BIG DIFFERENCE (Sept 3rd.2016) I never tend to stop at the same place twice when eating at restaurants, cafes, drive-inns, dinners, or what ever sensational eatery is established. although from what powers that be in circumstances unbeknown to me and company we had ventured to territory that brought us full circle to the same place with BIG DIFFERENCES. FIRST: Going into Gisborne. With so many little this and that cafes. The Jolly Miller Café 29A Brantome Street Gisborne Victoria 3437 (03) 5428 3414 https://www.yelp.com.au/biz/the-jolly-miller-caf%C3%A9-gisborne?utm_source=ashare&ref=yelp-android Company had chicken avocado sandwich (a more then simple request/ no fancy dancin or additives) and me: a Quiche Lorraine. (Not something hard to find in most Australian eateries) 3stars and a blink of .25 for quickness. How was the overall experience? Well.... I once wrote to a classmate friend from high school who had enlisted for the army. He took on what is known in the US as one of the toughest roles in the army- Army Rangers. During mess (meal times) he explained that when entering the mess hall to eat if you see your Sgt. Major sitting and still eating... Your fine and still have time to eat... If not... And he begins to stand up your in trouble! Worse if you haven't even sat down to eat and he/she stands up... You can forget eating! Well. It was all so quick! and like this! The food came before I sat. Nothing special to it cause it was dumped on the plate. And the second company and I were done someone (as if watching for our last bite) picked up the plate. And the water glasses were out so when I asked for one I had to get my own. The worker I asked forgot about me asking and my company hated that the glass was hot to begin with cause I pulled it from the top of their coffee maker machine. *note: Quiche Lorriane was very Oily! (Could have drained the bacon before putting into mix) anyway... Got In the car and started looking for other places to see. We drove into Sunbury. And some mystical force lead us back into another Jolly Miller in Sunbury.. (Because everything else carried an unattractive feel to it in price) A whopping 4.5stars with extra bling because unlike their counter part in Grisborne... They: 1- were much more oriented to service! 2- water glasses were not the problem AND- *they noted it before it was brought to their attention that there wasn't any pitchers of water, but they were bringing it over to our table. And it was taller! Cleaner and not hot! ((((LOL)))) 3- it didn't feel like boot camp And they even asked how we enjoyed everything (while still sitting down) It was a strange discovery of sorts seeing that i stopped into the same business (franchised) in two seperate towns. BIG DIFFERENCE!!! But the Tim Tam slice is quite the Sunbury/Jolly Miller experience.. They make up the 3.5 to the 1.0 star from their sibling Gisborne location. What a BIG DIFFERENCE between twins! read more

Jolly Miller - SUNBURY, Melbourne. Sept 3rd. 2016 vanilla slice & Tim Tam slice - Restaurants Near Me - Sunbury, VIC

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The menu is always great here and they always have revolving specials. They have heaps of vegetarian options and can do vegan. What's more the staff are so kind. My toddler smashed a glass here and no fuss was made. read more

The staff were good, and the milk shake and coffee was ok, but both chicken sandwiches we ordered were dry and lacking flavor. I have a pet peeve for dry sandwiches so I wasn't too impressed. I don't know why so many Cafés sell dry focaccia bread with dry chicken and hardly any sauce... I will say that it's an improvement on the Jolly Miller that used to be there. read more

If you're going to visit the Jolly Miller cafe make sure you come hungry. The portions are huge. The club sandwich I ordered would have been enough on its own but it came with a big serving of delicious chips. It took a lot of restraint not to order from the amazing looking cake cabinet afterwards! read more

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This restaurant has cakes, coffee tea etc, and an all day breakfast menu as well as a lunch menu. I highly recommend it. I'm a coeliac and they were able to accommodate my request to substitute meal items without any problems. They also have vegan meals. The staff are extremely friendly. But the most important thing was my "Big Breakfast" meal, which was amazing. It is not licensed but who cares. The atmosphere is cruisey and there always a daily paper to read. Fantastic place. read more

Just went there for Coffee. There were plenty of locals there and our order for seven coffees was filled promptly. The coffee received the thumbs up from the crowd. read more

Went here for breakfast one morning. Best eggs in the area! Meal sizes are massive, not really suitable for young kids, a lot will be wasted. I didn't really investigate the menu so there may have been kids meals. Staff were extremely friendly. Also good for a quick stop in for a coffee or a cake. read more