The Muffins, Yo-Yos, and Cookies from the Muffin Break are always spot-on. I haven't ever had a bad…read moreexperience with these products. I made the mistake of ordering a wrap one day, and it was gross. Another time, I ordered a snzitel sandwich and that was gross as well. The staff here are always lovely! As for seating, there is plenty of room - just know that it is noisy!

Great coffee. Baristas are skilled, polite, and friendly. Coffee is served in a glass cup.read more

Coffee By Design aka CBD is a small independent coffee shop with a hippie feel. It's pretty clear…read morethat the owners are big music fans--pictures of bands are up on the wall, the menus are made with old record covers, and rock music plays from the speakers. I can't review the coffee since I don't drink it, but the chai and lattes get two thumbs up. Plus there's plenty of seating inside and outdoors, in case you want to kick back rather than order take-away.

Friendly staff & good coffee. A great gluten free menu as well. And all very reasonably priced.read more

Ambience was lovely. Food was delicious with more than enough as the serving…read more Ordered Eggs Benedict. The usual bagle was replaced with a waffle. Added mushroom on the side. Absolute perfection. Was busy but not noisy. Overall I recommend The Hydrant as a great place for delicious food.

Over priced. Ordered eggs benedict and a milkshake with only having a choice of lemon or choclate…read more (what?). Milkshake was $4.50, when it came out it was literally in a 10cm glass! Rip off! Eggs benedict didn't have any bread, came out with eggs on top of pull pork which was on top of shredded potato. Was interesting but did taste quiet delicious, apart from having one egg way overcooked. When offered water we got 2 tiny cups of water with no jug to refill. Which would have been okay if our milkshakes werent so small! There was salt on the table but no pepper... When asked for pepper a lady came over and cracked it over our food, when we said stop she kept going leaving a way too much pepper on our food. We were served by 2 different waiters, with all having no personallity. When going to pay for our meal, I wanted to kay in cash with the last $5.00 in gold coins. Felt very judged by the waiter as if he was looking at me like I had no money, so I said "just put it on the card then", in which he didnt reply and looked annoyed so I ended up paying cash. Overall, there was no music creating no atmosphere, staff were rude, playground was unsafe with having a concrete floor and no barriers so children could just fall off and the place was well overpriced. Basically I am saying, this place is a shit hole dont go there.

Coffee is A+++ Reece makes a great coffee, always temperature perfect. I would also recommend their…read morehomemade sauces.

Coffee was perfect and menu presented many options. Have been a few times now and every selection…read morewas presented amazingly and the taste met the presentation standards. Keeps me coming back to try more options. Looking forward to the new bakery venture into 2024 also!

What a gem! Some of the best coffee in Australia right here in Ballarat. Lovely service and food as…read morewell.

Well, this place was a little crowded, but it did have some charm, and they did make a nice pot of…read moretea as well. I found that the staff were actually quite friendly, and the atmosphere reasonable as well. In fact it was a nice place to grab a bite to eat, especially after a rather arduous journey. Mind you, the breakfast options weren't all that extensives, but it was still rather nice.

I enjoyed a very nice breakfast here. My friends and I did not have a booking, but we didn't have…read moreto wait long for a table outside. It was Sunday morning, so had a steady stream of diners. Service is great. We enjoyed Smashed Avocado with poached eggs, Ham and Cheese Croissant and Parmesan Scrambled Eggs. Everything was great. Coffee is very good. There is no question as to why this place is so popular. It seems to have a pastry specialty, particularly croissants. I would definitely come back here again. Thank you.

Great coffee 6 star service and hospitality fabulousread more

This place had one thing going for it; the view. Situated by the lake with a big deck it has the…read morebest location. But for some reason they don't do table service on the deck. The service is shambolic. It takes a surprisingly long time for the coffee to come out even though the places wasn't packed. The food orders around us didn't come out even slightly in the order of ordering and again took ages. It didn't look great either but as I didn't eat here I can't comment on if it was just bad presentation. The coffee was ridiculous hot and didn't taste great.

What a great location. Quick and pleasant service and the food was great. Very tasty and lovely…read morepresentation. I had the avo smash breakfast. Would definitely go back.

Great place for lunch, breakfast, coffee and a great range of cool drinks. Between the Uni and the…read moreart gallery, this place was busy during the holidays. I'm guessing it's hectic in uni term. I had a great salad with snow pea sprouts, chicken and a really good dressing. Their iced latte is a work of art.