Where & Where Not To Eat In NSW

Jewells Fish and chips

2009-10-01T02:13:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food: 8/10
Hygiene: 8/10
Staff: 8/10

Well we were told to try this one. We were a bit apprehensive to start with as it is hard to find good fish and chips. Anyway thought we would give it a go. Well they were the best fish and chips we have had in a long time. The staff a very friendly, the shop is clean as and as i said the chips and the fish were great. We go there quite a bit And it is always just as good every time. Would recommend it to anyone.

Indulgance Patissiere, Jewells.

2009-10-01T02:04:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food: 2/10
Hygiene: 3/10
Staff: 4/10

Hubby went to the shops and felt like a pie or 2 and saw this new shop at Jewellstown Plaza. It said on the shop window that it had won all these awards like best pies etc. Well he walked in, ordered he's pies cost him a fortune around $5 a pie, he than decided to look around, after he thought about his tummy, the floor was filthy, the baker looked like he needed a good tub, but there wasn't much he could do after he bought them and was about to walk out. His idea that the pies would taste great for the price and the awards. How wrong was he. They tasted horrible. I could only stomach 1 mouthful and told him i was full. Never again will we get pies or anything else from there.

Tea Gardens

2009-10-01T01:54:00.000-07:00

Rating:

Food:5/10
Hygiene:4/10
Staff:8/10

Took a nice drive up to Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. We got some fish and chips from a local take away at Tea Gardens in the new shopping centre. Just some chips, a few pieces of fish and a couple of pluto pups. Hubby raced in while the kids and i waited. It seemed like it took forever for him to come out, it seemed to be the slowest fish and chips that i have ever gotten. Took a nice drive back up the hill and sat at a rest stop with a beautiful view over Tea Gardens, sat at a table got the kids organised opened the packets up and well it wasn't the worst fish and chips that i have ever had but it came close. Hubby told me after we had eaten that the shop really wasn't the cleanest but the staff were pretty friendly.

Shoal Haven Country Club

2009-10-01T01:34:00.000-07:00

Rating:
Food: 1/10
Hygiene: 3/10
Staff: 5/10
Well what do i say!!! A few years ago hubby and i took the family to stay and we had dinner there. It was great. We enjoyed it so much and the food was to a great standard that we decided a few weeks ago to take the kids back just for a meal. They have done the place up and we thought it would maybe just as good if not better than the last time. We were so wrong!!! The food was just awful. I mean it was disgusting!!!!! We payed nearly $80 for 2 small nachos, a steak sandwich and 2 fish and chips. The nachos had baked beans in it, it was cold and tasted yuk. The steak was tough and the salad on it must have been a week old. Hubby took about 2 bites out of the sandwich and left the rest, it wasn't even good enough to feed to our dog. The fish and chips which ain't really hard to mess up but the fish wasn't fresh at all and this place is by the sea. It wasn't clean you could feel the grime on the doors and nobody bothered to wipe down the tables, just take the plates away. It is one disappointing place and we will never go back again.

Blue Water Pizza @ Warners Bay

2008-09-13T19:07:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago hubby and I were out and about and decided to drop into Warners Bay for lunch. With a few cafes and restuarants to choose from we thaught we would go where we knew. It wasn't as we had remembered. The food was only average. The staff were ok but a few more smiles could have been passed around.

* Denman Hotel, Abermain

2008-05-12T17:36:00.000-07:00

Rating:
Food:1/10
Hygiene:1/10
Staff: 2/10

As usual when we go to a pub, hubby wanted Sausages, chips and gravy.
It was the special of the day!!!Yuk!!!
The sausages tasted like they were ready to be thrown out!!
The chips were frozen chips that were just heated.
The gravy....... definitely Gravox!!!!
He couldn't stomach it!!
Over the Verandah into the beer garden it went and even the birds didn't rush in!!!
I tried the Prawn cutlets. Bit into the first one, it was still half frozen.
Little to say, we got out of there very fast.
The staff weren't very friendly at all.
The amenities were filthy!!!!

I wouldn't waste my time or money to stop unless you want a quick Beer!!!!

* Royal Motor Yacht Club, Toronto

2008-05-12T17:01:00.000-07:00

Rating:
Food: 3/10
Hygiene: 2/10
Staff: 8/10

Well what can I say!!!
We went there for Mother's Day.
There were 11 of us.
It was a set menu with a choice of 2 entrees
3 main courses and 2 desserts.
Plus a choice of 2 kids meals.
With the choice of entree the prawns were still frozen,
the piece of tomato it sat on looked old and frozen.
Not very nice at all!!
Main course was awful! There was one decent dish from the choice.
The other 2 well...... the meat was way under cooked and the fish not much to say.
Hubby made the right choice to have chips with his main instead of the vegies.
Looking across the table at the kids fish and chips was very enticing!!!!
Wish we were all under 12!!!!
The dessert was about the best thing we had to eat plus the kids Ice Cream and Flavouring
went down well!!!!!
The view was great and there was a band playing, which was a bit loud at times but it took
your focus off the meal!!
The amenities were not very clean at all!!!!

So if you want to risk the Bistro at any time it might be ok, but I wouldn't advise Mother's Day
to anyone!!!! Was not value for money!!!

* Neath Hotel, Neath

2008-05-12T14:47:00.000-07:00

Rating:
Food: 9/10
Hygenie: 9/10
Staff: 10/10

The Neath Hotel is an old pub which has kept its heritage alive.
The publicans are very friendly and the food is great.
I can't say enough about the staff
They are friendly, talkative and polite.
The food is great, at great prices and is very good value for money.
They have a menu plus specials of the day.
Whenever we go to a pub hubby always wants Sausages, chips and gravy.
He couldn't complain this time. The sausages were nice (he wants to ask who their Butcher is next time we go), The chips were good, not greasy but good pub chips and the gravy was real(no gravox)!!!
They have a great kids menu as well, which I must say went down very quickly and are reasonably priced.
The main meals are worth every bite.
There were 15 of us when we went and not one complaint from anyone and we had a wide variety of meals.
Desserts were lovely, worth every bite.
The ammenities are very clean and tidy even for the age.

So if you are ever near Neath I suggest that you try it for lunch.
You won't regret it!!!!!