Nice coffee. I used to buy one every morning when I worked nearby. I also like their Reuben sandwich. Very tasty. It's a small place so can feel a little cramped.
You’ll want to become a regular! This place is perfect. It offers outside, courtyard, and cosy indoor dining options. The menu is broad and I can confidently say will cater to all tastes any time of day. We enjoy being greeted like long lost friends and note this is consistent for all customers of this beautifully run family business. Simply cannot fault this little gem for it’s lovingly made fresh food and it’s outstandingly attentive service. And did I mention how good the coffee is?! A visit will not disappoint :)
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With all this social isolation and working from homes it had been ages since I had ventured out for a good coffee so today’s takes away coffee tasted absolutely delicious. All the tables were pushed aside but they were still making coffee and had some delicious cakes and slices and banana breads in the cabinet that we grabbed.
My big skinny latte was served nice and hot so still a good heat by the time we got home and KD’s strong almond milk latte packed quite a good hit of caffeine.
We toasted the banana raspberry & banana and blueberry breads at home. A wonderful WFH breakfast.
Priced a sign advertising fresh takeaway dinners available for sale and reheating at home for $15 each and some of the options sounded delicious. Worth considering for the future i think.
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The covered courtyard of Santucci’s was rustic and charming and filled with plenty of natural lighting and a giant heater for those colder days. We chose this spot to sit when we visited for Sunday brunch as it was nice a quiet and roomy space.
The menu read well and seemed quite classic with a strong focus on savoury. That’s said there was a delicious sounding french toast that we just had to try.
Coffee and Chai first up. The coffee was nice and hot just like I like and quite smooth and milk well frothed so good for picture art. The chai seemed authentic and wasn’t overly sweet. We also had a nice melons juice which was predominantly watermelon based, always refreshing.
We had the giant corn and sweet potato fritter, the tacos and the French toast for our brunch today.
The corn and sweet potato fritters were pretty as a picture and came with two perfectly poached eggs, a beetroot purée and dots of bright saffron aioli. I really enjoyed this dish.
The tacos mentioned on the specials menu were beef but we received thin crumbed chicken which was equally welcome by us. The coleslaw that accompanied the chicken on these toasted taco shells was flavoursome and juicy too... yum
Owner and chef Kelvin has had
Many years of industry experience working in hotel kitchens and in running other cafes and as such likes to change and flex the specials menu almost weekly here so there is always something new to try on repeat visits.
Our last dish was the French toast and this was exceptionally plated. This brioche french toast came with marshmallow, choc wafer, fruit, custard dots and plenty of maple. It was relatively light for a french toast as brioche wasn’t super thick cut and I liked this fact.
A really great brunch meal and a lot of interesting dishes still on the menu that we didn’t get to try. Thanks so much for inviting us in. Santucci’s is only a hop away from our home in Box Hill South so it’s good to know a great local.
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