I have to admit it took 5 minutes to actually find Chases Kitchen, it was kinda low key, there was…read moreno logo or anything big but we found it in the end. In the end we found a table and the waiter came straight away, he was very friendly and didn't mind that my mum didn't want dry fruit in her fruit salad. After a small chat the food came in, we were both surprised how quickly it was. I ordered the Boston Burger which was amazing and it came with plenty of chips and it filled me up really easily. The bread is really soft and the chips were very tasty! My mum enjoyed her fruit salad and was very happy with the restaurant (which can be very difficult). All in all I would 100% recommend going to this place, with friendly staff and amazing food what else is there to want?

If you come here hungry, get the Boston Burger! Huge! It actually comes with a pinch of Mexico on…read moreit with it's deliciously hot jalapeno mayo! Hot Stuff! The bread is specially soft and they come with thin crunchy fries. If you don't have much time on lunch break (like myself), called them to order in advance and their friendly staff will prepare a special table for you and everything. Looking for brekkie? They've got 'em all. I usually randomly ask them to prepare me some scrambled eggs on toast with mushrooms, tomato and spinach. The result is better than expected. Try their Benedict eggs as well. All worth it. Lovely and friendly staff! Nice background music!

Sure, this place was nice, but the thing that really put me off was the exceeding strong tea that…read morethey served here. Actually, that tea was honestly pretty bad, and not only that, it was quite pricey as well. Though while this place did look nice, and had a nice, quiet, atmosphere about it, the tea really makes me not want to return.

The Duchess! I have often heard raving reviews of this place but when I went last time, 2 or 3…read moreyears ago I didn't really see the attraction. Perhaps it's the fact that you have to drive to whoop whoop... Perhaps it's the fact that after driving to whoop whoop you still have to wait ages, but the Duchess did not impress me then. Fast forward to today, I had to go to the Scienceworks and it's in Spotswood, so I decided to give The Duchess another go. Now it's obviously a weekday plus it's probably just after lunch hr so it's less busy. They were able to accommodate two prams and was super friendly and efficient about it which is a big tick for me at this point in my life! Food ordering is a bit slow to be honest. We ordered our drinks and waited and waited and no one came to take our order! We finally had to flag someone down and THEN they told us there are specials! Not sure if they just didn't want to overwhelm us and let us settle down but I felt the service need to be a bit more efficient. Anyway so I ordered the special which is the soft shell crab w pork belly on a brioche. It was amazing!! They managed to cut the fattiness of this whole combo with fresh coriander and zesty mayo. I am not a fan of Scienceworks but I will come back for The Duchess!

this is one of the best places in William's town. we walked in there after a nice walk on the…read morebeach. the most amazing part of this was while the sun was setting, they have lighted up the candles in the restaurant. it is great for a romantic diner. on the top of that - the food is amazing! I ordered sea food pizza, my husband got fish of the day. the serve is big, the food is fresh. you can not ask for more. we loved it, and will visit again. :)

We ordered steak was perfectly cooked. Nice and tender. The mushroom sauce was absolutely…read moredelicious. We also ordered the Surf and Turf with mash. It could've had veggies but, maybe that's me being hungry. Great service, great food Nice and relaxing atmosphere.

Picture this, Newport 2012... the best beer hall within city limits?!? Yeah, I was sceptical at…read morefirst, being invited by a friend to sample this untested find. However I was wrong in my miscast aspersions. Sorry friend. This place is a secret that needs to be let out! The Junction Hotel Newport has been reimaged in a major way. The venue now sports a micro beer hall and a separate wine room, both featuring gourmet grazing plates that will leave your taste buds satisfied and wallet full :-). As for the beer hall, there is a lot to distinguish this place from other venues that wear the "indie" beer badge of honour. I like the beer tasting paddle for example. Choose any four beers to sample and have them placed on a wooden paddle for your drinking convenience. $12 is all this will set you back. There is much boutique beer choice here too, from Beechworth to the Mornington Peninsula and far abroad. After food? Well, it is delish Trish! While the mains look great, I tried ordering my way through the smaller dishes, tapas style. Every morsel made for great conversation and admiration. Try the hand cut chips served out of a paper bag, or the grilled Kransky with pickled red cabagge, Polish style. Ribs, deep fried chickpeas etc, etc. Serving sizes are ample. The crowd (until word gets out ;-) ) is the local friendly crew. But be warned, every table was full. Worth a visit and, if your not local, a premeditated excursion! I will be back, the adjacent wine room is next on the list.

The west has a new home of great beer, wine & service. Great beers ( tap = 2 Birds, Bridge Rd,…read moreBoatrocker. Bottle= Trumer Pils, Mt Goat rare breed) The wine bar has a fantastic selection of interesting glasses/bottles. With outstanding service throughout.

