Bowser Bean Violet Town — Restaurant in Victoria

Mixed feelings. For past few years this has been my favourite petrol stop en route to Melbourne or if cross country driving from NE Vic to Central Vic - Ballarat etc. It was once a Westside outlet. Cheaper than anywhere else, very clean, well stocked shelves - very impressive. Somewhat shocked on weekend to see it is now a Shell oulet. Pricewise ULP was same price as a Shell outlet in Benalla but 4c a litre cheaper than the huge Euroa Shell stop just down the road. I just wish it had have remained smaller under the Westside brand, but in the end I go there once in a blue moon, so it's more about the local community. Hopefully this change to Shell...

The food was fine, the place was clean, and prices were fair, but there weren't many vegetarian options. The service, however, was a letdown. The older lady who served us was rude—eye rolling, groaning, and getting visibly annoyed when we asked simple questions. When we were slow to order, she slammed the coffee cup down, and when one of us asked for six sugars but realized it was scoops instead and packets, and apologized for the inconvenience, she got defensive and argued. The other staff member was nice, but overall, not a great experience. I won’t be...

Been calling in here for years. Not anymore. The girl who made me coffee has friends in Bright and I travelled from that region & the other female lacks any empathy and called out to who was serving me, come help with this order, priorities. We were talking about our fallen police officers. The female staff member who called out should not be in a customer facing told. So just be aware that one of the staff here has no respect or empathy towards our...