Lake Parramatta Cafe

This cafe could have had so much going for it. The only cafe at Lake Parramatta, it's got great views over the peaceful lake and parking within 50 metres.

I came with a couple of girlfriends and our two year olds for a morning tea break. We order coffees, babycinos and cookies.

The coffee is terrible, the babycinos are overpriced at $3 a cup, and the cookies were stale, dry and floury. You get better cookies out of a packet, and that's definitely what I will be bringing if I visit Lake Parramatta again.

On top of that, service is poor at best. When you purchase a cookie, the guy gives you a plate and you have to go fish it out of the jar yourself with your own hand. I don't want to imagine someone else's hands over the cookie I just picked up.

Skip the cafe and pack your own picnic. There are plenty of benches and tables along the lake.