kait

Heard lots of hype and good recommendations before visiting Dubbo Zoo. Perhaps this had my expectations too high? The zoo was good, don't get me wrong. Enough animals and nice grounds. It's a large zoo with various ways to get around including by car, walking, hiring golf buggies or bikes. We opted for bikes, which was a real novelty. The downfall of this park was the price. Entry is expensive and then they sting you even more for bike hire. Not that I expect these things to be free, but it's not a cheap half day out. I was glad to be riding a bike because it drew out the time, in a car, it would be all over in the blink of an eye. Worth a look in at least once in your life but shame about the cost.

Yum yum yum! My partner has been here so many times and will not dare eat anything but the chicken panang because he believes it's THAT good. Well, I am vegetarian, the kitchen was happy to make my panang with bean curd and vegetables and oh my gosh, it was unbelievable. Truely. Other dishes tried were the prawn pad thai, vegetarian spring rolls and of course some rice. Everything was delicious and well presented. Staff were friendly and mostly prompt. Would go back time and time again for panang, really tasty!

Had a really enjoyable meal here recently. Staff were fantastic, they were polite, efficient and a attentive. They were also short staffed on this occasion which made the service even that much more impressive. Lots of things to choose from on the menu, everyone was catered for. Food was tasty, nothing mind-blowing, but well presented, filling and good. The venue itself is really nice. The only complaint I'd have about our visit was seating. We were placed next to a really large table of half adults, half children. It's clearly not the fault of the restaurant that the kids were incredibly loud, obnoxious and plain annoying, but perhaps something could have been arranged that this table were more isolated or at least no one else placed near it. Would definitely go back here in the future and look forward to it.

The margherita pizza here is really good, but the service of this place is a massive bummer. The guys that run the shop have no personality and no desire to please anyone. Service is slow and unfriendly and they only serve one size of pizza (13 inch - too much for one person) and won't make half-half (to cater for two people sharing who don't have the same taste in topping). Pizza is cheap, $10 for 13 inch, and though margherita is the only topping I've had, it was really good quality and tasting so I assume other toppings would be just as good. Situated right next to the cinema I'd like to say it's great for a pre-movie dinner, but don't count on it. If there are more than a few customers, estimated time for waiting can be 30 minutes. I'd like to love this place, but it's mostly mediocre with the potential to be something great but I won't hold my breath in service improving. Shame.