Oliver Brown Belgian Chocolate Cafe

Came here on Monday morning, the place was quite empty, thus the quick service. A great place to calm down and do your own work (bring your laptop and charger, they have wall socket beneath some of the seats).

Ordered the Dark Hot Chocolate, which was perfectly made; not too bitter, yet not too sweet. The marshmallow is complementary and suits the drink well. The portion was rather big too, worth the price.

Would be coming back to try out the food in the future.

Came here for lunch, one of my favourite breakfast cafes now. I was craving bruschetta (something different other than your basic bacon and eggs breakfast and noticed this place was a bit busy so decided to give it a try. Ordered the “Prosciutto Bruschetta”, the “Smoked Salmon”, the “King Caesar” salad and tried the “Iced Chocolate” (milk chocolate) and “Very Berry Crush”.

Food:
I absolutely love prosciutto so it was good to find a place where you can have it for breakfast (other than a topping on a pizza or in a salad with rocket). The flavour was amazing as well, prosciutto is usually hard to pair with as it is very salty but with the combination of cream cheese and sundried tomatoes on top of a sourdough bread, it worked really well! I tried a bit of the “Smoked Salmon”, it was good but quite average (something you could just make at home) but the flavour was nice with the Salmon, capers and cream cheese. I really enjoyed the “King Caesar” salad, the proportion and the amount of sauce was excellent! Although, a lot of Bacon was given and the croutons were quite large, the taste was delicious! The flavours between the garlic, bacon, Parmesan cheese balanced well as it added flavours to the lettuce and poached egg. A lot of different elements was in the salad so there was a lot of different flavours that worked really well all together and even eating them individually.

Drinks:
I love desserts but honestly, I’m not a huge fan of sweet things first thing in the morning for breakfast. I was a bit hesitant on ordering a chocolate drink cause chocolate usually makes me even more thirsty but I knew that Oliver Brown were known for their Belgium chocolate so I decided to at least try it. It was surprisingly really good! Best decision ever! It wasn’t too overly sweet and it was very smooth (which made it very easy to drink). The “Very Berry Crush” was very delicious and refreshing, great for if you want a nice, healthy “pick me up” drink in the morning (something different than your usual orange or watermelon juice).

Price:
The prices for the dishes was quite average ($14) for the “Smoked Salmon” and “Prosciutto Bruschetta”, ($14.50) for the “King Caesar Salad and ($7.50) “Iced Chocolate” and ($7.80) “Very Berry Crush”. For the proportion of each dish and for the taste, (might be a tiny bit more expensive than other places but I feel that they were worth the money. They were quite filling as well but didn’t make me feel overly bloated, plus there were a lot of different elements in each dish and it was quite a healthy breakfast overall.

Ambiance and Service:
I liked the feel of the place, even though it was quite busy it had a very calming atmosphere. The staff were all very friendly, even though a lot of them seemed to not know English very well, they were still polite and very friendly. Food came out pretty fast too and I did notice that their chef actually personally brought out the dishes to customers sometimes. I also like how there is an area where you can get your own water and utensils (it’s in the middle so very visible) because it saves you the trouble to ask for more water.

Overall:
I’m glad that I gave this place a go (wish I had discovered it earlier but it’s better late than never!). I have walked past this place but the menu they put on the wall was very limited and had average meals like sandwiches and eggs & bacon breakfast meals so it was very unappealing to me, it’s a shame because they have a lot of varieties on their menu so they should really show that. The food was neatly presented and tasted great! I would definitely like to try more from their menu. Service was lovely so thank-you Oliver Brown staff! I would happily come back when I get a chance to! 😊

It was great. My sisters and I enjoyed ourselves very much. They were worth the price considering how much was provided. We had breakfast prior to this so we didn’t buy anything from the breakfast menu but everything looked great. We wish to try the breakfast next time.

Phuong Tran and I are searching for a Cafe after our big lunch at the new Sushi Edo. Enough of raw seafood and pickled ginger, we need a strong coffee! Oliver Brown wasn’t crowded so we decided to have a pit stop here. A very pleasant waitress takes my order while Phuong Tran selects a table.

Our large double shot Latte arrives and I am delighted. It looks like a strong brew and the sweet coffee aroma is captivating. I just know this coffee is going to be great and I take a mouthful. Bellissimo! Strong, smooth and aromatic, this coffee easily surpasses the 4.0 rating! This is my best coffee at this Shopping Centre and it is a bargain at $4.50. We will return. Thank you guys!

I haven’t been able to fully experience the menu here however I can say the hot chocolates are perfect! Hopefully I’ll get to try out other things they have on offer soon.

I'm giving this place a higher rating than I would normally for putting up with my crepe obsession. Ever since that crepe cafe closed downstairs, I've been coming here to sate a need for a very basic food, and I stuff my face every time. Not the best crepe in the world, but it does the job.

Only had breakfast here today because I had my morning coffee at home already. The dishes we had ( mushroom bruschetta and eggs on toast were not bad like slightly above average. I like how our breads were tested. Might try their coffee next time.

The fruitti iced sparkling water I ordered was very refreshing and reasonably priced. The waiter was very nice but the service was a little slow. There are many seats at the restaurant and is pretty quiet which makes for a nice place to have a quiet chat with friends.

Personally had doubts about this place, I'm critical about design. But the coffee is consistent and the service is good. The shot feels a little short but is strong and clean. Not overly bitter so easy to drink.

It was over all a good experience! The hot chocolate was delicious and the waffles were good. But here are my critiques it took about 20 minutes of waiting for the waffles and about 10 minutes for the hot chocolate, I mean the wait was a bit ridiculous. Also the ice cream that is used is coles vanilla ice cream (I know this because I saw the tub on the bench being used) and was very watery and icy which ruined an almost perfect waffle. If you fix the ice cream this place could seriously be the best waffles in Brisbane they are crispy yet soft seriously amazing texture (p.s maybe add like a strawberry it would add to the waffle experience)! Anyway I had a delicious time here and you should go!

I have only ever had the mocha and coffee here but it’s delicious! Try the dark chocolate mocha if you are a dark chocolate fan, it’s not too sweet and you will not be disappointed! On busy days, the wait is a little while, but worth the wait.

I love this place, have been here a few times now for brunch. I highly recommend the food, especially the vegetarian dishes, fries and waffle ones as those are the ones I have tried. The food is very nice for taking photos of too. A small comment is there is some waiting time and forgetfulness, last time the staff forgot to give one of two coffees and I had asked for it a few times.