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    Corner Store Cafe

    4.3 (40 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    This is a great breakfast.
    Joe M.

    I've just finished one of the best breakfasts I've eaten. Chilli con carne Quesadilla with potato, Manchego cheese, guacamole , poached eggs & jalapeño aioli. It was recommended by my friend I was eating with and It really was a brilliant dish. Awesome just crispy Quesadilla with perfect eggs and the quac and aioli finished it off beautifully. The coffee was good, add to that great friendly service and you have a shit hot cafe. We were watching all the other food being served and every plate looked amazing. I will be straight here next time in town and will struggle whether to choose the same dish or sample something else.

    Surf n Turf brunch special
    L M.

    Well worth the 30+ minute public trans. Great outdoor seating with cover. Menu a bit $$$ for brunch but will go back again. Fresh tasty and well presented food with good service.

    Tess B.

    I'm a massive fan of little cafes that are nestled into side streets and places that are tucked away unassumingly along a busy area. The Corner Store Café is just that: hiding in plain sight along Sylvan Road. You can tell it's been renovated from an old-school cottage and that only exaggerates its charm. My roommate took me to The Corner Store Café and their coffee was superb. I'm not overly hard to please with most things, but I know how I like my coffee. This quirky little place delivers in that department. A really smooth flat white from here brightened my day. Although a little limited, their cuisine is also very easy on the palate. The chicken salad with haloumi I will recommend in a heartbeat! It's very quaint, the staff are friendly and quirky (thank you to the girl who complimented my ASOS bag), and the setting was absolutely lovely for a warm spring day. They have a lovely little garden just behind the outdoor seating area where I'm told they grow their own herbs and veggies. Cute! Ask or have a peek at their counter to see their selection of sweeter items. Last coffee orders are taken at about quarter to three for any of you long-lunchers. Open 7 days. 7am to 3pm.

    Moroccan lamb salad
    Rhiannon S.

    Corner Store Cafe is an old corner store, revamped and turned into a funky looking cafe in Toowong. The female staff are all super gorgeous, trendy looking hipsters, and there is ample seating outside in the undercover area. Don't get me wrong, the girls were all very lovely, though some were a little scatter-brained. We went for lunch on a Monday, and it was full. I can only imagine this place is super busy on weekends too. However, the service was good and food came out pretty quickly for such a busy service. The menu is not that big, instead they just keep it quite simple with breakfast and lunch menu fitting on a single page. We ordered the Moroccon lamb salad and the Chilled prawn asian salad - both were about $16-18. My sister-in-law has been before and highly rated the Bacon Cheeseburger. They also serve a cold press coffee for $5, which you can order sweetened or unsweetened. Cold press is the latest fad it seems, I've noticed a lot of places are starting to do it, which pleases me to no end. Both the drinks and food menu on the website are out of date, we had different menus while in the cafe today. The breakfast menu looked really delicious so I think we'll be back here again soon!

    Rafaela H.

    Driving down Sylvan Road, my housemate and I spotted the Corner Store Cafe and immediately pulled up the car. "This looks like our sort of place" he exclaimed as we walked up to the renovated little cottage shop, with its freshly painted exterior and fresh lillies and onions on display in the front window. As soon as we sauntered in, the friendly and quite good looking staff smiled at us, making our little hearts flutter. "I like it already" I whispered to my housemate. For a Tuesday afternoon this little cafe was quite busy with barely a table free. The selection of sweets behind the counter made my mouth water and the latte was one of the sexiest and smoothest I have had in a long time. There was a lovely little garden and outside seating area but I could not get enough of the interior area. The walls were curiously lined with shelves holding everything from a spare lightbulb to cans of coconut cream and tabasco sauce lined up. I could have stayed there for a long time soaking in my surroundings but the take-away coffee's we ordered were ready in no time at all. This is definitely a place I need to return to in the near future.

    'Sautéed Mushrooms' only $18.5 with every dollar well spent.
    Jackson R.

    The true beauty is in the building. An old Queenslander done up and a great two tier extension on the side with amazing tables and great character. The staff are exceptionally friendly and the coffee meets and exceeds any bean hunters expectations. The food is in a class of its own with a well crafted menu to satisfy all with great options like the 'sautéed mushroom' that was my first experience of this place and it put me into a food coma of glorious taste. Make sure you try their fresh juice and get a lovely side of sour dough from the on site bakery. Definitely one for any foodie or cycling fanatic with great bike accessibility and storage. If you want to appreciate what Brisbane has to offer this is the place to be.

    Lani P.

    After a blip of inconsistency on the coffee-front it seems the Corner Store is back on track with their new coffee blend and barista. Phew. It was a close call there! And to sweeten the deal I've recently discovered their fruit toast, which I'll tell you Yelpers, may be the best I've eaten. I'm fairly certain it is a Leavain Bakery bread and worth every mouthful.

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    The scrambled eggs with chilli and mushrooms was just fantastic. A lovely atmosphere, breakfast in the herb garden.

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    Polite quick service, great food and nice coffee. Definitely come back for coffee and a meal.

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    Best place for lunch and breakfast. I've met so many hot chicks here and I hope that I continue to do so

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    Always noticed the packed cafe on my drive. Have tried it twice now. Variable service. The fruit bread is excellent. Bit pricey and crowded.

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    Review Highlights - Corner Store Cafe

    We opted for the smashed avo (two ways) which was delicious and perfectly balanced with all the added flavours.

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    Penny Coffee Co - Avocado on toasted sourdough with marinated feta, spiced chickpeas, pomegranate salsa, sumac labneh, dukkah and lemon. Very, very good.

