Great people work here with a great community attitude. The food is a good step above suburban cafe food. There is a range of healthy, snacky, and hearty for most dietary requirements. The prices are average for the industry and the portions are reliably generous without being wasetful.
The thing that gets me back is that they are genuine hard working people. They don't over service but they won't leave you hanging. You might be acknowledged by a familiar nod the third time you drop by, or by acknowledging every family members goings on - depending on how you want to engage.
They seem to be in the flight path of the middle class "foodie" market that seem to think that because they've reached white middle class nirvana (which comes with and Audi stationwagon, 2.3 kids and a subscription to Pinot Grigio weekly) that they have rareified coffee tastes and the knowledge that good coffee is adjacent to 9 brands of Latvian Oat milk and a view from either Balmoral Bather's Pavillion or somewhere they might glimpse a Hemsworth coming out of the...
Read moreI'm very sorry to say that they really need to improve the coffee here. I love to support local businesses and wish I could say this place has great coffee for Marsfield locals, but alas it does not. They don't even have Milk Lab almond milk, and the coffee is always average at best, often burnt. We have tried the coffee around 4 times over 2.5 years, trying to give it a chance to improve, but unfortunately we've been disappointed each time. We had family visit us sometimes and they have tried it as well and said it's pretty bad. Their food is okay (normal take away sandwiches etc) so I hope they can take some feedback and improve the barista service and the quality of the coffee provided. We always go out of the way to Macquarie Centre or Pymble instead, because the coffee is so bad. I agree with other comments that this place has so much potential- it is literally the ONLY cafe on this of Marsfield- and considering they have a monopoly, they could make it amazing, but they don't seem to make improvements even...
Read moreVery disappointing. Came here with my sister for breakfast. I ordered the poached eggs on avocado toast and added bacon to the side. When the waiter brought my plate to my seat, the 2x eggs were cooked in a egg poaching machine and were hard boiled. When I went to to the waiter to ask for new eggs, he said that he knew they were overcooked and the cook is cooking new eggs for me. 5 minutes later when my bacon had gone cold, the cook brought out only 1 egg cooked in an egg poaching machine. When I said it was a bit upsetting because my bacon had gone cold, the cook said she could heat it up and it'd only take a minute. I'm very disappointed as it seems the workers are happy to serve food that is not good quality or as per the menu, and they reheat food? Will not be...
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