Alcove has consistently great service, delicious food, and is the best cup of coffee I've found on the north side. We have made it our regular Saturday brekky place and are always greeted with smiles by their lovely staff. Check out the specials, they're always worth it! 5 stars to this excellent cafe!
Perfect food, coffee and service. Thank you to all the staff. Highly recommend the breakfast menu,especially the bircher muesli .
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Braving the COVID-19 fears, hubby and I went out for a quick lunch the other day at a local café. We all need to do our bit to help small businesses keep going through the crisis, don’t we? It was early lunchtime, it was very busy, and it was starting to rain. We dashed under the large umbrellas, and grabbed a seat. A very friendly and lovely waitress came by with menus, glasses and a carafe of water. Hubby went to order at the counter, which is the norm these days, and we rapidly received – a cappuccino for me, and a mango and vanilla bean smoothie for him. My coffee was fine; hubby loved his thick and cold smoothie. You could even see the specks of vanilla in his drink, and there was a fruity taste of mango. I went for the avocado smash with bacon, on organic sourdough. Sadly, we both felt the bacon was a little light-on, considering you pay extra. (We also had lunch here in December, and the bacon was very generous then!) The bread was tangy, soft inside, crisp on the outside but not too hard. You know how crusts sometimes cut your mouth? Nope, this was not like that. The radish gave the dish a nice little peppery zing, and the dukkah gave it a spicy hit. He chose the roast pumpkin fritters. A common whinge from me is that often most cafes when serving ‘fritters’ are really serving pancakes! Once again, I would call these pancakes, rather than fritters which to my mind, should be mostly veg. with a wee bit of flour and egg to bind them. These were flavoursome enough with pumpkin and chickpeas, but not to my taste – somewhat stodgy. Fortunately it wasn’t me eating them; hubby was perfectly content! It started to pour down, and the umbrellas were starting to leak, so we grabbed our belongings and ran back to the car. We felt virtuous, and well-fed, happy to have helped a local business in this time of crazy, crazy madness. Enough toilet paper yet, everyone? :-)
It was a special Monday because that Monday was the last Monday Grace will be our only child. She knew that she would have a sibling soon but I don't think she understand how a new addition will change her life quite significantly. As she normally goes to childcare the rest of the week, I wanted to have breakfast with her and we chose Alcove.
Have not been back over two years and checked it out on Sunday early this month. It was not that busy as usual when I arrived so I got more time to browse around before placing my order at the counter. I noticed that they had a daily special of Vietnamese style vermicelli with pork belly salad so gave it a go with my favourite - one & one (espresso + flat white).
Coffee came first, which recalled the episode of my first time here. Needless to say, they served more than enough caffeine for the day. Next came the salad, which was prepared well with those pork belly melting in my mouth.
The only downside was the damage to my wallet, over $30 dollars for a Sunday brekkie made me a heartache. 😂
Last visit: July 2017 Rating 5/5
Great place, I dine here for breakfast frequently. Great service and food! Eggs are always poached just right, good coffee too. Try the Alcove Breakfast!
Yum yum yum! Love the menu options. Definitely go the smashed avo and add bacon & haloumi! It’s such a cute little cafe too decorated with hanging plants. Feels very homely.
I visited this cafe with a lovely friend for breakfast. The staff were very welcoming and caring. Service was great despite the crowd. I hope staff are well appreciated by the business owner. The atmosphere was nice. The coffee is located in a nice place. Traffic noise can be a bit annoying. Food was great in generous portions. The sourdough was slightly rough or maybe the knife wasn’t good enough. In general happy to go back there again.
Service was 20/10 and all the staff loved our pup who got so many pats from all of them. She even scored herself a little doggie treat!! Food was standard cafe fare and massive portions too. It's good that they can use the outdoor seating area in front of cold rock as it was so so busy.
Really nice little cafe in Wilston village. Menu is interesting. Drink menu is equally interesting. We felt like something cold, and ordered craft beer and iced chocolate. Friendly staff.
