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Widow Twankey's Cafe

50 Fraser Street, Clunes, Victoria, Australia
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Ranked #1 of 2 restaurants in Clunes
Cuisines: Café
Most recent review
- 3 Apr 2013
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Ballarat, Australia
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33 reviews 33 reviews
16 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

Everything was ok but nothing was great. Still nice and cute setup - didn't have a meal just coffee and cake and coffee was average and cake dry.

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Clunes
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12 reviews 12 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

Great food and cakes, great service. Lots of options for seating. Next door to the lollie shop with loads of interesting chocolates which are different from your every day confectionary... luv it

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Melbourne
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28 reviews 28 reviews
16 restaurant reviews
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2012

Our children loved this shop and we had to return after our first visit just to take a photo of them in the shop (they insisted). Willy Wonka had been on tv in the week before we found this shop so it was a fantastic surprise for us. My husband found some Nipits which he has been looking everywhere for... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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26 reviews 26 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2012

Quick stopover for a coffee and light snack. Both were reasonably good and it was good to sit under the verandah, in the sun, looking at the “olde worlde” streetscape.

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Mt. Martha. Vic
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51 reviews 51 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2012

Nice food and coffee, reasonably priced. Friendly staff and an olde style lolly shop with yummy treats!!!

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Geelong, Australia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 July 2011

We stopped in Clunes to have a cuppa and were pleasantly surprised with Widow Twankey's. Very unusual decor but it really works, love the chandeliers. They have a great range of teas which was wonderful, lovely assortment of cakes and even though we didn't have a meal we could see they were well presented and looked delicious. Having the lolly... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2010

There are so many cafes now in Australia that each proabably needs a point of difference. This one is all decked out in garish pink - but it works. Service was very pleasant if rather slow, and the range of foods available acceptable. The cafe is in one of Victoria's most historic towns with a 19th century streetscape to die... More

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