Baked polenta field mushroom kale pesto egg and hummus - absolutely best breakfast I’ve had in years. Food made with love � if there were 10 stars I’d give it. Thank you for making my day. Will be back again and again
This place is absolutely amazing. I travel from Cronulla for the gorgeous atmosphere, consistency in food and my favourite- blended iced coffee with a dash of salted caramel 😍 My patner introduced this little gem well over a year ago and have never been disappointed. As a chef I find it hard to find a good establishment that I enjoy, but this place tops the cake by miles!!!! Keep up the fantastic work! I'll be back next week for my delights
It’s always a great place to go when I am visiting the area. I start at Palm Beach, and drive along the Peninsula to Manly.
Armchair Collective is my favourite stop tho. I love the atmosphere, flowers, homewares and of course the food. 5 ⭐️
Armchair is one of our most favourite places to go to. We live quite a distance from Mona Vale but we still love getting to the ocean when we can and we always head to Mona Vale and have breakfast or lunch at Armchair - their food is unique, delicious and their service is outstanding always. I tried something different yesterday, the beetroot gnocchi, and I loved it :)
Visited today from Melbourne. Great food, great atmosphere and great staff!!! I bought some lovely things to take home. Will drop in again before we head back.
Went to have lunch yesterday with the family. Had the vege burger it was delicious. Was a bit sad that there wasn't any iced tea left when it wasn't even 2pm yet. Orange Juice wasn't fresh either when they offer other fresh juices which was a shame! But yeah good food just need to have more of the drinks :)
Great fresh food. Happy to cater for gluten free requests. Friendly environment & great vibes.
Family/friendly atmosphere, delicious food and unique cafe. Must place to visit in Sydney.
Had lunch for my son's birthday... it was great... even when what we ordered couldn't be delivered, they apologized and offered other items and refunded the difference... the food was great and the service came with smilez! We'll be back.
Delicious good food every time we go and the coffee is the best 😊
Great place,fab food & coffee,fab staff,great little knick knacks in store to buy or fab to just browse.���
Great brunch & quick service considering how busy they were!
One of my favourite brunch eateries. Food is consistently scrummy. Like looking at homewares too. Highly recommend.
Amazing food and and service.
It’s awesome atmosphere next to the beach
What an amazing place! So unique! The food is mouth watering!
good coffee, great food and super friendly staff!!! highly recommended!!!
Really nice, friendly service - great food too. My sav blanc was lovely!
Alana Aligiannis Verde
+5
Lovely quaint cafe with good service and yummy food right across from mona vale beach
Funky
Friendly
Fabulous
Best coffee along the beach.
Excellent, Nice Coffee and Nice Staff, will be back
Love this place! Great coffee, great food and happy friendly staff.
Fantastic atmosphere. Great food. Amazing service.
Great food (with gf options), great atmosphere!
Great food great atmosphere plus the chefs really fit
The best green tea smoothies .. not to mention the very friendly service. Thanks.
Great food, Best service, and lot's of cool deco items.
Venue is just by the beach. I went on a Sunday and it was packed but I still was able to find a seat. The menu had a good range of items including gluten free and vegetarian options. I tried the gluten free gnocchi with chorizo and the baked eggs dish. Both dishes were garnished nicely and tasty. Coffee/hot chocolate was also good. The service was quick and the staff were helpful when asked for anything. This venue has lots of homewares to buy as well. Slightly pricey but very cute/nice things.
Stopped by the Armchair Collective which is conveniently located near Mona Vale Beach. When I arrived for breakfast, the café was already packed with beachgoers.
I originally wanted to try the açai bowl which sounded absolutely divine and was one of their only dairy free items however they had sold out by the time I arrived. I ended up going with the sweet corn fritters which were really tasty and filling. My friend commented that they were the best fritters he had ever tried so might be a good item to try out for those thinking of visiting.
Overall, I enjoyed the food and tea at Armchair Collective. If this café was a little more accommodating to food intolerances and allergies, it would have been a better experience for me personally.
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The spot is amazing! 100m away from the sea, the outdoor seating area looks very Byron Bay’s cafes! Love it! But inside is so messy with all these items for sale. The coffee was great, And the food delicious. I had a corn fritter with pea purée. The young crew brings good vibes. 👏🏻
First tip, grab a street park as the council fees are outrageous. This is a cracker spot in Mona, and a bit of a woman’s delight being a cafe in a homewears shop.
Food was good although.... it’s pretty safe, presentation was good but the hollandaise was lacking the lemon zing it should have. The coffee was excellent, really earthy and chocolatey. Def going back!
My second home, my local, my happy place.
This cafe isn’t just a good cafe with amazing food that looks like an artwork on a plate... sure it has all of that too.. but it’s a space to have a coffee (or one of their fancy smoothies or juices) and just chill out!
The service is out of this world good with friendly staff who bother to learn your name and your usual order. They really seem to push their service to the next level and I’m always impressed.
Not only does this cafe sell food and drink but also has all sorts of stuff you can buy from tea pots to pot plants, fresh flowers to books and cards, candles to blankets and pillows! There’s all sorts!
