So what happened to Urban Food?

Great to see the Canberra Times get onto this a week later. 😉

Can’t say I’m surprised. I went there once, I ordered 2 items from the breakfast menu and it cost me close to $20 .. I parted with the money before they lost my order and then stood around and chatted for 5 minutes before sorting it out for me.

I also poked around the ‘supermarket’ section as well and noted that a jar of pickles and some laundry detergent was priced around 50% more than any nearby supermarket. It was very, very unimpressive.

As soon as A. Baker opened up nearby it was really only a matter of time; great service there.

Over a week later, Canberra Times says what I said: http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/food-news/urban-food-in-new-acton-goes-into-liquidiation-20131216-2zh3n.html

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/1034314323

ah i never went there for lunch so i can’t judge there 🙂 brunch is my passion

Well I guess their breakfast was the weak spot. I went with the family for late lunch. Dad had a pie and chips, his girlfriend had a salad, I was feeling a little unwell so just juice but prices were normal and food was good.

It’s unfortunate. It’s always better to focus on what you do best.

BimboGeek said :

zorro29 said :

Who’d have thought bad food, incompetent service, terrible decor, lack of cleanliness, and extremely high prices weren’t a money-making combo??? In Canberra that generally guarantees you a long future of rorting people.

Good riddance. The place was woeful.

I didn’t notice any of those problems last time I was there. Granted, it wasn’t very inspiring or vegan friendly (failure to feed just one of us well means our entire group would be less likely to go back next time) but it was perfectly pleasant and everyone got what they wanted.

The last time I was there I ordered French Toast for me and my breakfast companion and a drink each (he had a smoothie and I had a milkshake)…It was just shy of $55.

The French toast was pretty much inedible. It was totally inconsistent and tasted dirty. The portion was woefully small as well and they were made with different bread types (mine was made with the crust of a fruit loaf I assume they found around the kitchen). It was artificial maple syrup to boot.

At $9 for a shake, I would expect that would be creamy and delicious…it was barely passable…and at $9, craziness.

Service and ambience were awful. We were both seriously displeased (and my companion is one of the most easygoing people around).

This is the same experience I had on the previous occasion I gave them a chance…wouldn’t return after that! Mess with my brunch and face my wrath.

zorro29 said :

Who’d have thought bad food, incompetent service, terrible decor, lack of cleanliness, and extremely high prices weren’t a money-making combo??? In Canberra that generally guarantees you a long future of rorting people.

Good riddance. The place was woeful.

I didn’t notice any of those problems last time I was there. Granted, it wasn’t very inspiring or vegan friendly (failure to feed just one of us well means our entire group would be less likely to go back next time) but it was perfectly pleasant and everyone got what they wanted.

Now watch it turn into a bar.

Who’d have thought bad food, incompetent service, terrible decor, lack of cleanliness, and extremely high prices weren’t a money-making combo??? In Canberra that generally guarantees you a long future of rorting people.

Good riddance. The place was woeful.

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