My favourite place in the city for morning coffee. There's cronuts, $1 espressos, a friendly smile, and the service is always wonderful!
I recently came for a French wine tasting dinner too; equally wonderful! The food was of high quality, professionally matched with a variety of French wines, and presented with enthusiasm and attention to detail. And at $60, crazy good value for money!
If I wasn't already 100% on this place, I certainly was after three glasses of wine!
I've been coming here every Saturday for the last few weeks for either a coffee, a sandwich, or both, and each time it's been great. The food is great quality and the coffee is really good too, although I did have one that was a little too bitter which is the only reason I'm giving them 4 stars instead of 5.
Alec Doran-Twyford (Alectronic)
+5
This is a very quaint espresso bar by day wine restaurant by night and it works so well. I had the pulled pork sliders and chips with homemade ketchup and aioli. It was great for the best flavour dip the chips in both the aioli and ketchup as it balance out the ketchup acidity. I got to meet one half of the family owned restaurant and the story behind the business is great. The only let down I had with the place is that I didn't enjoy their Breakfast roll as the scrambled egg texture and tasted was bad (might be because of the onions in it) . Other than that the owners have a great passion for great food.
As you would expect from these two Aussie/ Italian brothers, they know good coffee, they are consistently superb. There is a huge amount of competition on York Street with a many quality cafes close by. I've tried them all, I go back to Baker Bros every morning. Take it from me (a coffee freak) the boys don't mess around- nail it every time.
I would say that this place would be on my top 10 and in terms of a versatile place to visit, this would be number ONE!
Why you may ask? You come here for breakfast and get a $1, yes that's right $1 standing expressi. All while you wait for your coffee and breakfast to get ready.
Then you come back for lunch and get their $15 lunch special where you pick something off the specialty menu and then get a glass of wine with it.
Finally come back for dinner and once again have a pick off their amazing food menu and get some awesome cocktails.
I can't tell you how much I love this place but hopefully this review has relayed some of that information to you.
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Quickly becoming a favourite for caffeine needs and finally had the fortunate opportunity to try the beef cheek cheese burger.
First the coffee - Expertly served and surprisingly full, rich flavour considering beans are Veneziano (which doesn't always hit the mark). Proves that the barista can trump the beans in the right hands. The $1 espresso bar is a solid offer, and great option when on the run. Very true to the overall authenticity of this Italian venue.
Now the burger - Fantastic. The beef cheek is soft, tender, full of flavour and oozing out the sides in all the messy glory that you want and long for. Cheese, sauce and pickles are perfect. It's your favourite childhood Macca's cheeseburger memory...on crack. Ask for extra napkins (a nice touch using cotton cloth in the the iconic red / white checker) and enjoy!
A plethora of cakes and sweet treats will look at you menacingly when trying to leave; very hard to resist the temptation. Service was fantastic and has been on each visit no matter how busy.
Thoroughly recommended.
Rest of the menu looks good and dinners are on offer too; as is an assortment of Italian wines and other drinks in the evenings.
Tucked away in a quiet street on York, it's a little quiet and less well-known. I went there on a Friday night with a friend, it was really quiet. But in spite of this (or BECAUSE of this), the people behind the bar are incredibly friendly and always up for a chat. And may I recommend a Hibiscus Ice Tea-tini. One of the best cocktails I've had.
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