Antipodea Richmond Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The smoked salmon was very good quality and French fries were fresh and nicely salted."
• "Side mushroom was creamy and I can say this was the only one good thing in the food."
• "Banana bread was good."
• "Corn fritters with and poached egg and a ham and cheese melt were great."
• "The surprise hero here was the roasted edamame. It was the strong starter to the evening."
• "The rib eye meat was super delicious."
• "The food is delicious, drinks are great."
• "Both waitresses were lovely and they brought water for my pooch. The folded eggs were nice, generous portion."
• "Really lovely breakfast, ambience, staff. Those mushrooms in a subtle balsamic flavoured cream, and split with a pesto was divine."

Cons:

• "The pancake was not very fluffy and had egg smell."
• "Folded egg was good and creamy but the texture was not quite good."
• "Antipodea Melt, the tomato was raw and not roasted and I don’t recommend that at all."
• "The 3 chicken burgers we took were really overcooked, and the ground beef burger I took was absolutely charred on one side."
• "The chorizo omelette was really too oily and the lamington cake was too dry."
• "The poached eggs on sourdough were not good. The toast was underdone and it's texture was as if it had been sliced the night before."
• "The blueberry banana pancakes were a let down. Dry with the smallest squirt of maple syrup."
• "The steak frites was like it was grilled with water and tasteless."
• "The burger that was awful. The meat was smelly and the only good thing were the fries."

Service

Pros:

• "We had a small child with us and the staff were great."
• "Both waitresses were lovely and they brought water for my pooch."
• "The service was very friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were friendly and accommodating, the coconut latte was phenomenal."
• "The service was quick and the right level of attentive."
• "Staff are excellent and food is always great."
• "Our waitress was very attentive and friendly, kindly giving us her recommendations for food and drinks."
• "Jeremy took my service charge off my receipt cause I didn’t have enough money to pay."

Cons:

• "The lady in front was very rude and not so friendly. She was not helpful at all and seemed she was forced into taking customers."
• "It takes ages for them to make coffee."
• "The food took approximately 50 minutes to come."
• "Service was super slow."
• "Waited 40 mins for food, despite the restaurant only being half full."
• "Upon entrance, the lady by the door made it clear that we were inconveniencing her by asking her for a table."
• "The food was slow and arrived cold, had to be sent back."
• "Waited 15mins for 2 cups of tea even though there's five + people walking around."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "I also liked the atmosphere with plants and vegetation surrounding us in the restaurant."
• "A lovely ambiance and decor, outdoor seating available too."
• "They’re dog friendly though."
• "Super cosy yet trendy - there's an a fire place at the back which creates a cool atmosphere."

Cons:

• "It was very cold inside and had to ask for the heating to be put up."
• "The lights now glaring at 90% the fire no longer in use save for 3 candles (despite it being a particularly cold evening)."
• "There was a very cold draft coming through which left us feeling cold despite the hot coffees we consumed."
• "The base thump is so loud I want to grab the food and coffee and milk shakes as take aways and leave immediately!"