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Cafe D'Vine
(08) 9250 3638
36 Great Northern Hwy, Middle Swan, WA 6056
Average rating of 4 stars based on 9 reviews
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Cafe D'Vine

Cafe Restaurant in Middle Swan WA

Cafe D'Vine Restaurant Reviews

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munro

April 23, 2012

Reviewed on 2012-04-23, with an overall rating of 4.5 stars.
This is a great suburban restaurant, more part of Midland than the Swan Valley. It's not well publicised, but it is fully licensed with a small but acceptable range of WA wines on the list. Yes, we would go there again.
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    Entrees excellent; mains very good. as others have...

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  • Entrees excellent; mains very good. as others have commented, the servings are substantial, so we didn't get to the dessert menu. Menu is a little stuck in the seventies - garlic bread, bruscetta, pepper steak and a range of pastas. However the food is very,very good.
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    Service was appropriate to a 5 star restaurant. St...

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  • Service was appropriate to a 5 star restaurant. Staff were pleasant, attentive without being obvious.
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    The staff really make this restaurant work. Noisy...

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  • The staff really make this restaurant work. Noisy - but not overly so, friendly, family orientated. a great place for Saturday night casual dinner
  • Overall

    This is a great suburban restaurant, more part of...

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  • This is a great suburban restaurant, more part of Midland than the Swan Valley. It's not well publicised, but it is fully licensed with a small but acceptable range of WA wines on the list. Yes, we would go there again.

mandymartin

October 14, 2011

Reviewed on 2011-10-14, with an overall rating of 5 stars.
This is a great place to eat. Recently I was diagnosed gluten & dairy intolarant, I am looked after, Brian makes sure I do not eat anything I shouldn't and they even adapt recipies so I can still have desserts, so yuummy.
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    The food is always well presented and tastes fanta...

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  • The food is always well presented and tastes fantastic. Be hungry because their servings are large.
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    Service is good. Brian goes out of his way to make...

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  • Service is good. Brian goes out of his way to make sure you are happy.
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    The decor is nice. The only down side is it is a l...

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  • The decor is nice. The only down side is it is a large room and the noise can be overwhelming at times. Still everything else is so great we never let this bother us.
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    This is a great place to eat. Recently I was diagn...

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  • This is a great place to eat. Recently I was diagnosed gluten & dairy intolarant, I am looked after, Brian makes sure I do not eat anything I shouldn't and they even adapt recipies so I can still have desserts, so yuummy.

Kelah

October 10, 2010

Reviewed on 2010-10-10, with an overall rating of 3 stars.
  • Food

    Food is good. Large serves, tasty, well cooked. No...

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  • Food is good. Large serves, tasty, well cooked. Nothing special, though.
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    The owners are lovely and provide great service...

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  • The owners are lovely and provide great service
  • Ambience

    Big, bright, open room with "interesting" decor....

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  • Big, bright, open room with "interesting" decor. The walls are filled with local art, most of which is for sale and some is quite good. Mish-mash decorating.
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Vivi

October 5, 2010

Reviewed on 2010-10-05, with an overall rating of 3 stars.
Cheap, busy place suited to large family groups - it has a large varied menu. The cavernous room was 3/4 full, so they are obviously fulfilling demand in the area. Won't be returning though.
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    If you want large serves, good value, homestyle co...

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  • If you want large serves, good value, homestyle cooked stuff like steak, chips & salad, pastas, garlic prawns, then this is the place for you! It is not fine dining, and doesn't pretend to be. Wine list is mainly Swan Valley, and very reasonably priced. Our Salt and Pepper squid entree was tasty, but batter slightly too heavy. My husband's steak was huge but stringy. My garlic prawns were plentiful, and sweet, the sauce was a bit bland. Our friends enjoyed their pasta dishes
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    Efficient, friendly. owner/manager informative an...

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  • Efficient, friendly. owner/manager informative and charming.
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    There is no ambience.The room is huge, brightly li...

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  • There is no ambience.The room is huge, brightly lit with fluorescent lighting, and has painted brick walls. If we hadn't been with friends who had made the booking, I would have left immediately, without looking at the menu. It urgently needs some subdued lighting and strategic partitioning.
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    Cheap, busy place suited to large family groups -...

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  • Cheap, busy place suited to large family groups - it has a large varied menu. The cavernous room was 3/4 full, so they are obviously fulfilling demand in the area. Won't be returning though.

fero

May 14, 2010

Reviewed on 2010-05-14, with an overall rating of 4 stars.
Chances of me going back - very poor.Chris's Diner was excellent but when these eating places take over they always seem to go down hill as they change menu's to fancy type stuff thinking everyone eats fancy - good old fish and chips for me and it is hard to find any place that does decent fish these days. Most people would like this place food wise but not for me at least i can tell my friends i tried it and they can form there own opinion.
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    After recommendations from friends I took my wife...

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  • After recommendations from friends I took my wife there last night our 38th wedding anniversary.
    To start we had Garlic Bread around $5 - $6 and got 3 small bits of bread between 2 of us - not 4 but 3 - poor value for money.
    Our main means were good - my wife really enjoyed hers while I thought mine was OK because the steak was a decent size but far from well done like I asked.
    For desert I had a banana split - when it was served it looked great.
    When I went to eat it I discovered it was actually 90% cream very little ice cream - the topping and nuts were on the cream and i hate cream - fortunately my wife ate the cream along with the topping and nuts - I was very disappointed - worst banana split I have ever had - wasted $7.50
  • Service

    Nothing to complain about here - service was great...

