I went to the Cuckoo Callay at Newtown station earlier this year and was unimpressed by their stale, crumbly “banana bread”, with a floury taste and too many uncooked oats on top, served as a muffin. I was both disappointed and very surprised by their equally terrible coffee. A stale muffin is certainly not a good sign, but it can happen. But a bad coffee? No excuse. I couldn’t believe I was at anything bearing the Cuckoo Callay name, given their famed food and extremely popular Surry Hills location. Then over the past few months I visited the station plenty of times and never noticed it open, and sure enough it’s shut down. This is what happens when standards slide, so it’s a good thing the Cuckoo Callay fam knew where to draw the line.
Coffee: -1
BB: -1