
Testimonials
Star Anise Organic Wholefood product testimonials
“I just wanted to send a big thank you to you and your team. I’ve purchased your delicious soups and broths twice over the last couple of weeks and received them within two days. I imagine you and the team are super busy during this crazy time, and the fact you’ve maintained your excellent service is just amazing. I’ve been delivering half of my orders to my elderly parents. My mum is recovering from triple bypass surgery and doesn’t have much appetite or energy to make dinner at the moment. Your soups are just perfect for her - easy to prepare, nutritious and delicious! Thanks again, you have gained a customer for life! I hope you and your team continue to stay well and healthy, and thank you again for all you’re doing to keep healthy and well-fed. ;)”
“There is something very special about your broth. after having your broth, I could not have any other broth...! it’s the only bone broth (apart from the chicken soup made at home) (and I have been vegan for a while). As we sip your soup, we can feel the warmth, the care, the integrity... so much in a cup of soup! Thank you again for all your gift”
“Soulla, your products are amazing. The nuts are the nicest nuts I have ever eaten! The other snacks did not last very long.. used some of the coconut balls as a small desert and they were a massive hit. Very happy to recommend your products (and eat them myself!). I look forward to working with you and in the Eastern Suburbs.”
“I have had many organic/natural chocolates over the last 10 years from all over the world… these ones have to be the best by far! My fav is the fruit and nut and cinnamon crunch… well done! Your macadamia nuts are the best too!”
“Soulla, your activated nuts melt in my mouth. I feel like its the first time in ages that I met someone dedicated to goodness. Love it”
“I am writing to you after last nights event at Conscious Club and having the pleasure of sampling your products - YUM! I read your information that you handed out last night and was really impressed with your business and intrigued by your journey in getting there”
“Awww Soulla, the goods arrived, and oh myyyy, they are sooo delicious! The muesli is absolutely yummy (could devour it all day long) and the pate, well i have just tried the onion and date one and couldn’t stop myself eating half the tub!! Yummy yummy! Thank you sooo much for making such delicious nutritious whole food, it tastes sooo good!!!”
“I just wanted to let you know that last weekend I ran an event for 30 women in Sydney and served your mixed nuts as apart of the afternoon tea. There was nothing left at the end. They were a massive hit. They make my life simple and they are divine”
“Hi Soulla! Just thought I’d drop you a line to say I loved your date, nut and coconut balls last night! I’m still in raptures! Well done & keep up the great work!
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“The cake was sensational. I cant wait to serve them. TRULY!!!!!!!! Amazing cake!! You are so good!”
“I just wanted to let you know that your muesli is so delicious. It has the most amazing combination of flavours & textures & our family love it! There is nothing else like it on the market. Thank you so much!”
“Just a quick note to say thank you! I’ve been stalking your Instagram over the holidays and re-creating recipes based on what I’ve observed. I wanted to say thank you for your inspiration to make simple, easy and super nutritious meals. Between san choy bow, beef pho and date balls - both my husband and I are enjoying what I am sure will become staples in our household”
“Soulla, that pate is off the charts. Ate it and feel like the lights switched back on in my head - its amazing, and I’ll pick up 4 next week. Thanks again, you’ve made a big change for me already”
“I purchased your chicken bone broth the other week and it was amazing. I brought another brand the other day as I wasn’t able to make it into Bronte and your broth is by far superior.”
“I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your product. I’m probably developing an addiction - no, not developing, I’m addicted!! The flavour is complex and the texture so smooth. And I’m developing a taste for the orange and chilli too. Thanks for a great product.”
“Hi Soulla my goodness your beef and liver cubes are incredible! ThAnk you for existing and making magic to help people like me!”
“This is my favourite soup!! When I feel like I can’t get satisfied with anything I eat or that hormonal time of the month. I have your green soup and my cravings go away. I am sustained for hours feeling full and light ”
“The shepards pie was better than I could have ever imagined. Please extend my gratitude to your beautiful team at the Broth Bar, you did those ingredients justice. I left feeling nourished, comforted and grounded. Thank you for a blissful food experience 🙏”
“Hi Soulla. I just wanted to say the biggest thanks for your beautiful broths, of which I have lived on for the past 8 days. I had a tumor removed from my thyroid along with half my thyroid just over a week ago and a few of my girlfriends stocked my freezer with your broths, as I could only eat soups. They have made my recovery fast and I looked so forward to them every day. So, happy to have found you and your wonderful broths. Thank you.”
“Seriously loving every single cup of broth, liver and chicken noodle soup whenever I put it on!!
Can’t thank you enough for introducing all of this glorious food and Weston Prices traditions for us all!! Adore and love what you do!”
