Took a remarkably long time to place an order during a fairly quiet period but coffee came quickly thereafter. Decent strong cappuccino. Delicious soft cannoli which is worth a trip just for this alone.
Italian Continental Bakery is the best! Highly recommend the cannoli and the jam donuts. They sell out quickly, especially on the weekend, so it's good to get in quick.
The cannolis are fantastic. The breakfasts are simple but delicious, great value for money. Unfortunately, the cronuts don't have the texture of croissants at all, they are basically donuts - perhaps they mislabeled them?
Brunetti's? Nope, this is better. On any night in Carlton, you can go to Brunetti's where the queues are out the door for the pastries. That's great...because the pastries at the Italian Continental Bakery are better than Brunetti's. And the queues are shorter, the coffee is better and the service is great.
Any weekend stopover in Canberra is worth a trip to Mawson for the rum baba, the conchigli or any one of the fine custard filled choux pastries.
Suddenly, the weekend work in Canberra is a bit more bearable.
Omg Too Yummy My Husband Tries the Cannoli and I Had a Creamy Doughnut Was Sooo Yummy Can't Wait to Go Back. Delicious
Reminds me of being in Italy!. Love this place, it's all authentic Italian pastries and coffee, a rarity in Canberra. Love the custard filled doughnuts, I used to buy ones just like them at the markets in Florence!
We love supporting local buisness, and we deffenatly love our Saturday morning breakfast from here. New fit out is amazing and was much needed. We will be back
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They have been renovated!!. I have been coming here for years, and the shop looks AMAZING!!
They finally have a proper line forming too and they have Eftpos! Unfortunately they have a $15 minimum though but I for one am definitely glad they have it now regardless.
The service is still number 1! The cannoli are still the best and they have such a large variety of cakes and they are all so good! I love the concigllia. They still have their pies and pizza slices and bainmarie items but they also have menus on all of the tables that have replaced all the big menu boards that were on the wall so now it is much easier for ordering. Unfortunately they have reduced the variety of focaccias and bruschetta because they were my favourite but I tried the veal with mushrooms by the request of the barista and it is definitely my new favourite!
The coffee is simply fantastic, always hot and consistent in quality, the barista has been there a long time and he definitely knows what he is doing! I saw a review saying that his coffee is bad but I have no idea what that person is talking about, if this isn't good coffee then I don't know what is! I highly recommend! I also tried one of his banana smoothies and it was amazing.
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Great cakes, snacks and meals.. Very popular, and the service is fast. Order at the counter, and remember who is next in 'line', because the staff are generally confronted with a wall of customers.
Sugar-covered cannoli full of custard is my go-to food from this place, and goes out the door in boxes accompanied by jam donuts, delicate sfogliatelle, dusted palmiers, handmade chocolates or any number of sweet biscuits or cakes.
Either side of the cabinet exhibiting trophies and ribbons awarded for the bread, are three flavours of pizza on one side and hot pies, sausage rolls and pasties on the other.
Past the long cabinet of sweets are pre-made hot snacks: calzone and bacon/egg rolls, delicately-flavoured spinach and ricotta triangles and fried French toast, and mushroom or tomato bruschetta.
The barista is responsible for all the drinks. He's friendly, personable and efficient and I can't figure out why he can't produce a good coffee, even by accident. I've come to the conclusion it must be the blend. He makes an Italian frappe with the same blend.
As food goes, I've just touched the tip of the proverbial. There is a full breakfast menu. Including a perfect eggs benedict. If you're broke you can get a bread roll with jam and butter for 50c.
Breakfast stops at 11 and lunch starts, a large blackboard menu of breads, salads, pasta, focaccia, panini, risotto, schnitzels, and perhaps other meat dishes that I have ignored. I'm sure there must be prawns on there too. I love their anchovy bread and the chips which you can order on their own or with the schnitzels. For this reason, I haven't tried much of the rest.
Good Value. Coffee is great and the breakfast is great value. The staff were fine as far as I'm concerned. Gee, what do people expect these days? To be hand fed? Wake up!!! This is the place to do so - you're half way there :)
I take my daughter here. She loves it. The pastries are quite nice, and milkshakes rich. Service can be a bit slow
This is my favourite dessert place. They have the best canoli and tiramisu. I had a light lunch there and it was ok, not the best. But the desserts were delicious.
One of my favourite coffee shops in the southside of Canberra. The entrance is wheelchair accessible, which I cannot say for all cafes in Canberra.
There are a wide range of beautiful Italian pastries on offer. But if you come later in the afternoon you are faced with empty cabinets, which highlights the popularity of the place. Coffee is pretty good and is serviced at the ideal temperature.
The staff are friendly.
All in all your visit is first class experience.
Took a remarkably long time to place an order during a fairly quiet period but coffee came quickly thereafter. Decent strong cappuccino. Delicious soft cannoli which is worth a trip just for this alone.
A vibrant and busy coffee shop in Southlands Mawson. Lots of fresh baked cakes and pastries. Also serves tasty meals.
I really like the chips the made, it is at excellent perfection, no burns, crispy, but a little bit too much salt.
the pastries at the high standards.
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