Went here with our dog on a cold winter morning. The outside heater was not working and though they…read moreoffered blankets they kinda smelled so we sat inside. They have an organic store where one can do grocery shopping. My sister got herself some vegan and organic stuff here. I got vegan scone with vegan butter - it was good! Almond latte was nothing special though. Good place to read a book or the morning paper. Very pet friendly too (our dog made some doggie friends while waiting for us).

Stirling is beautiful during the autumn. The streets are lined with shades of red and gold leaves…read moreand the streets are busy with people. One of my favourite spots to stop for coffee, lunch or cake is the Organic Market Café. Set up on a side street to the main road, the Organic Market Café is a popular destination for locals and visitors to the Adelaide Hills. They offer a range of food, beverages and a market store out back. If you are looking for grains, organic veggies, teas, olives, oils, pastas, etc you will find it here. They stock quality specially picked products from around Australia and some imports. They fruit and Veg here is really fresh and flavoursome. For those sceptics on the quality of organic foods I ask you to try an apple from this store. You will notice the flavour is more intense, it is crisp and juicy. This is the result on fresh (not frozen) food. As for the dining experience, well there are a lot of beautiful healthy and veggie heavy items for you to choose from. My favourite in particular is the antipasto platter. Order it and you can thank me later. They pickle their own veggies and make their own dips. Also, if it is cold and you need to warm up while you are in the hills, check out the soup of the day. They have a great selection and served with warm crusty bread. Super yummy! For those with dogs, this is a pet friendly café out the front area. There are many people who bring their pups along to stop for a coffee. So, don't feel shy!

This is our regular go to local restaurant. But also worth…read moretravelling to! Food variety and taste - 9-10 Cleanliness- 10 Service- 10 Menu mix up - 9 Wine and cocktails- 8-9 Going back tonight!

yrscore: F4,E4,R4…read more The menu in this fusion restaurant is pretty interesting. Tried the roti Benedict which was pretty good. Exciting choice of TomYum hollandaise sauce and roti canai. There is a tea menu with a variety of Asian tea to choose from. I love the setting and feel of this restaurant. There is a zen feel to this place. The service is good too. Will most definitely revisit this place to explore different dishes and tea.

At 6.45Pm on Thursday 17/06 I purchased a Chicken Supreme and 6 Chicken nuggets…read more Cost only $10- but pathetic. Bore no resemblance to in-store advertising: .SOGGY . LUKE WARM THE 'freshness' was provided buy a sprinkle of shredded iceberg lettuce on the Chicken Burger. Another customer lost. !!!!!!!!

The service here is consistently excellent and quick. A few times I've had staff members let me use…read moreentertainment book vouchers multiple times which was nice of them. They haven't stuffed up an order yet either. That being said it's still a HJs so the food is junk but it's convenient.

Mings Steamboat is great…read more You really need to go to Ming's in a group, and i'll tell you why. The first time I whent to Ming's steamboat was shortly after it had opened. At that time I had no idea what a steamboat was. I had merely stumbled in to get a quick bite to eat before a life drawing class situated down the road. I ordered the wanton soup which was about $12. I thought was a little bit expensive, but probably ok. After a while the waiter returned with the biggest bowl of wanton soup I had ever seen, it was big enough for more than two people, and I am not exaggerating because it came with a ladle in it. As I decadently started consuming the wantons, ladel in hand, I caught a glimpse out the corner of my eye the table next to me and then gazing around the room I saw that I was the only person in the room eating alone and that everyone else was up to something much more interesting. STEAMBOAT Now that I am a self proclaimed steam boat expert (having been there three of four times) I will tell you how it works. Effectively, the idea behind steamboat is that you cook your own food at the table in a big vat (the hotpot) of bubbling oily stock. Each table is equipt with a small burner stove upon which the hotpot sits. You order various raw ingredients such as meats (i reccomend upsizing to the special beef, it is more expensive but much fresher), vegetables, seafood and seafood balls, mushrooms fungi and a couple of even more interesting items and chuck them in the pot of stock until they cook. There is also a variety of stocks to choose from, flavoured not only with the base meat (or vegetable for that matter) but also with various herbs and spices. I prefer the hot chili variety but this is not always everyone's favourite (remember, this is no fun by your self). Luckily, it is also an option to get a divider put in the pot to allow for two different types of stock to be going at once. There is a small additional charge for this feature, but better than having to order two pots of stock. I quite like the variety and will often do this even when everyone present is into chili. The best part of steamboat is that once the food is cooked you get to fish it out with a little net, which is super fun, and, depending on who you are dining with, can potentially turn into a civil war over who gets the last fishball.

