Wahey, my new local!…read more Just bought an apartment across the street and this joint is literally a stones throw away. As in, I could throw a stone and hit the barista. I wouldn't want to do that though because he's way awesome, he saw my dog tied up to a tree on the pavement and went out to give her some fresh water. That's all anyone needs to do to make we want to be their BFFFLY (Best Friends Forever For Life Yo). The flat white was just what I want in a coffee, nice and strong, with a tiny bit of a sexy, brooding smokiness down the back end. The banana, pear & raspberry bread was an utter delight, so moist, not like those nasty dry slices of husk you cop at some places, and sprinkled liberally with icing sugar. They couldn't have known I lick excess icing sugar off the plate. Could they? No, surely not. And a lot of the tables get washed in morning sunlight. If you need me I'll be here with my shirt off.

Relaxed, casual cafe with well sized breakfast and good coffee…read more I came here as I was trying to go another cafe in the area which was closed. Why suburban cafés are closed on Sundays is lost on me, and one of the great mysteries of the universe (it makes no sense!!!) Rant aside, this place gets points for simply being open on sunday. They serve Mecca coffee which is always a tick in my book. I love this coffee because of its nice strong taste. It's like getting slapped in the face with a sack of coffee beans. Wakes you up in an instant and you're good to go. I had the 3 eggs, poached on Turkish with extra avo. May I reiterate that the standard was 3 eggs- 3!!! I think 3 eggs with massive toast is a fair deal for $10.50. Also tried the pear and raspberry bread and I concur with the previous review that this is worth a try. But if you don't have that much of a sweet touch ask for it without the dusting of icing sugar. Really chilled atmosphere, lots of kids running around with communal kids toys on offer- fun for the whole family.

Yummers!!!! My Aussie family raves about this shop and now I understand why…read more The location is perfect after a morning at the beach. Our party had sausage rolls, a quiche, a couple of meat pies and 4 gourmet donuts. I loved my chicken/ leek pie and enjoyed the decadence of the Niutella stuffed donut I shared. This is definitely a place to visit again!!!!

If you find yourself in Freshwater, I implore you to indulge in a treat Mrs. Jones the Baker. We…read morehad an afternoon treat of a delicious rhubarb custard pastry, cinnamon twist and a delicious hot white out on their nice open air patio. Seeing that we are staying nearby of course we returned in the morning for another flat white and chocolate croissant. I have my eyes on a gorgeous sourdough loaf which I will pair with good cheese for a lovely picnic lunch later during our stay in Freshwater.

Hands down the best cafe in Coogee. Great food, great coffee, well priced and the staff are really…read morenice. Really cosy little place with the bonus of great view. As a local its my go-to cafe to catch up with anyone. Try the goats cheese with avocado on toast. Highly recommend!

I went to the cafe last Sunday. I had a two egg breakfast. When I picked up my toast to butter,…read morethere was a live cockroach on plate! So tacky. Sent it back and did not want another breakfast. They said sorry but we still had to pay for coffee. I will never return. It must be crawling with cockroaches!..

Thank you Chatswood for finally bringing it in the cafe department…read more I came here after a friend posted a picture of the food on Instagram (making this the most hipster cafe find I have ever made) - I had never heard of this place and thanks to the old yelp bookmark I had it parked for my next cafe emergency when I was in the area. I think that this place does all the things necessary to be a good cafe- funky interior, great tasting and interesting food, and not just good coffee- but a rotating bean menu. I had the fresh fig and ricotta on toast which was simply delightful. The combo of figs, ricotta, honey, walnuts and mint was a definite winner. And all the rest of the food I saw looked just as tasty. Brilliant coffee too- I just had the house bean (can't remember what it was) but it was great. Well done elbow room- you just found a special place in my heart

There are a lot of places in Chatswood selling coffee. But by far this is one of the best ones…read more Serving different beans for different roasters this is a coffee lover dream. To add the cherry on the coffee heaven, the food here is fantastic. Now the menus is limited but both my friend and I were ecstatic about our meals. I got the French toast and it was divine. It is a small kitchen, so if it crowded you might have to wait a bit. But that should be expected with any small cafe. What completely won it for me was the friendliness of the staff. A small error was made in my order (which was my fault) and they lady could not be more helpful. I will definitely come here again.