“Your power bar today was a life saver, providing the energy needed for giving 7 back to back massages, thanks!”
“I just wanted to say thank you to you and your team for the great work that you are doing to help people (myself included) eat more nourishing food and live a more healthy and natural life! And also for making bone broth for me when i don’t do it for myself!!! You’re doing such a great job and have put yourself out there in such a magical way”
“Soulla, The macadamia nuts were far and away the best macadamia nuts I have ever tasted. The texture was perfect and they were gorgeous quality nuts. I must say, I find all macadamia nuts though bland relative to other nuts. I eat them occasionally (and I try and keep my nut portions pretty small, max ¼ cup on any given day) because I know they are lower in omega 6’s then other nuts. I personally prefer your almonds, cashews and walnuts (have not tried the pecans yet). That said, all your nuts are definitely the best nuts of any brand either my husband and I have tasted. Before he tried your sauerkraut and pate, my husband would have sworn black and blue he hated both. Now he loves the weekend pate lunch and eats sauerkraut with his lunch salad every day!”
“Soulla - your chocolate bars are insane. So delicious!”
“Darling I wanted to deeply thank you for the nourishment you create from your heart came through Sydney briefly a week ago on my way to Bowral for my weeks intensive school work and picked up many containers of your Chicken broth. It was such a privilege to eat every day, it sustained me through everything I was learning and going through for the week... I could feel the love and intention within it and my body loved it and I love you!! Thank you for being a trail blazer, a powerful woman and a beautiful soul... Hugs to you and your family”
“Just wanted to say the pate is amazing - thank you! I’ve just had to stop my mother eating anymore!”
BROTH BAR & LARDER TESTIMONIALS
“Hi Soulla,
It was such a pleasure meeting you today! I remember mentioning that I didn’t think a cafe like yours could exist, simply because it’s rare to find somewhere so dedicated to high-quality, organic, and healthy food. I’m so happy to have been proven wrong!
My mum and I absolutely love the wonderful community you’ve created.
Looking forward to hopefully seeing you at the workshops soon 🫶 ”
“You have the most beautiful business and lovely staff - already looking forward to another visit when I’m in Sydney next 🤍”
“Honest Review 👇🏻
Health-Focused Options: 11/10
Atmosphere & Environment: 8/10
Value for Money: 9/10
Location & Accessibility: 8/10
Variety of Offerings: 9/10
If there is ONE PLACE you add to your list to try in Sydney, make it @brothbarandlarder .
This place is truly the best of the best if you want a restaurant that honours your health and your taste buds.
Everything is organic and made from scratch—absolutely no seed oils, no refined sugars, and even the water used in cooking is filtered. They even use natural cleaning products in their facilities to ensure no chemical exposure and are committed to ethical sourcing. It’s the kind of place where you can trust every single bite. And, everything is absolutely delicious. You can truly taste the quality!!
Genuinely, this needs to be added to your list”
“We are so glad you like it! We are so happy to share this beautiful place with more people, we have never found a restaurant that stands for the right things more than Broth Bar. You will always be our favourite!! instagram @thewellnesswish”
“Okay,w so I probably sound like a broken record at this point. But I cannot tell you how grateful I am for the Broth Bar on days I’m too tired to cook for the kids. They came home from school and chose their own snacks - power bars and bliss balls. Then for dinner had chicken and veg soup. Just made me so happy, and I was able to rest. And they absolutely loved every bite of all of it. ”
“It was so good to order freely off the menu knowing that everything is clean ! Also met some really nice customers what a beautiful community you have there. Thank you!”
“Just wanted to say thank you for starting your store, we love love love everything you sell and are so grateful that I don’t need to research or check before eating.”
“Hi Soulla, we finally made the trek to your beautiful shop, we had such a lovely time, coffee and food was amazing we can’t wait to come back! ”
“It brings us joy when my daughter requests to come to your store. She only likes her rice cooked in your chicken broth and she has loved your pâté since she was 2-3 years old she’s 9 now. Oh and your easter chocs. Thank you for opening your store it’s truly a blessing to have available and all the recipes you share x”
“Hi beautiful Soulla, Just wanted to let you know your store is buzzing beautifully today, I enjoyed the very delicious meal of the day with leftovers for my dinner tonight, winner. Then I treated myself to your new milky way ice cream bar, OMG it was so exquisite the best choc top I have ever eaten! Thank you for always creating for everyone’s enjoyment and nourishment, I am so very grateful.
Much love Rachel xx”
“Honestly Soulla I am in awe of what you have created for the community.
What an important and invaluable gift of wellness you give everyday.
What a blessing you are.”
