Review Coffee Square - Brisbane

Reasonable priced ! Plenty choices from the menu ! Three courses set dinner （ 3 sets A,B or C to choose from ) with soup ( 2 to choose from) of the house , main dish with rice or spaghetti and a cup of coffee or tea for $15.9 ( cash price) in 2022 . What more can you ask for ?

Great atmosphere, food, and service. Our waiting staff was very attentive to us despite having a large party group taking up two large tables. The food came out fast and was presented nicely. The San Choy Bow (Lettuce wrap) was our favourite dish. We will definitely be coming back to try the other dishes they offer.

Big selection on menu, great space with average service. Got the: 🍝 baked pork chop in tomato sauce with spaghetti - great portion size. The pork chop can be a bit bland but overall not bad 🍝 sizzling wagyu beef steak - pretty average, fries was cooked in old oil, the meat is fatty and not the greatest quality

This is the place to share each dish with your friends and family because their proportion are generous. I ordered the dry noodle with BBQ pork and it comes with a small bowl of clear soup. So delicious! Because they have a variety to choose from (from BBQ pork to creamy pasta to steak), there is something for everyone.

A hidden gem in the heart of Market Square. A great restaurant for family and friends where the portions are generous, meals are decent pricing and lots to choose from. Our top meal for the night was their Braised Beef Baked Curry Rice. Topped with cheese, the meat was very tender with a hit of curry flavours. This dish is enough for 2 ppl. Recommendations: Braised beef baked curry rice Chiken corn soup Sizzling wagu steak Sizzling stir fry beef chow mein Fresh coconut juice Red bean crushed ice

A Hong Kong style cha chaan teng. Food is not bad, often hits and misses though. Acceptable Hong Kong style milk tea. Menu is massive. Plenty of options also on the afternoon tea menu, good portion and price. My biggest complaint is foods aren’t always come out at the same time, often up to 15 mins between dishes. This hasn’t improved over the years. I appreciate some dishes take longer to prepare than the others, but the kitchen needs to coordinate so that the foods are sent to the table not too far apart.

We ordered a bowl of signature laksa, a bowl of beef brisket egg noodles, and steamed buns. All food portions were really generous. The laksa has a weird creamy taste, not the rich and aromatic laksa taste that you would expect from authentic laksa. The beed brisket noodle was pretty good, except the broth was a bit oily and salty. The steamed buns were the worst, tasteless, and hard. Customer service was alright, and our clothes somehow stink of barbeque smoke after we left the premise, but may be of little concern if you do not care. It may well be poor ventilation in the premise.

Satay beef noodle soup, Dry Fried Beef Noodles and a Ham omelette 🤗 all this plus 3 drinks for $35 👍🏼👍🏼 (arvo tea sizes)🥳 . Great value and consistently great flavours 🤤🤤

Came on a Sunday night and it was packed. Had to wait 10 min to get a seat for two. We opted for the banquet for two which offers soup of the day, two dishes, rice, and a dessert plus two drinks for ~20 bucks each. We wanted the bbq meat platter but they told us it was sold out. So that was a downer to start. The rest of the food was decent. The dessert was the worst. We waited 20 min for them to serve the dessert and a lady finally came out with two prepackaged ice cream bars still wrapped in the wrapper. It was probably the most horrible portion of the meal. I would not get the banquet again as I believe the portion sizes are a bit smaller due to being a “banquet”

Brisket noodle soup was trash... Brisket was tough... asked for egg noodles and got instant two minute noodles 👎🏽 asked the waitress if they were egg noodles and she lied to my face.. boycotting this hole.

Delicious food but awful service. Waited 45 minutes to get served with no notice of the long wait time. A glass of coke took 40 minutes to serve. Would not recommend.

If you havent been to coffee square to try their sizzling Mongolian beef dish, you are missing out my frd. The flavours, texture of the beef and the presentation of the dish, its literally sizzling in front of you for a good 2-3 minutes. Portions are good and price is alright. Its quite busy though so expect a wait if you go in dinner times.

The food here is rather average, good if you're looking for a cheap quick meal. The service is rather average as well. The restaurant is very loud and it ishard to converse easily over a meal, due to this.

Used to visit this restaurant very often but had not been here for awhile due to the construction taking place at Market square (can’t find parking!) <br/>This time we were lucky enough to find a parking space nearby so we decided to revisit this authentic Hong Kong style restaurant. And we are not disappointed! The food is still as yummy, average price on the menu is still reasonable (should regard them as cheap eats comparing to other ‘Hong Kong style restaurants’ in Brisbane area!) We ordered one of the most popular dishes ‘cheesy baked pork chop on fried rice rice in tomato sauce’ omg look at the cheese! Also ordered the ‘fried rice noodle rolls in XO sauce’ and this is also one of our favourite dishes! A little bit spicy yet it won’t cause you feel thirsty. Makes me think of the traditional dishes that I have had in Hong Kong! Their house drinks are not to be missed too! I love their ‘Hong Kong style milk-tea’! Must try! <br/>Hopefully the construction at Market Square is finishing up soon and we will return more often for sure.

