Spudbar

Ordered an aloha salmon poke bowl and Mexican chicken spuds on EatClub. When we arrived to pick up our order, we were told that they were short on the salmon for the poke bowl and asked us to pick a replacement for the salmon. We picked the chicken parma, and was rejected when we asked for a bit more than what she gave us as we thought this small amount of chicken (just two strips) did not compensate the fact we did not receive what we initially ordered. The poke bowl did not taste that good either. The Mexican chicken was average tasting and included some not so fresh unpeeled carrots.

I rarely complain but having a pulled pork bowl with no distinguishable pulled pork isn’t it. The only reason I know it wasn’t completely skipped was the faint taste of barbecue but there was next to no actual bits of pork. To top it off the server was coughing (quite badly) and did not wash her hands which really put me off. I used to love spud bar but this was nail in the coffin for me.

Very underwhelming, I was so looking forward to going to SpudBar, I love myself a good baked potato but it was very disappointing. The potatoes were all small potatoes that just get broken up and they add toppings over them. I thought it would be a big baked potato that gets split slightly and filled with toppings. Ours was cold and the toppings weren't great.

I've tried this SpudBar twice through a food delivery service. The first time I ordered one each of the chocolate and nutella brownies - Both weren't overly fresh and a bit stale. Still edible though. Ordered a bottle of regular Sunkist and got sent the sugar free version. My second time was trying a spud. I ordered "The Classic". The spud turned up barely warm. The butter on top hadn't even melted, so that means it wasn't even hot when the toppings were put on in the shop. The delivery was less than 10 minutes drive away and very prompt, so it cannot be blamed on the driver. It also had incorrect toppings - No corn or cabbage. It did include bacon, which wasn't specified on the ingredients list. I'm not a vegetarian, but imagine if someone ordered this as a veg option and this turned up. It seems like attention to detail isn't a big thing here, so I'd stay away if you have allergies or dietary requirements. The toppings that were there (tasty cheese, sour cream, spring onion and bacon) were all quite substantial in portion, so that's a positive.

I was desperate for dinner before jumping on the freeway home in peak hour. Wish I’d gone down the road. I wasn’t even able to eat it 😭 the potatoes were over cooked and so dry, I didn’t even know you could do that to potatoes. The chilli bean sauce was horrible and salty and that is normally my favourite part at other Spud bars. The ‘bar’ part of the franchise I thought meant fresh available ingredients. I’m so disappointed.

I am normally a big fan of spud bar at other locations however I was really disappointed in the serving size here. I ordered the chilli bean & salsa. I could only find a few beans in my bowl. The potato was also cold as the server had it sitting in a bowl ready for the next person to order, even though the store was empty.