Go there once or twice a day, by far the best coffee in the area, George has enviable memory for the names of his guests, his partner is a bit grumpy at times but the brekky unbeatable. Should not praise this place too much since it might attract more customers.
The food is absolutely delicious and the servings are huge. There are a lot of cafe type creations, such as chick pea burgers (which are delicious) but also your bog standards such as steak sandwiches, pastas and salads.
The service is a bit slow and chaotic, and it's a bit chi chi at times, but it's worth putting up with for the food and coffee.
Discovered this place at the recommendation of friends from work. We had a great lunch, the servings were huge and the coffee was delicious (I would agree that it is the best I have tasted in this area). There is not that many great cafes / restaurants this end of Surry Hills who can fit tables of 8-12 easily.
Used to be able to be a big fan: there every Sat breakkie, they would see us walk past to get the paper and have coffees (up to Melbourne's standards) ready by the time we came in, v friendly, non-pretentious staff, BIG breakfasts w equally good vegetarian option, eggs poached to perfection and all only 40m from home. Unfortunately they're no longer open on weekends :o(
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Anonymous, 13 August 2005
Overall
Highly Recommended
Food 9
Ambience 8
Service 10
Value 9
So much fresh homecooked food to choose from. The sevice is brilliant the coffee is the best in Surry Hills.
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Anonymous, 31 July 2005
Overall
Highly Recommended
Food 9
Ambience 8
Service 8
Value 8
The food is great but the coffee is usually bitter which is a shame.
I went to C&A's because of the commendations on this site. I had the breakfast and it was good value but the scrambled eggs were a bit overcooked and tasteless and the bread overtoasted. That all being said, I enjoyed the atmosphere there and it was fairly good value.
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Anonymous, 09 May 2004
Overall
Highly Recommended
Food 10
Ambience 10
Service 10
Value 10
A wonderful find! Fantastic Coffee and terrific service. Highly recommended.