Picnic Cafe

Vibrant little cafe in a busy area! Parking is quite tricky on weekends and early mornings but plenty of surrounding streets if you don’t mind walking. Staff are friendly and welcoming! This is probably our third/fourth time visiting and staff have always been really quick and efficient. Have only ever ordered coffee so our review is based on that! Our recent visit, coffees were both really sour. Ordered both a cappuccino (pictured) and vanilla iced latte. Cafe was quite busy, so I understand the pressure to get the coffees out quickly, but unfortunately the quality was compromised. I do really enjoy the space though, the large open window really makes the cafe feel open and inviting. Might pop back in again if I’m the area, but probably wouldn’t travel out of our way. Would love to try some of their food and update our review 👍🏻

First time here meeting friends. Will definitely be back. It’s a popular cafe. The first thing that struck me was table service- haven’t had that in a while, so it was off to a great start. Friendly staff and cost relaxed atmosphere. Food is lovely here! Coffee (importantly) was on point! We had a quinoa bowl, mushrooms on toasts and signature hashbrowns Benny! See the pictures and try not to want to eat...

I went to the gym for 2 hrs before coming, expecting a big brunch and they did not disappoint. It is one of the first times ever I've unable to finish my food. 3 of us ordered the pancakes and none of us could finish. They are so delicious, so generous, so gluttonous and so more-ish that I kept sneaking more bites into my mouth even when I could barely move, or talk or breathe from being so full. Timtams + nutella + strawberries + icecream is a dangerous combo. Don't come if you're on a silly diet. Come if you want an $18 meal that will fill you up til brunch the next day. Couldn't recommend this place higher. Also expect a 30min wait, this place is crazy popular but the staff are lovely and the wait is worth it. So worth it.

Difficult one to review. Went for breakfast on a Thursday morning around 8am and we were the only diners. Great start with chilled water brought to the table promptly. Lovely ambiance with nice background music. However, one of the wait staff was cleaning the tables & chairs with a small bucket of soapy water and cloth. Left the bucket on a nearby table, brought us our plates and then resumed cleaning. Did she wash her hands first before handling our plates? My hash cake with bacon and poached eggs looked great and was tasty although the bacon could do with more crisp but got an unwanted surprise crunch from a rather large piece of egg shell...oops. Wife enjoyed her "healthy heart" granola/ muesli / yoghurt but said her flat white could be hotter. So heaps of potential but missed the mark today!