Panini Bar continue to deliver great coffee amid the COVID-19 crisis. My order is always remembered, the coffee is served at the perfect temperature and always tastes great. It is clear that the barista goes to a lot of effort to make sure each cup is perfect, you see him throwing away imperfect shots. They have a simple food menu as well which exceeds expectation. It is a pleasure to be served by Panini Bar daily.
The 3.6 rating seems right on the money. Busy place around peak coffee time of 10.15am. The coffee took a while to arrive but was good, rich and substantive. Service was a tad cool and detached for me as I've always seen warmth and friendliness as virtues. The place seems popular though. The food looked interesting. Next time perhaps.
I called in here for a coffee this morning. The service was quick, given that there was only 1 person working at the time.
The coffee was alright, it hit the spot haha. It wasn't the best coffee that I've had and definitely not the worst.
But it was too hot for a take away coffee! And I say that because you know when the coffee is too hot when you can barely hold it in your hand. Grrrr
Fresh Panini's. Come by near daily for my Panini and coffee. Panini's are always fresh and flavoursome. Its a nice little place with great customer service. The owner and staff are very chatty but won't bug you if you want to enjoy your food by yourself.
Definitely worth a visit if you are on this side of the CBD.
Coffee, panini, chat. Impressive little gem. Very clean and tasty light food. Exceptional coffee from Campos and most importantly really good customer service with a smile. If you lucky enough the owner will have a chat with you about anything.
Highly recommend it.
Breakfast here two days in a row, and we came back for a lunch panini. Great value and fantastic food. Muesli with yoghurt and berries was creamy and sweet, with lovely grains and seeds. The mushroom avo feta toast was the best brekkie I've had in ages, with subtle complimentary flavours. Good coffee too, and nice to people-watch at the bar
Revamped a bit, great coffee. I've had some brilliant and some horrible coffees from Panini Bar over the past 3 or so years, but at some point in the last few months (I suppose) it seems to have undergone a change in coffee and "feel". They now serve Campos coffee and seem to have a new barista, though perhaps the other guy was having a day off.
The last three times I've had coffee from here, it's been delicious. Tasty and strong, perfectly textured milk and a really lovely coffee blend. The only problem is that I seem to get collected by people whenever I step out the door.
The blackboard above the register now has prices for 'black' and 'milk' in the vein of various pretentious Melbourne laneway cafes that probably don't want losers like me among their clientele. Panini Bar has none of these ridiculous airs, and you can ask for a "cappuccino" without a hipster smirk and eyebrow raise, at you having asked for a particular drink rather than 'white' or 'black'.
Walked passed today and noticed they use Campos - one of my favourite coffees. Ordered my usual skinny flat white and it was superb. The Greek yoghurt muesli and berry compote was really tasty as well. Friendly staff. Will definitely be back when I'm at this end of town next time.
Stars are for the panini. Not the place (a bit worn) and not the service (a bit “whatever”). Turkey & brie was good though 😋
Delicious, good value, and generous portions. Staff member was great, Coffee tasty, no complaints at all. Will be back again.
If you want to try different types of panini with a good coffee you should definately check this place. They have more than 10 types of panini made fresh everyday, Hot breakfast also available. My favourite is sweet chilli chicken, salami, breakfast burrito.
Popular spot at 6:30am! Great for a "Melbourne Cafe" experience in the early hours, when a lot of other places aren't open yet. Lovely little cafe, nice staff, delicious looking breakfast range. Fine coffee.
Great paninis, reasonable price, no frills service
Love this joint. Can't go past the chicken and bacon panini.
The owner is a very nice and friendly guy. They offer healthy and yummy food both for takeaway or in house dine in... I work around the corner and tried all the cafe around but here is my go to... suggested to my colleagues and they all a fan now 😍
Panini Bar continue to deliver great coffee amid the COVID-19 crisis. My order is always remembered, the coffee is served at the perfect temperature and always tastes great. It is clear that the barista goes to a lot of effort to make sure each cup is perfect, you see him throwing away imperfect shots. They have a simple food menu as well which exceeds expectation. It is a pleasure to be served by Panini Bar daily.
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