One of the best Hong Kong tea restaurants I could find in Brisbane. Although a little bit far away from the central area. Always busy serving a lot of customers but usually could get a table within 15 mins. Serves a wide range of food and covers all classic stuff you'll expect in a tea restaurant. Recommend Iced milk tea. Maybe a bit sweet but it is the exact taste. Staffs nice.

Ordered Hainan Chicken rice (set A), found cockroach under meat, disgusting, apology not accepted, disappointed, serious hygiene issues, will never visit again

Food is not too bad but waiter's attitude totally pissed me off. My rating is for waiter's attitude. I really hope the boss can point this out to prevent losing customers

This place is great because here, you can get a late night eat in a city where this is quite rare. Even on a weeknight you can get a wholesome meal up until 12.30am.<br/><br/>It has quite an extensive menu, though some items seem to be permanently "sold out". There's a solid cooking smell that permeates the cafe. It my stay with you throughout the night, much like the Korean BBQ experience.<br/><br/>It's a great late night eat but not somewhere to bring your date or if you're dining in normal hours when other options are available.<br/><br/>The Milo is a favorite. Dishes generally beat expectations.

VERY BAD SERVICE, THE MOST STUPID SERVICE I SEEN, FORGOT MY ORDER FOR 30 MINUTES. WILL NEVER TO THERE AGAIN. THE COURTER IS ALSO VERY RUDE! NO APOLOGY AT ALL!

IG @nanakoot_culinary<br/><br/>Been craving for authentic hongkong cantonese style foods and got recommend from my mom’s friend to come here. <br/>Generous portion, authentic delicious cantonese food and fair price. We ordered: yang chow fried rice, combination chow mien and bbq pork & soya chicken rice.

It was three years ago since my last review. Explored it a few days ago for dinner. Business is still keeping good despite the construction work of the extension of the Marker Square is going on. Clientele was mainly young generation on the night but I believe this café covers quite a broad age group. Ordered Chicken in XO sauce with steamed rice noodle rolls, Shark fin, sliced chicken & sea abalone congee to go with an extra order of fried bread. Love the smoothness of the steamed rice noodle rolls and the taste of spiciness from the XO sauce. Congee was good and served in reasonable portion. Either the steamed rice noodle rolls or the fried bread is the good matching partners to go with the congee. <br/>Overall, food & service have been improved and it deserves thumb-up!<br/><br/>Jun 25, 2015   Rating 3.5/5 <br/>This busy Hong Kong Style cafe has been face-lifted lately. I like the new look and also appreciate the consistency of their food productions. This cafe has been running over 15 years and also has been branching out in other suburbs in Brisbane. I reckon it is the cafe who is most closely trading as a Hong Kong Style cafe in terms of food varieties, service and ambient. Like to have the Ketchup Pork Chop Rice, Portuguese Chicken Spaghetti, Russian Broth and Japanese-Style Eel Fried Rice. I realise that there are some critics on the service and I do wish the management will keep the eyes on it. Do not adopt the rude manners of wait-staff in those cafes in Hong Kong. Patrons are coming to enjoy the food not the bad dining experience.

This is one of the few HK style cafes (Cha Chan Tang) in Brisbane, so I've found it best to order these kind of dishes, e.g. the baked spaghetti or bake rice options. Also, the T-bone steaks are surprisingly good, and great value! I know it may seem weird to go to a Chinese place and order western style food, but this is actually an authentic form of modern Hong Kong cuisine.

The service is always quick and fast. The menu offers a generous variety of chinese/australian dishes. Paul Lay and I got seafood kway teow & tbone with chips&veg. Generous portion for the price honestly its so good even the large drinks come LARGE, always a great place to come if you have no idea what you want to eat they cater to anything you might want .

Saeed707I@gSaeed707Thanks to my trusty foodies,<br/>I was famished and as “ tools were down” for the night I found this little jem up the road.<br/>Very late night order he kept the door open so I could sneak in and pay<br/>The main was a very simple Pork Ribs Peking sauce did not opt for the steam or egg rice.<br/>It was warm sweet and smattering of pineapple pieces and was delightful soft to the bite. Not oily, a lot of meat as that was a small! Serving which will give me s snack and feed the weekend drop ins .<br/>Not terribly “Peking” but as I asked for half serve one can’t complain. As I opted for no plain / egg rice I purchased the Salty fish and Chicken Fried Rice to complement the sweet main, very nice not terribly salty nor fishy but s terrific combination to nibble on at this ungodly hour.<br/>Due to the time I had no trouble finding a park, if you don’t know the “ old market square “ maybe a little tricky to find but there are signs to assist<br/>All over s tasty treat for a very long day<br/>Definitely will return have some lunch specials like the curry fish balls and rice for lunch amongst others.<br/>So many eat spots in that particular corner the competition in my beloved Sunnybank is moving to I higher level and spreading towards associated local suburbs <br/>Very tasty treat on s coolish summer night at 2 am!Gordons Girl

