The square in question is Whitmore and the thinking is outside the square. It offers you a chance to eat well and do some good. Either you can add $5 to your bill and buy a meal for a homeless person or spend $15 on the "Hearty meal of the day" and buy your own and two more serves for people to have dinner that night.
The food itself is good. The menu is full of deliciousness and there are specials on the board. I had the soup of the day, a Thai Pumpkin soup that came with a big slab of toasted bread. Full of lemongrass and coconut and a solid amount of chilli and with kaffir lime leaves it was excellent, if nose wateringly spiced.
Coffee was excellent, service was charming and the setting was, well, Greek. Many years ago this building was a Greek restaurant called, if I remember, The Aegean, and it still has the white roughcast walls . There's street seating and a courtyard and leather armchairs and it's all remarkably comfortable and homely. Prices are more than reasonable.
Recommended.
Came here for breakfast as my husband, brother in law and I were leaving the city. Food was really good and didn’t take long to come either. Coffee was also good so got another for the road. Also liked what they do for charities and feeding homeless people in the area. Service was good and lady at the counter was friendly. If we are in the area again, would definitely come back.
Tasty food, good coffee, will be back. Live gentle music was appreciated too. They are also very supportive of local artists and our other small business.
Good coffee, hearty breakfast, super friendly staff. Zomato wants me to write 140 characters for some reason, this cafe is better than Zomato
Celia is a wonderfully warm, patient and efficient manager of events and Mike is steadfast and positive. I felt so reassured in the planning of my Book Launch. The event was thoroughly enjoyed by my 60 guests! The food was delicious, service timely and friendly, facilities light-filled and comfortable.
Guests were so impressed with the unique building and the altruistic intentions of the cafe! We, like so many people, needed this time of celebration and coming together. Cafe Outside the Square provided the perfect relaxed atmosphere for the highlight of my life - the launch of Patchwork, A Life.
Thank you guys!! Rose Boswell
I love coming here, Celia is lovely and so are the rest of the staff. The space is open, eclectic and peaceful - just my vibe. The food and coffee are lovely (the little biscuit that comes with the coffee makes my taste buds dance!) they always have amazing cakes in their cabinet made on site… and you can “pay it forward” by adding $5 to your meal that will help feed a less fortunate person through the soup kitchen they run on site at night.
Hosted a baby shower a couple weeks ago in the Atrium space. We were SO pleased with this space. It’s openness, size was not too big but still spacious, great lighting, toilets were close and clean etc. Staff were so helpful with the planning and the day of, continuously offering support and ideas, and service with a smile and a laugh. Generous portions of food, and yummy at that!! I will be recommending this venue in the future! :)
Nice and clean cafe. Friendly staff. Prices are good and their portions are full. Thank you.
Always friendly service, great food and a lovely business supporting different causes including helping to feed homeless folk through their nighttime soup kitchen. Can cater to a good range of dietaries too (GF but not coeliac due to shared kitchen).
This cosy cafe is located centrally at Adelaide CBD with really great food, it's fresh, delicious and reasonably priced.
The best part is that it's a soup kitchen in the evenings (Not sure of the exact times) and their profits are going towards the homeless and needy. So when you purchase a meal, you're also contributing towards a great cause.
P.s their fluffy pancakes are a must try. It just melts in your mouth 😋
Edit to the previous review - 9/8/21
We loves the cause behind the cafe so much so that we had our baby shower there. The staff were so supportive and helped with the decor and setting up the place. I just can't thank Celia and Emily enough for everything. We strongly encourage you to have your events here. By doing so you will be part of a worthy cause
Sharing a loving event happened today. Praise this very responsible and enthusiastic store manager, lost the key today and left a friendly note on my car window:))))))
What a find Cafe Outside The Square is! I recently held a casual birthday celebration there and it was just perfect. The atmosphere wonderful, food beautiful and delicious. Brilliant concept, a range of flexible spaces suitable for a variety of events, we did a mix of sit/stand drinks and nibbles one afternoon, but would work equally well for something more formal. The little touches like byo playlist (if you like) to plug into the AV, made the event more personal. Highly recommend this business for your next function or just a casual brunch/lunch. Shout out to Paul, Leigh, Hannah, Mel and Mike, whose exceptional thoughtfulness and care made a special event seamless.
Such a great Adelaide venue with a terrific social cause.
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