Great food, coffee and friendly staff
Chia chia is great for a quick, packed work lunch but also friendly for a dining in moment!
Ordered:
🥗 Make your own salad: penne pasta, baked hot sweet potato, kale, broccoli, feta cheese, marinated mushrooms, grilled eggplant, quinoa, smoked salmon with herb aioli sauce and olive oil ($16.50)
Review:
Considering I made it myself... yes this salad was pretty decent 🤣.
Got a good mix of textures (soft potato, crunchy broccoli) and no offensive flavours. A light dish, but still missing a PUNCH of wow factor.
Definitely need to edit the flavour notes a for next time.
But for the filling portion at $16.50, I am very satisfied!
Calling the number also made it easy to book a table during weekday lunch rush. Although the call dialed through a couple of times, I was able to secure my table easily at the end!
This is my go to for coffee during my work week, I’ve missed them during the Easter break! Strong and sweet and creamy, delicious :) they use st Ali beans and the girls at the machine are excellent
Work within close proximity of Chia Chia and I get my food and coffee from here everyday!
Definitely something unique, with fresh produce everyday and proteins that are also fresh if you are looking a substantial meal or on a health kick this is the perfect place and the juices are incredible.
Can get quite busy so get in early, but the busier a place is the better right?
This place is the best boutique salad bar that i have come across to date. They have some fantastic meal options and a great setup for you to walk in and build your own salad masterpeice! They make a great coffee too!!
Chia chia please hurry and open up we are starving here! No better place to get lunch in the Docklands! Missing the smiles and awesome customer service from the girls there too :)
Was very pleasently surprised. This place is great. Selection is great, the build your own salad works a treat. The service is fantastic and ive been back twice. Highly recommend it, you wont be disappointed.
TRUST ME Guys this place is very very very close to my heart!!!!
I knew I am a lucky guy but not as lucky as this time that I have Chia Chia at the ground floor of my office ;-) This cafe is one of my best coffee shops I've visited in Melbourne and I am in love with this place for the right reasons some of which are mentioned below..
1. A very warm and a lovely staff who can make you feel home!
2. One of the best places to fall in love with your coffee
3. Great food for the best price!
4. Awesome location with a nice ambience
5. Best customer service
And this list can go on.. ;-)
Don't miss visiting Chia Chia while you are in Melbourne!
Note: They are closed on Sat and Sunday.
At first, I laughed at how expensive a salad here was ($13) but after receiving my meal, I'm happy to pay that much. Fresh ingredients, you can customise your salad and the portion is HUGE! On top of that, service has always been consistently friendly and welcoming.
Hands down best smashed avo and eggs in Melbourne! Their create your own salad for lunch is a MUST! So many options and a decent serving too which won't leave you hungry. Not to mention the beautiful staff who always greet you with a smile. Favourite breakfast/lunch spot :)
I absolutely love this place every time I go I'm greeted with a great smile by the girls no matter how busy they are (and they do get really busy at lunch!!) Really fresh ingredients, the portions are massive and just overall delicious
The make-your-own salad/potato is its selling point and there are enough options to please everybody so you can't complain that you didn't like the food as you picked it. Where it falls down is the food can be a little slow at busy times and you pay a premium price for the ability to tailor your meal...definitely more pricey than premade meals.
I always get the same thing here - a baked potato. It's always good, although sometimes I feel like they could be a bit more generous with the avocado (seeing as it's a dollar extra!). Service can be up and down - I was told off the other day for tapping my card too soon (it wasn't too soon). But it's a solid food option in the area so I return regularly.
Every time I walk by this joint I always see it packed full. I've been in here twice and the main lady is so friendly and always has a smile on her face. I've only had the bacon and egg muffin but the coffee is good and the fresh juices are Devine
Excellent salads! Great flavor in dressings.Â
The only downside is they keep missing an ingredient or two. Sometimes one that you have paid extra $$ for. It can get disappointing when the topping you are looking forward to most is missing. But overall excellent salads.
nice food and ok coffee, the green chai latte is interesting but worth a try(very sweet). for winter time the baked potato here with bacon and cream is a very good choice.
