The Basement Cafe

I love a strong latte and most time it's hard to get. But....here I found a really nice strong latte. Very relaxing place we even played chess. The young gentleman was very friendly. (It's good to see friendly service that's genuine 👌) I watched people come and go and this place has a community feel about it. If you are in Melbourne pop in worth it. Good job guys.

My partner and I went there ay 10am Saturday this morning, 10am Saturday. It's a bit disappointed. The breakfast was below cafe standard. It seems you can buy from the supermarket and made it at home. We ordered Latte and Soy mocha. The mocha was taste like milo and didn't taste like a coffee at all. 1/4 was foam in Latte. The customer services were zero which served by an old guy. Sorry guys, first time and last time here.

Disappointing all round Came here on a Saturday morning for brunch with my partner. Unfortunately we received quite rude service in respect to our orders being mishandled(lukewarm ice latte instead of iced chai) and also some poached eggs that were more on the boiled side. Our wait time was significant(30 minutes plus) and overall the big breakfast was lacking in size and taste appeal.

What a great find! Stumbled upon this cafe, and it has authentic filipino dishes on the menu! If you’re looking for tapsi/tocilog, this is the perfect place! It was sooo good! Excellent customer service, Cappuccino and fresh apple/orange juice were amazing as well! Would come back for more and try their live music at night ❤️

If you are looking for the customer experience, don't expect much. I came in and no one assisted or bothered to take my order. I can see people left bcoz they're not being taken care of. U need proper server guys, c'mon this is Australia not Philippines. Also they forgot to process my order so I waited at least 20 mins, since everyones order is delayed anyway. They were apologetic about it. The breakfast is okay, don't expect alot for 15$ meal, although it could have been more affordable. Nice cosy ambience though. And prolly ur clothes will smell inside