Tia C

I have started coming here more often than Timezone Northbridge to fuel my maimai addiction as this iPlay's maimai machine is far better maintained and the buttons don't stick as much, and for that I thank you iPlay. However internet connection issues need to be fixed!! internet drops out so often resulting in offline games which means your hard earned results aren't saved, it's very discouraging when I spent hours there and all my games are offline 😔 I hope they can fix it soon

my favourite dish was the spaghetti vongole (seafood spaghetti) and the amazing rosemary garlic chips too!! the pizzas had average flavour, the other pasta dish we had was alright. everything was well presented though and the restaurant's decor was nice. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to come here but it was serviceable.

came here with workmates for a birthday, gnocchi was FANTASTIC, loved the rich and mellow flavour of the cheese, mushroom and Italian sausage, the meat was tender and the pasta so soft. mozzarella sticks were divine too, beautiful melty cheese inside crumbed soft crunchy outside! I also got the mango ice blended cocktail which was so good! (though I had to scoop it up with the straws, perhaps it should be served with bigger straws for easier drinking). would absolutely come back to try more dishes!

I like coming to timezone for the rhythm games, and this one has all the ones im interested in like pump it up and DDR, taiko and mai mai, though one of the dance games were temporarily unplayable. cool prize section too. the lady at the counter was very friendly in explaining how the app worked, if you connect your card to the app, even if you lose your card you don't lose your funds.

edit: I ended up getting a free game from the manager because I posted this review which is much appreciated :D 2nd time was a much better experience and I was able to try all the rhythm games since I came on a Tuesday during the day and it wasn't very busy.

song selection on the DDR and maimai machines was awesome, so many to choose from!! love that they seem to be updated fairly regularly. I don't think the pump it up machine has been updated in a long time though and there aren't very many songs, it would be cool if it was updated like the others!

also very happy with the adorable rainbow hello kitty I was able to win with tickets! I think Northbridge has my favourite selection of prizes compared to Innaloo and Fremantle timezone (cutest plushies!)

having said that I think Fremantle timezone has better ticket winning potential, the hammer game top prize is only 500 tickets whereas Freo's same hammer game's top prize was 1000 tickets. Freo and Innaloo also have a power roll machine which is my favourite way to earn tickets, I was sad to see Northbridge doesn't have one. I still enjoyed the ticket roll claw machines here but the tickets earned per cost isn't quite as good as the other timezones I've tried. I think better ticket winning machine deals at Northbridge would make this place perfect!

edit: my main gaming interest lately is maimai, as a regular player I appreciate a machine that functions well. this venue's maimai machines aren't very well maintained and the buttons are sticky which greatly affects accuracy of input which is annoying :'( I will be mostly going to iPlay at Carousel from now on for maimai.

eggs benedict was quite nice but a bit too salty in flavour with the smoked salmon and sauce, and the spinach leaves were also soaked in some salty flavouring I think. defs cannot fault this place on presentation though. avocado smoothie I got was a bit underwhelming in taste for the price I paid, $7.90 (not pictured). turns out chocolate and avocado maybe isn't the best combination even though I like both things😂 the desserts look nice though I think I should try those next time. I saw reviews saying the staff were not good but they were very friendly in my experience.