Copper Bench — Restaurant in Queensland

We randomly selected Copper Bench today as our lunch venue.

Things were fairly quiet, with only a couple of diners present. The waitress asked us to find a table and, soon after, presented our menus. The gentleman running the day's operation also made introductions, and kindly allowed me to order from the breakfast menu, even though I was 30 minutes too late.

My wife wasn't overly hungry so selected a serve of sweet potato fries and some cinnamon toast, while I opted for the more substantial Potato Waffles. We added an L/L/B and Chai Latte to wash the meals down, while table water was also provided.

My Chai Latte was okay, very much the generic milky concoction which is the norm. A great one is hard to find, so I'm never too disappointed when a standard one is served.

As for the meals, the Potato Waffles were pretty good, complemented with plenty of salmon, a reasonably well poached egg, avocado wedges, and some greens. The waffles themselves weren't overly flavoursome but, as an overall package, offered an adequate meal. If anything, a small portion of the salmon was quite dry and fibrous, so I avoided eating it. The rest was moist and delicate though, so possibly open packaging exposing some product to the air?

The sweet potato fries were excellent, nicely seasoned and very tasty. The ample servings of aioli, as specifically requested, further enhanced the flavour and enjoyment.

Last but not least, the cinnamon toast (can't remember the exact name but it's similar to French Toast) was also really good. The toast was fluffy and light, perfectly spiced with the cinnamon, and nicely finished off with a tub of maple syrup.

As a footnote, I will add that everything was professionally presented. The waffle stack looked great, as did the sweet potato fries in their stylish, angled black bowls.

In summary, Copper Bench is a warm and comfortable venue, service is pleasant and prompt, and food &...

Came in for coffee and cake later in the arvo; coffee was still going and a decent selection of sweets available though I think we were beat by a lot of sweet tooths ;). Staff were outrageously welcoming; haven't had a vibe and treatment so bubbly and friendly in a long time. Felt extremely nice to be treated so positively by just a genuinely happy person. Service was just as good; offered table water without asking, the barista/server have us all of his attention as soon as we walked in, he was attentive enough to check which bean would be more to our taste. Presentation of food and drink was spot on; simple but felt a bit special and indulgent. And the taste and quality of both were superb. The venue is very chic and comfortable. Plenty of seating, nice level of lighting and decor was elegant and simple. Overall strongly recommend a visit here, an...

Cool decor, great food and coffee. Staff are super friendly.

The haloumi wrap with house special sauce was outstanding. I have it on good authority that the chicken, cheese and avo toastie is also a great choice.

I appreciate it when an iced latte is delivered with milk and coffee unmixed. This is not just about presentation. With the help of a straw, it allows for the volume of milk to be adjusted by the drinker before mixing, resulting in optimum milk-coffee ratio. (Unfortunately I neglected to take a photo of the unmixed iced latte due to my excitement when it arrived in front of me - my apologies.)

Definitely some copper around the place, and some benches. Did not see a copper bench however. One star deducted for false advertising, but as you know, branding etched onto plates earns a bonus star, bringing us back to...