Silva Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in Melbourne

I don't drink coffee, but I love a good soy chai latte. I can't have dairy, so I find soy milk to be the best tasting to use in a chai latte.

I just moved to Australia in December 2021, and I've been searching for that chai latte you want to go back for.

And I finally found it in a quiet picturesque town in a one-of-a-kind coffee shop called Silva.

If you are a coffee drinker who cares about the coffee you drink, then you know when you’ve had a good cup of coffee. The same goes with a chai latte. I've thrown out chai lattes after one taste.

Chai lattes should not be overly sweet like Starbucks, and they should not be made with a flavoured syrup in my opinion.

A nice chai latte feels lovely to drink. It slows you down to enjoy the experience that the flavours invoke in you. To me a delicate, smooth, ‘just the right amount of froth’ chai latte will be steeped with spices that instantly hit you and make your taste buds come alive.

At the same time, it warms you because the spices used in chai lattes are one's that bring you to that sense of sitting by a fire place all warm and cozy with your favourite hot beverage. Where in that moment you have this quiet joy knowing that nothing else matters. The spices are also grounding in a way that makes you feel at home in yourself.

The chai latte at Silva's spice mix was all these things and more - a beautiful blend with one not overpowering the other.

The froth was just right, and I love the hint of sweetness with the touch of honey they use.

For a place that is known for their coffee I hope this review helps you to be also known for your 5-star chai latte. I will be...

What a pleasant surprise! It was so nice to see a good roastery out in the high country. They source their own coffee, and I was stoked to find and absolutely banging Timor Leste coffee there.

The shop is beautiful, I visited at the right time of year, that's for sure. All the time is a good time, but autumn is special in high country. These guys are pretty special, too.

The shop is busy and located next to the water wheels. It's like some alpine village from the German Alps in parts of Warburton. It's very beautiful.

Coffee and cakes were good, although I do prefer a punchier 5oz cup. Everything was grand though, the staff were really cool. The guy with the beard was really keen on his beans, but honestly, I never let my own knowledge slip unless I'm asked. So it was nice to see someone enthusiastic. The girls were tok busy to talk. Oh, nor to mention that the Kenyan filter was spot on.

I had a coffee, a snack, bought a bag of beans, and cycled back to Lilydale. That's extra 250g weighed me down. Be careful of loading up on coffee, as there's a 1/50 and a 1/40 gradient back to Lillydale.

Keep up the amazing work. It was a great experience. I was also high AF off the ride there, highly recommended. Start at Lilydale, think of Silva Coffee; then it's like dangling a...

I have coeliac disease, and we went here because they said they had gluten free toast and options. However they informed me that they didn't have these. This was fine as I just popped over the road to get a small snack. I did order a coffee, and my friends ordered a full breakfast each. However the waitress came over and said that we weren't allowed to bring in external food. I apologized and said that I was only eating because they didn't have the option they said and my friends had already started. I understand the rule in general but I literally couldn't eat anything. The waitress literally doubled down and made us feel so uncomfortable, saying over and over "I know you're a special case but as a rule we don't allow it", and was extremely patronising. I've never experienced anything like this while I've been coeliac as people are generally understanding as long as you are subtle and don't whack out a full meal or something. The atmosphere was completely poisonous, I would not...