Having walked past this restaurant dozens of times, we decide to give it a try today. The cold air conditioning is a welcome respite to the 33 degree heat outside. We are shown to our table and iced water is served with our menus. <br/><br/>Our lunch order is served within 15 minutes. My Char Kueh Teow ($12.90) has a very generous serve of flat rice noodles, 2 prawns, 4 small pieces of chicken fillet and a few slices of fish cake. This Hong Kong version of Malaysian Char Kueh Teow is too sugary sweet and I cannot taste any smokey flavour on the noodles. I appreciate the large serving but there should be more prawns and chicken. <br/>Rating: 3.5/5.0<br/><br/>My partner’s bowl of (10) Won Ton Soup ($10.90) is simply presented with Chinese vegetables. The won tons are nice, perhaps small in size but they are tasty with the hot broth. <br/>Rating: 3.5/5.0<br/><br/>I will return to try their selection of steak meals.

This place never disappoints, today was no different, plenty of seating before the dinner rush. <br/><br/>We were seated and given menus and what felt like an eternity, wait staff finally came around. Ordered beef brisket with rice noodle the picture looked good and have always been a fan of brisket. Wife always gets the same pork chop and rice baked in tomato sauce along with 2 lemon honey drinks.<br/><br/>Drinks are first to come out and was a nice refreshment. Our meals then come out pretty Quick, but they were just dropped on the table by the other wait staff, didn't ask who got what just put it for us to sort out. <br/><br/>But apart from that, we enjoyed our meals, which were in the larger sized meals. Both of the meals could have fed 2 people, as wife didn't finish her and I didn't date attempt to finish hers off.<br/><br/>For a quick meal at reasonable pricing check this place out.

Absolutely delectable. Big portions and oozing flavour. Prices are fair and service is quick on the less busy days. Love the tvs and staff were very pleasant. French toast was divine. The sweet peanut-y surprise in the middle was a great add in. I will be back!

I love the food, it was absolutely delicious! A bit slow on the service (wasn’t given menu until asked) but overall, a fantastic experience. Was cheap compared to many other restaurants too!

The staff here needs some quality service training. I ordered soya chicken with dry noodle and my partner ordered beef curry. We waited for 20min and asked the staff where the food was. My partners food came out and so did the ppl that came later than us. I asked her where my food was after seeing his half way through the meal, when she gave me the food, she didn't even apologies or acknowledge the slow service. Soy chicken with dry noodle is the easiest dish, or you could say the quickest dish you can prepare. The food tasted great but with some improvement on service would be highly recommended.

Never had a bad experience with Coffee Square and I've been going here since it opened. It can be quite salty for somebody who isn't into that regardless of what you're getting, but this is really a place for regulars who know what they're getting into when coming. I like their lemon tea the most out of... literally every other  place that serves a "Hong Kong style" lemon tea.

Service is really fast there's like over 100 options of all sorts of chinese/asian/Aussie/western food the best special fried rice I've ever tasted and that freezy milo is 💯 prices are pretty cheap too for the size of servings

The store was tucked away in the busy eats streets area. Definitely a good joint if you're down for some Hong Kong styled food. One area of concern would be how loong it took for the drinks to arrive on my table. Even though a cheap eats store, their time management needs a bit of attention.

Awesome Hong King style food and great drinks. For a cafe it provides and extensive food and drinks menu with prices that you can't argue with. They were perfect for the size of the meals you receive, something the meals might even be too big for one person so I suggest for a lot of the meals you can share.

