FAST Food Review
Food: Bagels are tasty if you after a Light snack, otherwise all the menu items are always delicious - 4/5
Ambience: Great atmosphere, perfect for a conversation over breakfast, brunch or lunch - 4/5
Service: All staff are always very friendly at every visit - 4/5
Total: St Ali dishes in the suburbs and at a cheaper price. Sounds like a good deal - 12/15
The best coffee and hot chocolate on campus
Although most of the times its a long que to place order but it is definitely the wait.
The ambience of the cafe is very relaxing and calm.
Probably the best option for coffee on campus, this café is an offshoot of coffee mogul Salvatore Malatesta’s St Ali.
The milk was steamed really well with a nice microfoam on top, and the coffee shots were strong and robust.
I couldn’t resist the in-house made scrolls – the dough was soft and the icing was not too sweet.
Atmosphere in the café is quite good with bright open windows and a range of comfortable seating configurations.
Great coffee, great staff (always smiling and friendly) and let's face it, it's probably the best sit down cafe at Monash - so for that I'm rating them 4.5. When it's busy, the setup of lining up out the door and then waiting next to the machine isn't the best design - would be great if they had an open window quick service option.
I really enjoyed the coffee, they do not have coconut milk (for those who might care). The service is very friendly and quite fast. The food was good, but nothing from another world. Overall it was a good experience and I will be coming back as it is the best option in Clayton.
Juhi- Culture And Cuisine
+4
Having St. Ali on campus has been a blessing in disguise. As amazing as the food is, I am often drawn to this place for its staff. Extremely warm and welcoming staff, very easy to talk to. Difficult to recommend one thing due to their changing menus but their 'soup of the day' has always been great! Would also recommend their coffee :)
Continuing on from the previous successful Cultural Food Academy sessions, Northland Shopping Centre recently hosted a coffee masterclass with St Ali. With the guidance of St Ali head barista and bar manager, Leon Holdsworth, we were taken on a coffee journey where we gained an understanding of how coffee was grown, picked, processed, roasted and finally brewed.
Coffee was great and service was (surprisingly) fast. Read from previous reviews that service could potentially be slow- Perhaps it was also because I went at 2:15PM. Food wasn't all that fantastic, they were alright. I ordered the grilled cheese toasties and the Mexican corn fritters. You could probably afford to try something else instead!
Eats, Sleeps And Repeats
+5
Uni just got a whole lot better. Friendly, efficient and clean. This was my first coffee at Monash Clayton that didn't make my tongue want to walk off and attach itself to another more respectful life form. Caffeine and deliciousness. The people are great too. They seem to understand that they are a lifeline to sanity. Keep those oh so tasty beverages coming St Ali Church of Secular Coffee!
Service was nice and quite to the point; food was very filling and tasted good. Overall I enjoyed my breakfast and coffee :) will be seeing me around again
Amazing service, food is great and manager was so kind and friendly to us. Would recommend for brunch with friends.
Very nice location and friendly, helpful staff. Looks like a nice selection of eat in or take away food, but most importantly, real loose leaf chai 😁. They have 2 types of loose leaf chai. A Chamellia chai, if you are drinking in, or a pre brewed down in honey and vanilla sugar loose leaf chai for drinking away. It was nice that they had the two drinks, so you could get quicker service if needed. The Chamellia chai had a slightly different flavour to the usual loose leaf chai, but was still very nice. 😁
Alireza Bahramzadeh (Ali)
+5
Flat white medium $4, great coffee
The food is quite good and we'll prices. Certainly better than you'd expect for a university campus. The daily special is usually good and the burgers are great. Really nice coffee as well.
Food and service is really great. The ingredients are of a good standard with free range eggs (cooked to the perfect temperature), really good milks (e.g. Bonsoy). Their drinks are really great as well, my partner got a coffee while I got a hot choc, she thought the coffee was amongst some of the better she's had and I agreed for the hot chocolate (often hot chocolates are a bit too sweet whereas this was a bit darker, not bitter just avoiding issues of too sweet hot chocolates)
Only decent coffee on campus, nice to sit at. Typical fare for outside suburban cafe, but only one on campus. Coffee favours oils and crema is decent. Menu may be a bit pricey for the area but still cheaper than Papa Rich. Sometimes stoooopid busy.
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