Brunswick East Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly laidback staff."
• "All the staff there are kind and warm and make you feel very welcome."
• "The most cheerful and nicest staff you’ll find in the neighbourhood."
• "Extremely friendly staff."
• "Staff are friendly and cool."
• "The staff were really friendly."
• "Staff are wonderfully friendly."

Cons:

• "The service was slow and it felt like the staff didn’t care."
• "Also, we saw the waitress sneezing twice straight in her hands and without washing her hands, touching things behind the counter (including things around the coffee machine) which was completely off-putting."
• "Super disorganised, most pretentious place."
• "The coffee took 20 minutes to come. The food took 55 minutes."
• "Wait staff aren’t very friendly either."
• "I don't appreciate when I feel pushed to order quick, the waitress was coming every 40sec to take our order although we were clearly still reading the menu and deciding."
• "Service very very slow."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "In the summer the courtyard is a winner. It's tucked away from the lively Gillet Square."
• "Love this place so much. In and out of pandemic they have managed to have a great atmosphere... that’s impressive."
• "Warm atmosphere."
• "Great little spot with good vibes."
• "Cosy interior and spacious outdoor space."
• "The atmosphere is very chic and hipster - but in a nonchalant way."
• "Great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Really very expensive for what it was."
• "Gets quite crowded with Aussies and hipsters from 11 onwards, expect to wait for a table."
• "The place and service were a bit average."
• "The staff were outwardly hostile during most of the experience."
• "Atmosphere inside was also odd, a bit musty and dark in places, seemed like it could do with a sweep and removal of random curtains."
• "Outdoor area is flooded with insects, very cramped seating."
• "During winter, the inside of the place can get a bit stuffy."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is TOP."
• "The food is always outrageously tasty... my favourite I think were the Kari eggs and some delicious corn/chilli/eggs on toast."
• "Seriously good breakfast."
• "The food is lovely."
• "Food is also excellent, fresh and healthy."
• "Food was very tasty and obviously very hipsterish which brings me to my only negative - why charge £1 extra for oat milk ?"
• "The chilli butter eggs are absolutely divine - highly recommend."

Cons:

• "The price tag (£19 for two eggs on toast, a whiff of halloumi and a minuscule latte) … eek!"
• "Otherwise I thought everything was overpriced."
• "Food was good but a bit too much going on. Too much sauce/yogurt etc, sometimes less is more - don't need my bread drowning in yogurt and oil."
• "Food was pretty expensive and not a lot of options."
• "The food was, unfortunately, nowhere near Aussie standard. :/ meh."
• "My Japanese pancake was a wet mess."
• "Chilli Eggs: bread was overly dripping in butter to point I could only eat half before feeling ill. Eggs were hard and rubbery."