Where one of the original hotspots for homesick students, Coffee Square does something (previously) unorthodox by bringing the Hong Kong style of Chinese food to town. It has been through a whole lot of renovations, and it is still standing like one of the great institutions of Brisbane. Once upon a time it was possibly unlike anything else, but as the culinary scene has matured, trying this for the first time makes it seem a bit archaic. And I want to like it a bit more than I did. <br/><br/>One weekend, I was not having anything to do and with one thing leading to another, I was meeting with the head of the Meatball clan (shortened to MBBC to make it easier to read) at Market Square for a round of the place. It was first at another place where I met him (already had tried it and reviewed it beforehand), before heading right to here. As per usual with Market Square and its surrounds, Coffee Square is definitely passable. In terms of being something authentic and like out of a Chinatown, it will do you well. As for how good it is, I did enjoy it. However, with such a rich array of choices around this is not among the choices I would make an immediate move to return to. <br/><br/>It does a nifty combination of being somewhat rustic, along with some glossy aspects. Each wall seems to have the design of a completely different place, with one being plain wooden (traditional), one having a choice red hue and the front on towards the entrance has three different televisions blaring something different programs, and there are pretty lights coming down from the ceiling. Also not to mention a section has big Chinese characters running down it. Yeah, it does sound a little strange. Tables are very simple, small and black with red chairs, and each one is fit with the necessities - tissues, chopsticks and condiments. <br/><br/>No real need to go into detail with the service here. It does what it needs to do more or less. It goes along efficiently, and meals are usually at the table within about 10 or so minutes. That is about the extent of it, and all that is needed to be known. This works in favour. <br/><br/>What might be the most notable aspect about the whole of Coffee Square is the size of the menu. There are more than two dozen pages of options, which practically means that almost everything is covered that you could want to eat. And they still have room to put up specials on the blackboards on the wall. <br/><br/>Whether it be Chinese roasts, all kinds of classic dishes, noodle dishes, noodle soups, curries, congee, rice dishes, rice noodles, Chinese-style spaghetti, Szechuan, fried rice, udon dishes, steaks and other Western style dishes, Hong Kong Western style dishes, and heaps of sides that includes toasts and nibbles, the chefs here have you covered. Heck, to even get a good portion of the menu finished, it will need consistent visits over a long period - and that is even coming in big groups. <br/><br/>That is not to even mention the amount of beverages that they have here. Like many such Chinese places, it is a weird mish-mash of everything (including something that sounds like either a strange combination, or a misinterpretation). All of them are non-alcoholic and include sodas, fruit juices, teas, and milk teas. <br/><br/>Out of all the meals that there was, the one that I settled on was on the first page. Mostly because of it being a chef's special, and to hurry the visit along. That order was the spicy pork and eggplant with rice, it might have had a different name on the menu. One definite plus about it is that the portion size was very generous. The meal was not unlike mapo tofu, with minced pork in a (supposedly) spicy sauce that is - as best describes it - at around an egg-like consistency. This was served rice enough rice to feed a whole family in a takeaway pack from the local takeaway, and mixed well with the stew. This was needed, since nearing the end the sauce was more and more thin and needing something to soak it up. The pork mince was decent, though the eggplant definitely could have benefit from more cooking, and it was not quite spicy enough for me. Passable, but I won't give it a recommendation or anything. <br/><br/>As for MB&BC, he was still reeling from his last meal and went to have a few nibbles here and there from here. Of course, all to share. What he got was some chicken spring rolls, and mini silver thread bread rolls. These were maybe a little better. Spring rolls are normally just there, and might have a bit of meat among the cabbage for the most part, but are usually just there as it was said. Here, they were better with a distinct hint of meat that was tender and juicy in them, plus the pastry was hot and crispy. <br/><br/>The silver thread bread rolls were very much like a sweet. These are mainly to be had on the side of a congee (there is a special section for sides for the congees, and this is one of them). As MB&BC has said, these were sort of like some dessert you get from a doughnut place, especially with the rich dipping glaze. These would certainly make for a good party snack, or something to share with a big group here. How they go with congee... I have never tried it. <br/><br/>On the side to drink, I managed to fish out the coffee-based drink in the form of a Hong Kong milk coffee. Basically, this was akin to a flat white if they decided to use condensed milk instead of cow's milk, along with mixing a little bit of tea in there to create that distinct flavour of a milk tea. Quite rich, creamy, and with a few different flavours abound in the liquid, this hit the spot for me. What a great accompaniment to the whole meal. <br/><br/>It is definitely got an authentic edge to it, and it is definitely rough around the edges in parts. That is something of a charm to it, and without the latter part it might have a completely different aesthetic going for it which might not make it the same; ironically, the score would probably be higher as a result if it were so. That is funny how thing work out like that. But that is, again, an aside from how good it was. <br/><br/>Look, this is pretty decent if you are looking for a meal that is both well portioned, and at a decent value. In addition to those two aspects, tying it together is the fact that the service here is pretty quick and to the point. There are some weird aspects - the one I noticed the most was already poured water glasses there to retrieve on the counter (that is a first for me, I believe) - but aside from that, it is solid and the food that they have is decent. It won't be a contender for the best in the area, even the close quarter around here, mostly from a more is less perspective. I did enjoy my meal here, and it had nothing particularly wrong with it. <br/><br/>The most effective way to describe Coffee Square is that it ought to be visited by all fans of Asian cuisine in Brisbane for a completionist sake. While it might not be in my favourites, why it is often visited is definitely apparent since it does what it needs to do effectively. It just doesn't have a lot of the flash, or presentation some of its competitors nearby do, and at the same time it does what some of the others do just as much. Take that how you will. <br/><br/>TL;DR: This isn't anything that is super flash, nor is has it got anything that is outright bad about it. There is a charm about it where it looks somewhat chaotic, and has a few strange idiosyncrasies with its designs. As always, it is fair to give it its worth and analyse from what their apparent approach to service and dining. Going in here, it is definitely got many aspects that are rough around the edges. For some real Chinese food this is one of the best and possibly most accurate examples in an already rich sea of options. Overall, the speed of service and the portions of the meals are the main selling points in which it excels in both regards. With more than enough choices in meals to satisfy a whole stadium, and delivering on what it needs to do, Coffee Square is certainly not going anywhere.