So there was a point in time that I was stuck in an area/ had to go to a certain place that was…read morereally close to the Pier 35 Bar and Grill. I'm actually kinda surprised this place doesn't have a single review. They have a lot of reviews on Facebook... and now I'm wondering if I'm leaving a review in the wrong place. I can't find it elsewhere, so obligatory /*THIS REVIEW IS FOR PIER 35 BAR AND GRILL */ Hope this is in the right spot. So the first day we had been in the restaurant a few metres over and we realized that people were eating over here as well (we thought it was empty!) So the next day , we went in. They have a lunch menu for $14, available 7 days a week 11:30am- 3:30pm. For $14AUD, that is an amazing price (with some being $16.50) Like, we had to go around and get burgers with meals at around that price, but this place was for Aussie-italian mixed things. Those things don't come too cheap! Anyways, these are the things I tried: Seafood spaghetti with market fresh seafood, garlic, chilli, white wine and basil ($16.50AUD). It was a white wine reduction that totally accentuated the dish to a better level~ They have a few pieces of mussels, shrimp, and 1 other type that I think is cuttlefish? The sauce here which looks nonexistent is actually really light and actually comes with a little spice (yeah, it says chilli but I totally did not catch that when I was ordering it). Totally get this if you like seafood or white sauce spaghetti! 8.5/10 Chicken and mushroom risotto, baby spinach, sun dried tomatoes finished w/ parmesan and truffle oil ($16.50AUD). Mhm. So I'm not really one for risotto but this risotto impressed my boss, so I had to try it! They have a great water to rice ratio, in which the water is not soupy but more of a concentrated sauce with the rice. You like high end? Parmesan and truffle oil man. Their chicken is lacking a bit of flavor but that's the only complaint I have here :P (7/10) Penne pasta, sautéed veggies, chilli, garlic tossed in Napoli and white wine sauce finished with parmesan cheese ($14AUD). One regret is that I didn't try their fries, but it was $9 They also have tapas here, which you can get a selection of 5 items for $39.5AUD. You can get Hikkaido scallops, Moreton Bay Bugs (baby lobster), king prawns, calamari, and a couple of other things. They are so delish. I am not kidding. On the third day, I saw a group get 10 of these. Like if I had the luxury to do it, I would have tried these. This would have been of them "authentic Australian things" that people get to try. I did have a few pieces from my boss cuz my boss did so on the last day. He loved it. It doesn't look filling at all though, but he said he was content. I dunno. They also have an open mic night where people sing on Sunday. Nice live entertainment. Service ranges. On the second time, the waitress was really good in knowing we was American and taught us that it was "a jug of water" after we requested a pitcher of water because we needed a lot of water. Aussies do "jug", we do "pitcher". Anywho sometimes you will have to wait a bit too because this place is really popular. They also have a "outdoor" view section in which you can see Pier 35 and the Bay. I don't know how so many people find this place tho lol. Cuz the road leading to it doesn't look like many cars travel on it (Lorimer St)... but somehow they have a good amount of people here! Also OPEN WEEKENDS! Our savior haha. Because a lot of places close in Australia on weekends, we found out ):

Bit if a trek and right in the hub of the port on the waters edge!! The setting if you choose to…read moresee it this way can be "romantic" or "surreal" lol depending on how drunk you are. There is virtually nothing in the surrounds! Just boats, dark roads and refineries with smoke belllowing out across a nice stretch of water in the background!! Haha As for the food? I love it. The steak was spot on and nicely chargrilled! Simple juicy and on a bed of buttery mash!! Yum!! Not even the renowned steak houses can get to this! Okok it's on par then ;) I think if not for the location this place would do very well. For a Friday night it deserves more patronage!

Big portion . Tastes great . Maybe can add more spicy flavor . But overall it's great Thai foodread more

Lo e sitting out back on the floor is an awesome experience love the food and the price is good can…read morenot wait to go again

The food here is amazing. Have been here a couple of times and have loved every bite. We stopped…read morefor lunch and had the 5 selection deal for $32 per person. You get to choose 5 plates from the menu and they come out tapas style so a share plate. There are so many great choices on the menu to choose from. But sharing the 5 plates is enough for you to feel satisfied with out being overly full. Every plate was a delight and the accompanying salads were light and refreshing. I especially lives the tempura eggplant dish with the green mango salad with chilli it was delicious. The crying Tiger was also amazing with the wagyu and the spicy citrus dipping sauce. It's to die for as is the sticky pork belly The staff were great they were attentive and happy to explain any part of the menu we were unsure about. Also very friendly and made sure we were happy with everything. I will be back here for sure pity it's so far away for us but it's a good place to look forward to coming back for a great feed.

Had dinner there. Had steak & date had the chicken. Absolutely beautiful food. Modern with European…read moreheritage. Loved it. Highly recommended

I've been walking past this place and nudging my partner saying "we need to come here someday!"…read more We finally did last night, and I'm so glad we did! Waitstaff service was excellent, super friendly, helpful, attentive and love what they do. Food was fabulous also. My partner and I shared a few tapas dishes and a main each. Presentation was beautiful, flavours were delightful. The tuna tataki was my super favourite, followed by the beef tartare. The restaurant has an intimate vibe with dimmed lighting. Despite the paper tablecloths they still managed to maintain the fine dine feels. I'm def coming back again to try everything else! Show this place some love guys! Well done team! :D

The pizza is acceptable for one of those "let's just have ..." nights but it doesn't stand up to…read moresome of the MUCH BETTER options in the 5-7ks around it. I've only ever had takeaway pizza from here so can't speak to the service or ambience.

Love, love love the pizza!!! Easily the best pizza on the West side! The crust is on point! Perfect…read moreatmosphere for all.