Alowishus Delicious — Restaurant in Queensland

I wasn't going to write a review for you guys, but I figured that I absolutely should. This is more so regarding the service at the uni campus, but its the same ownership and management so here goes.

Firstly, Alowishus charge the most exorbitant prices for absolute sub par food and coffee. The coffees are never done right, they are either burnt or cold, and cost top dollar. The food is horrendous, the sandwiches are all stale and taste like they've been sitting in a container for a week. The food items that Alowishus offer (at a uni campus) where nobody has much money, is priced ridiculously. The healthy food is priced higher than the unhealthy food which is a big issue, especially when trying to promote people to eat well. I have discussed Alowishus extensively with my peers at the campus and we all say the same thing, and we have all pretty much boycotted alowishus due to the pricing and the quality, the quality being the main issue, and we pretty much reserve alowishus as a last resort of desperation.

Another issue that is something to talk about, is the extreme cycle of employees that has been seen. There have been a lot of staff who have worked for alowishus for some time that have up and left (without naming anybody), and clearly this is a reflection on management. I had heard a couple of little things here and there from some of the past staff.

The big issue here is the price to performance ratio. Consistency must be maintained at an affordable price. We can't come in here and spend 13 dollars as a uni student for a cold or burnt coffee and a stale sandwich. 13 dollars is a lot for a student!

Anyway I hope this email can maybe incite some change. It wouldn't take much for the overall improvement. Just remember, a uni campus isn't a place of prosperity. Drop the prices, and up the quality, and there will be a significant...

I have always had good service at allowishes their staff always friendly good food always a good vibe but sorry to say I booked a table on Tuesday 8th May to take my mother in law out for mother’s day lunch asked for no stairs as she is 81 added 2 more people on Thursday as they were coming up to surprise her, get there on mother’s day yes table reserved upstairs very low table not sure how we were all meant to enjoy a lunch off that table wasn’t there for coffee and cake we were there for serious food spend money , I was told the table would be in the gelato area at the back very disappointed that I did all the right things to give her a surprise only to walk away and go somewhere else as there were no tables to cater even though I had rang up and asked for a table no stairs their loss also the manager/ owner sitting at table on his computer to interested in his paper work than to sort out a issue must have told the young girl to bring a table in side where register was and ramp put table against the two seater table there very poor service ,we are not special our money is as good as as body else’s but he was more than happy to see us walk out and find another place I will never darken your place of business again to think I told people to go there I won’t be recommending your business again to anyone “ service was slack “you didn’t care just because your ladder is strong now does not mean the wood won’t rot especially if you do not look after it.City Elements was more than happy to help us out they had been rushed off there feet from a busy morning the owner herself was so helpful service was great the food was exceptional made the day after being so let down and well they...

The refec used to be a place to get together with fellow students for a coffee and lunch. Since Alowishus opened at the University everyone avoids it.

The menu is very limited and the food is over priced and bad quality. The sandwich’s are soggy, and the hot box items are tiny. Alowishus charge top prices for low quality food. I stopped drinking coffee from Alowishus a long time ago when every coffee I received was cold or burnt. This leaves my friends, class mates and I no other option but to leave uni and drive into town on lunch breaks to get a decent meal and cup of coffee.

This week with res school on and limited time between class breaks, my friends and I have had to go to the refec. With one staff member working, a huge queue, that staff member has been flat out with making coffees, that she could not serve people. We stood in line for 15 minutes, without her serving a single person, only to just buy a juice from the fridge. This left several of my fellow class mates late back to class. I ended up putting the juice back and getting drink from the vending machine. If you looked after your staff better and not run them off their feet maybe there wouldn’t be such a high staff turn around.

I will continue to avoid Alowishus at...