Popped into Coffee Square for a quick meal and went with the Spicy Pork Mince with Eggplant and Rice, Chicken Spring Rolls and Mini Silver Thread Bread Rolls.<br/><br/>The Spicy Pork Mince with Eggplant and Rice was a very generous serving - especially the rice (2-3 cups minimum).  It wasn't that spicy and by the end it was a bit soupy, but no complaints - 3.<br/><br/>The Chicken Spring Rolls were served piping hot, were very flaky and were nicely balanced with the dipping sauce - 3.5.<br/><br/>The Mini Silver Thread Bread Rolls were great!  The dipping sauce reminded me of the glaze you find atop Cinnabon's cinnamon buns and was really fantastic.  I could have eaten dozens of these.  This was the highlight of the meal and rated a 4.5.<br/><br/>Lots more to discover on their expansive menu - will likely give them another try.

Staff and service is very poor. I use to eat here quite a lot because i enjoy the food. They made a mistake with my order which wasn't a big deal but when i go back to collect my original order i payed for they tried making me pay for it twice....  They asked for the original meal they gave me back to which i answered i gave it away because i had touched it and i figured you cant re serve that. $15 for a bit of pork and two bits of broccoli is a bit of a rip off.

An unauthenic and fake Hong Kong styled Restaurant.<br/><br/>Was disappointed by their Dried stir fried beef ho fun which should be salty rather than sweet. (I have never tried a sweet one in any restaurants in Hong Kong)<br/><br/>The staff in the restaurant were so rude that I could not tolerate too.

Coffee square is not the best eatery in the Market Square and they also charge 5% of your total bill for credit card payment which is insanely high or 50 cents for the use of Eftpos card (Who does that?). But if you are well-prepared by having some cash in your wallet, you will be able to enjoy the food and avoid this nasty after meal surprise. The restaurant is quite small and you can't always get a seat.<br/><br/>Amongst countless Taiwanese Chinese restaurants in the complex, Coffee Square offers something a little bit different. They do HK Chinese, a bit of Sichuan, and Shanghai. So you can expect Baked Rice/Pasta, Spicy Soup, or Stir Fried Rice Cakes on their menu. I have been coming here for years and have tried them all including extremely popular Sizzling Wagyu Steak on my most recent trip. I must say their Chinese is above average and fairly good for the price. Their steak is definitely not for steak connoisseurs. Mine wasn't cooked right but it still tasted ok. I am pretty sure the sauce was made from some gravy mix because of the distinctive after taste and texture. It did satisfy my craving the other night tho. (Yes! I still had a craving for steak after having Rost Biff at Pony Dining the night prior. I think I can eat good steak everyday for at least a month)<br/><br/>My best advices - Ignore their level of service, Bring cash, and Avoid coming here on the weekend.

This is a Hong Kong style Cantonese food place , just like Cafe Mi in the plaza. but better! The service is crap though. Try their Singaporean noodles and fried rice.

Yummy Hong Kong styled food found here. Service is alright here, not great but still acceptable. Some of the food can be quite oily/greasy so watch out for the stir fried noodles especially. My favourite are definitely the baked rice dishes.

This place has been here for a really long time and stands as a testament to what hard work is really about. Food is good with a very wide selection. Service is generally ok but they could be more attentive to their customers.

A popular place for an inexpensive meal, especially if you like Hong Kong fusion food. Lots of choices in the a-la-carta menu, so there is always something 'new' to try out. There may be a queue of people trying to get through the door at certain peak times. However customers turn over is generally high, thus the wait is never too long (you can just pop in and ask for a numbered ticket upon arrival). The only catch - be prepared to spend some time on finding a car space in the shopping centre's busy carpark, if you drive and don't arrive before 7pm for dinner.

This place ruined my Friday night! <br/>I have been their customer for a couple of years, but their customer service has never been great. <br/>Today I have ordered vegetarian sweet and sour pork and there was a big fly in the food. I was disgusted and traumatised 😒😠😿 I ate nearly half of the sweet and sour pork sauce with mock meat and FLY stock👺👾😡. <br/>I let the staff know but no one came and I walked to the counter holding the dish. The staff at the counter just took the plate without saying anything, of course there was NO aplology. Will never go there again!!! <br/>

I asked for a wagyu steak at medium rare. It came out to have no red, just a slight brown pink in the middle of the steak. Thats a medium-well. I told the waiter that I ordered a medium rare. The waiter brought the steak in, then back to me and told me it was medium rare because there was pink in the middle. My partner and I both work in restaurants, and we can see when they are trying to pull a short one on us. Both sides of the steak were well done, with the middle third slightly browny pink. No.<br/><br/>We have been loyal to this establishment since the beginning of our relationship. My whole family comes here to have big dinners at least once a month. Not gonna happen anymore at this rate.

This is a place you might go to if you're hungry late at night -  I would never make this a first choice. Portions are sizeable and the prices are cheap and the food is adequate Chinese style fare.

Chanced upon this restaurant as we were walking around Market Square for a place that was still open late at night and looked good.<br/>Service was alright but the food was pretty good! We ordered some stir-fried noodles (no.300?), fish in spicy Sichuan gravy (152) and seafood fried rice (209; don't judge us, we felt like having that that night). We felt that the dishes were authentic and they were of good portions, which meant that three dishes were enough for our party of four. It definitely made for a good supper. Loved that they opened so late! And they always serve a little bowl of tomato soup after you order and before your ordedered food arrives<br/>EDIT: we went back for the 2nd time and tried out different dishes. We ordered the baked rice, black pepper sauce rice, stir fry hor fun noodles. The black pepper sauce was delicious, Stir fry noodles were fairly ordinary, and the baked rice had too much tomato sauce for my taste, since i prefer having the 'stretchy' cheese effect.<br/><br/>TIP: when you do go, it's good to look at the little whiteboards on their walls to look for special combo deals.

