I had the Driftwood Harvest Bowl. It was delicious. Great coffee too.
This place is always busy for a reason. Best coffee and brekkie in Ocean Grove, never lets you down!
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has three beautiful spaces for diners to choose from at their Ocean Grove café, including a cosy fire set amongst their bustling coffee service area. The staff are all wonderfully helpful and friendly in the seaside town café. Their Sustainability and Community and Local Seasonal Produce Philosophy is phenomenal. I have never spent so long at a café learning about and appreciating their huge contribution to our planet, from their doorstep to the rest of the world. It's so admirable.
They serve an All Day Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner along with a huge range of drinks, including Smoothies and and an AMAZING selection of Hot Chocolates. I chose the White Chocolate which was served with a chocolate spoon and a jug for me to pour in my own chocolate. It was presented beautifully and tasted great!
For brunch I had the Green Smoothie Bowl topped with berries, seeds & nuts. This dish was so eye catching and packed with lots of healthy elements which added texture to the dish.
Then I had the Seasonal Greens and Feta. This was my absolute favourite! It was served with crunchy potato bread and a perfectly poached egg! The feta was melted in to the warm greens and it wasted out of this world!
I also tried the Berry Delicious Smoothie made with raspberry sorbet which was delicious.
I'd highly recommend this café, and it's very clear why they're the top rated restaurant in town. Check out my Instagram page for more pics!
This place is fab! After being initially a little concerned that we might not get good and fast service (reading some other reviews) I was pleasantly impressed. Not only were the staff quick and attentive, but the whole cafe itself was inspiring. Reading through their little info section at the back of the menu about their reuse of old timber and cotton shirts that are ethically made etc, we knew we’d made the right choice. The coffee was hot and well made, the smoothie thick and delicious and the food yummo! They cater well for kids with not only high chairs and a small kids menu but books as well. We were so impressed that we recommended the place to friends straight away.
Randomly came across this place on our walk and went in. Only had a coffee but it was great! Service was also good, no issues, would recommend.
I’ve visited this cafe many times and is always very busy sometimes can’t find somewhere to sit so the wait is usually quite long. Other than that all vegetarian meals are very tasty but a little over priced. Workers are friendly just wish I didn’t have to get up and get a jug of water every time it emptied. Thanks Driftwood Cafe.
We ordered the bacon and maple syrup pancakes, steak and eggs, and a ham and cheese toastie. The food was impeccable; well seasoned and nicely presented. This is the first place that has made me an almond milk mocha (not by choice) that I've actually enjoyed.
Service was friendly and prompt. The venue is bright, open and welcoming. Definitely recommend a visit.
Stopped in here for lunch with the daughter (her choice). It was quite busy, even for a midweek, but very pleasant all the same. Food was good, well priced and arrived fairly quickly (and such a lot to choose from!) Coffee was ok (maybe not quite hot enough?) Cakes all looked appetizing although we didn't get that far (next time). Overall, very pleasant.
Beautiful and cosy atmosphere. We sat by the warm fire with our delicious Nutella hot chocolates. Great service and delicious, fresh food. I ordered the greens bowl and it was absolutely flawless. Will see you again
A detour on the way back to Melbourne took us here. Read a quick review on Zomato and it looks promising. Loved my kale, avocado and poached eggs. We also had the burger, smoked salmon eggs Benedict and we even had dessert - baked cheese cake, coffee and hot chocolate. Yum yum yum... food were great and service was friendly. Will come back again.
Have recently done the sea change to OG and I am proud to call this place my new regular. From brekkie to lunch, any meal ive had has been good and the food always has been a plenty. If the mrs can't finish her food, the more for me. When its as tasty as this I would eat anything they serve on a plate. Its a massive menu. Service is consistently friendly regardless how busy it is. Cool venue as well. All in all, I will continue to enjoy my new local! Thanks guys and see you again 😁.
We went there for our lunch today , waited for 45mins to served the foods. Not suitable for hungry & no patience young children. Food is good and very generous portion sizes.
Really good place service is fast the waiters are really nice, The caramel milkshake I got was very nice and big, very nice if you want a nice and cozy place
Nice place, great spot. Friendly staff. Went a couple of times. Kids milkshake in a baby milk bottle at $4 was hard to stomach for the wallet.
