Arch View Cafe — Restaurant in Victoria

Came in yesterday with my wife and two young children. We ordered two babycinos and when they arrived they were put in front of me and not the children. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as I went to touch the small latte glass it was so HOT I could barely hold it. Big no no to serve a scalding hot drink to toddlers. I’ve never had that happen before. 🙁 Upon informing them, new ones were promptly made. On to our coffee, my wife ordered a latte which she said was pretty standard to underwhelming. I thought I’d test Arch view out and order a flat white, which is something that a lot of cafes seem to struggle with and Arch view failed miserably. I could only describe it as a shot of coffee with hot milk just dumped on top of it. A flat white should be served in a tulip cup (smaller than a latte glass) thereby making it a slightly stronger coffee than a latte, otherwise it’s just a latte in a cup. There was no creamy steamed milk blended through the coffee and sitting perfectly on top with a small amount of non bubbly foam. It was just milk sitting in coffee like someone would make at home. In fact our Nespresso machine makes a better coffee than this $4 version. Oh... and we shared a Snickers muffin I believe it was. It must have been yesterday’s or the day before as it was drier than the exposed beams in the ceiling. It just broke up and crumbled everywhere despite the attempt to conceal it with some sort of sticky glaze. $8 I think they were? 🙁 We actually live about 150m from this place but still drive into town for our coffee. Unfortunately yesterday Webster’s and Hydrant were too busy so we rolled the dice here, but Lady Luck was nowhere...

I was able to book a table for a coffee this morning. Not all cafes are taking bookings for coffee. I arrived a few minutes before my friend and was greeted warmly by a member of the team who showed me to our table and made sure we had everything we needed. Orders are taken at the counter and our delicious coffee was brought to our table soon after. The cafe is clean and offers breakfast and a variety of sweet and savoury foods. Parking is no problem. Toilets are available for customers. Tables are available inside or outside if you prefer. Once you are seated you are permitted to remove your mask and enjoy your coffee or meal. My friend and I are planning to make this our spot for...

Stay away from the pizzas. Couldn't even bite through some of the crust as it was that hard. Had to literally break it apart by snapping the crust.Definately not worth $19. Was worse than a frozen pizza. Should have went across the road an bought a small pizza for $8. Very disappointing. Some of the other food looked amazing, staff were very friendly and nice, but the pizza was a joke. Ordered the chicken and the pulled...