Penny & a Pickle — Restaurant in Melbourne

We ordered a cheese toastie, with pickle egg and bacon croffle large latte oat milk chai

I was splitting this with my partner and sharing.

The cheese toastie half that I ate had one piece of pickle which cost $2 extra to add.

We were one of 3 people in the cafe and I watched as the staff member made her own lunch and left whilst forgetting half of our order. No checking whether we had everything we ordered., I had to prompt the staff to make it.

The latte was made with re-heated milk (as a ex barista of 10 years I know when milk gets reheated multiple times.)

On top of this, Tupac was playing over the speakers with songs like ‘hit em up’ which is a song with many expletives and talking about revenge and fighting and derogatory remarks)

As a 4.8 rated cafe I expected there to be a little bit more attention to detail and quality of the food, drink and atmosphere and don’t think that I will be returning to this cafe again should I be...

I have visited now 5 or 6 times and every visit is beyond wonderful.

The attention to detail on the coffee is elite, and it's delicious. The books and plants available are hand selected and I never walk out without a new read. The bubble tea is delish. And the rotating toasties and snacks have yet to be less than perfect. I had a bahn mi this week and it rivals Springvale for taste.

None of this really matters though, because the team are the nicest guys you could ever come across. Its always relaxed and the community spirit oozes out the team. Come for the chat, stay for the snacks.

The dedication to being biodegradable and/or compostable and environmentally/ethically smart is just a bonus.

You'd be silly not to grab a coffee and bite next time...

Penny & a Pickle offers excellent coffee, tasty light meals with vegan options plus great chats while you wait. Seating outside on a summery day lets you enjoy the township atmosphere of Emerald. Inside, there's a friendly, welcoming vibe and homespun scandi aesthetic with a superb range of books and plants to buy and plenty for kids to do while you enjoy your coffee. Opening early is also brilliant and makes the start to the day easier. And to top it off, all the takeaway cups and packaging are compostable. It's clear that Matty is doing what he loves, which is what makes visiting such a...