Virtually Perfect Cybercentre Café, 17 Paragon Street Hull by Jason Neil Karlson.

From the ashes of the defunct Sydney Scarborough building rises Hull's one and only cyber cafe. It's decked out with huge dark blue comfy sofas, massive ultraviolet waveform artwork adorning the walls and Avril Lavinge's Sk8er Boi playing out through the sound system.

Liberal amounts of chrome and anything modern and sleek seem to be the in thing here. The cyber cafe may offer an experience with a virtual twist, but the reality is that the place is remarkable. The staff are helpful and friendly to the customers and right away make you feel at home.

They seem genuinely concerned about helping you and making sure you enjoy your meal, which I did.

For the sum of £4 I was presented with delicious hot rolled chicken Tortillas with spicy BBQ sauce, a generous helping of fresh salad and an ice-cold glass of Fresh Orange. If that hasn't whetted your appetite then the café offers a wide range of cold sandwiches and drinks including Coffee, Tea and cold beverages like Smoothies - very welcome with the promise of summer just around the corner.

It's the attention to small detail that really make the Cybercentre stand out from the crowd, the cute ketchup squirt in the shape of an @ sign of the side of the plate made me smile. Students shouldn't worry about delving deeper still into the depths of their increasing overdrafts as a 10% Student discount with a valid student card is offered, and before any one moans about how privileged students are another 10% discount after five visits is the reward for the general public.

The one part of the café that makes it unique is the cyber part. In days gone past cyber cafes haven't fared so well in the city, but this one appears to be thriving in its city centre location. On the second floor, really a raised platform above the counter is a lengthy row of flat screen computers occupied by web surfers bathed in ultraviolet light. For a fee anyone off the streets can come in and try their hand at the internet from web browsing to e-mail and if you don't know your mouse from your monitor then the café jumps into action again with it's training courses down in the basement.

Be sure to file the cyber café in your favourites list links: Cyber café ISP Phillip at the high speed internet control workstation.

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