The Chirnside Cafe

Sorry guys but your customer service is just Pathetic. Was there today for a catch up.We order it sit down and wait for our order to arrived. 1 Ham cheese croissant plus avocado arrived at the table cheese tomato croissant plus avocado so I said no problem just refund me the different because cheese and tomato can't cost the same of ham cheese reply was maybe and they never come back to me. Coffee was order it extra hot and arrived warm, almond croissant order it warm arrived cold and dry that make me think if was fresh from today or yesterday. For sure you will not see me again. Unfortunately in business customer service is the key.

Being a qualified chef I have a few comments regarding the food. Went here with my partner for our date day. While the coffee and Belgian Hot Chocolate was good and the atmosphere is quite lovely. There are some notes on the food I'd like to make. I ordered the Breakfast Brioche Roll. My partner ordered the Farmers Breakfast 1. The portion to price is not worth it. $18 is a little too steep for a small portioned Eggs Benedict. To which I have more points. 2. The hollandaise sauce was not that at all. It was sour and made me pull a face, I was unsure if my partner should keep eating it. I questioned them if the chef makes the sauce. To which they told me it's bought pre packaged. So I asked why it tastes sour, I know it shouldn't taste the way it did. So hearing it's a pre packaged sauce I was disgusted. Hollandaise is supposed to be rich and creamy. Not flat and sour. 3. The eggs were a little overcooked and nothing else was seasoned correctly. 4. The staff was lovely to some extent. Very nice and welcoming. I found it nice they checked with the chefs about my issue with the sauce. However it would have been nice if they possibly made another one just in case it was bad. 5. The brioche roll was quite tasty. But it did become a small mess as the bun got soggy from the grease of the bacon. I would say all up that it's a good place to try out for a date. However I don't feel it's worthy enough to go back to. Thank you for reading. And thank you to the staff for your patience and understanding today.

Vietnamese coffee is amazing. Had the Breakfast Benny with smoked salmon which was also stunning. Nice fresh new decor as well. The only downer is that you can't just walk in and sit at a table. Customers have to wait to be seated which is frustrating when it is a cafe in a mall and not a restaurant and also when there are empty tables so close, but staff are busy making takeaway coffees and you end up standing at the entrance for ages looking silly. Hopefully this process can be amended so that it feels more inviting.

Had breakfast there mother's Day. Lovely food except for first meal arrived at least 5 minutes before the second meal arrived. What leaves a bad taste is the 1'% surcharge for using a credit card. You get up and order yourself at the counter and they have the nerve to charge that fee. They must realise that soon all transactions will be electronic.

Have been here once before but wanted to try something else and bit more substantial. Ordered the big breakfast and maybe I shouldn't have expected anything at all. 2 poached eggs, small piece of toast cut in half, half a boiled sausage, 1 small piece of field mushroom cut in half, 3 pieces of cherry tomatoes, a small shallow sauce plastic ramekin of can baked beans, so maybe 25-50g and I almost forgot about the 2 little rashes of bacon. All in all under $5 worth of food being charged at $21.50. And it was served luke warm...

First time here, and woaaaaah let me just say I am so glad we had walked right up to this cafe to check it out. So many years of coming to the plaza almost everyday, and noteven realising this little gem of a place was hiding in the corner by Myers! The staff are so friendly, coffee was delicious. I had the smashed avocado with a side of halloumi and hash brown, my partner had the spinach eggs benedict which he enjoyed. Too good and filling! My new favourite cafe!!! New York cheesecake and the caramel slice which thankfully is nut free is hands down probably the best we’ve ever had! Sorry no photos of the two as I demolished them right away. Look forward to trying everything else on their menu. Beautiful little place and decor is gorgeous!