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Lime cafe

55 Shelley Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
(02) 9249 7000
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Ranked #458 of 2,952 restaurants in Sydney
3.5 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Price range: 9 AUD - 23 AUD
Cuisines: Café, Contemporary
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations
Neighbourhood: City Centre
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations
Neighbourhood: City Centre
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

Lovely open air restaurant - people were lovely. we had breakfast here twice, but I bet all the food is good! More

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Melbourne, Australia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

First day - breakfast was good and timely. Second day - breakfast was average, service was appalling, and the printer was down, so no charge to room available. More

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See 7 more reviews by WorldTravellor_7 for Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

great food and atmosphere, service just a little slow....close to being fantastic! More

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See 8 more reviews by mousey84 for Sydney
Blayney, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

After we had waited for half an hour for our breakfast we finally enquired only to find out they had lost the order - these people are very inexperienced operators or just don't care - anyway we left and will never return. More

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Gold Coast, Qld
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

We had a breakfast for friends and family after the wedding the night before, service was fantastic, staff super friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend. More

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Newcastle, Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012
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my associate and I tried several times to book via phone here, took a chance and arrived at restaurant on monday night with a groupon voucher, very rude little manager man sent us away unfed because we had a voucher, the restaurant is obviously desperate for customers for them to need to have vouchers and we were happy to help... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

Situated right at the Medina Grand Harbourside, it was a convenient place to eat and hang out. Also, very friendly service, good food and coffees. More

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Perth, Australia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012

Not being familiar with the area, it took us some time to find the cafe. Once we did, we were made to feel welcome, our voucher accepted and our order taken. The servings were generous, well presented and very tasty and the voucher offered excellent value. Our only complaint is that the floor staff appeared to be under pressure and... More

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Marlborough. UK
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

We were staying at the adjacent hotel. We had been bouncing aorund the city but for the last night we "stayed-in". Great supper, not too busy. We enjoyed it More

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See 4 more reviews by the_mcguigans for Sydney
australia
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57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Bought a voucher at a discounted price and booked via email as requested, no reply, restraunt would not answer telephone, rang company that advertised coupon, I only had one day left to get a refund. Eventually restraunt answered phone said had no availabilitys for the only 2 nights we had in Sydney...after a stand off I eventually got a table... More

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