Flute Cafe

great coffee and nice service and staffs :) we had chicken curry and fried rice with beef skewers. Chicken katsu were still crispy even curry was on top! Also fried rice! Very generous amount and quality! definitely visit again. I knew now why reviews were so good here! Xx you guys made beautiful weekend !

So disappointing as I have visited this cafe several times before and the food had always been exceptional. First problem today is we used the QR code on the table to order, and even though it processed and sent a confirmation email, the order had not gone through. Great thing is that by using this online ordering is that you can SEE exactly what you are getting. Only problem is when it turns up looking very different, and does not have most of the ingredients listed, then there is disappointment. I ordered crunchy noodle salad with chicken. Four ingredients in the description were missing. Bahn Mi dressing was not this flavour but a very odd sweet, almost berry flavour. Not nice. My daughter ordered vermicelli chicken salad. They had no vermicelli so asked if it was ok to substitute with Asian rice. We agreed but what came out was both over and under cooked and gluggy and clumped together with all ingredients mashed in together with again a weird sweet flavoured dressing. She could not eat it. I would normally always chat to staff about this but my daughter hates confrontation so we left. Sadly I will not visit again given the food quality.

This place did not disappoint. The food was so quick to come out and most elements of the dishes we had was simple yet tasty. I usually don’t like the salsa sauce that’s provided by some of these breakfast places, but even this salsa was great. My grandma ordered scones that she couldn’t finish so I ate, and that was fantastic. I would never consider ordering scones for myself, but for this place, I might make an exception in the future. Great work Flute Cafe. Edit: I’ve been reading some of the reviews here and some people seem to have an issue with the way the eggs are poached. I had my reservations when I saw it the first time, but the moment you cut into it, you can see that’s it’s been done perfect. If this is the price that needs to be paid for quick and consistent eggs, so be it. Keep doing it.

Came here Feb 13 for lunch (Cav Rd Flute). PROS: Service (including how they handled my feedback); Coffee, Breakfast menu items CONS: Asian/Asian inspired menu items (mostly their lunch menu) - incl feedback below hoping to inspire some changes otherwise I don’t know if I’ll return as my asian ancestors would never forgive me :( Initially ordered Vermicelli Sticky Ribs - Ribs had good flavour but were overcooked and Vermicelli noodles were not cooked (needed at least another 10 mins to soften - its akin to eating raw dried rice). We didnt have the heart to send it back so I swapped meals with my partner (Coconut Chicken ‘fried rice’) - but this was the most confusing fried rice Ive had :( Rice was not fried but hard/burnt/overcooked meaning their either wasnt enough oil or rotation of the rice the wok. Please no mayo on fried rice and spring onion is a garnish not main ingredient (otherwise cook the onions through to sweeten). Menu spelling - It’s Kecap Manis not Kecap Menace :( Despite this, they did take the dish back and made me an avocado plate instead which was 10/10! I really appreciated this being accommodated and it accounts for the extra star in this review. I think it’s risky to have asian/asian fusion/asian inspired meals if the chefs are not skilled/not passionate in executing - asian cuisine is complex and does not hide flaws easily. I would even go as far as removing them from your menu and keeping what you excel at and are passionate about. Alternatively, the asian style dishes have a good concept but need to be tweaked and chefs better trained in this cuisine. Still, a nice small business that I look forward to seeing grow and hopefully support in the future as a local.

If only there were more STARS... We ordered a birthday cake for our son from Flute on the recommendation of a family member. We could simply not be more pleased with the quality of the cake and the outstanding service we received. As has become a feature of 2020/21 life, our week didn't really go as smoothly as we would have anticipated. Our experience with Flute was a wonderful surprise.

Flute has been our local for years and it’s always amazing, truffled eggs are the best breakfast in my opinion and the kids love sweet breakfasts and the hot chocolate. Serving sizes are generous and good value. In lockdown recently we ordered morning tea to celebrate a long week, the scones were soo good, especially the berry compote. We’re regulars and will continue to be.