I highly recommend this cafe to anyone; whether you’re a local or just a visitor to the northern beaches 💕
Delicious food and burgers, on the pricey side but normal. Surrounded by decor and is quite interesting. Great location right next to beach and quite busy
Love this place ! Great atmosphere and good healthy food for those who are watching their intake. I love how they incorporate a vintage, aesthetic vibes by adding cute items that they sell in the store. Such a unique concept. Highly recommend the goodness bowl, if you're feeling naughty, add extra chorizo to top it all off!
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I've been coming to Armchair for 6 years now and I still love it each time. I bring my family here when they're visiting, not just for the good food but also the beautiful decor. Armchair is filled with actual armchairs and other delights like pots, flowers, tables, candles, plates, chairs, all kinds of homewares. I would buy it all if I could!!
It's a lovely big space, but always busy so come early to get a table, especially if there's a group of you. I love the array of fresh flowers all around the store, which you can purchase.
A classic here is the bacon and egg roll with delish aioli, it's been on the menu since I can remember and it's just so satisfying for only $11. I was on a student budget back in the day so eating out was $11 burgers and it was so good. Also the french toast is a winner, can't go wrong with french toast, plenty of syrup and some fruit!
Lately I've tried the salad bowls, be it fruit or a quinoa salad and all were good. They're pretty quick at getting food out and good coffee. Enjoy! The ambience is great, staff are friendly and it's a nice little escape from the bustling Sydney lifestyle.
Stumbled upon this adorable, stylish cafe whilst out dog walking with a friend and decided to have a light bite for lunch! Alfresco dining was great so we could keep an eye on our furry friends. Perused the beautiful homewares on offer and then ordered at the counter. Lots of tempting sweet treats in the glass cabinet like cranberry & hazelnut brownie or lime, yoghurt and coconut cake but decided to stay healthy and share the marinated chicken & green papaya salad w soba noodles, miso vinaigrette, toasted cashew, coriander, mint, cos lettuce and black sesame ($19). Wow! How delicious! Will definitely return to sample more of the menu!
Had the beef burger which was excellent. The staff were warm and welcoming, the set up was very chic, nautical themed. Overall would highly recommend!
The Armchair Collective is situated perfectly near the beach. My friend and I came here for brunch on a Sunday. I ordered the smoked salmon avocado on toasted brioche with an iced chai whilst she ordered the burger and a strawberry milkshake. We were both extremely impressed with our drinks. I would give my iced chai a 5/5. It was amazing! My dish was good however, there serving of salmon could have been bigger. Same goes for the serving of chips that came with the burger. A very reasonable menu with a reasonable price and good service.
After a pretty hot and tiring morning in which we went dog walking (coaxing Jacob out with his lil squeaky toy was no easy feat let me tell ya), we decided on this pit stop for lunch before heading out to the beach nearby.
Now, my date was absolutely insistent that he would order this veggie burger with thick cut chips and... I'm glad I trusted him for once 😉 the burger consisted of a chickpea + assorted veggies patty, halOUMI (drool!!), cucumber, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion and pesto aioli and tomato relish. The meal was a decent size, the ingredients were so fresh, and the price pretty typical for this sorta cafe style food.
Oh and the orange juice was nice and fresh too. But cmon its OJ, pretty hard to stuff up hey 😜
If we were to go dog walking again (probably) and stop by this cafe again (most likely) maybe I'll branch out. Or maybe not. This burger does have my heart 😉
My favourite breakfast place in Sydney. We can't have enough to of their corn fritters, the salmon roti used to be amazing (sadly they took it off the menu), and everything else I tried from their menu was excellent. Service is good, place it cosy but can get quite busy/noisy at times.
The Armchair Collective is a perfectly located, almost Op-shop styled cafe.
Carrying on the trend of hipsterish styled breakfast joints the Armchair is worth your breakfast money on any morning of week. The place serves up a great burcher muesli and an equally awesome poached eggs with avocado on toast.
I'm happy to announce that the Armchair makes an absolutely awesome French toast which is cooked to perfection!
Get amongst the armchair, grab a seat and a bite to eat - beware of the weekend crowds, it can be a killer queue!
It feels very Northern Beaches - the lawn chairs, the plants, the homewares shop, the big verandah, the lazy atmosphere, the fresh juices, the healthy choices on the menu. And the ocean isn't far away at all!
Yum, yum, yum. Probably the best fat-cut chips on the planet. :) Lovely atmosphere and gorgeous shop to stroll through pre or post feast. Handy proximity right by the beach, but be prepared to wait for a table during busy times.
This is a great idea. An open plan cafe amongst a quirky shop selling lots of different things. The staff are very nice and welcome you when you arrive. I sat off to the side, it was nice and secluded away from the people walking through the shop. The coffee was very nice as was the tea (pictured). They have a nice menu, the food was beautifully presented, and was very nice. A nice cafe, can get busy at times.
