I am often extremely sceptical about Thai food places... but today I was EXTREMELY surprised at how…read morewonderful the food is, how great the environment is and how friendly the staff are. It may appear rustic on the outside, and it could do with a good paint... but inside those walls lie some of the best food I've ever had. For $10, I got a huuuuge serving of chicken pad Thai. Presented beautifully, freshly cooked and with fresh ingredients. My taste buds are tingling! The staff were so friendly. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted, taken to a table, provided ice cold water and as your food is ready, they promptly bring it out! Definitely would go here again! Would recommend this place to friends and family. Their lunch specials are $10.... and the serving is decent. Give them a try!

I gave this a 4/5 a year ago, but I went back this week and it was really bad. We had takeout one…read moreday this week, and the dishes seemed decent. Nothing great, though - maybe a 3/5. We went back later in the week just for convenience (it's near home), not for taste. However, that time settled it: it's really gone down in quality. We had three different dishes, and all of them were bad. The beef mossaman was really watery, the pad thai was too slimy and too sweet, and the laksa tasted like it was made from a packet with too strong tastes yet too much water. So disappointing. :(

Craving thai? Want it quick? Don't want to pay too much?…read more This place does the trick and it tastes good too. The portions are about 1.3x a normal dish and they usually cost around the 10 mark. I go here for a quick and cheap feed and im always satisfied whatever i get Stir fry veggie beef Pad thai chicken

I think this I'll be he last time we order from here…read more Chicken omelette had WAY too much sauce, very overpowering. Duck was very dry (the dog liked it as it was not fit for human consumption) Stay chicken with extra chilli, was about the only decent meal. Where was the sauce for the spring rolls??

We decided to order up some Golden Island for an easy take away on the weekend. It's local and just…read morearound the corner. It is run of the mill, Chinese style food for the Aussie palette. My wife and I ordered and shared the following dishes, I always go big with Chinese as it tastes good reheated (in most cases) and I like doing the follow up lunch the next day: Entrée Ham and chicken rolls (8 pieces) The matrimony of ham and chicken should never be questioned, nor should you ever try to understand it. Just be aware of it and let it happen, it is natural and it is delicious. Massive for a starter, this would do me as a main if I wasn't super hungry. I have had many ham and chicken rolls at many different Chinese restaurants, is one of the more heavily battered ham and chicken rolls I have had, which makes them a bit too greasy. Mains Pork spare ribs in peking sauce Probably my favourite dish of the night, the sauce tastes both sweet and salty, and the pork ribs were tender and juicy. They don't pad it out with many veges so it's a high ratio of pork, which is always appreciated. You just have to be cautious biting into these with too much vigour, if you hit bone you could be in trouble. Chicken in garlic sauce This was nice and again, a great serving size, plenty of chicken. I noticed that there was a slightly fishy flavour in the sauce which was strange but fortunately, not too overpowering. As both my wife and I don't eat seafood this wasn't ideal but it was still an ok dish. Singapore Noodles - no prawn Just what you expect with Singapore noodles, I found they were a bit heavy handed with the green capsicum in there. Big chunks too so it kind of took over the show. Special Fried Rice - no prawn It is above average special fried rice and I was happy that those capsicum chunks hadn't also infiltrated this dish. Some good chunks of meat in there and they pack so much into a large serving dish that it could be a meal on its own. All in all a tasty meal but nothing that knocks your socks off. My tip for any Chinese takeaway - order a little too much food then treat yourself for lunch the next day.

They had me at fried chicken. Seriously, Hot Star have a store in the CBD that's super popular so…read morewhen I was doing some grocery shopping with mama and found that they have opened at Eastwood, I had unconsciously lined up already. I am such a big fan of fried chicken especially since I had the original in street markets at Taiwan so my anticipation was building. It of course did not disappoint. The juiciness of the beautiful glorious chicken and the crispiness of the batter and skin, ugh, I have shivers going down my spine just thinking about it. They sprinkle on a wonderful spice mix and the 'spicy' one was hot enough to make me reach for water but so tasty. The crazy size makes for a wonderful Instagram photo and you feel like you get your money's worth too. So drop everything you're doing and go taste this amazingness that will enhance your life - no kidding!

The problem with fried fast food is that it's too fast. Fried foods need time and love to get…read morecrispy and crunchy and golden and all those things that will trigger that Pavlovian response. This is what Hot Star has nailed - everything that goes into their fryers (so everything on their menu) are fried to order and fried to a timer to make sure it's just on the right side of browned and burn-your-tongue hot. You may have to wait but boy is it worth it. This Eastwood branch of Hot Star seems much much the same as the others around Sydney - same plastic bag you're handed after ordering, same delicious mushrooms and curly fries, same queue on the path out the front. Points off for scoops which look a little too coated with seasoning but maybe they just hadn't cleaned them yet after a long day of trade...maybe. Or is it just extra flavour? Perhaps the key point of difference at this franchise is what looks to be a side business selling anime Lego figurines and what looks like vitamin and mineral supplements. To offset the fried chicken, ya know?

Amazing service with great tasting food, and unique home style menu options available setting this…read moretake away store a cut above the rest.

