chiteira
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"Not loving Kew at all!!!"
I work in Kew. There is a well known private school on just about every street in the area making it a horrible time drain to be on the road any time after 7:15 till about 8.45 in the morning - add 5 minutes per street block. The food in the area is poor - I only know of one decent restaurant in the area and they only open in the evenings. I have yet to find a place that can make a decent salad roll. Subways is the best Kew has to offer, which is pretty sad. Cafes in the area think they are high class but the food on offer is too civilised for a healthy pallete - all mayonaise and grease. I buy pre-packaged lettuce and bread from Leos (a fairly ok supermarket) and make my own lunch. Scenic bike paths and walking tracks are lacking if you are looking for an alternative to driving a car. If you want to be environmentally friendly, then grow accustomed to crappy scenery and car exhaust fumes. And the residents of Kew see no reason to clean up after their dogs. When you find the walking tracks, you need to watch your step!!! Looking at moving to the area to be closer to my work, but then found the tram to city into the city would take 45 minutes for my life partner. I wouldn't want to live in Kew and hope to not be working there for much longer.
I dont know which part of Kew you are looking at but it doesnt even sound like Kew, except that you mention Leos (which by the way is probably the best supermarket in Victoria and you have listed it as "ok". If you think you know food, you should know how to spell "palate"). The parks and walking/bike riding tracks are renowned by bike riders, of which I am one and a quick google search would have found Studley Park, the boathouse and the Convent for great walking, riding and awesome cafes.
If you want good restaurants in Kew, try Centonove, Oanhs Kitchen, Royal Siam or Milan@Kew. During the day go to the QPO, Fred Young or about half a dozen other decent cafes. There are also a couple of good food pubs in the Kew and the Skinny Dog.
The tram into the city takes about 30 minutes on a bad day but if thats too much, teach your "life-partner" to ride a bike. You clearly have no clue what you are talking about.
LOL!!!!! I am the ultimate authority on my own opinion and my own experience. A balanced view doesn't mean one that coincides with yours and because my opinion doesn't coincide with yours it doesn't mean I 'clearly have no clue'. I am glad to not be working in Kew any more. The times I have taken the tram into the city it has taken me 45 minutes from Kew. The days I have used the train to get to work, I have found the pathways from Glenferrie Station to Kew covered in dog poo. You can't deny my experience. Maybe it doesn't coincide with yours, but it is still my experience, and no-one knows my experience better than me. Maybe you could take the feedback and do something about it - like take a brown paper bag with you next time you are out riding. I stand by my comment that I have never found a decent salad sandwich in Kew, because that has been my experience. Maybe another reason to not like Kew - personal opinions are not allowed unless they support what the locals want others to think. To say my review is 'factually wrong' is absurd given it is my personal opinion based on my personal experience. Having done a lot of contract work, I have worked in many locations. Kew stands out as the one place I would not work again, and I imagine there are other people like me who would have the same values and opinions. Just because you love Kew, doesn't mean everyone does. My suggestion to anyone thinking of buying anywhere - know what your priorities are and do the appropriate due dilligence to ensure the area is what you want before buying. If you want walking paths, go to the area, take a walk and see what it is like. If you want to ride your bike from home to work, do a few trial runs and see how it goes. If your experience is different to mine and you love the walking and riding facilities, I am happy for you and I welcome you to your own experience. But beware, it seems not everyone in Kew would be happy for you to share your experience.
There are LOTS of good restaurants in High St Kew. Sure the traffic sucks but thats what you pay for if you are surrounded by best private schools in the state. This suburb is one of the BEST suburbs in Melbourne. Lots of beautiful period houses, parks, shops and Glenferrie Road shopping is just next door. Studley Road and boat house is just around the corner too with amazing bicycle tracks. Streets are neat, people are educated.
This is the most hilarious pessimistic review I have ever read in my life.
Looks like the original author pushed the 'upset the snob' button, sparking outrage. If people in Kew think the dining options are great, good on them. When I lived in Kew it was apparent to me that most residents don't travel far and are parochial to the extreme. Sure there are some good high end places to eat but for a casual bite its pretty ordinary. Shopping wise its poor. The responses to the critical post are truly Kew elitist, and reflective of the general vibe of the community there.
What a negative miserable review and so factually inaccurate!! if you choose to eat at Subway's rather than the fantastic restaurants in Kew, including Centenove which has just been awarded a hat in the Australian Good Food Guide, what do you expect?! If you are fed up with sandwiches at lunchte, try the wonderful sushi bars (there are 2 at the junction) or the fantastic noodle bar, or the pizza parlours, or the smaller Italian and Indian restaurants that all serve deliciuos food and offer lunchtime deals. The private schools are all in 1 contained area well away from the high street and don't start until 8.20, so the 7.15am traffic is all the annoying drivers using Kew as a short cut through to the city instead of taking the freeway in! And Kew is renowned for some of the best natural scenery in the area - have you heard of Studley Park? It's that big green area with the Yarra running through it. I don't know of anyone that would allow their dogs to foul and not clean up after them. I'm surprised you would be an authority on this assuming you spend your working day inside one of the offices rather tha the walking tracks which you suggest you have had trouble finding. If you follow the river through Studley park. You'll see an enormous number of walkers,joggers and nature lovers enjoying the beauty that you obviously can't appreciate. Yours is a completely unbalanced and factually wrong review. and completely unhelpful to anyone seeking an honest appraisal of the area.