Brewtown Newtown — Restaurant in Sydney

I decided to go to Brewtown Newtown after I read an amazing review about their coffee and cronuts on Good Food, SMH.

As I walked in I was greeted by a young man who invited me to take a seat. Which I did, however I wasn't seen by anyone for about 10 mins in which time I decided to get my own water (which I don't mind about!). One of the waiters realised I hadn't been seen so he quickly got me another water and a menu! The menu was a little bit pricy, but the food other people was eating looked great. I was thinking of a fresh juice but you can only have kale, apple and something or a OJ (I was looking to choose my own fruit) so I decided I would have a Ice Coffee as it was only $3.50 and a glazed cronut! It took another 10 mins for someone to take my order. I asked the waiter about how big the ice coffee was and she explained it was the size of a latte glass and it doesn't have ice-cream, cream or ice, it was just coffee and milk. Which confused me as to why you would call it a Ice Coffee and not at least put some ice in it. So I changed my mind and went for a Piccolo.

I also asked about the wireless internet for my computer so I could complete some of my uni work and she explained "It was not for public use". I was a little disappointed as most cafes these days have wifi for their customers to use especially as technology is growing like crazy and I believe they would benefit from having wifi as customers would stay a little longer and possibly buy another coffee or even a meal.

My coffee and cronut was delicious but overall it was a pity about the service, the no wifi and the 'small glass of milk and coffee'....an Ice Coffee? I feel a bit disappointed as it took me 20 minutes to walk there and 20 minutes back to uni and I had been waiting about a month to check this coffee house out!! If i'm in Newtown I may try it again but I won't be going to Newtown just for...

Oh Brewtown we had to wait 45 minutes before we could get a seat to eat at one of your tiny 2/3 seater table. While waiting I couldn't help but be tempted to get one of your delectable cronuts or "brewnuts" as they're dubbed here. I asked the counter which brewnut is most popular and was told it was the cinnamon one. Well, I took one bite of it and was a very happy girl. Unlike some other cronuts, this little dough of happiness is not overtly oily or sickly sweet. In fact it was quite mild and delightful. I tried a few other flavours too. The chocolate brewnut was also really tasty. However, I wasn't a fan of the passion fruit flavour, which was sweeter than the other two.

Food itself was pretty standard. I wasn't too impressed by my order of corned beef hash. Also had a bite of the Elvis burger which consisted of a meat patty with cronut buns instead of normal buns and served with a side of chips. It was delicious but very very oily. I would struggle to eat the whole thing but I'll gladly share halves with someone!

Service was pleasant and as for price... I would have to say it's pretty fair for your standard popular hipster cafe. If you go in the weekend, come as a couple or be prepared to wait a while. Better yet, I would just take away some brewnuts next time I’m in the area.

Food: 3/5 | Brewnuts: 5/5 Service: 4/5 Atmosphere: 4/5 Value: 4/5 Visit again: Yes Try these: Elvis burger, Cinnamon brewnut,...

Brewtown Newtown is the sister cafe of Gnome (Nom) Cafe in Surry Hills...and true to its name they do a great cup of coffee. As Peter said, the takeaway coffee is peculiarly small, looks like a 6oz cup for whatever reason, while the sit down coffee I had was normal size.

Get ready to queue up since this place was packed with hipsters and Asians. We waited about 30 min for a table for 4 for lunch. Worth the wait? Yes and No...

It seems like the food was hit or miss for the people in my party. I got the Elvis Burger (cronut burger) which unless you don't mind feeling gross for an hour, is what you should order for a coronary artery workout. Seriously, cronut + bacon + beef + cheese+ mayo? A bite of this is rich, delicious, heavy, and full of regret at the same time.

The black sausage brekkie got the half thumbs up, the poached chicken salad with quinoa got two thumbs up, and the baked polenta got the thumbs down as it was bland and undercooked.

We also ordered a jam cronut and glazed cronut...cronut overkill, yes.

The cronuts here are pretty great though...maybe cause they were pretty fresh. They were moist, warm, juicy and...I'm still talking about cronuts, yes. The cronut here is better than the ones I've had at Zumbo, so there's that.

Come here for the coffee and the cronuts, but choose your...