No frills breakfast and refreshing smoothies. We came in for a quick bite before heading to Sydney…read moreHarbor National Park for a hike. The cafe is cozy and airy, friendly staff. We ordered a couple of sandwiches and eggs on toast, plus coffee and fresh juices/smoothies. Simple meal, good for energy, could use a bit of greens next to the sandwiches though. Coffee drinks were average.

I had the club sandwich and a flat white. The flat white was quite kind of and a bit small but…read moreother than that fantastic. The club sandwich was out of this world good and there was no problem getting it without cheese at my request. There was a baby at the table next to me who knocked a glass sugar jar and the friendly staff dealt with it swiftly and spend a minute saying hi to the adorable baby girl. The only possible fault would be that the store was cold, and to be fair it was 12 degrees outside and raining, but they helpfully lay out blankets at most tables to keep you cosy. 10/10 would recommend to a friend and will be back

Has to be the best place in Sydney for delicious coffee, yummy food and friendly staff. Found this…read morelittle gem randomly and have been multiple times in last few months and always excellent. The smashed Avo and corn fritters are family favourites!

Dropped in on a Sunday around 10am for brekky. Quite busy, we had a short 10min wait for three…read more The venue itself is pretty average. Nothing that really stood out. The staff were all friendly. Some more attentive than others but they all seemed to be with the program. I had a soy mocha and I was pleasantly surprised, so much so that I ordered one for the road when we left (a very rare occurrence). Strong and sweet, as a good mocha should be. The food was great. I ordered the smashed avo and my wife had the corn fritters. The smashed avo was $21 and it is from memory the most I've ever paid in Sydney for two pieces of bread, some avocado, seasoning, and one egg. I actually really battled with justifying ordering this dish at such an inflated price. However, I will say, this was the best smashed avo I've had in Syd and I would gladly order it again. The avo itself had an excellent taste, not overpowering at all. The toast had some sort of a sun dried tomato past/spread over it and I think this really set off the flavour of the avo. Quite nice. My wife reported the corn fritters to be good, not bad, but not nothing spectacular. Obviously not a signature dish. Anyway, definitely worth going out of your way to make the stop.

I drive past this place a lot but it always seems to be after hours. Today as the boy and i had the…read moreday off we seized the opportunity and off we went amongst the 2 wheeled lycra clad locals. We ordered to eat in, I ordered a skim cap in a mug and the smashed avo with a poached egg, the boy ordered a chocolate milkshake and a Spaniard toastie. The wait wasn't long however we received our drinks in takeaway cups (where was my mug?) I had heard great things about the coffee here so as i took my first sip i was anticipating a brain exploding experience however i received a mouthful of lukewarm mediocre coffee. Then came the food, the spaniard toastie was a toasted cheese sandwich with chorizo sausage and the smashed avo was 2 pieces of sourdough with avo, tomato and feta which i added a poached egg to. The food.. while the toastie was delicious i was a little disappointed with the smashed avo. The name of the dish was smashed avo so here i was expecting a substantial amount of avocado however what i got was a small scraping of avocado on both pieces of bread which was over powered by the amount of feta. While the experience wasn't all bad i will make sure i ask for a hot extra strong coffee next time!

Great coffee! A gem in a really bleh area. I also had a meat pie - nothing great to speak of and…read moredefinitely over priced. But the coffee! Do try!

This little expresso bar has a near perfect breakfast menu. Eggs, haloumi, avocado, prosciutto,…read moresourdough, (Campos) coffee...all the essentials are there. The menu has a Mediterranean influence (persian feta anyone?), and even better, most breakfast items are $10 or less. If you're lucky, you'll nab a table on the sidewalk in the sun. Of course if a sweet breakfast is more your thing, there is a whole cabinet of delectable sugar-coated, custard-filled pastries and doughnuts (and hey, if doughnuts for breakfast is good enough for Homer Simpson, its good enough for me).

One of the recent swarm of coffee shop additions to Marrickville. Small but funky looking, they're…read morefollowing more of the "let's have stuff around" (like a Vespa) than the minimalist vibe. They seem to fill up their outdoor seats frequently enough. Their position right by the Marrickville train station makes them a popular takeaway coffee spot, and I stopped in last week for just this reason, quite early (they open at 6am I think). They were friendly, service was obviously speedy at that hour, and it was a fine cup of coffee.