Lovely little place that serves tasty breakfast + coffee. Cute decor + staff were great. �
First time. Great setting in the old Grocer store. Staff were very friendly and prompt with their service. Ordered brunch and coffee. The omelette looked sensational and tasted as good. The hock ham and cheese toastie was perfection. Coffee is also great served in very distinctive cups. Give this place a try. I will certainly be coming back.
Loved the Wagu burger; great prompt service and friendly staff.
We have been doing a breakfast club for last 7 years.
One of best new places we tried this year.
Loved every aspect of this cafe. Best coffee and lunch in the hood.
The southern fried chicken burger is amazing!!!
First cafe meal in months and it did not disappoint 🙌
Great cosy cafe in the area.Very friendly service and delicious food.Keep up the good work guys.Your regular happy customer😊
Such a lovely atmosphere. The food looks amazing and tastes even better! Beautiful friendly happy singing staff! Enjoyed my visit very much ❤️
I could like this local gem ...
A bit hidden, only a local would know, despite running parallel with Hoddle St. It seems far from the madding crowd; tree lined street, sunlight, glorious golden hue from those Maple trees leaves. The cafe is housed within this tastefully converted period building, it's "glorious" remnant still intact; high ceiling, big glass windows, indoor and outdoor, and most importantly, they know how to make coffee and Chai latte.
Warm and comfortable, we shall come back to explore more ... I could like this local gem. JT-May 2019.
Friday lunch. Sat in the rear courtyard. Attentive staff. Loved that their table water is sparkling. Iced latte was nice & cool on a warm day. Chicken burger was juicy. Would have preferred the coleslaw in the burger. On the side I forgot to eat it. Roast spuds were a nice change to chips. Unfortunately my friend’s coffee order was forgotten.
Pop in a weekend morning and found the place really chill. Totally recommend coming to try the food, also they do great coffee. I recommend the crab scramble 😋 - great price & serving size.
They also double as a small grocer too!
Cute cafe with great little courtyard out the back. I went for the zucchini and corn fritters with pea purée, a poached egg and bacon. The fritters were really tasty and were super cheesy which was a nice surprise. A very generous portion size too.
Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff,, outdoor eating area makes it dog friendly, green smoothies to die for and fruit toast that will keep us coming back for more.
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4.3. Here’s how to do it. This is a lovely bright corner cafe. It has a really nice feel inside and out. It has great outdoor seating options in the right weather. It just has that comfortable friendly aura here. Mavis’ shows that quality of service is key. One of Melbourne’s top cafe owners told me last week that quality of service was the most important thing of all. He’s right. It’s critical. With that in mind I received a joyous greeting here from the server with the white shocked hair, “...how are you, man”. Other customers received, “...how are ya!”, and other similar happy greetings. On being thanked by me for my coffee being delivered to the table, I received a “...no worries, my man”. He is fantastic and he personifies great service. Friendly and engaging with everyone but not intrusive or annoying. Just perfect in fact.
The tables are a bit close together in some spots here. I was sort of part of my neighbours’ convo but neither I nor they minded and we had a quiet chuckle about it. It’s s good menu here. Small but thoughtfully composed. A place to return to. I just had a jaffle today. I couldn’t resist it. One with gruyere and baked beans. A delicious snack complete with crinkle cut chips on the side. The jaffle was delicious. The baked beans are decent beans. Not the usual canned commercial beans. Proper beans. The cheese was delicious too. It was all nicely cooked and presented. I loved it. My long black was a beauty as well. A very good Melbourne coffee. As strong as my last one was weak. With the lovely length that my last one so lacked.
This is a cracking cafe. It’d be near bliss outside here on a nice day. Highly recommended. I shall be back for sure.
My 3 Key Pointers
* I feel at home
* No fuss, simple and that’s all you need sometimes
* Love the juice options
There is something that keeps me coming back. Is the food amazing no but it’s good and never had anything bad, the coffee is good, the juice is good the sandwich options are good. The decor is extremely paired back and nothing flash. Ohhhh wait the service Is really good and I have never had anyone that was not warm and welcoming. That’s what keeps me coming through the door.
