I'm reviewing the AO24. It's a classy and sophisticated event that has carefully selected food and drinks outlets. All were good, except the Italians ran out of food by early evening so I could not get the Arancino Bolognese (at least it had salad and rice), and I noticed their $20ish pizza is just a slice, not a full pizza, so essentially very little topping value and you're paying for mostly baked dough. I can understand they need to pay for the expensive set up, but $13.50 for chips? I went to a Spanish/Asian fusion place and got a chorizo hot dog with chips for $19 - not the nicest or healthiest food, but enjoyable to try. The coffee at the chain outlet was the most foul I've tasted in a long time in Melbourne - the flavour of burnt rubber boots. There is a coffee place in John Cain Arena near the exit to go to the outside practice courts which looked like a better option. I had popcorn from Uncle Charlie's too. The flavour sachet was hard to open and was enough to cover maybe half of the popcorn but it stuck quickly and was hard to spread around the popcorn. The taste was tangy and not as delicious as I imagined, but not strong and I couldn't really taste the "nutty" flavour. I had the 1st day ground pass thinking it's going to be the hugest day as I recall that's how it usually works. However, unusually, the 1st day did not have as many matches as scheduled for the 2nd. So, it was a bit disappointing as there were only a handful of popular players scheduled. Another thing, there are too many mediocre Australian players entered who can't dominate a match and win in straight sets, or win at all, which makes it a let down if you're Australian. The bogans at some Australian matches were bad-mannered, calling out between serves and making noise at time of serve and through points, so it was embarassing to be on the same side - they should stick to watching Cricket. If you have more cash to spend, I think the experience would be better because there's a lot of shopping opportunities, and you could book dining in advance or lounge in the bars and eateries all day (if watching tennis in person wasn't your priority). The venue is great, experience pretty good, but having a fuller schedule for the 1st day, and making sure there is enough food and selecting a better coffee provider are also important.