The Good Place

Let me start off by saying.. I am SO shocked by the low rating!!! I had to double check to see if Im writing a review for the same place....

Here's a disclosure, we were indeed kindly invited,however my partner was unwell so I took my mum, mum was a chef at a 5 star hotel so I have always been iffy about where I take her cos she would look at the dish and tell me she can cook it at home this is childs play etcetc. To the point where i rarely take her out for food. Because we were invited and did not pay for our own meal,i will not be commenting on the cost.

The Good Place is located on the rooftop of Westfield Miranda, we went on a Sunday for lunch and the place was fairly quite to begin with, shortly after patrons came rushing in for lunch.

We started off with smoothies,Green it is and Coco Nutty i was very pleased with coconutty. Hints of choc nuts and looks like a blueberry blend. Mum thoroughly enjoyed her smoothies.

For mains mum had roast pork, shoulder was advertised but the wait staff advised they were using pork belly today. That was fine cos we got some pork crackling. At first sight mum thought there was a huge amount of fat on the pork, after a bite she was shocked by how well the pork was cooked, the fatty bits complimented the lean parts and the meat itself was lightly seasoned and tender. The roasted vegetables were well done. A mixture of baby carrots chat potato pumpkin artichoke and onion on a bed of rocket salad.

I ordered the beef brisket,i originally wanted the vegan curry - cos winter = curry. Unfortunately i was advised that they had ran out of the curry,it was only 11:30am! I was a little bit disappointed to be honest. But my eyes lit up when the brisket arrived. The meat was tender with a side of aoli, but the brisket was cooked so well that i barely touched the aoli. There were some minor uneven fatty parts and 2 slices of brisket that was quite hard and chewy. My roasted veggies were same as mums.

We were so full, but had room for dessert. The semi freddo was realllly healthy, mum loved it but it didnt cure my sweet tooth. I didnt find the semi freddo to be sweet enough but mum said it was just right. Luckily i had a spider with watermelon kombucha and coconut ice cream - that hit the spot.

Our wait staff was extremely pleasant, she was extremely attentive,towards othet tables too. The manager was observed to come out and take orders,clean up tables etc etc. He wait time eas very reasonable.

So, why 4/5 and not 5/5? Mainly because there wasn't any curry at 11.30am and a couple of chewy briskets (which i can understand as there will always be a bit at the end thats a bit dry and hard). But overall, really excellent food and great service. Id go back to try the curry and i hope that it will be in stock!

If you visit The Good Place and had to pick 1 dish - Id recommend the pork, if its cooked the same way you won't be disappointed. I would not hesitate to come back for a hearty winter meal. Id be interested to see if the menu is seasonal and will keep an eye on this. My parents hang out at miranda every now and then, mum said she would go back and happily pay for a meal.

*we were kindly invited

From the first point of contact here we were welcomed with a lovely smiling face, really engaging staff and the food was superb, so fresh and delicious, I would eat there everyday if I could, its my kinda good place :)

Great place if you go early in the morning before most of the shops open. I managed a lightning strike on Kmart at 8am. I was in and out of the Centre in less than 10 minutes. The parking is also easy at that time.

I found that there was plenty of parking. Lots of room to walk around and not be on top of each other. Plenty if different shops. Im heading abroad and forgot my business shoes. It was so easy to find shoe shop and basically mist things one needs.

It is a large shopping complex with adequate facilities for toilets , USB recharge points available and wifi as well. Near to the train station. Use to have a fair few community shows but I do not see them so much anymore since it was renovated. Many shops are contained within this centre and it has several large eatery areas.

One of the biggest shopping centre I've ever been too. As usual, Westfield has been very good. The parking is a bit tricky though, maybe it's because it crossed 2 or 3 blocks? When we are leaving, we have to go round and round to find the exit. But overall, It's a nice place to shop. Lots of selections of shops, I love the interior design for some part of the centre, it has a Rome feel to it. And there's even an Apple Store in it which is good.