Review Kurtosh Crows Nest - Crows Nest

The Kurtosh or chimney cakes here are amazing. I definitely have to give the team here that. It definitely tastes authentic like the kurtosh that you can get from the street peddlers in Hungary. Nothing compares to a freshly made kurtosh when it’s snowing and -1 degrees. And if you are craving that chimney cake from Hungary this is the place to be. The chai latte is also excellent here. However there are a few things I don’t like. Firstly, I have to say kurtosh is pricey. A chimney cake would cost around $2AUD in Hungary and here it starts at $8 and goes up to $12 if you decide to get the Nutella option plus the toppings available. I have to admit I still wince when I fork over $10.50 for my favourite Nutella with cinnamon. The cakes are a hit or a miss. They bake large slabs of cake and sell them at $6.50 a slice. The cake can be freshly baked that morning or it may have been sitting there for a few days. So the popular cakes, I assume the chocolate flavored ones, are generally safe but if you want a fruit cake or a cheesecake probably give it a miss because it can be stale and texture can be off. At $6.50 a slice I would have expected all the cakes to be freshly baked. So that is why I have learnt to only get the kurtosh which is made fresh when you order. Finally, although the store closes at 10pm and from 9:30pm onwards you can only get beverages and cakes served in takeaway cups and boxes. I had to say I was disappointed as 30mins should be enough to serve one more sitting of dine in.

Having sweet cravings? Kurtosh are sweet flaky pastries that are coiled into a spiral and baked over flame then topped with pistachio, cinnamon, hazelnut or almond. They also serve a decadent one where they fill nutella inside the spiral. Oh my lord. so good. They also serve a wide array of cakes and good coffee too! I recommend the nutella in particular. Order a coffee and dunk your kurtosh pieces in. Love it. A good place to bring family and staff were very friendly. Coffee and sweets? if you're in Crows Nest try them out!

Kurtosh is a dessert bar. Good coffee and cakes. For me the real appeal of this place is the venue - a great place to stop by with friends and have an afternoon coffee. The coffee is pretty good too.

Great ambience, wasn't too crowded this time, great customer service. Had decaffeinated cappuccino and mocca. Mocca was exceptionally good. See pics. This time I didn't have pastry, brownies or signature kürtőskalács.

I used to love this place, but this time, I was disappointed. We had a pistachio kurtosh and a roasted hazelnut one, and both tasted way too doughy and lacked any kind of flavour. Didn’t taste like kurtosh at all! Moreover, service was really slow! We ordered two drinks and they arrived after at least 15 mins, while the place wasn’t even crowded. The staff were quite friendly though, which deserves some stars.

Get delicious cakes and slices cut to whatever size you want. Good coffee and worth a visit.

Tiramisu not supervised me. The strawberry one taste not bad.

The packaging for the sponge cake is less than desirable. I was looking forward to ordering it for my birthday and am disappointed to see it turned out like this for a $32 small slab of cake.