Goanna Bush Cafe & Gallery, Dunsborough, Western Australia

HONESTLY’S VERDICT
In a word: Native
Food:  Delicious, flavourful dishes made using local produce
Service:  Friendly and patient!
Presentation:  Simple and unfussy
Ambience:  Very relaxed
Location:  Off the beaten track; hidden away amongst the eucalypts
Value for money: Yep, below average prices for the region
Worth a visit?:  Yep, the 15 minute drive out of Dunsborough is well worth it to discover this little gem hidden away in the bush

I was tipped off about this little café by KT, yoga teacher at Zen Den Collective in Dunsborough, WA.  Had I not asked for her foodie go-to’s, I would never have discovered this hidden gem by chance, and I am so glad I did, as I loved everything about Goanna: the cafe, bush setting, shop and gallery.

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The Skip Garden, Kings Cross, London

HONESTLY’S VERDICT
In a word:  Enterprising
Food: Proper local, home grown, home cooked, rustic and full of flavour
Service:  Unobtrusive
Presentation:  Urban rustic, with skips! 
Ambience:  A little garden oasis
Location: Just take a stroll around the back of the King’s Cross station
Value for money:  Good, with profits going back into the initiative
Worth a visit?:  Get down there to support an awesome initiative and chow down on truly local fare!

The Skip Garden in Kings Cross regeneration area is a community gardening initiative that serves home grown, home made food from their onsite kitchen, the Hatch Café. The Skip Garden is an organic gardening initiative by Global Generation, a charity focused on skilling up youngsters by encouraging the values: I, We, The Planet; the development of the sense of self, of building community engagement, and taking a global perspective.

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