3 poached eggs with my eggs Benedict was a delight. More cafes should be doing this!Extensive menu, without being too funky. Thickshake was definitely thick. Will be going again
Fantastic food and service. We were welcomed as soon as we walked in sat in comfortable area to fit our family. The latte was spot on and the driftwood breakfast was brilliant. Couldn’t fault this cafe - will most certainly come back. Very happy.
We came here a few times during our stay. Why? The food is nice. Fresh and tasty. So we stuck with it and we didn't know the area that well
The service really let this place down. All 3 times we walked in. Where acknowledged by the staff. But we were not told to either take a seat or wait to be seated. So we kinda stood around. The barista told us both day times to grab a seat. Dinner time I reserved a table so actually told them that
On the Saturday, visit 1. Took ages after we sat, to be asked what to drink. Once coffees arrived. They where left and after I finished that coffee I actually had to make contact with a waitress to order. Note - there where 8 staff members on the floor. 8. SMH
Next day time visit we where served pretty quick but ARGH!! 40 minute wait for food and it was more than half empty??? We did get an apology for the wait this time though
But. It's getting a 4 rating cause the food is nice. I feel for management. If 8 waiters can't service people i don't know what can?
Best cafe in Ocean Grove. food is very nice, staff is always friendly, atmosphere is cosy and relaxed and coffee is the best in Ocean Grove.
All round Great cafe. Good food and reasonable prices. The coffee here is amazing. Staff have all been friendly and the service is really fast.
Sophie Merivale McIntosh
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Very impressed with service, meal and atmosphere at Driftwood for dinner. The service was excellent and we were so well looked after. Food was delicious and really tasty, They also had sparkling mineral Free of charge on arrival! Highly recommend Driftwood. Thanks for having us....so YUM!!!
Definitely the best brekkie in Ocean Grove. Friendly and effective service, good fresh ingredients and generous servings to set you up for the day.
Haven't tried lunch or dinner but the number of people regularly filling their tables would indicate it's worth a try...on my list!
Came here with some friends. The staff were really friendly and very accommodating i.e they closed the outside shade because it was too sunny. The food was fresh and tasty. Really good coffee here and nice ambience.
Dirftwood is the place to go if you are out that way. Amazing breakfast, great menu with a mix of everything.Well priced and friendly service !
Driftwood was my go to for a long time after moving to ocean grove. Always had nice strong flavoured coffee and a great range of good quality food. There were a couple of staff members, a young girl with dark hair who has been there a while and another younger guy who was an actor (I picked this up from a passing conversation) who always went above and beyond. Also great at accommodating kids! Prices are very reasonable and the new renos have added substantial new seating.
Good food had by all. I enjoyed the pumpkin bruschetta whilst hubby was very happy with his fish n' chips with salad. Great cafe. Will definitely revisit.
Fast and great service. We had the eggs and bacon with the splicycle which was excellent. Definitely recommend checking this place out. Will be returning.
The service was wonderful at this place. Very casual but super friendly and made you feel comfortable. Everybody was really happy with their meals and the interior of the place is really funky.
We came down to Ocean Grove for the long weekend and ended up having breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, and tapas here over the 3 days! Huge menu, delicious food, friendly service and great ambiance. All so delightful that we just kept coming back! The Friday night drink-and-tapas deal was a particular highlight. Definitely recommend if you're in the area.
Driftwood is usually busy and having visited it I now know why. The cabinet of cakes looked great and the muffin I had was delicious. Husband's bacon and eggs was generous portion and also very good. Coffee didn't disappoint either. Worth a try, we'll be recommending it.
2 Lovely vegetarian meals for reasonable price. We had zucchini stack with greens and pumpkin linguine. Nice atmosphere and great service. Well done
Driftwood cafe is a well established cafe in the Main Street of Ocean Grove. The coffee is good, the food is excellent and the service is friendly. There is a huge dining area so plenty of options seating wise and there is a great outdoor section for those who like to take their fur friends with them to breakfast.
Anticipated the worst and got the best. My mum and I dropped in on a busy Thursday afternoon for coffee and freshly made juice and were pleasantly surprised with both. The following Saturday I came for breakfast and ordered poached eggs whilst my partner ordered bacon and avo. The meals were well presented, tasty and quick to arrive. Given it is peak season in ocean grove this place meets the mark on service, quality and coffee score.
It seems like a cool cafe - and actually it is but not good enough i believe. We ordered some english tea and lattes. My friend liked the latte and tea was good & came with the pot. But the glasses were not clean. Its probably because of the crowd but still they should've pay attention to cleaning.
