Cafe De Cena - OHalloran Hill

This is the second time visiting this cafe being a local we support locals.was here a couple of weeks back with my friends. The food was average back then so was the service. We saw the previous waitress sitting in the table next to us eating being on video call. Was not appropriate at all. With a lot of hesitation we came with family on Tuesday around 10.30 to give this place another chance, the food was excellent the service was brilliant. We received our drinks cutlery food within 15 mins. Inspite of having another 5 tables only two staff. The new staff is a great choice. Keep up the good work.

Mediocre basic but expensive food. It was nearly empty at lunchtime on a saturday! Either the menu needs an overhaul or they need to hire a cook who is versed in italian food. Some of the cutlery we got was dirty. Lastly; I don’t say this lightly or to be mean Both staff had terrible BO. Not a little sweaty, just literally a pungent cloud. So much that my partner, who can barely smell anything since covid, could tell. It was very off putting.

Ordered fettuccine boscaiola, got penne pasta. There were only 2 other people in the restaurant. Flavour was ordinary, mushrooms were barely visible, very little chicken. The dish was mostly pasta and sauce. High price for low quality food around $21

Food was good quality and the prices were very reasonable but I can't give it higher than 3 stars. Although the chef was fabulous, the waitress was hopeless, maybe new? Didn't know what my order was when I asked verbally so I had to point to it on a menu, couldn't understand when our friend told her he had a severe allergy to an ingredient she needed to check with the kitchen- we needed to make her go and ask, then when it came out it had the ingredient in the side salad! I would still come back, hopefully with a bit more training the staff can improve.

Went for breaky because my wife was craving pancakes. They were packet pancakes, and arrived at the table stale and cold. I expected homemade at a cafe. I don’t want to recommend order pancakes. Other food is so so, hot drinks were fine, service was good.