Woolworths is one of the two main grocery store chains in Australia alongside Coles. The name…read moreWoolworths is a familiar name as there was a department store chain of the same name in the US. The two chains are not related, though this grocery chain did use the name of the US chain as it had not been registered in Australia at time of founding. This is the same thing with the Target stores in Australia, though it is the reverse scenario as the US Target chain is the predecessor. I was visiting Hobart and was staying in the Hobart CBD. I wanted to grab a couple grocery items so I pulled up the Yelp app to find the closest grocery store. This Woolworths seemed to be the only one within the CBD that I could find so I decided to look for it. Had some trouble finding the store. Got lost as I walked through a parking structure before noticing the entrance. It is easiest to walk over to Argyle Street. When you see the car park, walk past it and enter the next building which is where this store is located. Upon entering the building, look for the Woolworths sign and take an escalator downstairs. Perhaps it was because I visited the store late in the evening, but I found the lighting here to be quite dark and dimly lit. Though I did find the store to be spacious. The prices here are comparable to Coles, which is my preferred store of the two since they seem to have better deals. Grabbed a large bottled water which costs the same at Coles along with a bag of packaged banana bread which was on sale as I didn't have time to eat out for breakfast the next day since I was going on a tour. I really liked the banana bread as it was very soft and each slice was packaged individually inside making it convenient to take as a snack when touring the island. In addition to the regular checkouts, they have self checkout machines here. And while grocery stores in Sydney still offer plastic bags to carry your groceries, it is banned in Tasmania as of a few years ago. Hence, you need to bring a grocery bag with you or buy a paper bag here for 15 cents each. If you need to grab some groceries in the Hobart CBD, this Woolworths is the most convenient option. You will probably find what you need here as the store is large. But remember to bring a bag unless you want to buy a paper bag or can hand carry your purchase.

Sort of a weird combination of Korean soul food and hip coffee shop in the Hobart CBD. Somehow it…read moreworks though! Seats up the front for quick bites, tables out the back for more full meals. Coffee is what you'd expect, the usual suspects. Coffee itself is nice, strong with a bite on the finish. Grab a window seat- the windows open out onto Murray St. - on a warm day with a nice strong coffee and watch the cars.

A well made barista coffee! Beans are roasted by Dukes in Victoria... also had a bacon egg muffin…read morewhich was delish and priced well

Pies and coffee! What could be better. A great range of fillings for all diets. My vegetarian wife…read moreloved her chick pea and coconut pie, and my lasagne pie tasted just as I expected. Even better, they are open 24 hours.

It's about time Hobart got a fancy froyo bar…read more No, seriously. Almost a year ago I was wandering Chapel St in Melbourne and counting fancy froyo bars. I never would have called myself a frozen yoghurt fan so I didn't bother stopping in at any of them, but marvelled at the sheer number of them. (Like, more than two.) So I said I never would have called myself a frozen yoghurt fan, I know. But then my favourite babes at Ethos decided to open their own froyo bar, in proper Ethos ethos. This means not just delicious food but beautiful food. Not just beautiful food but local food. Sourced locally or made in house, everything about Vita is in true Ethos fashion and therefore my new favourite thing in Hobart. Plus thanks to Vita I've gotten to learn about the joy of feuilletine, aka waffle offcuts basically. So crunchy and delicious. Here's how Vita works, in a nutshell: 1. head in any time between 8am and 8pm, seven days a week 2. grab a cup (even the cups and spoons are stunning?) 3. fill cup with one or more (up to six) flavours of froyo on offer (I highly recommend the dairy free coconut--yes ok I know it's not technically yoghurt but shut up and taste the magic) 4. cover froyo in delicious wonderful toppings like the sweetest, crispest grapes I've tasted in ages and/or feuilletine and/or white chocolate coated goji berries and/or house-made nutrigrain (breakfast froyo excuse thank you) 5. moment of truth weigh-in: just like on the Biggest Loser but 100% more delicious; $2.90 per 100g I've been in four times now (they opened last Monday; don't judge me) and I haven't paid more than $10 for my froyo, I don't think. I say "I don't think" because the price has always had $7.50 added to it for a delicious fresh pressed juice, too. Did I not mention the juice? Drink the juice. Though good luck with deciding which flavour juice you'll pick after having used all your decision-making skills on your froyo...

Such a wonderful place to visit for dessert in the centre of town. Locally sourced toppings to put…read moreon delicious and healthy hand made frozen yoghurt in a fun self serve way. Staff are lovely and committed to the concept. Only wish it was open later on a Saturday night for dessert after a nice meal in North Hobart or the wharf!

