Cafe Avellino

Has this place changed ownership? Went tonight for family dinner. Husband and daughter ordered cordon bleu. Came out cremated!!! Drowned in sauce. As did my schnitzel. To be fair they took them back and re-did the order. But others had finished when we got ours again. My husband reckons they just took the coating off and re-cooked as his chicken was so dry. The service was non existent. It wasn't busy. Had to ask for kids desserts. Part of kids meal. One came then we had to remind them again for the other childs. Have eaten there on several occasions and had great service and lovely food.. Very disappointed and won't be going again. Shame as its local.

They have just come under new management and are still finding their feet. Their service is good as can be expected when taking over an established cafe. The staff are very helpful and understanding when there are problems and can generally fix them immediately. Their food servings are generous. Give them a bit of time and I'm sure they will earn that extra star.

We ordered over $90.00 worth of food which is why it took over an hour to get to us. I Was really Hungry when I ordered the food and when i took the first bite of the chicken cardboard (they refer to it as schnitzel) a black cloud of depression came over me. Worst decision i've ever made was thinking to myself "perhaps it tastes better than it smells". But your nose knows you know?? The serving size for the price you pay actually made me cry! - Not really Now I'm really sad. Sad and Hungry!

The cafe is under new management and we popped in today as part of our shopping day at the drovers market. The coffee was superb and the food was delicious we had a chicken salad wrap and veggie mushrooms and the freshness of the food flavours that we experienced was evidence that there was a chef in the house. Avellino's is now a hidden gem. We are planning our return.