Formerly ARAB Espresso Bar, it has new owners and the food and service is excellent. I had the Garden Green Salad with Chicken. It was fresh and the chicken well cooked. My son had the Pepperoni Pizza. The pizza has a thin base with just the right balance of ingredients. I would definately recommend this cafe/restaurant! The service was excellent too. Food was fast too come out and although at first not having the drinks that we wanted, when they found some in the fridge out the back they gave one to my son for free! We'll be coming back! read more

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It is cool how some of these places are setting up outdoor areas for non-smokers. It means that they can enjoy a good cup of coffee (or tea) outside on a nice day without having to worry about smoke drifting everywhere. This is one of those places that has an outdoor area to the side and all of the smokers are relegated to the tables out the front. It was quite crowded when I came here, but that was during the Easter break, so I was not at all surprised. However they did make a decent cup of tea (though since I like more than one satchell of sugar I had to go and get some more). They also have breakfast until 11:00 am, though since I had already eaten previously, I didn't take up the offer. read more

Arab Expresso Bar - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lorne, VIC

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The food is nothing impressive, a simple menu typical of the town. Good coffee. Great staff! The local biker bar. read more

Not usually one to post a bad review but very very very disappointed with Arab Expresso this morning. Yes, they were busy. So is all of Lorne at this time of year. To stand in line for 15 minutes waiting to order and then being told that I had missed the breakfast cut off by 2 minutes is a bloody disgrace. Won't be giving Arab Expresso any of my clams while I am in this town. read more

It was our first time at Lorne as a family, the restaurants all around us were very expensive since it was busy with tourists. So we found ourselves at Arab due to the reasonable prices. We went outside to sit (it was a bit crowded and I had to squeeze through a few chairs.) When we arrived at the table my Mum and Brother found what to order right away, whilst my Dad and I took a while, we looked through the specials and finally decided. Family opinions: Mum with some grilled fish: "It's nice." Dad with the Chicken Parmigiana: "It's good, it's way too much for me though." Brother with the Cheeseburger and chips from the kids menu: "The burger was boring, it was just cheese and a burger with some sauce. The chips were good." Me with the Minestrone from the soup of the day: Honestly it's okay, there's nothing special about it. I also tried my brothers fries and they were very bland, I couldn't taste anything. Overall: There's nothing really special about Arab, the menu is basic with simple pizza, pasta, entrees, mains and others. The staff were friendly and happy. Recommendation: If you have some extra money I would recommend going to some other restaurants in Lorne. read more

My son and I love Arab when we are in Lorne... stopped there tonight and my son ordered his chicken parmigiana and paid for it as I couldn't find my credit card.. I realised I must have dropped it when taking photos along the great ocean road.. the lovely owners happily refunded my sons meal (even though they had started cooking it) soi could leave and go back to the spot I thought I'd lost it... thankfully I found my credit card... would just like to send a great big thank you to the staff.. we WILL BE BACK!! read more

All food is very average, salad sizes were tiny, more of a side garnish! Parmi had a weird funky taste to it. The lady that took our order was pretty rude had some serious sass. Wouldn't recommend. Very cute male staff though. read more

I was a bit apprehensive of hitting the Arab Expresso [sic] Bar for breakfast (mainly because of the low-rating and comments); however, the menu looked good, and we were famished. It appears this joint has been open since 1956 -- no doubt it's been through renovations, as well, to keep up with the times. It's a nice-looking layout, with a glass-enclosed, al fresco patio, as well as sidewalk tables (out front, of course). Again, as with a number of eateries here in Lorne, this is one of those place-your-order-and-have-a-seat places. The breakfast menu ran the gamut of large, American-style eggs, bacon and the works-type meals, to pancakes and French toast items. We went with the Mushroom on Toast (which was made up of pan-fried mushrooms tossed with butter, on top of fresh, sautéed spinach and feta cheese, with cracked pepper and oregano, all served on a thick-cut, toasted and buttered slice of sourdough) ($14.50). (And, too, we ordered a nice bit of mocha ($4) to tide us over until the food arrived.) The mushroomed toast arrived looking a wee-bit smallish; however, it looked beautiful, and (ultimately) the flavor turned out to be quite terrific to me. Every ingredient was well-prepared and flavorful. The sourdough toast, in particular, was thumb's-up; although, it could've used more butter. That said, I didn't feel over-stuffed afterwards, nor was I remotely still hungry. This breakfast was a very fine kickstart to my morning! And the wait-gal was particularly fine, as well. Get there early to beat the crowds. :D read more

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Order your food at the bar. A no frills, A-OK kind of place. The outdoor seating over looks the beach so how bad could it be. Staff is friendly and food is decent. Had the mushrooms, rocket, spinach and feta on toast. Great flavors and good, thick, Texas toast style bread. read more

Had coffee here. It was perfectly fine. I saw the other (mostly) negative reviews. Meals coming ok looked ok if a bit uninspiring. The bistro certainly needs refurbishment as it is looking a bit old and tatty and much in need of a lift. The staff were fine but also need a bit of modernisation and smartening up. With a bit of love, thought and order all could be ok one day. read more

The outside looked inviting but as we went in to order stood at at bar for about 10 minutes without anyone even acknowledging us. There were many staff behind the bar that could have served us including someone putting out water and another 2 looking around for something to do. There was a girl at the bar who severed the people in front of us but then went back to fiddling around doing nothing much after them practically refusing to serve us. Ended up walking out down the street to Kafe Kaos that as soon as the lady saw us she put down her plate and came to serve us immediately. Poor service and lack of consideration for customers. read more

Food was pretty nice, except the experience was completely ruined by the waiter. He came out with food that we did not order and upon saying we didn't order that item, replied with "yes you did," and wouldn't change it. read more

Where I do I start...on a nice little spring day, after a heavy night on the sauce, we strolled down to the Arab cafe. Looking forward to a hearty full English brekky, we shouted our order at the bar over the drivel of a sound coming from the speakers and also asked for our milkshake to come with our food, not before. We were then told that it would be 45 minutes till the food came out and with regards to the milkshake "you'll get it when you get it!". The hairy pair serving behind the counter were a pair of James Blunts. Miserable sods at best. We were then served someone else's breakfast, but when trying to explain it was a mistake we were told to just get on and tuck in. This was to the dismay of the heated gentleman behind us who's breakfast I was enjoying, who then hauled his child over his shoulder and left in a cloud of rage. The only redeeming feature was the smiley blond French girl who served our tea and coffee. Save your money and your time and go somewhere else. read more

Service was below average and the food way way below average. Good place to people watch.