One thing going for this place is that it has much longer hours than the other eateries that keep…read moreshort operating hours in Hobart's central business district. That's maybe one of the only redeeming qualities. Enticed by the thought of a warm bowl of ramen to soothe my soul, I ordered a veggie ramen for take-away at this ramen-focused establishment. Once I got back to my hotel room, I nestled in to enjoy the warming bowl of broth and veggies but I was sorely disappointed to find that the taste of the soup was a little foul and the hard boiled eggs were of a strange color and consistency. After a few bites, I just couldn't eat anymore, concerned that the suspicious tasting food might actually make me ill. This full rejection of a meal rarely happens to me, especially with a fairly easy meal of ramen. I would not return to this place to try my luck again.

I don't know what happened, but we thought we were up for a nice bowl of ramen tonight. Looking at…read morethe menu it looked a bit funny, but we figured with the good reviews it might be one of those places that are actually surprisingly good. As we got the food, it looked a lot worse than the photos suggested, but still, you might be mistaken. Then we had a few bites, and actually all of the food tasted funky (not in a good way) and dodgy, as though it was last months batch. I had the duck, and my girlfriend had the fried chicken (only edible thing we had), and we mainly just left without eating. I hate giving bad reviews, but I simply can't remember the last time I had such a shit dinner. I hope they change their way soon!

we had the best time here!! they staff (Dan) is the absolute best! would recommend sitting at the…read morebar for the best service! tell dan his american friends say hello! also get the chicken parmie, GAS

The BEST VALUE MEALS IN TOWN! Fast service, Cheap Good…read morequality meals. All five meals provided were sensational. Will be back for sure.

Reservations seem to be two seatings, 5:30 and 7:30. We were in the 5:30 sitting and it was packed…read more It's a very cozy vibe as it's simulating being on the inside of an old ship. I liked the vibe and it was fun to look around as we ate to see all the decorations. Creative. For dinner I had the batter fried prawns. I got the main (not entree) version and I got 9 shrimp. Yikes, it was a ton to eat, plus side of salad and couscous. Really liked my meal, although I wished I had got the smaller entree version. Staff worked well as a team.

The Drunken Admiral is a great pub on the waterfront in Hobart. Great food and great drinks…read more There is no draught beer, but many good beers by the can. Had a great dinner - oyster shooter, spring rolls, chicken curry, swordfish. All excellent. Fun place to hang out in Hobart.

This patisserie was right across our hotel so we were easily tempted. Alas, the confections looked…read morebetter than they tasted and we were a bit disappointed.

We came here for a late breakfast/early lunch. It is somewhat more of a refined cake and dessert…read moretype bakery, and the dessert items did look fabulous in the case. For breakfast however, it wasn't very good for me as there were very limited lower carb/higher protein items. We ordered an almond croissant and a sausage and shiraz roll along with a flat white coffee. We sat outside as they didn't have the AC running and it was really way too warm inside. They have table service inside and servers that run out the food you had ordered at the counter. They were all super friendly and even asked if everything was satisfactory as they cleared our table. Unfortunately, neither of the baked goods were great. The almond croissant had a nicely laminated dough although it needed a tad of salt. The dough was buttery however lacking flavor most likely due to a lack of salt in the butter they used in the dough. The filling was almost like really dense cake batter with basically no almond flavor - the texture seemed almost right, maybe they forgot the almond paste or almond extract. We are used to a much, much stronger flavored almond croissant with almond paste inside. There were nicely toasted almond slices on the top. The sausage roll was a real disappointment. Although it looked really nice it was very heavy, seemed greasy and had two fundamental flaws. The dough was too thick around the sausage so when they wrapped it and baked it there was way too much dough and it was actually nearly raw all along the bottom edges. The sausage was not crumbled or taken out of the casing so when you bit through the roll (or even cut it as we did) the entire sausage slipped right out of the dough and left a big empty hole! It did have nice caramelized onions and some herbs or spinach (didn't eat enough to know exactly!) between the dough and sausage - they might have contributed to the wet/raw sogginess of the dough if they were not cooked enough and then released water into the dough. They were very gracious when I asked if I could get a refund for the sausage roll as I could not find anything else I wanted to get as a replacement. Our server could not have been any more professional and nice about it. He got approval from his manager and gave us the refund. The flat white was very good. If I needed to eat some lovely desserts I'd give them another try given their professional staff and good service.

Amazing friendly and so informative service from a young-Tim Curry-lookalike! Had the Goat Curry…read more(v. hot) - delicious, moist and glorious. Chicken wings were great could have had 100 more, and the Bammies (little tortilla taco things) were braised beef when we visited. Had 3 cocktails (all delicious) but still coveted the Jungle Juice (Jungle something??) that my husband had - so sweet and funky to look at. Really fantastic experience and even enjoyed the rainforest toilet oasis - remember to pee when you visit!!

Fantastic venue, great service and really tasty meals...pastrami cubanette and ripped chicken were…read morewinners.

So somehow my order was missed however this was probably a blessing for me. Watching the staff…read moreworking was a delight. They were competent, friendly, respectful and you could tell they loved working there. Thank you