Cafe Liebm — Restaurant in Adelaide

Liebm café delivered one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. I asked a simple, polite question at the counter — whether they needed names for the orders. Instead of answering professionally, a rude barista (Asian male) cut in aggressively, saying “No need, all orders are different.” No system, no organisation — just yelling out drink names in a crowded space.

After waiting 20 frustrating minutes, I quietly approached the counter just to check. Without any provocation, the same barista snapped at me, threatening to delay my order further if I “pushed” him. Completely disgraceful and unacceptable. He then lied about the timing and cancelled the order without permission, handing me the refund with an attitude like he was doing me a favour.

Even more disturbing, he treated another couple just as badly. It felt clear that certain customers were not given basic respect — whether based on background, appearance, or something else — it left an ugly feeling. No one should ever experience that.

Meanwhile, the other staff were polite and professional — it’s a shame they have to share a workplace with someone so toxic.

Because of this disaster, we nearly missed our train. The café’s name might be Liebm, but it stands for Lie, Blame, Misery in reality.

I would never set foot in this place again — and strongly recommend others not waste their time or...

picture this, you are overwhelmed by choices in the heart of Adelaide, you don't know which way to turn. you stumble across liebm and think, oh man what the hell, why not, I'm tired of thinking and walking. there are tables available inside and out. sweet, you think, choices! you sit down and then order a drink and some food. the drink comes in near 5 seconds flat and you think hmm that's suspicious, but you sip it and ascend to the high heavens, it's the best iced chai with a shot of espresso you've ever had. your partner's latte arrives and you think surely this is a once off. you sip it. you shake hands with God himself. your food arrives in another 2 minutes, crazy, buttermilk pancakes, they can't be good, but you also can't f- em up. you take a bite, and you end up chest bumping Jesus as you swallow the mouthful. sick man. your friends food arrives, already downing their drinks, and you think man that is a cool as hell egg, never seen one so whispy. you ask to try and you think you might have to start plan your funeral because you've just passed away from absolutely unfathomable taste. beautiful. you realise they also adjusted their meal to meet their tailored needs, epic man, you think.

epic

(empty plate...

We had breakfast here this morning and the experience was disappointing. Service was very slow and neither our coffees (which were ok) or our meals came out together. What’s more my partner’s meal was inedible. She ordered the “Grilled Chicken Salad”, it arrived a long time after my meal and only after we asked the waiter how much longer and they found it sitting there, waiting to be taken out. Apparently it had been there for some time, which made a difference as you will see soon. The dish was drenched in bottled dressing and the chicken was still warm - as it had been sitting on top of the salad for some time the already tired and limp salad mix was soggy too. My partner was already not enjoying it. Then she found a large piece of greasy chicken skin mixed in with the salad and it was all over. She took it to the counter to return it and they asked what’s wrong with it - she showed them the greasy skin and he said it was chicken thigh. The menu claims the dish is chicken breast. They gave us a refund. Overall a really disappointing start to our day, we won’t...