Review Buckley Sorrento - Sorrento

Bustling cafe and glad we chose to have breakfast here. Friendly and efficient service. The Wild Mushroom dish was tasty (although I wished the croquettes were a little bigger, it was delish), The poached egg was cooked perfectly and came with buttered toast (which is rare when ordering Eggs Your Way). The pancakes was nice and fluffy Will come back again next time I'm in Sorrento.

Went here today for the first time on a very busy day. I felt for them as their seating is pretty limited and compact but they did their best with the demand. We finally got a seat and ordered. I like their menu, plenty of vegan options. We did wait 20min for our coffee which was lukewarm so a little disappointed. But the food came out shortly after and I enjoyed my meal which was the saving grace. It is a little expensive, $60 for two meals and coffee. Would come back again.

A friend recommended Boss’s Daughter when we visited Mornington for a pancake treat as this is her family’s favourite place. The cafe has a warm ambiance, comfortable sitting area for family with little kids and the staffs are friendly. We were on Sunday morning and the cafe were packed, we waited for 10-15mins to get a table for 8, 4 adults and 4 kids. It was a smooth waiting experience. The pancakes were excellent even just a simple one, which was the highlight of this cafe. But what surprised me more was the other dishes. I had the corn fritters with full of chopped fresh avocado and delicious poached eggs that was cooked just at the perfect texture (You can see it in this photo). The price is really reasonable for the fresh local produced products and if you are after a quality breakfast that covers everyone preference, the Boss’s Daughter is just the right cafe.

Good coffee! I had the corn fritters (pictured) they were very tasty: really fresh, light, and well balanced meal. The indoor seating has a great atmosphere, and staff were lovely! However I think it's a bit overpriced compared to other similar quality cafes/restaurants on the peninsula.

Very friendly, accommodating staff. No wait to get a table on a Sunday morning. Dishes attractively presented but a little on the pricey side. One smashed avo, orange juice and coffee came to $47!!!! One negative: Sourdough toast was so tough it could not be cut.

Excellent food and service. We were there for Australia Day breakfast, it was really busy yet service was quick and the food came out in half the time I was expecting. We had the Boss's breakfast, Sweet and salty pancakes and the corn fritters. All were delicious. There are vegan and modified diet options on the menu and also a kids menu. There are plenty of tables inside and a selection outside on the street. The front half of the cafe is wheelchair friendly yet the toilets are not. Alcohol licensed. Definatly worth the visit for a meal. This is the old Buckley's Chance cafe for if you know the area.

My first impression of this place from looking inside from the street and scanning the menu on the front window was that it was nice but that the food was probably overpriced by about $4-$7 a main course. After a lunch here I’d say they’re unsure whether they’re running a cafe or a restaurant. Currently they’re not fully succeeding at being either. The cafe occupies a nice corner position at the far end of the Sorrento shopping strip. It is a deceptively large place. It looks like a small shop front from the street but it actually has a very large area out the back. The fit out is pretty good too. The abundant greenery is also a nice touch. I chose the gumbo with seafood and chicken off the specials menu today. My partner had the lobster roll with chips. The gumbo was $28, the roll $27. The gumbo was ok is the best I’ll say. The seafood was five nice scallops. The dish had a pleasant enough taste but without any deep flavours. It was a bit like tomato based stew with no evident flavoursome spices. It had a nice small bit of roast chicken. It’s one highlight was probably some good chorizo which saved the dish from being overly bland. The toast with the dish consisted of two smaller slices from the ends of a tapered loaf, a curious choice for mine as the pieces were small of course. They felt a bit like the end of the day off cuts. The lobster roll was ok too. There was a good amount of lobster in the roll but the actual lobster taste was masked by an overabundance of mayonnaise. The chips with the roll were potato crisps not the expected hot chips. There was nothing in our experience today to suggest that the cafe has anything special about it. The food was just ok without many particularly memorable features. Both the lunch and brekky items were as I suspected about $4-$7 over priced. I doubt we’d consider returning here.

Could not believe such cramped seating is allowed during this period. Nice brunch with a few vegetarian dishes to choose from and the smoothie was good too. The main dishes may be a bit pricey. We got a nice table for 7 in indoor setting. The staff were polite and friendly.

The venue has a lovely aethetic, lots of green hanging plants, modern decor and large room out the back I was hopeful,  Sorrento needs this sort of place. I order the beef brisket with coleslaw, pickles and chips takeaway. I requested the chips be extra crispy. Upon arriving home-(5 min walk away) I was starving and salviating, oh dear when I opened the container I was greeted by soggy chips and no coleslaw. I rang them back and hightailed back to get the coleslaw. While there I saw other meals going out with lovely golden crispy chips not like the limp ones I was given. I did complain and they graciously offered to make more. So after around a 10 minute wait I am handed my takeway coleslaw in an open container, I started to protest, waitress didn't get it, so I just moved my cripsy chips over and popped the coleslaw in. Once I returned to my dinner, the beef brisket was tasty and reasonably tender, the chips lacked flavour and the coleslaw was red and green cabbage drowning in mayo. Very dissapointing meal. I wanted it to be good but unfortunately you are better of spending your $$$ elswhere. In my view given my proximatey to the cafe they could have offered to deliver my colelsaw as they did have six staff on most of whom were bored, or offered to provide me with a whole new meal. Mistakes happen and it is how restaurants handle those errors which makes or breaks a restaurant.

Busy place but was seated very quick. Great quality food. Even though was extremely busy, I was served promptly by friendly staff and food didn’t take long either. The fried chicken burger was great, will definitely be back.

My first impression of this place from looking inside from the street and scanning the menu on the front window was that it was nice but that the food was probably overpriced by about $4-$7 a main course. <br/><br/>After a lunch here I’d say they’re unsure whether they’re running a cafe or a restaurant. Currently they’re not fully succeeding at being either. The cafe occupies a nice corner position at the far end of the Sorrento shopping strip. It is a deceptively large place. It looks like a small shop front from the street but it actually has a very large area out the back. The fit out is pretty good too. The abundant greenery is also a nice touch.<br/><br/>I chose the gumbo with seafood and chicken off the specials menu today. My partner had the lobster roll with chips. The gumbo was $28, the roll $27. The gumbo was ok is the best I’ll say. The seafood was five nice scallops. The dish had a pleasant enough taste but without any deep flavours. It was a bit like tomato based stew with no evident flavoursome spices. It had a nice small bit of roast chicken. It’s one highlight was probably some good chorizo which saved the dish from being overly bland. The toast with the dish consisted of two smaller slices from the ends of a tapered loaf, a curious choice for mine as the pieces were small of course. They felt a bit like the end of the day off cuts. The lobster roll was ok too. There was a good amount of lobster in the roll but the actual lobster taste was masked by an overabundance of mayonnaise. The chips with the roll were potato crisps not the expected hot chips. <br/><br/>There was nothing in our experience today to suggest that the cafe has anything special about it. The food was just ok without many particularly memorable features. Both the lunch and brekky items were as I suspected about $4-$7 over priced. I doubt we’d consider returning here.