The poached eggs, bacon and roasted tomato on toast was a lovely, hearty dish. The eggs were cooked well (runny yokes all round at the table) and the bacon was delicious. A simple, yet satisfying start to the day. Both Avocado Salsa’s on Toast were beautifully presented and large in size. The girls really enjoyed this meal especially the flavour of the vibrant green salsa. The only let down of the dish was the fact that some of the avocado chucks mixed into the salsa were rather hard (you couldn’t smush them down with a fork at all, not even a tiny bit) so the girls sifted the less ripe avocado pieces out of their salsas.
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After a morning of fun on the beach, Armchair Collective is the place to come to recharge. The vibe is relaxed beachside chic with tables scattered amongst homewares. Come for efficient service and the creative gourmet menu.
A cafe right smack in the midst of a home and decor store! How cool is this and how attractive a thought?!? I cannot recall when I first heard or read about Armchair Collective but I do remember putting it on my list. Not long ago, I decided to take a Saturday drive with my friend MO. Partly to belatedly celebrate her birthday and partly to de-stress from what has been one of the worst weeks I have had at work. The weather forecast on that day warned of potential rain but we were blessed with fantastic weather. When we arrived at the cafe/store I was fascinated by the eclectic homeware and how the tables and seats were cleverly interspersed throughout the store. After perusing their menu their corn fritters caught my eye. It was a breakfast only dish which was served until 11.30 am. We missed it by about 10 minutes. There is a section of the menu which was 'all day breakfast' but the corn fritters was not on that list. I decided to ask if I could order it and the chef was apparently in
The food at Armchair is good everyday food, but tasty, interesting, and good quality. Whatever I’ve eaten there has been better than I was expecting.
Such a cute little establishment. And excellent service food and drink to match. I had the mushroom bruschetta which was a delicious mess of shiitake and button mushrooms with spinach tomato feta and pinenuts. Not only was this one of the best breakfasts I've enjoyed the service was quicker than you can say chopsticks. So on a busy aus day Sunday this was an enjoyable surprise. My friends enjoyed a range of delicious overflowing smoothies and burgers and frittas and eggs which were all cooked to perfection. Definitely recommend. Again and again and again
Best coffee on the northern beaches. This cafe is my favorite for my morning coffee . The staff are friendly and welcoming down to remembering my name and coffee order. I also regularly go with my son and they know his order as well. Coffees great and service even better. A nice addition to Mona vale.
Relaxed vibe, good food. I think of The Armchair Collective as "My Happy Place": it's relaxed, service is good, and I love eating being surrounded by gorgeous, colourful and textured chairs and fabrics and decorator items and fresh flowers. Whatever I've eaten there has always been tasty and interesting. Love the hamburger, the thick-cut chips, the coffee, and well, it's all good.
Good food, lovely presentation, friendly staff but super busy for a Thursday morning. Good vibe, but very noisy - wouldn't be a place to go for a quiet coffee.
Yummy. How can you not be in awe of such a unique and beautiful cafe and store. I am impressed every time I visit Armchair collective! The have really thought of everything. Not only is the food beautiful, but the staff are lovely. You can really tell that they want to make your dining experience an enjoyable one. The menu has a mix of traditional fare with a twist that keeps you interested without being pretentious. And the portions are very generous! I can't rave about this place enough. And make sure you wander around the shop to explore all the BEAUTIFUL homewares. If you can't tell I am a huge fan!
A lovely place for brunch with good service.
Menu is on the smaller side, but there was enough there to interest us.
Pulled pork bowl and corn fritters were a treat, as they were cooked perfectly and full of flavour.
Servings were on the smaller side, but didn't leave hungry and the price was about right (~$19) for what we got.
No table service which is unfortunate, however the friendly wait staff made up for it
Would love to come back.
Excellent breakfast, good coffee. Comfortable environment filled with homewares and nik naks that you can buy if you're so inclined. My breakfast was the "big breakfast " with shashouka, bacon, 2 poached eggs, Turkish bread and hash brown, kept me going all day. Good value. Will definitely come here again. Slightly different breakfast menu with plenty to chose from, not the usual bacon and eggs on toast offerings. Highly recommend giving it a go.
Amazing place!! Love the food and coffee!! Perfect for very big groups or intimate date!!
Love the shop at the back!!! Everyone is so helpful and cheerful!!! You can sit inside or outside and it's dog friendly!!! 👍
Had my first sit down brunch here on Sunday. I really enjoyed by chilli scrambled eggs, the pumpkin was a surprising and tasty addition, highly recommended. Good vibe and great location.
Very warm and friendly environment interior and staff.
Nice for brunch on the weekend. Pretty busy on Saturday morning.
It is bit high price compare to other place but I guess it is because of the location:)
You can also buy stuff as they sell it inside
A charming North facing cafe at Mona Vale about 150 mts from the beach.
The coffee tasted like a good Campos but I need to confirm the brand.
Also plenty of homewares for sale beyond the confines of the cafe.
Take a look, it's very pleasant.
Love going there for lunch for days working from home. Food is really nice and I love the atmosphere of the place. One of my favourite cafes on the northen beaches
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