Welcome to Jojo's River Cafe

Passable. We ordered the calamari which was pleasant. The chicken and spinach pasta seemed to be cooked with something that tasted like a teriyaki based sauce which although not unpleasant wasn't crash hot either. We ordered the turkish bread with dips and got 4 pieces of turkish bread and about 8 slices of a baguette - we really wanted to eat turkish bread.....

Cakes in the display looked stale with only the tiramisu and the cheesecake looking fresh, so we picked the tiramisu which turned out to be quite nice.

Staff a bit harried in the hot weather. Took half hour to get our order taken and a soft drink ordered with the meal never came. Not bad service, but could be better.

Very busy sunday afternoon. Had a table next to the kitchen with bad ventilation. Location lovely. Could be quite pleasant.

Would give it another go when the weather cools down.

Saturday night was my son's 18 birthday. Honestly this place just does it right. The staff are friendly and attentive. The food is fantastic - Entrees ordered - tiger prawns and a tasting plate. They were both very nice - prawns superbly presented. For mains- the fillet of beef, veal in an amazing lemon butter sauce, gnocchi and my daughter had the most delicious pasta meal with chicken, baby spinach and a Marsala sauce, a party for your taste buds. We had to go and view the desserts in the display cabinet. It was so hard to choose as they all looked delicious. We ordered a Tiramsu, chocolate mousse and strawberry cheesecake which the staff put a candle in and sang happy birthday. We are never disappointed when dining at JoJo's. Always a great night out and a memorable eating experience.

Whole family went here for the Mother's Day lunch. The wait staff were very friendly and our table was ready. Ambience was nice and light, very busy due to the special occasion. It was a set meal so no choice of food. The entree was very nice. We had a shared plate of calamari, very nice, not rubbery at all and some eggplants and antipasto very nice. The mains were fish which was cooked well and lamb. We weren't asked though how we would like our meat cooked. They all came out all almost rare which none in our family like. They ended up cooking it again for us. The dessert was lovely too, nice gelato. The service though was very slow. Although I can't blame it on them purely due to the occasion. I will however check it out again next time either for lunch or dinner.

Three of us went for breakfast on Saturday having booked the night before, we arrived to an almost empty restaurant (one other table of 4)we were promptly asked and got coffees and then asked if we were ready to order our breakfast, we all ordered scrambled eggs on toast with either salmon or bacon, after 40 mins we were asked if everything was ok and said that we were still waiting for our breakfast. She became very bolshie and didn't offer any apology and slammed our second cup of coffee on the table. After nearly one hour our scrambled eggs finally arrived! The food was excellent but i think this place needs to give its staff a lesson in good manners and how to deal with the public. A fantastic position but let down badly by the waiting staff.

I guess someone has to be the first reviewer so here goes.

I have found this a difficult restaurant to review as some things are very, very good yet others I found quite annoying.

Jojo's is at the old Nedlands Baths (my old stamping ground where I learned to swim) and is a typical cafe in appearance. No table linen, paper napkins and uncomfortable wooden chairs. The outlook however is really lovely being built over the river so all tables have a view.

The menu is typical cafe fare with limited choices and a couple of daily specials that were described to you, no board to help you remember! This would not be hard to do and is the type of attention to detail that sets the good apart from the ordinary.

Our group of five saw the three ladies choose Turkish bread and trio of dips to share. The bread was nicely toasted but not enough provided to finish the dips that they assured us were tasty, a Sundried Tomato, Beetroot and a Hommus. The gentlemen both chose the inevitable Salsiccia served with toasted Turkish bread. a "bitter" tasting few salad greens and a small bowl of Fetta and Olives. Tasty without being spectacular.

Mains chosen by our group included a well cooked "fish of the day" Pink Snapper served with seasonal vegetables that were again well cooked (still with the crunch factor)the usual mash was by request not served. Two chose Beef fillet medallions served on an attractive Sweet Potato mash with a small quantity of veges. The men again chose the same, a Veal Ribeye with chips and Salad. The Ribeye was of a size to satisfy any carnivore, beautifully cooked "medium" as requested, and meltingly tender, a small bowl of chips was plated and they were nicely crisp and hot but the salad disappointed again being somewhat bitter on the palate and undressed! We were not offered a dressing and no oil and vinegar was in evidence on any table.

A selection of cakes were available as well as a good quality icecream chosen by two of our party.

We finished with coffee of average quality.

I have not mentioned beverages until now as yet again I was annoyed at the prices being charged. I cannot accept that $36.30 is a fair price for Vasse Felix Classic White however that was probably the best buy available! In addition I don't like a 10% surcharge on a Saturday night when no penalty rates apply!!

Perhaps this is the reason the restaurant was only just over half full.

The quality of the food being provided deserves better support from management pricing policies for this restaurant to achieve its full potential afforded by its unique location.