Genuinely fabulous Sunday brunch in the sun. Full points for comfort, staff friendliness and menu creativity. We had the vitality bowl with perfectly balanced textures and flavours. The skilled chef added extra touches like char grilling the bok choy. The zucchini and freekah fritters were divine. Loved everything about them including the plate licking onion jam. Very generous serves too. Best brekky this year. Bloody loved it and we'll be back.
Mozzarella E R Sandeman-Strewe
+5
Great little, unpretentious cafe. Music is always amazing! Keep up the happy vibes!!! Particularly enjoy the gorgeous garden, fresh food and they make a great brew.
Mavis the Grocer is located in Abbotsford on the site of an old milk bar. This simple café is warm and welcoming and the beautiful windows allow all the natural light to flood in. Sitting at the window is just place to relax on your days off and watch the world go by. Walking in, you automatically feel welcome and you can’t wait to sit down and enjoy a nice hot cup of coffee.....
Dropped by for brunch on a Sunday - busy but not crowded, we got a seat straight away. Service was friendly and down-to-earth. They had run out of the beef for the reuben so I had the salmon tartare instead. Delicious, light, good mix of flavours and textures, subtle and perfect for a lazy brunch. Egg was poached perfectly. A generous serving.
The staff is really friendly, the food is great and the tunes are on point. I had the seafood linguini the other day and it was incredible. For breakfast, I can't go past their potato and cheese omelette with a side of the best bacon you've ever had.
Great staff, great tunes, great coffee... did I say great...👍 Fantastic take away sanga's. Cool courtyard. Get around little Mavis! ;););)
Food generally reliable. Service less so. The Mavis breakfast special is recommended - bacon, eggs, sausages and all the trimmings. Get a second plate of poached eggs and toast and you have a value breakfast for two.
Mavis has a great feel, homey vibes in a trendy and lively area, good coffee, great food and good service, keep up the work, thanks for the coffee and service, will be back soon
This place has returned to form. Coffee great, food is good - had a great salad. Service is consistently good. Parking is also good in this quiet neck of the woods.
My friend and I visited this cafe for the first time and WOW! The food was really really good, amazing in fact.
The coffee was good, I had a trout pancake with herbs etc and it was delicious. My friend had the omelette which was humungous hahahaha but both meals were polished off.
The service was friendly and this is one place that I'll definitely be going back to. Oh and the chilli oil was fantastic!
I've had mixed experiences with this little cafe in abbotsford. Great coffee always that's true. But I think I always came in their busiest times. Food is good enough to give it another chance.
Staff very attentive, great atmosphere, staff were willing to move us to another table when we asked. Food was amazing (both had the Pancakes) and very generous portions! Coffee was nice. Will be happy to return
The al dente penne with oxtail ragu and carrot was too interesting to pass. They deviate from the "big crockery, little food" presentation so the serves look small - until you try to eat them and realise your eyes were deceived. My friends enjoyed their burger and pork & fennel sausages. The hot chocolate was too watery and bland for my taste.
A quaint little lhidden gem in the back streets of abbottsford. Had the pleasure of trying an iced coffee. True to its form, a straight shot of expresso over ice and milk. If u like ur iced coffee creamy dont get it from here! Lovely for strong coffee lovers. Look forward to coming back to try the food
Lovely space! Service was prompt, if a little robotic. Coffee was a bit cold though. I think they were having trouble with the machine. But all in all, a nice cafe in a tucked away apart of Abbotsford
Update Aug 2017: thank you for listening to customer feedback. I very much enjoyed my large coffee on the weekend and will return again. It was a lovely surprise when I dropped in to meet a friend to see you now have mugs 👍🏼
Previous review:
Mavis the Grocer is a new cafe in my area. The food is pretty good and the staff friendly. There is plenty of seating out in the back courtyard which consists mainly of small stools.
They have however succumbed to the theory that they know what the customer wants better than the customer so if you are after a coffee that doesn't meet their limited range than you can forget it. No large sizes, no mugs, no skinny milk. Whatever happened to customer service?
The coffee is good - but paying $16 for 2 people because you have to order 2 coffees each in order to satisfy your morning coffee addiction is a bit steep.
Unfortunately for this reason alone I probably won't be rushing back.
