I was here the other day for brunch. In general I would say that the ambience and the vibe of the place is what drew me in! What a lovely little hidden gem. Surprisingly, not too difficult to find either.

We had a salmon rocket salad ($15), mentaiko pasta ($18), eggs benny ($18) and a warm chocolate cake ($12) that came highly recommended by the staff.

Good experience overall! Would definitely come back again :)

For a full run-down of my dining experience at Five & Dime, please visit:
http://foodiepink.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/five-dime-river-valley/

Enjoy:)

Undercooked, overhyped - don't eat here unless you like your food half-alive, bland and greasy.  We ordered starters of macaroni and cheese, salmon rocquette and calamari as starters.  The calamari was greasy and raw.  The "salmon rocquette", a rip-off of salmon curled around some lettuce leaves, was half-cooked.  When we sent it back, it came back bland and greasy.  The last straw was the macaroni and cheese - a dish very difficult to mess up.  It was greasy, slimy, and full of fake lobster and crab.  Fortunately the mint tea was fine.  This meal was just downright nasty - and I've eaten in some pretty dodgy places.  I hope my experience was an outlier, but won't be risking it again.