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    Act Casual Cafeteria

    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Pancakes On The Rocks - The Rocks

    Pancakes On The Rocks - The Rocks

    3.4(238 reviews)
    34.6 kmThe Rocks
    $$

    The idea behind this small restaurant chain goes back to the late 1950's when some Aussies went on…read morea road trip across the US of A. They noticed the popularity of pancakes on the menus in American restaurants and wanted to bring that love of pancakes to Australia. They opened their first restaurant in Adelaide in 1965 and then opened around Victoria. The original founders separated with one moving to Sydney and opening Pancakes On The Rocks. Since that time, the chain shrunk, revived, and then added to the menu. We came here for a late breakfast or early lunch with our Australian friends, who had fond memories in their youth of this small chain. In fact, one mentioned getting kicked out of a location many years ago. Fortunately for her, the statute of limitations has run out and there is no "banned" list in existence. :) Among the crowded dining room, we managed to snag a nice big booth, and settled in. Our friends wasted no time heading to the pancake part of the menu and ordering sweet selections that I'm sure would max out my A1C number. Their portions were huge and they dug right in. Gayle and I were boring, and each ordered a Chicken Caesar Salad, which were quite good and plentiful. And yes, beer and wine go with salad and pancakes! Our wait person was fun and playful, and everything moved through our stay quite well. There's a QR code option, but we still like to order from a tactile menu.

    This restaurant was highly suggested by my Airbnb host. Located near the wharf and easily…read moreaccessible to get to on foot. The restaurant is very clean with a minimalist decor. The host seats you and you can order using the QR code or at the podium. The pancakes were very delicious but, the bacon reminded me more of ham but tasted like bacon. It wasn't cooked hard like I would prefer. The eggs were good I added salt and pepper for flavoring. The hash brown was okay lacked taste so I had to request ketchup and was my least favorite. Overall if I went back for breakfast I would only order the pancakes.

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    New Shanghai

    New Shanghai

    3.6(46 reviews)
    27.7 km
    $$

    Waited like over 30 minutes on a Sunday and they charge you a fee of I believe 10%, which I don't…read morequite understand the reasoning for this fee. I thought the wait and C raving about how good this place is meant it was good, well IMO....NOPE. Ordered the following items: Zha Jiang Noodles - eh, probably the worse I have tried. Stir Fried Clams with X.O sauce - wanted a better flavour Xiao Long Bao Pork - okay the skin is way thicker than DTF and not sure if there is DTF, why go to this place. However, I don't recommend DTF in Westfield Chatswood. Dipping sauce for this sucks too. Nothing to put your sauce in and no offer of fresh ginger. Steamed Lion's Head meatball with Crab - I've tried other versions of this and this is the only thing I didn't mind. It didn't wow me, but I appreciate the homey feel of this dish. Pork Belly Steamed Buns - OMG and this is not a good way. I can't with these buns here - disgusting. Pork Belly is super dry and it's supposed to be Pork Belly and the cucumber was cut too thick and too dry tasting as well. Worse buns ever too! I don't get this place nor the high reviews.

    This review only applies to their mediocre xiao long baos. Skin is a bit thick, kind of bland and…read moresoup to meat ratio is off. The vinegar sucks as well. Where is the tartness?!? You know the satisfaction you get when you pop a super ripe pimple? That level of joy should be experienced when biting into a slightly cooled soup dumpling, but instead u get to bite into deflated balloons filled with bland pork. Blah. So effing blah.

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    Act Casual Cafeteria - cafeteria - Updated May 2026

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