Generally, I want to steer away from reviewing chain cafes. You don’t review McDonald’s alongside restaurants. My experience at Three Beans Broadway, however, was so uniquely terrible that I figured it warranted a mention. Usually you get the best service when you’re served by the owner/manager, but not in this case. She took my order without even a verbal acknowledgement, […]
Three Beans, Broadway
Cuckoo Callay, Newtown (permanently closed)
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 […]
The Boathouse, Balmoral Beach
I like to come here for a casual seafood lunch. So what am I doing here for coffee and BB? When babies and beach, then Boathouse, I guess. The bloody seagulls are ruthless, literally swooping at me to try and grab the BB out of my hand, and succeeding in getting a piece away from the toddler. Boathouse’s BB is […]
Cinque, Newtown
This is the cafe at Newtown’s Dendy Cinema. It’s been here forever, and has a very iconic Newtown vibe, but it has never really been what I would consider “good”. It has a decent enough menu, but when your food arrives, it kinda feels like it’s hitting a bit of a flat note. Everything entices, but nothing pops. Their coffee […]