As far as eating on the highway goes, this is OK. There is a great range of food from pre-made sandwiches to your usual fried delights and hamburgers sponsored by your local cardiac surgeon, to hot roast meat rolls. What lets this place down is the staff. They can't handle service smoothly when it is busy, and this is quite frequently, especially over summer and the school breaks. Their systems and processes are disjointed and the staff get surly. Nothing flows and quite frequently your order is wrong or takes forever. I would call this a major issue because the prime purpose of a roadhouse is to deliver food reasonably quickly and efficiently. We aren't looking for Michelin Stars just old fashioned country service delivered well. Why do I keep going? The service station it is attached to is very good - the opposite in fact. Efficient service, friendly staff. I use the service station more than I use the roadhouse, so grabbing a bite to eat here is an easy option. read more

Shell Roadhouse - Inside - Service Stations Near Me - Tailem Bend, SA

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Yeah, I know, this is a service station, and I've noticed that people generally don't Yelp about service stations at all. However, this isn't your ordinary, everyday city service station because it also contains a roadhouse - the Coolabah Tree Cafe. Actually, the roadhouse isn't all that fantastic, and I wouldn't expect good coffee, or a fancy breakfast offering if you stop by here because, well, it's a truckstop. So, the question if why do I come here? Well, as it turns out when we drive to Melbourne we always stop here. In fact I can't remember a time when we have simply driven past, or gone to one of the other places. Sure, it isn't fantastic, but at least I know I can get a decent breakfast. read more

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10.20am 29th Oct. Stopped for coffee at the Coolabah. Please teach your young man about 'Service with a smile' A more disinterested, casual, approach to the only customer at the time would be hard to find. At the petrol station alongside the counter service was fine, but a trip to the toilet was not. Smelly, uncleaned and cleaners need to be reminder that doors could do with a scrub too. read more