Cafe K'ma - Nerang

Went to Chiaro Ristorante to celebrate my 30th birthday with family. The restaurant has an extensive wine list, and our server was highly experienced in

One thing Italian families never do is go out to eat at an Italian ristorante I've been eyeing Chiaro for quite some time now.

My husband an myself, had finally had the opportunity to have dinner at this lovely place.

Being asked the same questions a few times was a worry. The cleanliness feel was a bit of an issue upon entering.Waited a while, no one but my son and I were there,we sat outside as many entered and exited Subway next door, I wish I had chosen Subway now. The K'ma breakfast all tasted of pork fat ...tomato sausage and bacon. There is no options given for which type of toast...I received white. I opted for overlooked scrambled eggs as a personal choice. There was an awful lot of egg white. " under whisked?" . The bacon was super crispy....poor quality as was the sausage. We picked at the plate and pushed it aside. The two servings of pancakes arrived mid stream of the K'ma breakfast and to my astonishment I was asked if the cutlery we were using would be OK for the pancakes or did we want fresh cutlery.......really!As it turned out we could have done with none, we ended up going to McDonald's for unburnt ,non - rubbery ,less expensive pancakes. The icecream has the flavour of milk and sugar, Iam assuming it is of a home brand variety. The blueberries were frozen....which for me personally not a big issue. The maple flavoured syrup was already drizzled,which I prefer to do myself. Iam surprised any was absorbed through the rubbery texture. On top of it all , the sound of a mucus laden cough out back (child/toddler) was also off putting. If it were the only option I would suggest you go hungry and put your money in a charity box. I honestly would not serve those pancakes and definitely would never have the Gaul to charge money for them.

Cheap and cheerful and nice place for lunch - great selection and very reasonable. Staff are friendly. I recommend it for lunch