My favourite restaurant in Market Sq! Great food and prices and the portions are huge! The chicken shallot sauce with rice is my go to dish. Love the fact that i can turn up at 12am and still be able to grab a quick meal.

I wouldn't recommend Coffee Square unless you're living in Sunnybank and hungry at 10pm. Service isn't great. The portion of their food is huge, I could never finish one dish, most of it just goes to waste. Some might think yeah I'm paying $10 for a fried rice the more I get the better, but I don't like stuffing...

Amazing variety on the menu, open most holidays (except over Chinese New Year) and late at night. If you have ever wanted to see what can be done with the humble eggplant, I implore you to try Eggplants with Vegetarian Mince Pork on the vegetarian menu. If you must have meat, I'm sure they'll do it with real pig for you instead, on request. The main thing is to try those amazing, flavoursome, saucy cubes of aubergine! Other recommended dishes for seafood lovers include: Prawn Wantons in Succulent Sauce with Mixing Noodles and Supreme Seafood Hotpot in XO Sauce and even the Takoyaki for a snack or starter. Oh, and try the Russian Soup for something different! (It's a tiny serve, won't take up too much space).<br/><br/>Some of the reviewers negatively mention the ambiance and/or the service. My advice is to come here for the food, especially if you're on a budget, want a big-ass serving, and it's 11 PM. It's not meant to be "fine dining," but it is meant to be delicious, and seems to be an authentic Hong Kong eatery experience. <br/><br/>It's also notable in that it's one of the few places in Market Square who accept EFTPOS. Sure, they want 50 cents more to pay by card, but that works out cheaper than using an ATM or buying something from 7/11 just to get cash out. I've actually chosen to go to Coffee Square more than once just because I knew I could pay by card there and not at some of its neighbours.<br/><br/>One final note, don't be fooled by the name: they actually don't do coffee! Well, they do instant coffee, but who in Australia goes out to a restaurant to order that? If you want a drink, I recommend the Lemon Ice Tea or the Longan Drink - either hot or cold.

I absolutely love this place, its always open late and so cheap!! If I'm out here too late and miss out on my usual favorites than Coffee square is my spot. I must admit though, I have only ever ordered the sichuan chicken hot pot, its amazing and keeps me coming back! I really should try some more of the menu but its just so fucking good!!!

The Sichuan soup combination and sweet&sour pork ribs were sensational and full of flavour. If you can't handle the heat, avoid the Sichuan as it is packed with spice. The ribs were slightly too saucy and sugary but the meat itself was juicy and very good. I would definitely recommend this place in maker square!

Even though this place does pretty average food, they have established themselves as the cheap place of sunnybank. We can't blame them if the food is average because we are paying low prices. So good on them for filling the part. Great to see the service has stepped up too, it's a bonus.

Very disappointed with my experience at Coffee square. I asked for a rare wagyu steak and was given a fully cooked steak (I stressed that I wanted the streak extremely rare). He knowingly served me a fully cooked steak because he told me to 'just try'. I politely returned the steak and patiently waited for another one (upon telling him this he straight away informed me, 'oh yeah the chef over cooked it, so he knew ??), again I stressed that I would like the steak very rare)<br/>. He again brought out another over cooked steak. I am highly disappointed by this especially because what I asked for and what I was given were the complete opposite. I understand this could have been a health hazard but they could've informed me so I didn't waste my time or money ordering the steak, not assuming that I would eat it regardless. We went there to celebrate our anniversary and left disappointed because of this incident. This ruined my night, my partners night and my partners meal. I left the steak with only one bite taken out of it, paid in full and will never return.

My partner and I are the type who enjoy quick service here and the variety of food. <br/>I loved the iced milo and my sizzling sirloin steak with gravy mushroom sauce, it was a pretty decent meal for the price I was paying. My partner got the sizzling mixed plate, it was definitely mixed, there was fried chicken, ham, bacon, egg, sausage and some pork ham(?) still not sure what it was but he still ate it. <br/>For 2 meals and 3 drinks it was all under $50 so we were pretty happy to be having a decent sized meal and drinks for that price. <br/>Would come back here since service was fast and food was cheap and worth the price you pay.

Coffee square has quite a cool vibe and atmosphere within the restaurant and always has nice food. The portions are always very generous while the prices are very reasonable. The food and service is ways great, and always delivers

The food here is good but I have doubts about their cleanliness. I once found a fly in my cousin's bowl of soup, hope they have improve on that. Other than that the food is consistent and good, very generous for the price you are paying.

