Mystery Z

It’s easy to have high expectations of any news agents after being at Toombul’s Nextra. The store at Chermside is much smaller and has a much smaller range of gifts. They do still have a decent magazine section, cards and gifts. Their gift range can be a little bit more expensive that one might expect but it’s still a workable News Agent. It’s usually clean and staff tend to be easy to approach and welcoming.
I have taken a few informal photos just to give you a sense of some of their gift ranges. Still some pretty things to choose from.

This store is small but filled with some unusual gifts. Some very unique pieces. Go have a look. Many lovely items.

Smiggles does kids stationery, bags and gifts well. The quality consistently high and prices are a little on the high side but you will be buying a product that is not available elsewhere and often has some unique traits.
It’s great to see that the boys fabrics are finally branching out beyond the soccer ball patterns. We were are growing quite tired of the boy’s patterns.
There is a new cartoon fabric design that seems quite unexplored and we hope to see more of it. For now I think it’s only used by a lunch box and has certain cartoonish slogans.(e.g. Pow). See photos.
This is a small and compact store and it can get very crowded on weekends. During the week is much better.

This is my favourite florist at Chermside and even north Brisbane. They usually have a wide range of flowers that are uniquely matched to create a distinct and creative flair. I think they have had many talented florists work here in the past.

They are also know for (1) permanent roses that require no water or care to survive and (2) for their dyed flowers. My favourite has to be their blue roses.

See photos. The photos attached to this review does not do them justice. I am used to seeing more eccentric bouquet arrangements on display but the flowers were still very fresh and all looked new.

Carnations are obviously in season and today’s display showed a great range of colours.

I think it’s a lovely florist and I would like to encourage them to do more of the flamboyant display that they used to create when they first opened up because I think it gave them a distinct point of difference. I am not a fan of too much baby breath in every bouquet.

One of my favourite florist stores in Sydney included twigs, seed bods and even fruit in their bouquets and it was amazing to see and very striking indeed.

The range is definitely seasonal so I definitely recommend you see for yourself.

They are located opposite the News Agent and at the entrance of Woolworths, near the top food court. Easiest parking is upstairs if you are in a rush!

Staff are always friendly and no purchase is too small so even a single rose will make your loved one smile!!

The wrapping is nice and earthy, but polished and sleek and it definitely compliments their beautiful flowers.

I have tried to include some prices in the photos to give you some sense of costs, but these prices may vary in future, of course, depending on season, availability and demand etc.

Have fun spoiling someone special and please continue to support this gorgeous store!

Went to this restaurant during our stay at SeaWorld Resort.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I BEEN?
- Six times

OUR EXPERIENCE
- It is a buffet style restaurant.
- Plenty of variety to choose from and fairly price, given the range of food available
- Food was generally good quality, not fine dining (lol) but still good.

STAFF
- Friendly, busy and understaffed for simple things like signing patron in, managing payments and answer phones.
- They were all very focussed on keeping the buffet topped up and clearing tables for new patrons to sit at.

BEST FEATURES
- Good variety of food to try and enjoy
- Seafood buffet on Saturdays and Sundays but it is a cold-sea food buffet with some warm seafood like paella and fish.

TIPS
- Wake up earlier and arrive at 7 or 7.15am for breakfast and avoid long waiting times.
- If you arrive at 8-9am on a weekend day you may wait 20-30mins Just to get into the restaurant, even when there are vacant tables.

LIMITATIONS
- Understaffed, as mentioned above.
- Some warm breakfast dish that does not contain egg would be nice.
- Limited options for vegetarians or vegans except cold fruit and cold salad.

COST
- Not cheap, but good value in terms of bulk and variety
- Sometimes the resort offers a 2 for 1 special which makes dining here far more feasible

ATMOSPHERE
- Busy but enjoyable

PARKING
- At Sea World Resort. Free.

CLEANLINESS
- We found the restaurant to be clean and whilst it was busy staff work working tirelessly to clean tables for next patrons to arrive.

WOULD WE GO THERE AGAIN?
- Yes. Convenient, if staying at the Sea World Resort.