XS Espresso Emu Plains

We were celebrating our anniversary today and wanted to celebrate with dessert. I have heard great things about this place and we were both very excited to try it. Unfortunately there was an accident which made us a bit late. We arrived at 9.24pm and one of the staff rudely told us they were closed and turned us away. Mind you the website says closed at 10pm. All we wanted was some ice cream and our anniversary is now ruined because some rude staff wanted to close 36 minutes early 😔

We went for acai and it was a complete disappointment. They give you a pathetic, thin piece of nothing and charge you 20 dollars for it. They advertise like they're giving you your money's worth, but when it comes down to it, they're just trying to squeeze every penny out of you while giving you the bare minimum. To make it worse, they use frozen strawberries in their acai soft serve instead of fresh ones. They put very little topping sauce, and if you ask for any more, they charge you extra. This place just isn't good. I could've gotten way more from a small serving at a place that actually values its customers. If you're reading this, take your money elsewhere unless you want to be let down!

This was an amazing spot. River front view. Amazing night time lighting and decorations. Part of it looks like a heritage Italian restaurant from the 1980s. Also has a walking bridge which goes across the river.

Such a beautiful location for brunch (and can’t imagine how nice it is at night with all of the lights on!) Their menu is extensive - and I was lucky enough to try their Oreo range which is available this month. Chocolatey, decadent and the perfect desserts!

The food is really good but the last time we went there on a quiet weekday morning service was very slow. So slow we were convinced it would have been quicker to order our meal to be delivered to our house via Uber Eats rather than wait for 40mins like we did. The ambient sound of the woodchipper devouring branches during most of that time did not help. It just wasn't a pleasant experience. But the food really is good.