My mum introduced me to Coffee Square a few years ago and I personally believe they cook the best special fried rice I have tasted yet. The chef puts in a generous amount of bbq pork, shrimp, shallots and every single grain of rice is coated in egg! My partner enjoys their XO seafood fried  as well, it has prawns, squid, clams, octopus and mussels, this fried rice has a very distinct dried scallop flavor to it.<br/>I also would recommend their XO seafood hot pot, the soup is very flavourful and generous amounts of seafood as well as rice vermicelli. Really nice on a cold day or evening.<br/>All the dishes are very reasonably priced and the quality of the dishes are quite high up there. The servings are generous too. And the variety of dishes on their menu makes it soooo difficult to choose what to have, but that isn't such a bad thing. It's my go to place now when I head over to market square for lunch or take away. Totally recommend!

First of it's kind many years ago when it just started. I remembered they were the first to have late afternoon tea value menus around the area. Now many places have this sort of menu as it's sometimes easier to have a quick bite for those late lunchers. Came here almost every day or at least 3-4times a week when nothing much was around. It was the busiest restaurant in Market Square. Today it's not so busy. Chef has changed and management (I heard) had also changed. New comers around the area with fresh ideas and new menus are always hungry for competition. All this place remains for me are memories.

One of the earliest Hong Kong Style Cha Chaan Teng to open in Brisbane, I have spent countless afternoons after school munching away at Coffee Square. I find it to be quite an iconic and irreplaceable part of Market Square. It has all the hallmarks of a traditional HK style Cha Chaan Teng, there are signs for what the set meals are displayed on signs. Other than the set lunch and set dinner, I note they've also recently implemented an all day special, which offers a slight variation on the set lunch/dinner in offering a large range of entrees instead of the usual soup.

It's small place get pretty crowded. There's alot of hit & miss dishes. There is a huge variety ranging frm chinese cuisine to western dishes. I would say to stay clear frm most western dishes except for the grill selection ie, steak, pork chop, mixed grill, lamb chop. The customer service isn't great but if your looking for quick cheap eat with decent food then here is good. But remeber if it doesn't sound like a chinese dish best 2 stay clear of.

Sunnybank Regular. I love this place, it looks even better with the new renovation. Food is great, there is something for everyone but no choice for those who would eat tofu. I took a few friends after a movie and they were impressed with the portion sizes and taste. 1 of my favourite places to eat and also opens late.

Good Taste / Experience chef. Wing Kee (coffee square) also looking for experience chef and cook with experience in Hong Kong cooking

Good Taste / Experience Chef. Wing Kee (Coffee Square) Also looking for experience Chef and Cook with experience In Hong Kong Cooking<br/><br/><br/>-----11 Mar, 2015-----<br/><br/>Good Taste / Experience Chef. Wing Kee Also looking for experience Chef and Cook with experience In Hong Kong Cooking

One of my fave after midnight snack joints just got a facelift. The price id still right

Good price for a good portion size. Staff are not overly friendly (but no worse than other restaurants in the area), but are assertive and approachable. The food is delivered quickly and the chocolate drink is really nice. The revamp after the Chinese new year break they had looks great!

Awesome, quality food - great price. Found this place by walking by, looking for a tasty lunch. I'm surprised it doesn't have a higher rating on here because the food we ordered was amazing!<br/><br/>We ordered Honey Chicken and Mongolian Beef with two bowls of steamed rice. Expected small portions, but they came out with a giant plate for the Honey Chicken and a really good sized stone plate for the beef! Even the rice portions were huge! <br/><br/>Honey Chicken: The flavor was amazing and it literally melted in your mouth! You could tell the chicken BREAST was of good quality.<br/><br/>Mongolian Beef: Another very tasty choice - we like it over the Honey Chicken and that's really saying something for us! The beef was lovely and tender and veggies were juicy and succulent.<br/><br/>My only issue was that their menu is HUGE. Gordon Ramsey would tell them to cut that down in a big way! <br/><br/>Also - in response to a previous review - if you go to a Chinese Restaurant and order westernized food.... well, I think that's a bit silly.

My friends and I all finish work pretty late. So finding a decent place to dine-in after 9/9:30 was proving to be difficult. Luckily we found out about this place. The food is great and no complaints however upon reading other reviews I have to strongly agree with the comments about the service. Absolutely pathetic and shown no interest from the girl who always serves us. Throws the menus on the table and walks away. When in conversation with her about the menu items she is extremely rude and abrupt, thankfully the male staff seem to be very nice and welcoming.

WORST meal ever. Waited over an hour for 4 chicken wings and chips so everyone at the table had finished their meal they being the food out. Rude service and the staff were unwelcoming. Will never recommend anyone to come here!

My favourite fast, quality asian food!. I've always had great service from all waiters/waitresses and my partner & I love the food here. It is my fav informal dinner venue if I want something fast, cheap yet extremely tasty. Overall 9/10!

Have been going quite a few years. Service usually atrocious by the female waitresses, male waiter by name of Jacky always nice. We mainly order from the stir fry page but find the food fantastic and generous in serving.