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Explored this café on last Sunday morning. There is absolutely no regret for the long trip. Arrived around 7:15am and there were a few tables already occupied. I was greeted by a very friendly, energetic Asian young guy (the boss?). Then I went in the counter and realised that they only offered al fresco dining area. There were at least two chefs working in the kitchen. Afterward, I was led to a small table and sat down to read through the menu. The first thing attracted my attention was the list of Speciality Drinks. It was amazing with good invention. I was choosing in between the "one and one" (espresso and flat white) or the "fire and ice" (cold brew and flat white). Eventually, I chose the "one and one" with the dish of Italian Egg for my brekkie. The first thing to the table was the "one and one" with nice looking flat white and small cup of espresso sitting side by side on a wooden broad. I started with the espresso immediately. Bravo! It was so impressive to have the Veneziano espresso with strong caffeine kick-starting my day. Then I slow down the pace to enjoy the flat white with nice looking latte art. Next came to the table was the Italian Egg. Its nice presentation won my appreciation at the first glance. My gut feeling proved to be true after my first bite on the Italian sausage with a bit of poached egg and the sour sauce. Honestly, I could not finish the whole lot so I left over the baguettes so it did not mean the dish was not good. Overall, I was much surprised to see such a local gem with passionate attitude in running a little café like Alcove. In addition, I am also much appreciated about the theme of environmental protection such as they converted the old wooden door as the table, which was rustic but impressive. Cheers!
Taking Brisbane One Coffee House At A Time
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Love this place. Amazing Breakfast and really good coffee! Some of the best coffee in Brisbane, and a great laid back location. Overdue for another visit here.
Alcove is one of the greats. I wish there was more ways I could mark this place as top tier. The food is varied, right, delightful and just the quintessential Australian breakfast. They use traditional recipes cooked to perfection with lovely decor and flair.
The service is so warm and energising. The servers are happy, pleasant and make you feel like you’re their best friend.
Even when it’s chockablock busy, this place will get your food out promptly. You won’t be left waiting too long. But just long enough that you know all of this was prepared fresh.
My friend and I had a delicious breakfast here in a perfect outdoor setting. The service was efficient and friendly from start to finish, even though they were very busy. The meals arrived soon after ordering through the easy contactless QR code on the table, which is a great option to avoid having to go to the counter. The meals were beautifully presented, very fresh, plentiful and full of flavours. The coffee is from the Venezianio roastery in West End and was expertly made and smooth and creamy. The seating is all outdoors, covered and being on a corner it catches the breezes. This is a fabulous spot for a catch up with friends for breakfast or brunch.
Fantastic little cafe, the brunch was fantastic! Slightly pricey for brunch but the food and coffee was brilliant so I feel its worth the small premium. Staff member that served us was very pleasant! Highly recommend.
This place was fantastic, I was instantly greeted and sat at a table which I loved, immediately told where the water was and how to order, loved that. The staff were just so friendly and welcoming.
Food was even better, I ordered the alcove breakfast and it was well worth the price, beans were the highlight for me and the eggs were poached to perfection. The coffee was also great.
Awesome experience overall, great start to my day, would definitely come back.
Awesome friendly staff, seated straight away by a really lovely staff member. Ordering was easy and quick. The pancakes and the pulled pork benny on a croissant were incredible, absolutely amazing flavours for both of them. The fire and ice was really interesting to have their cold brew and a flat white side by side.
Can't wait to come back and try more items!
Absolutely amazing!!!! The service is the best I’ve ever experienced, they are so happy and bubbly and make you feel good about your day even before your coffee. The almond croissants are to die for and their coffee is delicious. We’ve been a number of times and they are consistently fantastic. This morning I placed an online order but forgot to add some coffees but they got them out to me in a flash. 10/10 service!!!
Went to Alcove Cafe and Deli this morning for a meeting.
From the very moment I hit the footpath outside this little hideaway it screams out to you to come on in and step back in time. Yes as you take that few steps it was like going back into real service.
The ambiance is rustic from the mix matched timbers on the wall to the use of mix matched windows acting as a feature not to add the chunky timber furniture for the comfort of clientele.
The staff.... well I was greeted with a friendly welcoming from the young man and the young lady who were running their butts off but didn't hesitate to stop and attend to my needs.
Food was so eye appealing that I was really full just looking at it,it looked like eggs Benedict with bacon and sourdough.
Excellent job chef..from a ex chef of 50 years.
If you are ever in this little neck of the woods try Alcove Cafe and Deli
Believe me you'll wander why you hadn't prior.
Excellent job everyone
This cafe was the first option that came up when I searched for “best breakfast Brisbane north” and I totally see why. The food is incredible, the staff were super lovely from start to finish and the atmosphere is nice. The gentleman who seated us was sooo welcoming and the waitress from New Zealand was an absolute sweetheart.
5/5 star experience, we’ll be back for sure! 😊✨
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