The Jolly Miller (Sunbury) — Restaurant in Melbourne

Pretty ordinary really. Walked in - there wasn't really much in the way of signage of how it works. We took a seat, then figured out we must go up to order. We went to one register where the guy looked at us, and went back to what he was doing. (Right in front of us on the other side of the bench) after a few minutes I asked if we were meant to actually order at the table and he said "no over there" and pointed to the other register. The food that came out was actually pitiful. I ordered the smoked salmon and smashed avo. The avocado was gross, it stuck to the inside of my mouth, much like peanut butter does. There was zero flavour, apart from the store bought smoked salmon, which had obviously been sitting out for some time. The toast was hard and dry. The eggs were over done, and as I said - zero taste. I'm glad we ordered hash brown and chorizo as extras, at least I enjoyed them. The cafe itself is also old, and looks completely run down. I was going to get a fruit smoothie until I saw the fruit in the cabinet, looking disgusting, and old, and somehow dried out after being thawed out.

It was an interesting breakfast. But definitely won't...

Dropped in to order a Birthday Cake, Thought we would get Brunch/Lunch @ 11:15am whilst there. Staff were attentive took our order reasonably quickly. Ordered brekkie Roll, Kids Bacon & Eggs & Chips - Not exactly difficult. We were the 4th occupied table so not busy, 40min later grabbed the waitress who checked, Ooops sorry the printer is playing up and missed getting the order to the Kitchen. Interrupting the day manager sitting there eating his lunch (printer must have worked then !), he apologised and deducted the meals from our bill which then consisted of two drinks (Coffee & Milkshake). A bit of customer service skill might have suggested waiving the drinks bill for what was a poor service, a bit of common sense might have suggested if the printer was playing up that ALL orders be verified with the kitchen after initiating them. Two tables who ordered larger meals after us were served yet nobody noticed a problem till I hailed the staff. Lost a Meal Service, Lost a Cake Order and now a Customer. Me thinks some changes are needed and it isn't just staff if Management cant give them the right tools. In a word...

Always enjoy the meals. Service is pretty good. UPDATE - 5 September 2021: We shopped here yesterday 4 September 2021, with COVID we thought we would support local. Although happy with the cakes and Roti we purchased, I'm so disappointed with the yoghurt. One of the expiry dates was the day we purchased and wasn't noticed until today, the other is tomorrow (6 September 2021). We understand everyone is trying to survive at the moment, however the one we had to throw away should have been in an "eat today" section, or discounted, or (just) something to let you know! The expiry date is on the bottom of the container, and honestly, who turns a yoghurt container upside down? I want to support our local community, but don't 'shaft' me... Sadly, it is this experience that has me changing...