Sometimes you’re just in a busy semi-urban Westfield with very few options, so I tried out Coco Madness because I wasn’t game enough to go to the Three Beans after my experience at their Broadway branch. But Coco Madness wasn’t exactly a fantastic alternative. Even in a small, the coffee was too milky. I could barely taste the coffee, so […]

You don’t go to Cafe Blossom for the coffee or the food – you go there because it’s right next to a huge indoor playground. The location is everything, and Cafe Blossom isn’t bad enough to force you to go somewhere else for anything better. With run-of-the-mill Mama Kaz banana bread and a coffee that was neither here nor there, […]

Elbow Room used to be my local a very long time ago. They had a cool chef who was unusually good at executing homely cafe fare with a slight twist of elegance. I was pleased (and also slightly disappointed – I liked the guy) to see that he was still here after so many years. As well as having a […]

It’s been a while since I’ve really scoped out the Chatswood coffee scene, but I’m always surprised at how few good cafes there are to choose from. I’ve been to Flower Child a few times, expecting excellent looking and tasting fare, and it delivers, but just barely. My coffee was good, but not mind-blowing. My mushroom toast was also good, […]