friendly, quick and he spoke English (making it easier to order) as the older Lady serving us originally couldn't understand us, until the younger male waiter took over!

Would dine again! Only downside is if you don't book ( we did) you can wait up to 40 minutes for a larger seating space, but if 4 and under diners - you will be seated quicker!

Approximate cost: $12.80

We passed by this enormous cafe looking for a bathroom. Found one inside and decided to dine here afterwards. The place is enormous with many tables inside and tables outside as well. Inside there is a cafe section, fresh sandwich and wraps section , fresh juices,salad bar, surf and turf section. It's located opposite Bligh Chambers.

Hubby and I had the blat sandiwches - bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwiches for $7.90 ea and 2 regular cappuccino's for $4 each. The sandwiches arrived toasted and were a generous size, was good overall. Disliked the grilled tomatoes they used inside the sandwich as it made the bottoms all soggy, and not appetising to eat. The coffee faired better overall, just the kick I needed for the cooler temps in the city this morning!

Staff were friendly and efficient. Might try the breakfast next time, available til 11am.

Approximate cost: $7.90

Just like it's namesake in Strathfield Bangkok Snap is a lovely and modern Thai Restaurant located next to Shell Petrol Station and pretty much opposite Pancakes on the Rocks in Northmead.

We were here for lunch and having a Thai craving we were eager to order. We had chicken satay sticks (4) to share for $6.90. These were delicious with the nutty satay dipping sauce and fresh relish of chopped cucumber , onions and chilli. Well balanced flavours, really enjoyable. For mains I had the fragrant massaman beef curry for $15.90 and opted to have it with sticky rice for $3.50 whilst Hubby ordered the chicken pad see ew for $13.90. I loved my curry, there were chunky pieces of beef which just melted into my mouth upon biting into a piece, the sauce was thick too and not watery (great for mopping it up with rice). The chicken noodles were lightly tossed with some vegies and plenty of chicken slices. Both servings were generous. We found the staff attentive and friendly.

Overall a lovely place, great food, beautiful decor, we would dine again and plenty of parking available too!

Approximate cost: $13.90

Krema Bar is located inside Ashfield Mall, it's pretty much a place to grab great coffee, pies, rolls etc. I love the Cappuccino from here, really full bodied and great tasting. They do XL coffee's but don't know if I could handle that size!

Honestly I have walked through the mall many times thinking where else could get a decent coffee other then Gloria Jeans, and Krema Bar ticks all the boxes. Staff are friendly, great coffee and there is not much ambience really, as it's located inside the shopping mall, but I just get coffee takeaway and wander into Kmart!