Romeo's Organic Wholefoods is a one-stop-shop for health. It has a small range of organic fruit and…read morevegetables, as well as dairy and vegetarian foods. There are aisles of wholemeal organic pasta, flours, nuts, and organic coffee and teas etc. On the other side of the shop is a large range of health and beauty products, including organic and free-of-everything hair-care, moisturisers, make-up and more. At the front of the shop is a small cafe connected to the register. What initially caught me was the sign for $6 organic coffee and vegan muffin. I'm not vegan, but I try to eat it when I'm able, so I bee-lined for the counter. I got myself a latte and a berry muffin, and some free reading material. For an organic coffee, I was impressed. Having just read about the sins of sugar, I had my coffee without my usual one teaspoon, which could have been a mistake since I often need to sugar to take the edge of the bitterness. This however was fine without, and not bitter at all, though maintaining its flavour. It wasn't quite like normal coffee, but I couldn't pin-point why that was. Still, I was happy with it. Vegan sweets are mostly really moist, and this was no exception. I couldn't tell it was vegan apart from its density, and I love a dense muffin, so no complaints here.

Romeo's Organic Wholefoods is awesome. They stock a few difficult to find products for the chemical…read morefree home, vegetarian/vegan, health conscious individuals. Organic can be pricey as I'm sure you're well aware (I sure as hell am being a uni student) but they do some ok deals on select items. We always browse their discounted items section and scab a few bargains. We shop around quite a bit for organic items and I must say they do alright on price, range and quality. If more big retailers can push organic hopefully it will become more affordable, without compromising the ethics ("free-range" eggs are an example of how standards can be watered down for corporate greed). In the meantime Romeo's Organic Wholefoods is on my list of places to source stuff from. Highly recommend for those that are like-minded!

House of health has all the goods of similar stalls in half the space and usually for half the…read moreprice! An amazing selection of soy milks and gluten free / wheat free etc breads. I always shop at house of health for honey and peanut butter... they package them up in different size chinese takeaway containers and sell them at bargain basement prices. So much cheaper and better than the supermarket. There is also an array of nuts and seeds to keep all you health fanatics happy!

A gem in the market! I love the prices and the selection of offer. Their coconut flours prices are…read morethe cheapest I've seen so far. They also have a great range of soaps and serve yourself bins. Last time I grabbed myself some almond meal and it is such better value than the supermarkets and you can choose how much you like. On the continuing flour trend, the rice flour is cheap t=and good quality too! Friendly service makes this place a definite favourite.

Natural Food Barn is like most discount vitamin stores - you find some good stuff, and the rest is…read morestandard. It's smaller than the ones I'm used to (the enormous ones in Melbourne) but for around here, it's got everything you'd expect. Protein and weight loss powders, natural haircare and skincare, a wall of natural supplements and over-priced packets of health foods. Their range of hair and skin products is smallish, but has a reasonable selection of popular and less familiar brands. I wouldn't buy protein powders here, because I'm sure you can get them cheaper. The health food is overpriced. Gaganis Bros isn't far, and you can get most of the wheats and whatnot there, though not organic brands. In terms of vitamins, they're a reasonable price. They often have fish oil on really good specials in the containers out front, so keep an eye on those if you like your fishy supplements.

I'm like a fat kid on a flaxseed, dairy free, raw cake at this place…read more If you're like me an "unable to help yourself to something a little sweet" when out and about then come here. Even if you do treat yourself it will be with something wholesome, macro-biotically good for you and probably saved 2 baby lambs in the process of being produced. On a serious side though this place is a one stop shop for vitamins, body building products, teas, snacks, breads and your basic foods, health and beauty and CD's of waterfall sounds from around the globe. And you don't feel like you have not be wearing shoes to go in there. The lunches are amazingly fresh with healthy salads of beetroot and beans, carrot and beans, tabouli, falafels and everything else good. You can also get them in wrap or sandwich form. Unfortunately the coffee is pretty ordinary and the service isn't amazing (unless you're a regular and they then remember your order back and front) but you would definitely still come in here for a healthy take away lunch on weekdays or weekends. And if you have any sort of intolerance or special diet you can definitely cater for it here.

