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We dined here with friends 2 weeks ago, and I have to say I was very disappointed. The food was grossly over priced for what it was and to be honest, we all had trouble choosing something as nothing seemed to stand out. We shared a tasting plate for 4 for entree and although it was quite nice $54 for 4 tiny tastes each was extremely steep! For main 2 of us chose the fish and chips which was just that, some over cooked fish and some average chips with an aoli lime sauce, no salad etc for $28. We were both disappointed. Another guest chose the lamb and was utterly disappointed as it had been recommended to her from the waitress. Some lamb put on top of some pasta, no flavor, no sauce..boring at $32.

Service was pretty good actually. We did have to ask for our water to be filled twice but our wine glasses were always full (funny that!)

The ambience was great which again was why we were so disappointed. The location right on the coast set a gorgeous focal point and the restaurant was cozy.

Overall I was very disappointed. I had been looking forward to this for so long for my birthday dinner. The food was very very average and the prices were way over top for what it was. I would not recommend this place. Sorry!

Visited Soda, New Years Day for an anniversary lunch (couldnt find anything else open we had not tried).

Weather was hot and humid, but bearable in the open front setting.

I was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of unusual beers on the drinks list, and the wine list seemed less WA centric than most, we ordered a Rymill sparkling Red.

We ordered the tasting plate, followed by smoked duck and a very interesting strawberry, parmesan wafer and lamb (i think) entrees (as mains).

I thought the innovation of the food flavours was excellent; it seems a long time since we tasted anything new and exciting/unusual here in Perth.

Overall Service was friendly and prompt, despite the place being quite full, dishes arrived in under 30mins.

Overall a good experience and one I would recommend to others.

Went to Soda for dinner on Sat night and it was great!! A friend that was dining with us was allergic to seafood and the staff were very accommodating. The menu was mainly seafood with a few others thrown in - steak, duck and chicken dish. We started with fresh bread and sausage and then has main courses ( one duck, one calamari and two steak dishes). All the food was cooked perfectly and the side salad of rocket and parmesan was wonderful. We had a Cullens white which was superb!! We finished off the meal with desserts and coffee - I will definitely be going again. The only down side was it was very noisy.

We went for a late Sunday lunch.

All started well. We were there around 3pm for lunch (we liked to take things easy on a Sunday) luckily they were still serving lunch, unlike so many places (particularly in Cott) that close the kitchen around 2pm.

We were greeted by friendly staff and given menus and a glass of water each. We ordered a smoothie each and one swordfish and one lamb. The smoothies arrived and were finished before our meals arrived.

The swordfish was beautiful with asparagus and corn mash. The lamb also came with corn mash and green beans. One ordering we were informed that the fish was served medium rare and was this ok or would we liked it different, we were happy with this. However we were not given a choice with the lamb. The lamb arrived and I would say it was medium rare, this was ok for me but i am sure some people would have preferred a choice.

During our meal we had to asked twice for a refill of our water, was a hot day so maybe a bottle on the table would have been better or keeping a closer eye on customers glasses. We ordered 2 beers part way through the meals. The beer was cold but the glasses they provided had not been chilled so we did not use them. I had ordered a Redback, there was no lemon with this which was a little disappointing as I like it with lemon especially on a hot day.

Overall the meals were good if not a little pricey for the venue. Not really a place I would rave about or advise against.

About 10 of us popped in here for breakfast after the beach one morning. Nice little cafe right near Mettams Pool. I ordered a bacon and egg sandwich which was delicious (I also didnt get charged for sweet chili sauce on the side which i had requested - which was a nice change!). Everyone seemed to enjoy their breakfast/cakes ordered. The coffee was okay but a little cool. The service was fast and friendly. I recommend this place for breakfast!

My family and I went to this cafe as a present for my dad for father’s day. Upon entry we were pleasantly surprised at the funky and up-market decor and we were quickly welcomed and seated by a friendly waitress. We'd brought with us a bottle of d'arenburgs the footbolt shiraz and she quickly opened the bottle but rather than offering a tasting first poured a full glass for my dad and then when i just asked for a taste she poured some wine in the glass, some on the table and some on me, whilst she apologised for the mistake it was her slightly nervous and jerky nature that caused the mistake and i can't help but think if she just calmed down a bit it wouldn't have happened.

After being told the specials for the day (which weren't memorised) we ordered a mezze plate for an entree and several different things for mains. The mezze plate was quick to come out but looked as if someone had just thrown everything together on the plate and then put some fetta on the top, and when you are trying to pick out pieces of bread and you have to shift everything on the plate to get to it it gets a little annoying.

The mains soon arrived and we ordered another bottle or wine to compliment the food, i ordered the confit duck with a potato mash and spiced beetroot and i'm sad to say that the beetroot was the best part of the dish, the duck was overcooked and stringy and the potato mash seemed out of place with the wonderfully spiced beetroot, two others at our table ordered the manna crab linguine and it was also average at best, the crab pieces were so small so as not to be seen and the pasta was dry and difficult to eat because of this, my dad ordered the fish of the day which was nicely done in a lemon butter sauce but again nothing that made you want to come back and eat it again.

Overall this meal was not that spectacular, the service was friendly but a little unprofessional and the ambience was quite good although you couldn't really see out onto the ocean over the wall next to the footpath over the road. If you live close by then this cafe would be fine for a weekly meal with prices for mains not going above $29, however if you have to travel to get to it (as we did) then you are definitely better of staying with favourite closer to home. :p