With Chinese food in Australia, sometimes you get quality and genuine Chinese food, and sometimes…read moreyou get the knock off suited for the typical Australian's taste version. Mings Steamboat is the former, fortunately. A simple restaurant closer to Whitmore Sq than Chinatown, Mings Steamboat is almost a hidden gem in its own right. The dishes are many and varied, and they taste good too. Don't be afraid to try the specials on the boards even if they do sound a bit weird. Step out of your comfort zone and don't just opt for the usual honey chicken - there's so much more. We got the chicken soup which felt like a good cleanse - the ginseng and dates really gave the soup a rich flavour. The soy ginger ribs were a bit too thick and sweet and the roast duck might've been 70% bones, but they were still good nonetheless. Don't miss the green beans with XO sauce, which was a clear standout.

Food: Taste of food was okay, but I wouldn't come back again, except for the salt & pepper pork…read morespare ribs. I got the szechuan beef and it specified "spicy" on the menu, however it was not hot AT ALL - even my spice sensitive friend said it wasn't spicy at all.. It tasted like a mexican salsa. I gave feedback to the waitress and she said she'll pass it on... Timing / Service: Timing between entree to mains was about 30 - 35 minutes - a lot longer than we'd anticipated, considering there were only 5 4 person tables filled (and not with 4 on each) plus our table of 6. Service was polite. The waitress - the ONLY waitress, did drinks, orders and food service. Good job for her being the only one but still, timing was poor. Price: For the size of servings, on some dishes, I'd pay what the asking price was, but for the taste, it wasn't great... so I couldn't justify returning again... It's a shame, considering they're rated so highly... maybe it was 'toned down' for us Westerners...

The service was fantastic! Yan and Delina a true credit to the place. Attentive, engaging but not…read moreover the top. San choy bau were very very tasty and almost worth a trip for themselves. The spicy salt & pepper flounder (special) was also great. Crispy and garlicky goodness served on a plate. The sizzling peppercorn beef fillet was a let down though. Overly tenderised leaving no texture to the meat. If I was a baby or a 90 year old geriatric who left my teeth at home I wouldn't complain. But I'm neither.

Located where the old Bava Chinese Restaurant was, this place has had a little facelift and now…read moreboasts its signature Dry Hotpot. The decor is simple and casual with extra seating upstairs. We all know the big boiling hotpot of soup where we cook ingredients of choice in at the table. A very social and warming meal, absolutely perfect for winter so what is DRY hotpot? Well the idea is you get a sheet a paper to select ingredients you would like. Prices per serve are stated on the ordering sheet. You can select from different meats, fish, squid and prawns as well as vegetables, mushrooms, quail eggs, noodles, seafood extenders and even spam. Basically just like when you order food for soup hotpot. Pick desired level of spiciness and the chef then cooks your selections in a delicious and fragrant Szechuan style sauce. The steaming pot of "stir fry" is then brought to your table to be enjoyed. It's a great sharing dish and definitely appetizing. I may have had 3 bowls of rice........ They also offer other Chinese dishes if you're not in the mood for dry hotpot but I have yet to try them. Though it did smell good going to the neighbouring tables!

Tried hot pot for the first time and must say this one came as better than we thought and at a…read moreconvenient price. Had the soupy hot pot with quite a lot ingredients and 2 of us couldn't finish. Staff is friendly too.