I really really really wanted to like this place, it's in a convenient spot, they advocate for so…read moremany healthy options and there is a nice outdoor seating area on offer. But nope. Admittedly I did just pop in for coffee and a quick browse but it didn't leave me with a warm fuzzy feeling. As I walked in on the pursuit of coffee, I noticed a sign on the coffee machine "Fresh Almond Milk" as someone who's tummy does not agree with cows milk, I thought "yay another coffee shop offering an alternative to Soy". So I ordered and paid for my coffee - Small Almond Milk Latte w an Extra Shot - $5.80 and at that price my expectations immediately soared. I had a browse around the store and noticed quite a few health food products & brands that I am already familiar with, some of which I can purchase in my local (shhh don't tell anyone but chain store) supermarket. The barista hunted me out in the store and hand delivered my coffee while I was browsing, this was really lovely of her and I think I was just lucky to have popped in at a quite time to get this kind gesture but it was a HUGE step up from the "nothing" service I had received when ordering. Unfortunately with high hopes for my coffee I was quickly brought back to earth with my first sip. It was only just luke warm, gritty, sour, very very weak in strength (even with my order of a double shot) actually, it did not even smell like coffee. I had a few sips to make sure I wasn't delusional, but although my taste buds hated me, it confirmed it was actually the worst coffee I have had in a very long time. It's left such a bad taste in my mouth (pun 100% intended) that I won't be back to sample the sweets or salads from their cabinet.

Happy Herbs. Now, I know what you're thinking. And I really don't know. I didn't ask. But I DO know…read morethat they have a range of OTHER herbs for sale (all of which are presumably legal). And yes, you can smoke them. And yes, they make you feel things. So, I can't see the different between legal smoking herbs and illegal smoking herbs. But then, maybe I oughtn't use my eyes for the differentiation. Not all the herbs for sale are for smoking, though. Some are for rubbing on the skin, other are for direct ingestion, and other are for smelling. There are health and performance boosters and aphrodisiacs too. But what caught my eye, because I lucked out with an awesome star sign, was the zodiac sticks of incense. As I was ready the astrological description on the front of the packet and discovering how awesome I am, a throng of teenagers entered the store. The young, beautiful lady behind the counter handled them with - as Hemingway would put it - grace under pressure. The teenagers were asking her about certain herbs, which she assured them they were too young to buy. Then they began asking if there was anything that could make their 'dicks bigger'. Now, maybe they engineer teenagers differently these days, but a few years ago I wasn't going around heartily declaring my anatomy needed any sort of modification. I assured everyone I met that it was of a very generous proportion. And my friends did the same. Whether it was true or not. Regardless, she didn't buckle under the pressure and that, I think, is to be commended.

I love anything that spreads happiness so I dived into this shop as soon as it opened, a little bit…read moreconcerned that it was a front for a marijuana den. As I entered the shop I was delighted to find a hippy manning the store, complete with dreads and guitar in hand. He was certainly very happy and chilled ( I am guessing he isn't averse to smoking a few of the less legal variety of "happy herbs".) The shop has a vast array of medicinal herbs in packets displayed on the walls. Most of the herbs I was told are grown locally if possible. The packets of herbs give good information on what the herb is good for treating or preventing. I came out with a treasure trove of leaves to boil up for different ailments. It is enlightening to see the herbs that are usually hidden in tablets in their natural (although dried) state. So if you want to find a tea to brew for sugar cravings or to help your immune system etc wander in and have a look around.

Any opportunity I can get to cram my 5 veg and so-called super food, kale, into a liquid that…read moretastes like bananas and pineapple I'll take it! The Green Machine smoothie or Green Detox cold pressed juice are my go-to's every time and you really can't taste the kale or spirulina in either which your taste buds can thank me for later. They do light snacks here but with only a couple of tables this place is more conducive to take away and juices than it is to a sit down meal. Service is quick but don't expect to find your next bestie amongst staff - they have more important protein related things to do. All drinks are filling, served quickly and make you feel that little bit better about yourself so you can justify that pizza you wanted to have for dinner.