Chips ahoy! No skinny fries at this place...good old fashioned, solid chips that are full of…read moreflavour. The large piece of fish was cooked to perfection, crisp with a very light batter. The kitchen is open view with customers observing every move of the staff preparing meals. The lass who cooked my fish was quick and efficient. She was very friendly and the take away meal was ready less then 10 minutes..I didn't have time to do an instant review on Yelp. There was a flow of people in the shop and the service was excellent. Three people were cooking meals. There is a distinct lunchtime package available, lots of different types of burgers with drinks and chips. If you are on the run and need to get a quick bite..this is a good place to visit. There are several parks nearby. Just down the road is Kissing Point Wharf on the Parramatta River.

Not for me, too much used oil they don't even bother using new oil I ordered stir fry rice and beef…read moresmells like Diesel unhealthy food and poor customer service

Great little chicken and salad shop. Good freshly prepared food. Potato scallops are great.read more

Popped in for a quick lunch on a SUnday around 1.30pm and the place was packed. THere were a few…read moretables near the counter. Order and pay first then you get a table number. We got the kids meal, a chicken schnitzel salad, the schnitz and chips and the status quo schnitzel wrap which came with coleslaw and cheese. Waited under just under 10 mins for our meal which i thought was reasonable seeing how busy they were. Food was actually pretty tasty, i have seen mixed reviews about this place but it did not disappoint for me. Staff are friendly too. Overall, good first time visit.

Agree with Jasper about portion vs price…read more Had the Parma and chips aaaand it was super tiny. Really tasty though but it won't fill you up at $13 a meal. I've had the American Dream wrap at the MLC centre and that was massive! The queue too during lunch but have had smaller versions elsewhere. Seems it's inconsistent across the chain.

When the weather is rainy and stormy and you feel like something warm, what works best always seems…read moreto be something carb loaded. Thus, pizza is always a good idea! Anema E Core is a little restaurant (there is only two tables inside opposite their massive coffee machine and their indoor wood fired pizza oven, the rest of the tables are outside and with the weather being rainy they were not set up yet. We ordered the 4 Formaggi (Gorgonzola, Smoked buffalo Mozzarella, fiordilatte, Shaved Parmesan, basil,olive oil) Crudo E Rucola ( Rocket, prosciutto, shaved Parmesan, basil, olive oil) and for dessert the Nutella pizza all for takeaway. The base is ridiculously soft! I am in heaven. Nom nom nom I love this place! Staff are friendly and the chefs have a think Italian accent which adds to the authenticity of this tiny restaurant. We have booked to go again this Sunday, looking forward to trying their other pizzas and the coffee! Ciao :)

I absolutely love this place! It does pizza just like Italy. I had to look back at photos from when…read morewe were in Tuscany just to make sure I wasn't just making that up! Hubby and I come here at lease once a week for lunch and tonight we tried them out for dinner. Firstly, lunch. Pizzas and Paninis are the focus. They have $5 pizza - lunch size specials which have such soft chewy dough that we just love with fresh ingredients and lots of cheesy goodness on top. We usually end up ordering margherita and hot salami plus a Nutella calzone. The Nutella calzone fresh out of the oven can burn as you just can't wait to eat it but it is so good fresh! They do have some sitting there if you can't wait but you can have them make the pizzas to order. It takes all but 5 minutes most of the time to make the lunchtime size pizzas. Haven't had the chance to try their paninis but they are reasonably priced with it priced based on how many items you want on it. Dinner- this place is pumping at night! We didn't book but came in early for dinner (6pm!). I'd suggest to book as it is so popular! They have those metre pizzas if you're interested but as we have it all the time, we thought we'd try their specials. We weren't disappointed! They don't have a standard dinner menu, it seems it's either pizzas or their specials which is how we like it. Christian seems to have his specials based on produce availability which works for us! We had full 3 course menu as we couldn't help but want all the specials. Entrees- The prawns wrapped in speck just brought out the flavoursome freshness of the prawns. It also came with some bread. The calamari and zucchini fritters were well fried. Not too oily and light. We had Tuscan pasta (Fisarmoniche pasta - had to look it up as I'd never seen it before!) with speck, Gorgonzola cheese and walnut. Sounds odd but it worked. Well balanced flavours and tasty! We also had the spaghetti marinara which had some clams, mussels, prawn and scallops. Pasta was al dente and had the seafood saltiness to it. Delicious! We couldn't resist having dessert even though we were so full! We chose the Tuscan dessert special as it was something a bit different plus the Tiramisnu. Our usual pizza chef from lunch time sold it to us when we spoke to him earlier in the evening that Christian's wife had made the Tiramisu. The tiramisu was just awesome and I'd come back just for it. Looks like they had some you could take away! The Tuscan dessert had cantuccini (biscotti) and a fig/almond tart which was the tiniest slice I'd ever seen but it was very rich so tiny for a good reason! The biscotti wasn't too hard and just right for after dinner and went well with hubby's macchiato. Definately a great place and the staff are so friendly. Always feel welcomed to come here even when the place is pumping and busy!