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Cafe Ish

Overall Rating

8.1

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Shop 2, 102 Albion Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010

Phone (02) 9281 1688

 

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Cafe Ish Details

Shop 2, 102 Albion Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Phone (02) 9281 1688

Enquiries
Josh & Ai (02) 9281 1688

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Cuisine

Japanese, Modern Australian, Native Australian
Organic

Chef

Josh

Opening Hours

Open 7 days

Serves

Breakfast
Lunch
Take Away

Special Features

Business Friendly
Hip & Trendy
Outdoor Dining
Quiet

 




Overall Rating              8.1  
 
Food                8.6  
Ambience                7.4  
Service                8.4  
Value                7.7  

 

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Overview of Cafe Ish

Yummy organic Australian cuisine with a Japanese twist.

 

 

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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10

 

Cafe Ish has started opening for dinner at a second site, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. This is exactly what Sydney needs to lift it out of the hole its dug for itself (bigger, better, flashier places owned by consortiums). Lovely ambitious food, served with passion.
 
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sw2000  -   See my reviews 3reviews, 08 January 2010
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Overall             Average
Food 5 Ambience 4 Service 6 Value 4

 

My experience here was well below average. The food and coffee was nice, but not special. You only get a little serving for a big price tag. The food and coffee was slow to come out and not worth the wait. The staff were very nice though there was issues with the management. Ambience was not so good as the place was a lot smaller than I thought.
 
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Innerwest lover  -   See my reviews 8reviews, 07 December 2009
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Overall             Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

 

Very good food, you must try the pancakes, they are amazing. The chai is very good. Place can get a little crowded and noisy at times. Definitely recommend.
 
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wyndchymz  -   See my reviews 3reviews, 13 October 2009
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 9

 

If you are a coffee lover you must try this cafe! The coffee is consistently amazing. The food is delicious and unique for the area and the service is great and super friendly. We are regulars here and are always happy with everything. I always look forward to my Ish fix.
 
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mumma08  -   See my reviews 1review, 21 September 2009
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 8

 

Very pleased to have been taken here. And unusual but accessible menu for a street-side cafe, very tasty food, wonderful homemade lemonade and exceptionally friendly and preemptive service. Will certainly be back.
 
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Jamie  -   See my reviews 8reviews, 17 September 2009
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Overall             Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 7 Value 6

 

Got here around 12:30 pm on sat arvo. really wanted to try soft shell crab but was told that they've run out. Very disappointed. Ordered the omelette with mushroom and tomato relish instead. Very ordinary omelette in taste. The only thing that really stood out was the tomato relish. The other dish was fried pork in damper with plum sauce. Good flavours and big serving.

The macadamia coffee was delicious. Ambience, very crowded. Originally sat outside as indoor was full. We had a slanty table and wasn't comfy. Need to come back to see if soft shell crab really is as good as it sounds.
 
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Hazelatte  -   See my reviews 10reviews, 01 September 2009
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Overall             Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 6 Service 9 Value 8

 

After reading so many great comments, I took some of my friends to Cafe Ish. We absolutely loved the food (brekky). I loved the softshell crab omelette and karaage softshell crab that my friend ordered! The cafe owner is a lovely Japanese lady and she is so hospitable! Great coffee too!
 
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sxn31  -   See my reviews 5reviews, 22 July 2009
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10

 

Excellent atmosphere, we were made to feel like regulars from our second visit, great food. One thing I haven't had in Sydney cafes since I came here 20 years ago is good customer service. You get good customer service. Things like getting all meals served to the table at one time.

In a lot of Sydney cafes you'll have finished your meal and your partner hasn't received theirs yet. Waiters often whiz by your table not checking if you need anything. Not at Cafe Ish you get pampered without being over bearing. Also they have the best Hot Chocolate that I've tasted in Sydney. I hope they don't change it.

To all at Cafe Ish, Keep up the good work.
 
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Famish  -   See my reviews 1review, 28 June 2009
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Overall             Below Average
Food 5 Ambience 2 Service 6 Value 2

 

From all the rave reviews, this cafe was top on my list to explore. The food was mediocre and not worth the price. The service was lovely, but the ambience was lacking, they could do so much more. Disappointment.
 
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...julia  -   See my reviews 2reviews, 25 June 2009
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Overall             Not Recommended
Food 5 Ambience 1 Service 1 Value 1

 

I went there when it first opened and had the little dish which was not bad, I decided to go back the weekend after with my partner and ordered it again, it came out half the size, and bacon well over cooked, not even edible. The whole time we were in there the kitchen staff/senior staff listened to our conversation and then decided to join in, if we wanted his input we would have asked.

The coffee was quite nice, but it should've been because it took 15 minutes to come out, we were the only people in there. Won't go back.
 
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Hell Raiser  -   See my reviews 6reviews, 18 June 2009
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