The Driftwood cafe has a great breakfast selection. I ordered the free range whole egg omelette with spicy capsicum, potato and onion, which came with a good serving of toast and my partner had eggs hollandaise, both were full of flavour and hit the spot! Unfortunately our hot drinks - a chai latte and cappuccino were served Lukewarm. All in all a great spot to check out while in Ocean Grove.
Very grateful for a late sitting at this busy cafe. Dinner menu was very extensive! I ate the lamb salad and it was sensational! Great wine and beer selection- a bottle of our fave best Pinot was just what was needed. Great spot
Absolutely love Driftwood. Food is excellent and staff always friendly. A real asset to Ocean Grove. The Umbrian Eggs are a standout! Definitely recommended.
Love this place for breakfast and/or lunch- just be ready as it does get busy. Best scrambled eggs with smoky bacon and a beautiful BBQ-like sauce. Good coffee and we've never had a problem with service. They now have a roof over outdoor area so more seating.
Lots of positives. Friendly staff, prompt service, food and coffee very nice. Definitely be back again!
Jane. My husband and I and 2 of our young adult children (in their 20's) ate at Driftwood Cafe on Saturday night and were so impressed! We all ordered something different and all loved our meals. We eat out in Melbourne a lot but still found the food here was such high quality and was matched by the service. We've decided to go there again tonight!
Best cafe in town. Great food and service. Melb city quality food and breakki. I got eggs Benedict and it came three eggs, what a bargain for $15.5. Pretty decent hollanaise sauce too
Great. We had brunch here and were pleased. We all ordered a dish with some form of poached eggs on them and we were all very impressed that it came with three eggs! I had the Eggs Florentine and that was excellent. Eggs were beautifully runny and plenty of spinach. The chefs made a mistake with my dish as I had asked for hollandaise on the side and the mistake was fixed up quickly. Coffee was pretty good as well along with the service.
Great local cafe, shame about the smokers outside - spoilt my otherwise pleasant lunch!
Fabulous. We had 13 in our group and they made a big table for us. Service was fast and friendly. food was fantastic.
Great service, great coffee. By chance we stopped here and we were pleasantly surprised, great BLAT sandwich, coffee and a real orange juice freshly squeezed. The service was excellent. Thanks
Love this place! Extensive menu with a variety of items on the menu. Especially love the all day brekky menu. Will be a regular here!!
Amazing staff and very kid friendly. The food came out tasting delicious and the coffee was spot on. Went there for dinner with my partner and we will be back for breakfast and lunch. Couldn't recomend this place more. Ten out of ten. Thanks guys x
I'm a local and have been frequenting this cafe for a while now! I also had the pleasure of enjoying there dinner service last week and felt compelled to leave a review! This place has amazing food/coffee a great atmosphere and a great family like staff base who work super hard to make sure you enjoy your time there each time! Don't be fooled by any bad reviews on here, this place speaks for itself, give it a shot and you will see!
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The absolute best. There is honestly no better place to eat in Ocean Grove! When I am posed with the question "Where should we go to eat?" It is almost like a reflex to reply with "Driftwood" I feel you would be stupid to go anywhere else.
The food is amazing, the staff are even better. When you walk through the doors you're generally seated straight away and already you have a sense of importance and belonging as the staff do their very best to ensure you are having a fine dining experience but don't let the top notch service fool you - the atmosphere is very relaxed and shows heart, a consistent theme and a knowledge of the surrounding area of its location.
Every time I feel I am served promptly and when I am read the specials, I can tell the staff take great pride in what they have on the menu - which is a great selection of reasonably priced food, not to mention delicious!
Go elsewhere if you want to feel rushed and let down, but go to The Driftwood Cafe for a meal with a personal touch and heart.
Tasty food and excellent staff and service
Easily the best cafe/restaurant on the Bellarine Peninsula. Superb breakfasts, lunches as well as dinners!
The staff are really friendly and seem to work well together like a real team. They are very accommodating of young children. I love how they know our little toddler.
The coffee is consistently perfect.
There is a nice and cosy non-smoking area outside which is well protected from the wind. They also have a great wine and beer menu.
Tuck in!!!
