Have had this cafe bookmarked for so long now & finally managed to visit the other day for coffee. Couldn't believe how busy it was as we searched for a table. The lunch queue was very long with regulars going for the freshly prepared rolls & sandwiches. They did indeed look fresh & they were certainly piled high with fillings of choice. Our coffee's were prepared very quickly & I was skeptical with regards to the resulting brew, however all was well, our Allpress coffee tasted amazing, even came with a sample brownie
I often grab a salad or wrap on the go from here but hubby came to visit for lunch so I sat down and we had burgers and beers. Hubby had the Sparrow and I had the Finch. His was beef, egg, bacon, beetroot, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Mine was beef, lettuce, tomato cheese, jalapeños and hot chilli sauce. I loved mine, beef was medium and so juicy. Hubbies egg was overdone and the burger was huge but he enjoyed it. The service here is really friendly even when busy. Great lunch spot.
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Business rush hour, but on a Thursday, in the so called banking precinct of Brisbane city centre, on the other side of the River from South Bank. We just followed the trail of office workers and the presence of banking corporate offices. Then we entered a fresh looking interior, with outdoors visible to Adelaide Street, and felt the vibes of people seeking a quick pick me up or slow business lunch. The wait space was like a long corridor, Creek Street Corner outside was more of a lane and the ambiance is light and airy but with a buzz. We chose a table on the pavement under stand up foldable umbrellas but with protection from the road traffic.The menu is a balance of practicality, so called more healthy and office crowd favourites. Yoghurt, pasta, wraps and Mediterranean salads are offered along side burgers, steaks, Parmigianas, sandwiches, chips and calamari. Much of the food is already prepared before hand and laid out in warmed containers in the long glass display. My group of four adults and an infant had the pasta, curry and pizza. Brisbane is a city that does not get into your face, like the brash courier cyclists, self-obsessed middle aged men in suits and the obvious lack of infrastructure causing crowds you find in the Big Smoke of Sydney. Even in a business hub of town I found it relaxing, although the staff at S & F were caught up in the lunch hour rush.It is obvious that the place opens late to pamper and relieve the office and corporate workers as the week moves on. The facade at the entrance is already corporate like, with a deeper yellow colour to further entice us in. The dishes we had were acceptable in standard but again, I could not expect much further than this as the kitchen churned out food on the go. Maybe I should return in the evenings and see if the dining lifts up above the daytime rush.The dark wall colours and layout does suggest attempts to create a more upmarket eatery and drinking hole. It is likely its location is also its advantage, a stop along a crawl for half suited office crowds to recover or celebrate after the day's events at the office.Sparrow & Finch visited is located at 100 Creek Street Corner, Adelaide Street, Brisbane Queensland.Opening hours are from 630am to 5pm on Mondays and Tuesdays; from 630am to 9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and from 630am to midnight on Fridays. Closed on weekends.Contact +617 3236 5353
I can always count on Sparrow & Finch for a tasty and healthy lunch throughout the week! I stopped by to get my usual, grilled chicken wrap with a variety of salad. They have a wide range of fresh salads, spreads and sauces to choose from for a healthy wrap. Very reasonably priced!
Been here a couple of times, the service is pretty good except for the fact that if you stop for a drink after 8pm on a Friday and order a side of Buffalo wings with it, get ready to be disappointed. To put it in simple words, they were insipid and bland. And the quatity was lesser than what you usually get.
Fresh and fast!. I have tried breakfast lunch and dinner here and have to say it is my favourite place to eat near my work. All the food is prepared the same day (not always the case in this area!) and the flavours are great especially the salads there is always a hot option for lunch also and everything comes out very quickly. Staff remember your coffee and name after only a few times too. Only downside would be it can be hard to get a table if you don't want to sit on a stool but that's only been Friday lunch and I just get take away those days.
6/10. The sandwiches and salads are good and there's quite a variety, I think they food it a little overpriced though. Sandwiches are quite small and my friend got the calamari which he then had to go and get something else after eating it. Also a lot of the food is pre-made, so don't go here if you have a dietary requirement.
Repeat customer. I go here for lunch at least once a week - surely this says something.
The food is fresh and tasty. It gets a little busy but that's because the food is good, go just before 12pm if you don't want to line up. Love that they change up the salads with each season and the variety is fantastic.
Holy shaboly. Had lunch there for the first time in a while with a group of 4. cant believe how much the place has grown. i had the finch burger. just the perfect amount of spice to kick my day off. the others had some of there incredible salads and one had the chicken skewers. all of them kept raving all day. definately going back!!
Most amazing salads ever. I normally get my ready-made salads from a salad bar in Post Office Square but after seeing the same boring salads on offer every week, i thought i'd try somewhere else for a change...
i stumbled across Sparrow & Finch and their amazing array of ready-made gourmet salads.. Initially, i thought $9.90 for a large salad was pretty steep; but after giving it a go, i'm never going anywhere else!!
There were about 6 salad to choose from and i chose the caesar salad, roasted herb potato salad and a brown rice, roast pumpkin salad. OMG i was completely blown away.. its not very often i say i'm full from salad, but i could barely finish what i had in front of me...
Best salads ever; definitely a new fan here!
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