Piggy Back Cafe — Restaurant in Brisbane City

I have never written a bad review before but I have been to Piggyback in its glory days and it has definitely fallen. What used to be incredible coffee and creative tasty food has very sadly taken a turn for the worse. The food was terrible, mushrooms doused in olive oil till dripping off them, hash brown which tasted like they been overcooked alongside fish in the fryer. I couldn't finish my food or my coffee. Then to top this off, the customer service from the owner was atrocious. I ordered a vegetarian breakfast and when it was brought out was the meat version, I said sorry I didn't order that, the poor waitress was then told by the owner to give the meat breakfast back to me telling me this is what I actually ordered. I once again advised I'd been vegetarian 26 years and definitely did not order this. I went inside to speak to the owner about this where she proceeded to argue with me that I had ordered this by mistake as the meat and vege version had a similar name. I didn't even know that the meat version existed nor was it on the menu so still wasn't sure how I managed to allegedly order this. She eventually remade the breakfast which I couldn't finish and I promptly went next door to where I know I can get a fantastic coffee any day of the week. We can safely say we will...

My partner and I came here for breakfast today, it's been awhile since we have last been for a meal here. The service from all the staff was lovely, as they were very polite and greeted us with smiles. The coffee was fantastic as well, could have been slightly warmer though, but that is just a personal preference.

The down side was honestly the food. My partner got pancakes and I myself got the breakfast crossiant. The food was a very big let down, I tried some of my partners pancakes and it was very chewy and doughy, she tried a bit of my crossiant and agreed it didn't taste very fresh. My crossiant had avocado in it which had some very black spots, the halloumi had such a weird taste to it and the egg did as well. Unfortunately we both really did not enjoy our food, and I think as a cafe in a city such as Brisbane you have a lot of competition and if the food isn't good especially for a $17 crossiant then you are going to loose customers. We used to love the food here but I have to say today was terrible. The ambience of the Cafe is lovely, the coffee is lovely, the staff are all lovely and welcoming but the food needs some work. I really like supporting small business, but I can't stand when you pay a decent price for food you can make...

Feeling very disappointed after our breakfast at Piggy Back Cafe this morning. Since we expected there to be an Easter holiday rush, we arrived early. Despite this, we waited 30 minutes for food to arrive - at which point only 1 of the 4 meals were delivered. We then had to wait an extra 20 minutes for the other three meals to arrive and although the waitress apologised for the delay (which we appreciated) the meals were completely cold?! Our drinks also arrived staggered and each of us were disappointed with them as the coffee tasted burnt. My mother in law ordered the miso mushrooms which were meant to have a generous slather of sweet potato puree (as was pictured on the menu) but her dish had 4 small dots - I regret not taking a photo. Overall a really awful experience which is disappointing considering we have previously enjoyed visiting Piggy Back Cafe. It's a shame that the quality and service has taken a turn and I'm afraid to say that we are...