Allpress Espresso — Restaurant in Melbourne

Not impressed at all, Allpress Collingwood.

I waited 15 minutes for a takeaway coffee, completely unacceptable in a busy area like Collingwood. Clearly, your ticketing or order system is not working. When I followed up with the staff at the counter, the barista had to dig through a pile of paperwork to find my order and only then said, “I’ll do it now.” Meanwhile, customers who came in after me were served within 3 minutes.

There was no apology given, neither from the barista nor from the manager, who walked around the café with a dismissive attitude, offering no acknowledgment or accountability. It felt like no one cared.

To make matters worse, the coffee I waited so long for was bitter and cold. I ended up throwing it out. Fifteen minutes wasted for something undrinkable. What a complete waste of time, money, and effort.

This delay made me late for a Microsoft Teams meeting, and the experience left me feeling frustrated and disrespected. In a place like Melbourne, especially Collingwood, where great coffee and good service are everywhere, Allpress needs to do better.

If your business model doesn’t cater to customers on the go, and your staff can’t offer basic courtesy or quality, I’ll gladly take my business to another roaster that values its customers.

Allpress, I’m not impressed, and you’ve lost a...

An interesting, almost “secret” cafe tucked away in the side streets of Collingwood.

Very easy to miss if you’re walking past. Inside the setting is interesting - minimalist with plain colours and high ceiling. There is no table service so you order at the counter.

The menu is a little bit hard to read with the way it’s layout. It would be nice to see pictures of the menu items as they’re hard to visualise (a bit of jargon on there that I didn’t understand).

I ordered the overnight oats with coconut yoghurt which was pleasant, it tasted fresh however I would’ve liked the option to have the oats warmed up especially on a cold day. Hot chocolate...

Allpress Coffee Roastery also have their own cafe for breakfast and lunch. I grab my morning coffee and their beans pretty good coffee, rate

Street parking can be challenging but not impossible a short distance walk from spaces near by.

Eat in or takeaway: Plenty of seating options inside and outside sun or shade.

Food: Pasties, sandwiches, croissants, overnight oats, chia pudding

Drinks: strange love sodas, orange juice, coffee in a can

10/10 will...