“Thank you for your sharing your knowledge soulla. I just wanted to share with you how thankful I am that I stumbled upon your cafe 2 years ago. Meeting you has been life changing. I’m finally eating for health and not just a number on a scale. I’m Im enjoying the journey of better health and i wouldnt have been able to do it without your knowledge and support of ppl in your community. For the first time i don’t feel alone. Thank you for your advice on the cholesterol results. I’ll wait to chat with Emily. Looking into doing a liver detox till my appointment. thank you Soulla ”
“Had a Broth drink at your shop today. Absolutely delicious, with Ginger Turmeric and chilli added. Thoroughly impressed with your staff and what the shop has to offer. Looking forward to purchasing the broth cubes to sneak into my sons green juices ”
“Hi Soulla
I just wanted to say what you have built with your little cafe is amazing. I visited from Melbourne during the week & all of your staff were amazing, so friendly & accommodating to a lot of allergies that I have. I could not cook where I was staying so knowing Broth Bar could provide me with organic & nutrient dense meals everyday was a god send. It’s a great little community you have built & thank you for providing that. I will be back.”
“Soulla! We are so happy to be back sitting on your beautiful magic carpet again. The kids quite literally hung around all afternoon…before leaving only due to expanding bellies full of kombucha, salami, gruyere, biscuits, gummies and many many broths! So grateful for your beautiful bar where I can let the kids run wild with their food choices, and not have to worry about what they’re consuming”
“Well Soulla, I took my wife to the broth bar this morning and wow. What an absolute pleasure, well worth our trip from country victoria. My wife was just in heaven. Please pass on a big thank you to Katie and the team. Love your work there!!! Once again thank you”
“I have been so so keen to come visit for years - and it was so divine! Thank you for creating somewhere so special xx”
“Hi Soulla. I came to broth bar today and bought your broth cubes with spinach, fallow cubes, raspberries jellies, chicken zoodle soup which I love and the green soup which is also a face of mine. I had some broth whist there and my friends had the cold tomato soup and the pumpkin soup which was amazing! We also bought some activated nuts. Just wanted to say a big thank you for providing this amazing little place where we can go and feel safe to eat food quality nutrient dense organic whole foods! ”
“Just have to say....I was in Sydney recently for two days and the Broth Bar and Larder was first on my list of places to visit. I was not disappointed in the least. Best broth I’ve tasted yet! Oh...and the raspberry gummies and bread rolls....were.... amazing! We need a place like this in Melbourne!!! Congratulations on your success and thank you for sharing with the world.”
“By far THE BEST sauerkraut I’ve tasted. And I’ve tasted many.”
“I love Broth Bar and all your products!!! Thank you for creating magic!”
“You are such an inspiration to me and countless others. Broth Bar is my favourite place to eat hands down. Please know that Broth Bar has provided an oasis and place of healing for me one meal at a time.”
“A small note that my husband and I visited your beautiful BB&L over the weekend and it was just heaven. I’m so glad to have stumbled across your Instagram four years ago, became a member of your YL community and you helped me get through the last couple of years with your advice and strength. ”
“I enjoyed it so much! I could taste the love in the food, such magic. Thank you for having me, I’ll be back! xx”
“Thank you so much for sharing! You are truly my favourite place in Sydney and the only place I would trust to eat meat from.”
“Hi Soulla, just wanted to provide you with some feedback. I came into your store 15mins before close today. I just wanted to commend you on the fabulous, caring, wholesome and friendly staff you have. After what I imagine was a busy and long day, their attitude was exceptional and purely wonderful. I do not live close to the larder, was at Bronte beach today, so thought I’d drop in, though did not want to leave! A massive congratulations to you on embracing a lovely workplace culture that is visible to the outside customer. P.S. I had the gummies for the first time today- simply gorgeous.”
“Broth Bar & Larder is one place my Mum and I travel to from Monterey for our “dates”. Love your food and so aligned with your ethos. Thanks so much for bringing us delicious traditional food and wisdom from ethical sources! ”
“Hi Soulla - I absolutely love your page, ethos and all you do. Coming from a 20 something year old you really are inspiring and have changed the way society & myself views nourishment, health & longevity.
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“Hey. I normally make my own chicken stock and soup from scratch so I’m pretty fussy with quality and taste etc. Lately work is crazy so if I don’t have time to cook and/or meal prep I like to have things in the freezer for emergency meals. I’ve been relying on your chicken soups as they’re the best quality around, BY FAR. Thank you so much for the fresh and wholesome food you and your team prepare. So much tasteless ready-to-eat meals on the market full of crap ingredients. Broth Bar is the standout!”