I have eaten at this place multiple times, so there's obviously a reason I return…read more They offer a banquet, for two people, $25 each, and there no way we could finish it all. The food was delicious, filling, original as well. There was certainly something unique about the food, but I can't put my finger on it. Secret ingredient? Doubtful, but I suppose every cook has their own special techniques. The staff are incredibly friendly and polite as well. All round fantastic Chinese food restaurant.

Another week, another fambam dinner. This week we thought we would go back to the Yang Tse River…read moreRestaurant to enjoy a few of our favourites which is unique to this particular restaurant. Located in a small group of shops along Payneham, it has very average signage, so slow down when approaching, otherwise you might miss it. The restaurant's interior is typically decorated with Chinese themed paintings of various genres, a terrible colour scheme and tacky Chinese ornaments throughout the space. Never one to be turned off by these places knowing we are here mainly for the food. We were warmly greeted by the only staff on the floor. We were offered drinks after giving us a few minutes to peruse the menu. We ordered jasmin tea, because they didn't have chrysanthemum tea. To our horror, in a Chinese restaurant, we never expected our tea to come from a teabag. First black mark for the night. We were super eager to get some meals delivered so quickly placed our order. These included chicken with tree mushrooms, crispy garlic spare pork ribs, fish hotpot and prawns coated in salty egg yolk. Other generic dishes included the jellyfish, hot and sour soup and garlic French beans (long beans to everyone else) with minced pork. Second black was awarded to the chicken and tree mushroom dish. From memory, the chicken meat used was thigh and not breast, explaining the dryness. Secondly, the lack of tree mushrooms was very much noticed and missed. Lastly the dish was too salty with hardly enough chillies. Moving on to the third black mark, that was given to the prawn dish. This dish has a heavy batter which was not what we remembered. They were heavy on the butter which destroyed the delicate balance of the saltiness of the egg versus the lightness of the prawns. Other than those dishes mentioned, everything else was good. The price increase has been noted, so is the lack of ambience. This restaurant has changed owners since our last visit and its success is reflected in the lack of diners present. A real shame, as this used to be one of our top five for Chinese cuisine in Radelaide. We might go back in a few month's time to see if any improvement has been made.

So I read the previous review and thought... "that doesn't sound right to me" and I'll tell you…read morewhy. Quite simply... the place has changed hands. The customer service of the new owners I thought was a bit lacking at first, but after a few times of returning back, the staff have recognised me and their service is great! Most of the patrons are just locals who are their regulars, as the staff know most people by name. My order is a roll with mainly pickled ingredients with a few fresh ingredients. Everything tastes great and the roll is put together well. You can tell the owner secretly loves good food. I don't go near some of the things on the menu just because of my diet, but it all sounds and looks tempting. If you just want a fresh roll *thumbs up* great place to go! Highly recommend it!! As a barista, I don't often go back to a place for coffee unless the coffee is decent. If I get a bad one, I give the place a 2nd chance. If it's bad the 3rd time, I don't go back and spread the word that coffee is not served very well. Craigmore Cafe however, their coffee was the drawing card for me even before I started getting rolls. They really do know how to make a coffee! If you're in the area and want good coffee and food. Make sure you stop by!

Literally the worst place I have ever eaten at…read more The woman behind the counter had no customer service skills, and was rude to another customer while I was "dining". (Seriously, if it's your job to go get white bread when supplies are low, just go get it. It's not the customers fault if he doesn't want brown. Coles is less than 15 steps away.) I thought I ordered a chicken roll. Apparently my english skills fail me, since what I got was a lump og charcoal with some chicken bones (Warning, may contain traces of chicken). There was so much mayo on the outside of the roll, I had to wipe my hands after every bite. Particularly large smears of mayo over the most burnt bits, meaning she had clearly seen it and not actually cared at all. Hot Chocolate was okay though. Not good. But okay.