Coffee is the best in town. All day breaky as well as a lunch menu starting at 11.30am means there is heaps and heaps to choose from and they are very open to modifying the menu to suit customers wants and needs. Service is exceptional and meals are reasonably priced. However, because the cafe is so popular it can get quite noisy inside and there can sometimes be a wait on food (but customers are often warned when there is a wait prior to being seated). I would recommend the umbrian eggs and bacon & avo breakfasts, calamari salad and driftwood burger lunches, and warm sharing plate, eye fillet and lamb fillet at dinner service. Hummingbird cake, choc macadamia brownie and salted caramel millshakes are also a must try!
Lovely staff. Very tasty food, we had the fruit toast (cream to die for), and the big breakfast. A little pricey, but bedsides that I would definitely recommend!
Love this place. This place not only has a lovely atmosphere but the staff are lovely and seem to know what they are doing. The coffee is great and I have always had an enjoyable meal. A welcome addition to Ocean Grove.
Great brekky! Food was served quickly and warm. There was a nice little vibe about the place, not too busy but enough to know it is a popular place with the locals. Next time I'll be trying the lunch menu. Yum!
Great food! Large portions, lovely staff that check up on you for more drinks etc, relaxed atmosphere. I will be going back again :)
Lovely food, fantastic service. Staff go above and beyond. Food presentation is delightful. Staff presentation is equally delightful. A surprise to find Jake Gyllenhaal waiting tables in Ocean Grove but a delight nonetheless. Highly recommended.
Absolutely fantastic! a diverse menu, food is beautifully presented and incredibly fresh and contemporary - I wish I discovered driftwood earlier! the wait staff are friendly and efficient and the ambiance of the cafe matches the laid back vibe of its location.
Too early to tell. Driftwood.. seems to be a success addition to Ocean Grove.
I was amazed to see so many staffs on duty... thinking in my head how are they gong to control their wages % to industry standard of less than 30%...
Food.. OK, nice but not extraordinary; definitely 1000% better than the old cafe ( yes! 1000% ) .. menu is simple and effective.
Service is good... a bit chaotic at times but we managed to get tables easily every time, even on busy long weekends..
Staffs are very nice even though it may seem that they lack system and leadership; however, I have no complain re staffs, they all seem to have nice people skills.
Never tried their dinner, only lunch, coffee and breakfast....
Nice atmosphere though!
Went for breakfast, coffee was amazing, food was great and generous servings for the price wod definitely go there again, awesome service as well.
Please bring me my cake.... I do like this place, but... every time I have visited they have forgotten part of my order so.... ? Good coffee though.
Only the second night open for dinner meals, so they seem to still be working things out. Very friendly staff. Lovely, but noisy atmosphere (maybe invest in some acoustic tiles or DIY some material under tables to dampen noise). Main meals were well cooked, but seriously sloooooow to arrive. Also, for the $ of the meal you'd expect fresh pasta, rather than packet. Overall underwhelming at the moment, but promising for the future! If they last the summer rush then they'll be a winning spot for a meal.
Great menu, excellent food and service. Finally a really good cafe in Ocean Grove!
I really like this place, great atmosphere, service is friendly and efficient, foods yummy.....a real asset for Ocean Groves Main Street.
We love this place! Food is great, only all day breakfast in the grove! Great friendly staff. Can't go wrong at this place, best breakfast in ocean grove! Great job driftwood!
Just what ocean grove needed! A warm welcoming cafe with great service, coffee, and delish sweets (the menu looked great too which will explore more on our next visit). This place sets a new standard which others in the street r lagging behind. Please don't change a thing - you have the place running perfectly and your friendly professional staff seal the deal. Horrayyy and welcome to ocean grove driftwood cafe !!
Take away coffee And bacon egg roll ... Very simple but just gold in every way ..love it
Outstanding! Our party of four visited your establishment today for lunch. Even though it was extremely busy when we arrived (a good sign!) we were seated quickly and given water and menus. Our food, drinks and dessert were delicious and we will return again as soon as possible. Great customer service and our young male waiter was very easy on the eyes! A must try cafe, when in ocean grove :)
Great food, service and vibe.. We started with the arancini balls to share and I had the driftwood burger, my friends had the salt and pepper calamari salad, all which I would highly recommend. The coffee doesn't get much better and we shared a few deserts to go with it, the homemade chocolate and macadamia nut brownies are to die for. The service was as good as the food and the place was bustling inside and out. Looking forward to coming back next time I'm in Ocean Grove.
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