After a good lunch in a summer afternoon, we visited this place for some desserts. Ordered the Strawberry Tart and Chocolate Marquise tart. Both were full of flavor but I am partial towards the strawberry one.
My Cobb salad was delicious. Couldn’t fault it. My companions had the finger sandwiches, egg, chicken and smoked salmon respectively. They reported they were lovely. We shared a key lime pie, a mixed berry tart and a Paris opera slice for desert. All were delicious but we all agreed the key lime pie was the best and has excellent flavour. The coffee was unexpectedly excellent as was the hot chocolate. Service was lovely too. We really liked this place.
The service was much better than expected, as the meals came very quickly. I enjoyed the gnocchi. It's wasn't the greatest, but I just wanted something served fast before the show. The waiter made a fantastic suggestion to get some veggies as a side to share.
Huvidius T Mitchell-Welles
+4.5
A thorough treat to eat - Made me glow before the show!. It is funny when one pauses to read the previous reviewers; I often wonder if we have been to the same restaurant. Perhaps they got the names mixed up? Perhaps they are jealous ex-lovers of the staff? Perhaps I have slipped through a brane into another dimension, away from the evil, dark side of Café Vic?
The meal myself and my wife enjoyed was delicious, inexpensive and served by polite, smiling staff. If anything, the entrée that I had (chicken liver pâté with a 65 degree cooked egg) was a little too large. However, I was starving, so that suited me well. As for my blue eye cod...I really had no idea I would like cod so much. And the tastes they dressed it with were playful and surprisingly good.
Generally being used to paying one hundred dollars for a meal for two, my wife and I left, satisfied and sated for just over seventy. If you like food that is pretty as well as tasty, then this may well be the place for you. I know it is where I am headed for before the next show. Oh yes, and a quick word too on the fact that we only had thirty-five minutes before our show and having told them that, they brought the meal to us within five minutes. I do not believe I have ever been so quickly served!
Ideal before a show, but .... Café Vic isn't a place for fine dining, it's a place for a convenient meal before the opera or a concert. That means that they have to deal with a packed restaurant, everyone wanting their meal finished and the bill paid before 7.30pm. All things considered they do it quite well, and the price is reasonable - though it would be nice if they varied the menu a bit more. If you're a regular concert-goer, after a while you end up eating the same dish time after time. Service can be variable but mostly we've had friendly, helpful waiters who've deserved their tip at the end of dinner.
It's much better now that there is table service and you can book too.
Really Nice.... I've been coming to the Arts Centre for awhile and have seen lots of changes, finally it seems they are delivering a great food experience. Cafe Vic has turned full circle and is now a great place to relax and eat a quaility meal before or after a show.
We recently had the citronella herb custed rockling, with a mustard creme which was fantastic and my wife a really nice dish of scallops with fennel and chestnuts.
Very nice!
New style for Cafe Vic. We visited tonight for a meal before a play and was pleasantly surprised to discover the cafeteria service had been replaced with table service. The menu was brief but the options were good and we were very happy with our pasta. The service was attentive and the staff were friendly and helpful.
Great new format. We have been to Cafe Vic many times in the past for a fast meal before a night of theatre. Gone is the the up market self serve cafeteria style food which was at times a little hit and miss -- replaced by a simplified menu and attentive waiting staff. Good food, acceptable wine list and very good service -- all reasonably priced. And really great lemon meringue pie! It was very busy on a Thursday night. I recommend booking.
The service was amazing, Hannah served me and made an amazing coffee.
A lovely meal of sweet potato and mayonnaise, it was very nice. The atmosphere is good and the waiter was delightful to talk to. Only qualm was the water, it tasted quite bad, probably a mistake caused by dishwasher powder.
My Cobb salad was delicious. Couldn’t fault it. My companions had the finger sandwiches, egg, chicken and smoked salmon respectively. They reported they were lovely. We shared a key lime pie, a mixed berry tart and a Paris opera slice for desert. All were delicious but we all agreed the key lime pie was the best and has excellent flavour. The coffee was unexpectedly excellent as was the hot chocolate. Service was lovely too. We really liked this place.
Lovely sweets buffet and nice coffee.
The table was cleaned of our empty plates and the staff are very pleasant
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