Cafe C

3 Below Average

Food  3      Ambience  4      Service  2      Value  3     

Had breakfast on New Year's day. Asked for water 3 times however none was forthcoming. We ended up getting water ourselves even though some tables around us received their water. The staff were stressed and unorganised. Clearly being open on New Years day was too much for this business to handle. The holiday surcharge seemed inappropriate. When my pancakes finally arrived they were dry and not particularly appetising. They were however overpriced. I would stay clear of this place, Newtown has far better on offer.

Jan 31, 2012 

4.3 Below Average

Food  6      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  5     

I've been to Cafe C quite a few times and each time it's been okay, good enough for an easy and convenient place to drop in to with a friend for a light lunch and coffee. Unfortunately, the staff do have a huge attitude problem. The previous times I have eaten here it has just been quite gruff and unenthusiastic, however, today it was completely shocking. A friend and I went in at about 2pm when the cafe was not busy at all for some coffee.

The waitress approached us immediately asking for our orders, but since we had only just sat down we said (nicely!) that we weren't quite ready yet. 1 minute later she approached again, and when we said (again, nicely!) that we weren't ready she openly rolled her eyes, turned on her heel and shook her head at us! I couldn't believe it! It was horrible.

My friend and I sat there in shock before talking about how unbelievable it was, coincidentally it looked like the senior staff had dropped in for the day and did not apolgise for the rude waitress but was lovely in offering us her service when we were ready, which was very much appreciated. However, we felt hugely uncomfortable sitting there with a waitress death staring us and will not be returning.

Nov 21, 2011 

1.8 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  2      Service  1      Value  2     

Ordered poached eggs only to have the egg fully cooked. Lack of flexibility from swap of tomato to mushroom. They were happy to charge for the mushroom but not happy to reduce the price for the tomatoes I didn't want from the dish I ordered. Poor service, waitress had attitude and I won't be going there again.

Nov 04, 2011 

2 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  3      Service  3      Value  1     

The eggs benedict was the smallest eggs benedict I've ever had, I won't be eating here again!

Mar 14, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  8     

I must be one of a few that praise this cafe. Having become used to a full english breakfast after living in London, my partner and I have tried just about every cafe along King St looking for the one we'd reliably visit and not be let down.

I will give the nod to past reviewers that there isn't any air-con and it can get hot, but that's all I can knock them for. We've tried the standard, country, english and irish brekkies and they have consistently delivered a great feed. My partner is a big fan of blood sausage and he thinks only Subsolo do it better. The coffee is good, freshly squeezed juices are spot on and it's all served in good time, every time.

We've been around 6-7 times now and no black mark against them so we're calling this one ours for good.

Mar 13, 2011 

1.3 Not Recommended

Food  1      Ambience  2      Service  1      Value  1     

I went the on the 1st of January for breakfast with my partner and a friend, unfortunately, there weren’t many cafés opened. Once sit we found that the place was cash only there was a surcharge of $2,50 each for Public Holiday.
The place was very hot, all the windows were closed and no air conditioner, we waited a while before the waitress took the order, we also had to ask three time for some water.

When she finally arrived the order was wrong (already happened at the table near ours), very annoyed with us she went back to the kitchen to change the meals, she came back with the right meals two salmon eggs and one benedicts, the salmons didn’t have the hollandaise sauce and the benedicts looked really miserable.

Both my partner and my friend are chef so they know how to cook an egg properly, all the poached eggs were too hard, my friend politely asked to the waitress if the chef could make them again but soft, the same waitress (and owner apparently) answer that she didn’t want to serve him anymore, I never in my life had a so bad and rude services. The rest of food wasn’t really good but really overpriced.

When we asked for explanation at another waiter she came back and told us to stop it because she wasn’t serving us anymore. I was really tempted not to pay the entire bill. I suggest if they can’t run after a holiday crowd is better if they stay close.

Jan 05, 2011 

6.5 Recommended

Food  6      Ambience  7      Service  6      Value  7     

Cafe C ebbs and flows in quality and, unfortunately, at the moment, it's suffering a bad patch. The pastas have primarily a flavour of chicken stock, no matter which one you order. Pesto pasta or sundried tomato, both have that overpowering flavour.

Nachos also are pretty disappointing, also tasting suprisingly strange (I prefer the nachos at a few cafes down the road). The burgers are pretty good though and when there's live music, the atmosphere is difficult to beat. Service staff are usually pretty good, but seem understaffed when the place is busy.

Jan 03, 2011 

2 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  3      Service  2      Value  1     

Coffee was nice, but they completely forgot one of our meals and didn't seem to care. We also both got slugged the $2.50/head public surcharge, even though one of us didn't even get to eat anything.

Jan 02, 2011 

5.5 Average

Food  4      Ambience  6      Service  8      Value  4     

We have only been here for breakfast and our experiences have been mixed. The first time was about 2008 and we had to wait absolute ages for our breakfasts, and when they came they were mediocre, nothing special. We decided to try it again a few months ago and we again ordered breakfasts and they came in a good time and we really enjoyed it. I had the Lentil C (vegetarian breakfast) and it was fresh and tasty and my partner always asks for his bacon well done and it came out perfect.

We again tried it today and as always, the staff are friendly, attentive, no problems there, but we had to wait ages again for our breakfasts, there were people that arrived after us and got their food before us! We had to ask twice when our food was coming and when it did come, the food was nice enough but what they call "toast" wasn't. It was a slice of bread that was half toasted with a little smear of butter on it, I don't understand how a breakfast can take so long when they don't even cook toast properly!

I had the corn and cheese fritters with hollandaise sauce and "Italian Bread", which they forgot, the fritters didn't have any cheese in them and the hollandaise sauce I found far too sharp, I guess too much lemon juice? The coffee was always nice and the staff we have had no problems with, but the food is just lacking a little bit and the time we waited is just too long. I think we will be giving this place a miss for a while.

Jan 02, 2011 

1.5 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  2      Service  1      Value  1     

Went there for breakfast, waited an hour to find out there had been a mix up in the kitchen and we would have to wait another 15 minutes for it to be cooked, never again!

Nov 07, 2010