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  • Nothing to complain about here - service was great
  • Ambience

    It was one of the first cold night we have had and...

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  • It was one of the first cold night we have had and it was literally freezing in there - I rarely feel the cold and had a thin jacket on and we couldn't get out quick enough it was so cold .
  • Overall

    Chances of me going back - very poor.Chris's Diner...

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  • Chances of me going back - very poor.Chris's Diner was excellent but when these eating places take over they always seem to go down hill as they change menu's to fancy type stuff thinking everyone eats fancy - good old fish and chips for me and it is hard to find any place that does decent fish these days. Most people would like this place food wise but not for me at least i can tell my friends i tried it and they can form there own opinion.

koala

October 1, 2009

Reviewed on 2009-10-01, with an overall rating of 5 stars.
A great evening. We are thinking of having our staff Christmas dinner there, thats 50 staff and their partners, we wouldnt be doing that if we didnt rate Cafe D'Vine a good evening out. The food is magic, theres lots of choice, the staff and management know what they are doing.
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    My daughter organised with the help of management...

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  • My daughter organised with the help of management to have my 60th at Cafe D'Vine, she was able to pick a menu for my guests at a very reasonable price per person. The food was plentiful and very good. I had steak and it just melted in my mouth. All my guests were impressed and many have been back. I go back Saturday night with friends.
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    We just couldnt fault it, nothing was too much tro...

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  • We just couldnt fault it, nothing was too much trouble, the staff were very friendly and the owner went beyond to please.I had a really good night, made all that more special because the staff went out of their way to help and give my daughter what she wanted for me......Thank you
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    I like that the tables are not locked together so...

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  • I like that the tables are not locked together so you cant hear the ppl. on the next table talking. Its bright & clean.
  • Overall

    A great evening. We are thinking of having our sta...

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  • A great evening. We are thinking of having our staff Christmas dinner there, thats 50 staff and their partners, we wouldnt be doing that if we didnt rate Cafe D'Vine a good evening out. The food is magic, theres lots of choice, the staff and management know what they are doing.

Paulk

June 6, 2009

Reviewed on 2009-06-06, with an overall rating of 4.5 stars.
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    We went to Cafe D'Vine last night for dinner. We...

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  • We went to Cafe D'Vine last night for dinner.
    We are both gluten intolerant and were happy to find that they cater for people like us.
    All I can say is the food was Fantastic and the service was great, a very well run restaurant and a pleasurable eating experience.
    We had the garlic bread and salmon steaks.
    Thank you for a great feed!!!
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leelee23

April 26, 2008

Reviewed on 2008-04-26, with an overall rating of 4.5 stars.
Overall a little gem tucked away on the edge of the Swan Valley. Very good value for lunch and the dinner menu looks just as good. We've been told that you have to book if you want to experience dinner, which is something we intend to do in the very near future
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    We decided to have lunch at Cafe D'Vine on a whim....

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  • We decided to have lunch at Cafe D'Vine on a whim. We had been told about it by friends and decided to give it go.

    We ordered from the Lunch Menu. our table ordered, an Old Fashioned Steak Sandwich, Frittita of the day and Fish of the day (Dhu Fish). One of our diner's has an allergy to garlic and the staff ensured that sauce for the fish was omitted. My Frittita was warm and very tasty with a large serving of potato wedges and salad. The steak was tender and came w ith lashings of onions, wedges and salad. The fish was cooked beautifully.
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    Staff were very friendly and helpful, always aroun...

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  • Staff were very friendly and helpful, always around if you had a query or needed to order something, very attentive but not over bearing
  • Ambience

    Friendly, open, bright. Large room that holds quit...

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  • Friendly, open, bright. Large room that holds quite a lot of customers, but you are not squashed in or sitting on top of one another. It did get a little noisey as our lunch progressed.
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    Overall a little gem tucked away on the edge of th...

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  • Overall a little gem tucked away on the edge of the Swan Valley. Very good value for lunch and the dinner menu looks just as good. We've been told that you have to book if you want to experience dinner, which is something we intend to do in the very near future

Kiwikym

August 10, 2007

Reviewed on 2007-08-10, with an overall rating of 4 stars.
I recently organised a surprise 40th for my husband at Cafe de Vine. We had 20 guests arrive for the evening and not one complaint at the end of the night. The management and staff were helpful and attentive without being obtrusive, the restaurant and tables were tastefully decorated and the food very tasty, well presented and plentiful. In the past we have had meals out where we have had to stop somewhere on the way home to "top up" but this was not the case after our meal at this restaurant. I work in the food industry so can be a bit pedantic about things like spotless cutlery and food not being the correct temperature. I could not find one thing to pick on here and will return without hesitation.
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    I recently organised a surprise 40th for my husban...

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  • I recently organised a surprise 40th for my husband at Cafe de Vine. We had 20 guests arrive for the evening and not one complaint at the end of the night.

    The management and staff were helpful and attentive without being obtrusive, the restaurant and tables were tastefully decorated and the food very tasty, well presented and plentiful.

    In the past we have had meals out where we have had to stop somewhere on the way home to "top up" but this was not the case after our meal at this restaurant.

    I work in the food industry so can be a bit pedantic about things like spotless cutlery and food not being the correct temperature. I could not find one thing to pick on here and will return without hesitation.

Contact Information (08) 9250 3638