Vileroy - Norwood

An open spacious cafe/restaurant to dine in. The glass feature walls make the area look a lot wider and bright. There are newspapers stuck all over the walls - ?look like they are doing some renovation. Services - staffs on board are not very friendly at all. Seems to be inattentive and couldn't really care. Incorrect information given at times about their beverages. I was told their coffee is pretty strong, had a double shot latte but was given in a tall glass and I could barely taste the coffee at all. However, some good recommendation given on the food menu. Speed of service is also pretty good. Food - serving here is pretty decent. Worth the value. love the pan seared tuna salad. The salad was refreshing, well dressed but might be better if it can be served in smaller pieces. Tuna was seared to perfection and well seasoned. Beautiful poached eggs with the runny egg yolk is perfect to bring the whole dish together. Meatball pasta was lacking some seasoning. Definitely need some salt and pepper and personally I would love to have a hint of chilli in there as well. Beverages - mentioned above, coffee weak. If you like weak coffee this would be all good. Average wine list. I would still be back to try their lemon soufflé hot cake which sound very interesting but they only served that for brekky. Hopefully services improve the next time I'm there.

An open spacious cafe/restaurant to dine in. The glass feature walls make the area look a lot wider and bright. There are newspapers stuck all over the walls - ?look like they are doing some renovation. Services - staffs on board are not very friendly at all. Seems to be inattentive and couldn't really care. Incorrect information given at times about their beverages. I was told their coffee is pretty strong, had a double shot latte but was given in a tall glass and I could barely taste the coffee at all. However, some good recommendation given on the food menu. Speed of service is also pretty good. Food - serving here is pretty decent. Worth the value. love the pan seared tuna salad. The salad was refreshing, well dressed but might be better if it can be served in smaller pieces. Tuna was seared to perfection and well seasoned. Beautiful poached eggs with the runny egg yolk is perfect to bring the whole dish together. Meatball pasta was lacking some... read more

Ambiance: 7 / 10   It's open plan and airy but, warm. We were there for lunch on an early winter cold snap with pouring rain. The big windows juxtaposed the conditions outside to the cosiness inside. It can get a little loud though with acoustics being sharp but, some would say that adds to the buzz of the place. There’s 2 upstairs function rooms that are worth keeping in mind. Winelist: 8.5 / 10   The owner/manager knows his stuff with interesting, unique and different wines. Finally, someone who chooses the wines on merit not the label. I’m considering maybe a 9/10 as I write. Service: 8 / 10   Again, the Boss has clearly been around hospitality for a long time with an almost psychic 6th sense for our needs without any intimidating hover. His assistants have been well mentored too. It all adds up to polite, professional yet, calm and relaxing imbibing. Cuisine: 8 / 10   Comprehensive menu both for how hungry and styles. Mine was served almost cold though but, fantastic texture, flavour balance and harmony. It was a small portion size as well even though it was termed a ‘Main’. Perhaps I just chose mine poorly as my 2 friends were in raptures and they’re both foodies (one’s a chef and the other is a master home cook). I’ve given an extra ½ point bowing to their opinions. Value for what you get: 8.5 / 10   This place is a bit of a hidden gem, moderately priced with its quality above its price point The deal maker or breaker; would I go back? Already planned. 40 / 50

It had been some time since I last had a meal here so I thought I would give it another try. Table service was very disappointing as apparently it is okay to serve food on a table that is not clean. Food was quite average crab cakes were very deep fried and lacked seasoning. Tuna salad looked nice but needed a good dressing to compliment the colours in the salad. The tap water smelt like someone had cleaned out their fish tank. Handy location but very disappointing.

Frequently dine here and love it! Wonderful atmosphere and love the interesting and funny conversations with the owner. The fish specials are always so fresh and full of flavour, but its also hard to go past the Char grilled Cape Grim Fillet of Beef, Roasted Garlic, Deep Fried Egg, Pancetta Roasted Potatoes.