Had the egg Benedict with salmon. The portions were just perfect. The Hollandaise sauce was amazing. This restaurant is now my favourite place for Sunday breakfast.
Hands down the best cafe in the East-everything from their beverages,food,ambiance and customer service is exceptional. We have been coming here for years and always leave happy-highly recommended!
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Still open for business and trading through what must be a tough period for them. Less people inside and reserved signs on alternate tables but still the same friendly team and delicious looking food. Many more patrons doing the take away coffees this morning but we sat out front to escape the rain and ordered a couple of lattes one with a smooth blend (for me) and the other with a sharp blend for KD. These tended to suit us both and were flavoursome although I wouldn’t have minded mine a little hotter. It’s important that people support their local cafes.
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Previous Review 2017
Too cold to get up for brunch today so we made our way to the Food Republic Cafe early afternoon. A fire closed this cafe down in 2016 and I hadn't been back since. It looked similar from the outside but the inside was quite different to how I remember it. Large central share tables, sleek decorative iron look paneling and some really interesting light fittings gave the place a modern feel and the mosaic tiled bar area added a splash of colour.
I ordered a veal parmigiana meal with salad and duck fat potatoes. This was from the specials menu. Kelisi was conflicted with a couple of option but went eventually went for Oatmeal pancakes with blueberry & vanilla coulis, lemon curd and mascarpone. Quick turn around and meals were delightfully presented. Veal was tender and crumb flavoursome. Pancakes were lite and fluffy despite being made with oatmeal flour. Interesting that they now refer to dishes as either Gluten free or Low Gluten on the menu. I haven't seen that before. My only criticism about the whole meal was that the lemon curd, though tasty, wasn't "pucker worthy" and needed more authentic tartiness to balance out the sweetness of the coulis. We finished the meal off with an Italian donut and coffees. Staff were highly attentive regularly coming along and filling water and checking up on us.
Love the cream brûlée! Not a sweet tooth myself but I want to eat this plate off.
Had their special “crispy omelette” nothing crispy about the omelette at all but the crunchy-ness of the shallots & pickled salad & bean shoot which makes it crunchy. I was expecting a crisp sort of omelette. Had mine with pulled pork, flavor ok only not much texture given both are soft. Would had gone for chicken if I would have know it was just a standard eggs omelette topped with pulled pork & pickled veg.
Have other interesting items on the menu which I’ll come back and try.
On arrival we were made to feel welcome with our dog. It was a cold evening and they put the heater on for us where we dined outside. Service was attentive and very friendly. Food was delicious and wine prices were very reasonable. Will definitely return.
Dined here tonight - what a gem of a place! Food was tasty and delicious, service was attentive and friendly, and accommodating. Will definitely return!
Whilst the service was a tad slow because we were sitting outside, the food served here was uber tasty, and may just become our go to breakfast place. The pancakes I got were delish.
Loving this cafe more and more. First came here 2 months ago, love the attentive service. Food is great, my son loves the pork sliders so much. Very warm interior, staff more than happy to accommodate to my many allergies. Friday nights here are becoming a regular thing.
Only good things to say about this place.
Great service, good coffee and good food.
The croissant was very flaky and buttery, and the smashed peas were seasoned to perfection.
The zucchini fritters were filled with zucchini and they weren’t oily. Tick, tick and tick.
Service here was prompt and served the food and coffees warm despite the cold busy morning.
Great place for a good pick me up brunch meal 😋
A really nice modern place to have lunch / brunch with a relaxed atmosphere. The duck fusili pasta is my favourite with its tasty ragu.
Very attentive and polite service - when I wanted to take away my leftover pasta, the waiter even took my plate to the back to do it for me. Much appreciated!
The Food Republic located along Blackburn Road, has good and friendly staffs. The ambience is good. It is really a nice and cosy restaurant. We love their food especially the Omelette with chicken and Atlantic Salmon. The staffs know their menu well and gave us good recommendations.
Excellent hospitality by the staffs especially Darren. He was so attentive, all the food he recommended to us was delish. Feel so close to heart revisiting this cafe, good coffee too!
Nice place for weekend brunch/lunch. Good food, nice and comfortable seating. Service was really quick for a weekend.
Great selection of food and very delicious. Staff are friendly and coffee is made well.
Some of the best food I have eaten, very accommodating towards gluten free and vegan diets.
Extremely well priced for the quality received.
Would not hesitate to go back.
I reckon this is the best cafe in the area. Good coffee, good food, friendly staff and lots of seating options both indoor and outdoor.
Went there for brunch yesterday very friendly staff nice food and environment. Highly recommended
Alireza Bahramzadeh (Ali)
+5
Food was great and cafe has a good vibe, waitress a bit grumpy but not a deal breaker. Visited once again during lockdowns, got beautiful takeaway brioche and burritos. Flat white coffee was nice too
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