Trei Cafe

I had lunch at TREI Café today, and it was a pleasurable experience. The small menu had several options, catering to both non-vegetarians and vegetarians. The Southern Fried Chicken Bao was delicious. The chicken was tender, juicy, and crispy, while the bao was soft. The portions are decent, the service is swift, and the girl who served us was friendly and cheerful. A cute little gem in Glen Waverley, definitely recommended.

Since it’s opening the food and coffee have gone downhill. Went on a weekday and the staff were nice (but only had two waiting staff so the service was extremely slow, not their fault though) and all the menu items have changed so there are less. Which I think is a good thing to take off the pressure in the kitchen. But I found items to be smaller portions, the taste of the food also being subpar to what it used to be. The taste is decent but I think it’s not worth the price that they charge for it.

I've been here many times and each time, it's always delivered the goods. Ambience is warm and opening, service was also great. One of the big breakfasts that I felt was close to good value, compared to other brunch places. And is hard not to order it each time, it's just put together very nicely so it has my recommendation. Juicy mushrooms too! Not sure what changed about the freshly squeezed OJ though, but the texture/quality of it has dropped and was once something I always got.