Date: 17.8.11
This place is in the perfect location. It was one of those rainy Melbourne days and I’d been walking around for ages and was keen to sit down somewhere nice for a coffee and lunch. The heater was on outside and I happily sat down in this funky Melbourne alleyway to watch the world go by. The service was friendly and pretty fast but it became apparent that more than anything, they just wanted to get you in there. The food was bland and majorly overpriced and as for the coffee, such a disappointment. They use one of my favourite beans, Giancarlo, but the coffee was drowned out by an overuse of water. They clearly subscribe to the “a full cup is best” attitude, when I’d rather my long black not filled to the top and tasting strong. Ironically, the cup has “Coffee is my life” written on the side. If this coffee is your life, then you are pretty God damn bland.
AMBIENCE: It’s an impressive looking café in an amazing location. But the staff member out the front hawking their wears to every passer by is a distraction. 4 out of 5.
SERVICE: Competent is a good word, but there was little flair. And see above about outside hawking. 3.5 out of 5.
COFFEE: They use great beans and then flood them with water. Disappointing. 2.5 out of 5.
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