Remember the good old days when the local grocer knew your name, when the owner served you direct,…read moreknew what you wanted to order, gave your kids free lollies and helped you to your car with your bags? Well...the good old days are back at the Oak Park Friendly Supermarket. Ming, the owner of the supermarket is always there with a smile, willing to give you a hand, find what he knows you want and help you to your car. And for a local, family owned supermarket the prices are sometimes even cheaper than the chains, even on liquor. In saying that though, their prices could be 10% higher on everything all the time and I'd still choose to go there, simply for the service I receive. The media is always reporting on how retailers and business owners need to focus on better service in order to remain competitive against the threat of online shopping. I believe if every retailer, shop or business owner took a leaf out of Ming's book, the Internet wouldn't cause concern. Myself, along with my husband and the majority of my neighbours cross a highway and travel five minutes extra to go the Oak Park Supermarket over one a couple of minutes closer on our side of the highway. It's just that good, and I'm still amazed at the high product range considering it is a neighborhood supermarket. I just can't speak more highly of this place. To me it's truly remarkable to find a supermarket just 15 minutes from the city where they know your name, remain cost competitive against the chain stores and are willing to go the extra mile to help make your life easier.

What a hidden gem. Gorgeous donuts hidden away in a tiny…read moremilk bar. Flavours such as lemon, Nutella and custard. Fluffy sugary doughnuts with fillings- not your American style traditional donut. They are addictive, well priced and not too far from where I live! Dangerous!

There's a reason that this place is making big head lines. It's the delicious donuts. Mouth…read morewatering, soul soothing, waist expanding donuts. The range here is small but oh so sweet. This isn't one of our beloved Melbourne hipster donut stores. You won't find fresh new crisp design work or even a coffee menu. Jimmy's Place is an old school suburban milk bar in a very ethnic and multicultural area. Hipsters beware the locals here won't tolerate eye rolling and line pushing. So why trek out this far from your comfort zone? Nutella donuts. Yup I said it. This is where you'll find the famous Nutella donuts that the CBD crowd are going nuts for. At $3 a pop you'll want to buy them all. Ask Jimmy himself what flavours are on offer. He rarely has time to restock the small display cabinet before the donuts fly out the door. Flavours tried and tested- Nutella- delicious nutella to kill off any do-gooder diet. Warm in the microwave for 20seconds for a life changing experience Jam- ol' school jam donut. Can't go wrong here. Custard- a super smooth creamy custard. Perfect with a cup of coffee and a good book. Lemon meringue- A tart little minx. Sweet on top and all sneaky flavour hidden inside. There's occasionally a salted caramel floating around.