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8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  9     

A welcome refreshment of this cafe. The interiors feel lighter and more roomy. Coffee is fab in both flavour and synapse restoration capacity and they use bonsoy for all the bean milk drinkers out there. The coffee reward card is super generous and the best I've seen.

They're having a series of burger specials and ever since I had the Mexican I can't stop thinking about it. Who knew it was possible to be haunted by a burger? A worthy addition to the local scene.

Dec 02, 2010

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  9     

Love this place, it breaks the rule that places with amazing views can be average in everything else. The coffee makes my day every time. If for some reason I'm off the strong stuff they grind decaf to order.

There's a simple selection of good food, mostly toasties as the food prep area is minuscule yet everything is done thoughtfully and well. A fabulous recharge after a swim or a worthy detour in its own right.

Aug 12, 2010

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  7     

A great little place. I live a hop-skip-and jump away and it's a huge improvement on the previous establishment. The place has real charm, fabulous coffee and everything I've tried has been delicious. I have been a bit stuck on the salmon and goats cheese omelette but have tried the pea and basil soup, gorgeous, and some of the Portuguese tarts - yum.

My only gripe is the seating, I dislike the stools that are sweeping Sydney, but they are at least appropriate here, the place is tiny and casual. The bench seating or window chairs are more comfy. A great addition to our little cafe strip.

Aug 07, 2010

4.8 Average

Food  7      Ambience  3      Service  4      Value  5     

I've yum cha-ed regularly here over the past 15 years, so to say I've been a loyal customer is an understatement. Sadly we've moved on because they've removed the trolleys from yum cha. It makes it easier for them to turn tables over on busy days but removes a crucial element of yum cha for us.

Instead of choosing food from passing trolleys, customers are now required to order from menus and the food comes flooding in, no more lingering over yum cha hoping to be tempted by one last dish. A sad loss.

Our little yum cha possie has moved to Marigold where the room itself is nicer, with natural light and more space between the tables, hence, not so noisy, and of course the passing trolleys. The food is roughly comparable, with each restaurant doing some dishes better.

The end of an era for my gang. We're sad but pragmatic!

Aug 07, 2010

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  9     

One of my favourite cafes in Sydney, there is an elegance to Cafe Zoe that reminds me of Melbourne. It's spacious, comfortable, not too noisy and the food has flair without fuss. Great service and value for money too.

Feb 28, 2009

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  9     

A welcome refreshment of this cafe. The interiors feel lighter and more roomy. Coffee is fab in both flavour and synapse restoration capacity and they use bonsoy for all the bean milk drinkers out there. The coffee reward card is super generous and the best I've seen.

They're having a series of burger specials and ever since I had the Mexican I can't stop thinking about it. Who knew it was possible to be haunted by a burger? A worthy addition to the local scene.

Dec 02, 2010

9.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  9     

Love this place, it breaks the rule that places with amazing views can be average in everything else. The coffee makes my day every time. If for some reason I'm off the strong stuff they grind decaf to order.

There's a simple selection of good food, mostly toasties as the food prep area is minuscule yet everything is done thoughtfully and well. A fabulous recharge after a swim or a worthy detour in its own right.

Aug 12, 2010

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  7     

A great little place. I live a hop-skip-and jump away and it's a huge improvement on the previous establishment. The place has real charm, fabulous coffee and everything I've tried has been delicious. I have been a bit stuck on the salmon and goats cheese omelette but have tried the pea and basil soup, gorgeous, and some of the Portuguese tarts - yum.

My only gripe is the seating, I dislike the stools that are sweeping Sydney, but they are at least appropriate here, the place is tiny and casual. The bench seating or window chairs are more comfy. A great addition to our little cafe strip.

Aug 07, 2010

4.8 Average

Food  7      Ambience  3      Service  4      Value  5     

I've yum cha-ed regularly here over the past 15 years, so to say I've been a loyal customer is an understatement. Sadly we've moved on because they've removed the trolleys from yum cha. It makes it easier for them to turn tables over on busy days but removes a crucial element of yum cha for us.

Instead of choosing food from passing trolleys, customers are now required to order from menus and the food comes flooding in, no more lingering over yum cha hoping to be tempted by one last dish. A sad loss.

Our little yum cha possie has moved to Marigold where the room itself is nicer, with natural light and more space between the tables, hence, not so noisy, and of course the passing trolleys. The food is roughly comparable, with each restaurant doing some dishes better.

The end of an era for my gang. We're sad but pragmatic!

Aug 07, 2010

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  10      Service  9      Value  9     

One of my favourite cafes in Sydney, there is an elegance to Cafe Zoe that reminds me of Melbourne. It's spacious, comfortable, not too noisy and the food has flair without fuss. Great service and value for money too.

Feb 28, 2009

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  9      Service  8      Value  9     

Ok, this place is fantastic! Scrumptious cakes, decadent but well portioned, super fresh and reasonably priced. I'm drooling just thinking about it. Coffee is very good. I had a pie there recently and it was in the top three ever, identifiable steak and delicious pastry. Also I love the pavement chairs and tables, they remind me of Paris and are the antithesis of that hard, minimalist crap, cosy, generous and comfy *sigh*...

Feb 28, 2009

7 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  6     

Good people and excellent food but barely average coffee. Really you won't eat a dud dish here, the food is quality and yum but for me it's all a bit pricey. Every dish is a few dollars more than it needs to be. The coffee is barely passable, overpriced and the glasses are small.

Feb 28, 2009

7 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  8     

I have been eating here for years. I used Maya to cater for my 40th and they were amazing, great advice for my needs, wonderful service and the food was fresh and sensational. Incredibly generous too. Highly recommended!

I eat in often for a dosa or thali fix, the food is seriously yum. Service was a tad snooty the last time I went, quite out of character really for the place. Hope it was a one off after years of good service.

Oct 20, 2008