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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.