My new Steak House. The steaks that they serve are a great value for your money, whether it be their sizzling sirloin steaks or t-bone. These are served with a great variety of sauces of which the Creamy mushroom is a great pick. I took my parents for lunch and they loved their meals especially when it is still sizzling as it comes to you, it is still hot!<br/>A great place to go when you don't feel like cooking.

Asked to Pay for Bloody Chicken. Service - Consistently Rude and Racist,<br/><br/>Food - The staff yesterday gave my girlfriend and a friend near to raw/bloody uncooked chicken with rubbery skin. Then after returning the dish because it was uncooked, the staff offered to re-cook the dish. She refused and at payment the manager insisted she and her friend pay the full amount, even though they had only nibbled on the rice and not even eaten the chicken.

Bad service. Waitresses rude.. I really can't bothered reviewing about the food. Waitresses rude and blunt. <br/><br/>I would only go here if other places are closed.

Great value for money! Food portions are huge and always a winner, staff are quiet but are always in sight to call over when you're ready to order and the food comes out fast and fresh. My favourite Asian restaurant in Brisbane!

I ordered Stir Fry Chicken Udon and it was pretty good full of flavour and well cooked. The service was good, got seated as soon as we got in and they would cater to us quickly when we needed. The food came quickly as well. Overall I'm pretty happy with this restaurant and with the large menu I'm interested in coming back!

Bad customer service, good menu. Horrible customer service. The waitress was very rude and we did not get our 2 orders of fried ice cream after asking about it 2-3 times. Took about 15 minutes until it came. When it did come, only 1 arrived and we had to ask again. Cutlery is also noticeably blunt and hard to use.<br/><br/>However, very extensive range and good value for money on the menu. But service does not make up for it. I would not be returning

The baked pork chop with tomato rice here is great. Good flavours. Don't expect good service thou, very typical Hong Kong level of service.

Servicing fast and quality Asian food . Good price and good taste . Open tile late . I always love to eat there . I can see they are keep improving . Good!!

I always love going to coffee square for a meal. Extensive range of menu, affordable, super tasty, and opens till late.

Not bad place. Good value for money. Affordable and the portion is huge!<br/>Only down side is the service, which is average. But it is improving from my previous visit.

Good value, terrible waitress.. First time eating there, good value for food, it was satisfactory, but enjoyable. However my friends and I were called 'retards' in Cantonese when an order went wrong. Needless to say, we will not be returning.

Never has anything on the menu. Waiting staff dressed unprofessional. Disappointed.

Cheap eat open till late 12.30am. Lovely chinese food. Cheap late night eat out / take away..i always go there with my friends... worth a drive down from brisbane...

Service is AWFUL. They have a great range of food in their menu. The food and drinks are nothing to shout about, pretty much the same as the various restaurants around the joint. Uni students, both local and foreign seems to hang around this place ALOT. The worst is actually their service, they've been around a long time, so to them it warrants their arrogance and 'ego' when serving customers. Esp their so called 'managers' whom is a lady in 30s and the guy. Rude and arrogant! Avoid if you want a pleasant experience.

Worst service, disappointing food. Guess this place is for students, not for proper diners, the food was quite average but the services were aweful. i will not go there again...

Dirty - Beware!. All plates and cups are dirty. I could not believe what my food was served on or in. I should have checked urban spoon before I went there for dinner.

Ordered duck and rice, and came served with vegies (broccoli) found a caterpillar in the broccoli!! was not impressed!

Hit & Miss. With a menu as large as Coffee Square have it's hard for it not to be hit & miss with the quality. Once you find something you like, you'll probably keep coming back, however until then prepare for a lacklustre dining experience.

Being unable to cook when you're home alone doesn't help. So what a better excuse to go and eat out! Catching up with a friend led us to Coffee Square: a favourite cheap eatery for students, that caters to all sorts of tastes. The variety of food on offer here is rather astonishing, providing mod-oz steaks, to Italian pastas, to the typical asian cuisines that Market Square is renowned for.  We headed here on a rainy Monday night, and to my surprise, it was quite busy. Market Square is always reliable for having something open where you can eat, unlike many other restaurants in other areas that aren't open until at least Wednesday.  We were seated and provided with menus. They gave us enough time to browse the extensive menu before coming back and taking our orders. We ordered two glasses of soy milk, with my choice of hainam chicken rice. My friend ordered sweet and sour pork ribs, and we both succumbed to the temptation of takoyaki. YUM! My dish came out first, accompanied by the cus

The store is actually one of the cuter places at Market Square and while the decor is not all that unique, it is student friendly. But of course it's still located in Market Square where there is limited space for cars and people alike, can be noisy and sometimes smelly.

Coffee Square isn’t exactly ‘cuisine quality’, but if it’s a quick bite and great value that you are after. It’s definitely worth a visit.

your typical Hong Kong cafe (char chan teng) which serves a plethora of dishes that range from asian to western.

It might seem odd for a food blogger to admit this, but I've been eating out too much. Just eating too much full stop. This weekend, I've succumbed to all-you-can-eat Mongolian (will be posted later), dad's birthday dinner (Peking duck + a cake I made), m