Lovely new addition to the Abbotsford brunch scene., with a great little courtyard and good ambience. Four of us had a nice brunch, ordering Brioche French toast with baked peaches, Bubble and Squeak, Salmon Croquettes and Poached eggs with mushrooms. The food was nice and staff friendly, but there was some confusion with our orders and one person ended up eating after the rest of us. Portion size is good, but sides are ridiculously pricy, with a small bowl of mushrooms costing an extra $5 and bacon on the side adding $6!! The approach to local, organic produce is applaudable and quality of ingredients good.
Back several times since my first review and sadly have seen the price of sides continue to rise (above prices now current). Have dropped my rating by 0.5 as a result.
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I really like this happy corner cafe/eatery. I really do. It just resonates happiness. Perhaps it's the bright yellow walls, spacious interior, lots of natural light and the 70s Foxy Brown font-signage that just brings everything together.
It goes without saying the coffee is decent. Next the food. The food is like wow! Ok maybe not your standard brunch/lunch menu but with a healthy twist. Lots of salad and super juices. That aside, we had the linguine and meatball with sugo (slow cooked tomato sauce with onions for stirring into pasta) and the toasted beef sandwich with kale salad. Good serving, non-pretentious and very fresh ingredients. I personally recommend adding a dash of their dried chili infused oil into the pasta for an extra flavor dimension. The sandwich was hearty and goes well with the accompanying habanero or jalapeño sauce.
All of the above would have rated a 4. However for me, Mavis deserves an extra 1 for it's parking-friendly location, generous seating, very attentive and friendly staff and very, very down-to-earth pricing. Highly recommended 👍🏼
ItsTrueFatKidsLoveFood
+3.5
Came in here for breakfast this morning. Another cool looking cafe in Abbotsford.
Decided to go for the Salmon Confit. Salmon was cooked perfectly and so was the egg. With the potato cake and lemon it tasted really good. Was really happy with my meal.
Also tried my friends spicy beans and they were also really tasty.
Unfortunately the coffee wasn't up to scratch for Melbourne.
Amazing SERVICE! Amazing people and most of all amazing food! Super generous and great flavors!!!! This will be my new regular
Very friendly and good service. Nice coffee. Good food.
Randomly entered Marvis the Grocer for lunch after my business in Abbotsford. Though i did not have any expectations, this little cafe/grocer is fantastic. Plenty of natural lights through big windows, super friendly yet non-intrusive serving staff and great choice of songs in the background. To top it all off, the foods taste amazing with fresh ingredients and the portion is very generous for the price. Highly recommended!
Great coffee and soulful food with humble staff….great overall experience
A really cute place, staff are friendly and has a great vibe to it (with some banging tunes!). The coffee was great, made pretty perfectly. I had the omelette option, not your typical omelette but again, good flavours and a decent portion as well. I recommend checking this place out!
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4.3. Here’s how to do it. This is a lovely bright corner cafe. It has a really nice feel inside and out. It has great outdoor seating options in the right weather. It just has that comfortable friendly aura here. Mavis’ shows that quality of service is key. One of Melbourne’s top cafe owners told me last week that quality of service was the most important thing of all. He’s right. It’s critical. With that in mind I received a joyous greeting here from the server with the white shocked hair, “...how are you, man”. Other customers received, “...how are ya!”, and other similar happy greetings. On being thanked by me for my coffee being delivered to the table, I received a “...no worries, my man”. He is fantastic and he personifies great service. Friendly and engaging with everyone but not intrusive or annoying. Just perfect in fact.
The tables are a bit close together in some spots here. I was sort of part of my neighbours’ convo but neither I nor they minded and we had a quiet chuckle about it. It’s s good menu here. Small but thoughtfully composed. A place to return to. I just had a jaffle today. I couldn’t resist it. One with gruyere and baked beans. A delicious snack complete with crinkle cut chips on the side. The jaffle was delicious. The baked beans decent beans. Not the usual canned commercial beans. Proper beans. The cheese was delicious too. It was all nicely cooked and presented. I loved it. My long black was a beauty as well. A very good Melbourne coffee. As strong as my last one was weak. With the lovely length that my last one so lacked.
This is a cracking cafe. It’d be near bliss outside here on a nice day. Highly recommended. I shall be back for sure.
Loved this very groovy cafe. Great food with lots of unusual and seasonal ingredients. Very tasty and perfect coffee to boot. Friendly staff and plenty of seats either inside or out.
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