Great salads. I have been meaning to write a review for this place for ages because it is a shining light among very bleak lunch options in the Docklands. I've only ever tried the salads here but they are a winner. $9.00 I can get a roasted sweet potato loaded up with a good choice of salad fillings. I keep it vegetarian but ff you add meat/proteins it increases by around another $4.00. I tend to be a massive eater but this, along with the free slice of bread and I'm definitely done for lunch. Friendly service too.
Great coffee and menu selection. I go to Chia Chia every day of my work week. It's also a bonus that the Barista is hot. Also lovely to talk to.
Great Coffee. Great coffee from this Docklands cafe. Salads are fresh and healthy.
Love the coffee = salad and soup great too. I recently moved to docklands for work. Tried 13 different coffee shops around the area including the 3 inside the building I work in. Chia Chia has been the best and most consistent brew. Love the service, attitude and friendliness and I keep coming back!!
Love it. Great coffee, fantastic service and healthy fresh breakfast. Can't go past a mean green to start the day.
I work close by and I have my coffee from here everyday and it is consistently incredible. Their salads are very fresh so I don't feel guilty having a dressing. Not being a standard franchise seems to be working well for these guys. See you tomorrow. And the day after that....
Love it! So nice to be able to make up your own salad I'm over walking into other places and salads drenched in balsamic and other dressings! And super healthy! Perhaps a little pricey for daytime lunch but it's a nice treat once a week!!
I have been here quiet a few times because it's healthy, fresh and accessible. BUT I am over the inconsistency in portion. I have a unique order in that I ask for and PAY FOR two portions of a salad ingredient. But to date it has never happened. I know this because you can see them making the salad. One more try, if they don't get it right it's over, which will be disappointing because I truly believe it has so much opportunity.
Absolutely superb, ive been coming to chai chia for lunch for about 2 weeks now. the choice to design your own salads I think is fantastic. Very smart and healthy concept excellent job guys keep up the good work.
I have to say that, the whole concept of this restaurant/cafe is incredible! I love the idea of having the freedom of choice! The food is amazing and I think it tops all these good old cafes where they sell a bowl of salad that consists of cucumber and lettuce..oh and maybe tomatoes if you're lucky. This restaurant offers a huge variety and divine mixed of flavours! Also, I'm a huge fan of great coffee,and I'm talking coffee that IS NOT burnt with cheap home brand milk (really fussy coffee drinker), I struggle to find a great place for a decent coffee! This place not only use a good quality soy milk, they also have someone on the other side of that coffee machine who knows what their doing! This place is well managed, the manager of this place has done a great job in managing such a busy buzzing place & still manages to greet each customers with a genuine smile.
Keep up the good work! I will be more than happy to recommend this place to anyone.
-huge fan-
Miss M
Stef is the best ever. I always enjoy Chia Chia coffees! Warm an nice staffs invite me having my morning coffee there!
Great food and Best coffee in town.. I never miss the coffee everytime come to CDB.
Fantastic place for a salad lover. If too many options confuse you, you might want to avoid this place.. Otherwise this is the place! Do have a look at the "make your own salad" selection page scanned image that I have uploaded.. It will give you an idea on what are the bases to chose from, toppings, dressing etc
First time here in over a year and the food is as delicious as I remember. One of my favourite places for lunch in this part of the Docklands, looking to coming more often over the coming weeks & months.
Salad was good, not enough dressing added. Staff very customer friendly and service is quick. Not many options, good to have it open as most of the restaurants are not yet open in CBD.
Used to work nearby. The staff are very friendly and the interior design of the shop is very neat.I have to say the coffee is quite good and salad taste not bad, suitable for a brunch.
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