Crossword Cafe

A great café in the Central shopping centre. Staff are full of energy and friendly. Food portions…read moreare generous, and always delicious. The mains are nice (the chicken and mushroom crepe is a great filler), but try to save room for dessert (or come back the next day) - there are great crepes and pancakes to choose from! Prices are nice, considering the portion sizes and quality. Lunchtimes get crowded, but for an afternoon snack (or pre-dinner dessert!) it's a very good choice. If eating alone, you can also pick up one of the newspapers to keep you company! The walls are adorned with various artworks which you can also purchase should one especially tickles your fancy.

From the owner: Table service, Vegetarian and Gluten free options. Large menu choice.read more

Strawberry Delight pancakes

Chicken & Mushroom crepe

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Blueberry pancake

Goldfish Bowl

3.8(8 reviews)

0.6 km

Try their Chicken and mushroom pie. It's amazing. Great…read morePortuguese Tarts as well Top Coffee. Only gripe is that their Large cup isn't really that large. Every time I pass through Armidale I try and grab a coffee from here.

This place is adorable with good food and nice staff. It's my friend's favorite place for coffee…read moreand we were pleased with our lunches today. We saw the seafood pasta go out and we wished we'd ordered that so you should try it. I had the Mediterranean lamb dish which was a nice bread and dip style dish albeit perhaps a but bitter near the end (I maybe didn't mix it well) and my friend enjoyed her tuna pie.

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Little Cocos

4.0(1 review)

1.2 km

Dropped in here today for lunch. Had a coffee and salad sandwich. Service was good with the wait…read morestaff very friendly and efficient. Big tick to the waiter that helped me when I realised I left my wallet at work. A very good coffee and salad sandwich that doesn't break the bank. Worth a visit.

Latte! Very nice of the shop to change my "confused" macchiato for this!

Macchiato

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Mocha

Daily Ritual

5.0(3 reviews)

0.8 km

Tasty coffee, sweet chai lattes and delicious european-style chocolate. Nice ambience and a large…read moredining area. Staff are a tonne of fun too!

Nice and cozy coffee and tea shop with a huge selections of tea, tea pots, coffee makers... There…read moreare cakes, sandwiches for light lunch too. Self service free water is also available. Very friendly service and reasonable price. Overall it's a pleasant place to enjoy a latte, my favorite drink here.

Nina's chocolates!

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Prue & Olive

3.0(2 reviews)

1.0 km

Good coffee. Love a long black that's richly flavoured but not too bitter. Breakfast tasty, with…read morewell-cooked eggs and crispy toast - don't underestimate the toast! - and satisfying portion. Finally, very friendly service. Smiles and conversation from staff whose conversation and interest felt real. Happy customer!

Went with a group of 6. Our coffees all came out 10 minutes apart, service was very ordinary, and…read morecakes etc. were overly sweet. Would not go back.

Creamed eggs with prosciutto

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Rene on the Mews

3.5(2 reviews)

0.9 km

Was super happy to find this cafe on December 30th because most of the other restaurants in…read moreArmidale were closed! It's located just off the strip and has a massive outdoor seating area so you can bring your dogs. The serving sizes were big and the food was overall pretty good. I had a Tex Amex quesadilla and the people I was with had Caesar salad and breakfast bruschetta. Wasn't the most incredible meal I've ever had but definitely satisfied my hunger. Check it out if you can't find somewhere to eat. Also as a side note I saw they had little meals to go in their freezer inside. If I lived here I would check those out too!

Came here today for lunch. Despite being really busy the staff all worked hard to ensure that…read moreservice was still good. Both our gourmet sandwiches were very tasty, not overly expensive and delivered in good time. A good lunch experience

Era Espresso

5.0(1 review)

0.7 km

I usually get a mango smoothie here, It really nice. They have good service and great food! The…read moreinside is really nice, there is enough tables for a group. I definitely recommend it here :)

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Altitude Coffee Roastery

4.0(5 reviews)

0.8 km

Great coffee and friendly service. Lots of room and comfortable seating. These guys roast their own…read morebeans so you can't get much fresher than that!

Nice enough coffee, quick service. Only gripe was the…read morecoffee was warm, not hot. An extra 20 secs under the milk steamer would go an awful long way

Fat Goose X-ing

4.0(4 reviews)

0.8 km

Quality coffee and nice cakes, plus a range of different cafe meals, sandwiches, pancakes, etc…read more Trendy styling, but can get quite noisy.

Been coming here for a while now! Absolutely amazing…read moreservice and always quick even when busy. Good coffee and delicious food as well. Ticks all my boxes. Enjoy

Iced latte

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Toasted banana bread w/ butter

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