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Circle Café

Overall Rating

7.3

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344 Darling St
Balmain NSW 2041

Phone (02) 9555 9755

 

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Circle Café Details

344 Darling St
Balmain NSW 2041
Phone (02) 9555 9755

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Cuisine

French

Chef

James Nguyen

Opening Hours

Mon-Sat 7am-5pm

Serves

Breakfast

Average Meal Price

$13 - based on one main course only (entree could not be calculated)

Prices

Mains $7.50-$18.00
Desserts $3.00-$10.00

BYO

Corkage per person $2.00

Seats  130


Special Features

Outdoor Dining
Wheelchair Access

Specialties

Eggs florentine & sweet, Crepes, Pastas, Risottos

 




Overall Rating              7.3  
 
Food                7.3  
Ambience                8.0  
Service                6.5  
Value                7.1  

 

Recommended based on 20 votes
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Overall             Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

 

I live in Balmain and have been to Circle heaps of times for brekkie and lunch. I love the ricotta hotcakes and all our friends agree they do the best poached eggs in Balmain! Also love their chai - it's fluffy and foamy with just the right blend of spices. It is a lovely place to snack and relax and catch up with friends, especially when the weather is good and you can find a table outside.
 
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foodchick  -   See my reviews 9reviews, 14 June 2007
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

 

I love this place. I have been visiting here regularly since moving to Balmain and it has never disappointed. I love the chicken and leek crepes and the burger with the homemade mayo. You order at the counter but the service has never disappointed, for example my burger patty needed a tiny bit more cooking in the middle and they made me a complete new burger no questions asked. A new favorite.
 
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jojobug  -   See my reviews 1review, 22 January 2007
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Overall             Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 7 Service 5 Value 7

 

Can't really rate this place on service as you order and pay at the counter - so no service... BUT the food is really yummy and the coffee is good. Dogs are welcome (always a good thing) and there is no attitude amongst the staff. I have done lunch here many times and will continue to do so.... it's well priced and wholesome.
 
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lisaq  -   See my reviews 7reviews, 03 January 2007
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Overall             Not Recommended
Food 1 Ambience 2 Service 2 Value 1

 

Went here for Bastille Day dinner 8 of us looking forward to a great night in a French Restaurant. We will never return. We wrote a long letter to the Management and received a scathing reply.
 
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BRIJULES  -   See my reviews 2reviews, 17 September 2006
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  1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
 
 

 

Overall             Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 5 Value 8

 

Great cafe, excellent breakfasts especially the omelettes. Great coffee. Wonderful courtyard to sit in. Only downside is that it is closed on sundays, stops this place from being the complete package.
 
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Little gourmand  -   See my reviews 10reviews, 28 July 2006
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

 

This has high quality food and the best coffee in Balmain. And a lovely place to sit in inside and out. A Very interesting mix of people. The lunch specials are excellent and the big breakfasts great value and great tasting.
 
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marjjac  -   See my reviews 1review, 01 December 2005
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 10 Ambience 10 Service 10 Value 10

 

I LOVE IT:) Go the circle Café, the food is fantasic and so is the atmosphere :)
 
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gothecircle:):):)  -   See my reviews 1review, 26 November 2005
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Overall             Not Recommended
Food 1 Ambience 3 Service 5 Value 1

 

After reading some of the reviews which suggest the coffee is great. Great coffee? You either dont drink coffee, or have no idea about what an espresso coffee is meant to taste like. The only thing worse than a bad coffee is having to then pay for it and I can say the food isnt any better than the coffee. As a coffee drinker I can honestly say the coffee in this place would have to be the worst I've drunk anywhere in the WORLD!!! You guys really need to get real. Invest in a decent machine and let your heads go and buy some decent beans. The food sucks and the coffee is crap.
 
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flora  -   See my reviews 1review, 18 November 2005
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Overall             Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 9 Service 7 Value 8

 

Great place, food is excellent, nice setting with garden, chilled atmosphere.
 
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Hit and Miss  -   See my reviews 1review, 26 August 2005
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 10 Service 9 Value 10

 

Bella must have been there on a bad day. Circle has the best coffee in Balmain, lovely food and a beautiful garden to sit in. Plus interesting community arts feel about the place. Relaxing!
 
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suzannah  -   See my reviews 1review, 29 April 2005
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