    Penny Coffee Co

    5.0(2 reviews)
    4.1 kmDutton Park
    $$

    I've made a few trips to Penny, some just for coffee (takeaway and sit down) and a few with food…read more Across the board, Penny is outstanding in terms of Brisbane's cafe scene. The baristas are exceptionally skilled, and there is a selection of roasts to choose from. While I normally like my coffee black, something that isn't too hard to make, I've had a few flat whites from Penny which have been excellent. A friend of mine asked if they're able to pull a piccolo using soy milk, without the milk splitting. Despite indicating that the barista don't need to try if they haven't made one before, they produced one (after two failed attempts) by slowly adjusting the extraction to the point where they could add a shot to soy milk without producing soy cheese. Doing this despite explicitly not needing to is the sort of above and beyond that earns long-term customers. The food is similarly stellar. The avo on sourdough may at first blush seem like a pricier version of what everyone else is doing. The flavours in Penny's version are, however, inventive and balanced to a point I haven't had elsewhere. There's a nice balance between the feta, dukkah and pomegranate where you can taste all of them without one overpowering the other. The vegetabowl is similarly great. There's just enough of each ingredient that you can taste them, without the dish being overpowered by one note. Penny's interior makes maximal use of the space. There are comfortably sized tables out front and inside, and some bar seating by the espresso machine. The best seats in the house, though, are out back, and include a few longer tables. The staff at Penny are attentive, friendly and great at pulling a coffee and making food.

    What a gem! Penny is the best cafe in the area by far. It is rare to find a cafe that provides an…read moreexcellent choice of coffee (try the home brew) and delicious breakfast. The staff is friendly

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    Bunker Coffee

    Bunker Coffee

    4.9(22 reviews)
    2.2 kmMilton
    $

    For our almost-regular Tuesday lunches, we decided to head to Mrs. Luu's to grab a sandwich, and…read moreended up giving in to our desires for an iced hot chocolate! Oh, the calories! I've been wanting to try Bunker for the longest time, and today was the day. I love the vine covered hub, which reminds me of a burrow, and of a cafe that I used to visit back in L.A. Instead of getting my usual latte, I went for the bottled ice dark chocolate (5). I'm not the biggest fan of hot chocolate, as it's usually too sweet and heavy for me to finish (I know, strange, because I can finish a whole Chipotle burrito), but I decided that the unusually warm weather called for an iced chocolate. We were greeted by a really friendly barista who helped us right away - and well - the iced dark chocolate and dark chocolate mocha were pre-bottled, so there wasn't much work. The iced dark chocolate, made with organic milk (I think?) and fair trade chocolate, was quickly consumed! It wasn't too sweet, and I would definitely go for it again. The iced dark mocha was also really good, and not at all grainy, which often happens in a lot of mochas. My only complaint was that the bottles were a bit harder to open (I prefer Bean's bottles), and the straws were too short and kept falling in! The drinks were so delicious it didin't matter though....

    Bunker eptiomsises why I have faith Brisbane will sustain its growing 'cool' factor. Taking a…read moredisused war-time bunker on Milton Road, Bunker Coffee has turned a small space into a urban retreat. Sitting against the cool brick wall sipping an ice coffee, flat white or hot chocolate you feel a million miles away from the city despite the fact Milton train station is above you. In the same way Blackstar Coffee paved the way for coffee appreciation in Brisbane many years ago, Bunker continues the tradition introducing and encouraging a new set of palettes to appreciate and respect good coffee. They also offer take-home coffee beans which they will grind for you depending on what device you'll be using them in.

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    Bunker Coffee - View into Bunker from Railway Terrace

    View into Bunker from Railway Terrace

    Bunker Coffee - Sitting in the bunker.

    Sitting in the bunker.

    Bunker Coffee - Wall of options - coffee, hot chocolate and roast of the week.

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    Wall of options - coffee, hot chocolate and roast of the week.

    Bean on Dean

    Bean on Dean

    3.7(7 reviews)
    0.6 kmToowong
    $

    We accidentally overshot a bus stop on our way, saw the homey cafe in the midst of construction and…read moreplain buildings, and were immediately taken by Bean on Dean. What stood out to me first were their novel stools and chairs, along with the large mural and overhead lightbulb lamps, all of which came together to give the cafe an industrial meets earthy ambience. Oh, and I especially liked their table numbers that are set on a large wooden spool with thread! The menu was neatly chalked on the board behind counter, where a flamboyant neon lime green espresso machine sits next to jars of baked goods. I do quite like the unexpected hints of pop art around the cafe juxtaposed with everything else wooden - it just seems to really work! Well anyway, I wanted to just take snaps of everything, but onto what we had... The Salmon Dance ($13) was not bad, and the Kerfuffle also looked delicious. The iced coffee ($5.5) was awesome, as it was a hot day, and the British Ploughmans was pretty intense. it was pretty much a platter of wine food - cheeses, pearl onions, Granny smith apples, and a meat pie served cold. Everything was good, and the service was really good!

    Jet lag is a pain in the neck, adding a child into the mix just complicates the issue then add…read morehaving your partner away for work- this is the trifecta of disorder. But this little predicament led me to Bean on Dean since they open at 6:30 when few other breakfast options in Toowong are. I almost turned on my heals and walked out on principle aline when I saw a pre-made bacon and egg sandwich was $12 but the fact the serve Campos coffee got me to reconsider. I decided on the Kerfuffle almost just for the name but since it contained some of my favorite things- avocado, feta and sourdough I knew it couldn't be a miss. The munchkin and I enjoyed our breakfast at one of the inside tables and got to watch the staff at work. They seem to have a pretty good system and gave quite a few regular customers- probably due to the residential setting. As a recent import to Brisbane I feel like I'm not always in the "cool" loop. After stumbling upon Bean in Dean I think I might be able to surprise some if my fellow Brisbanites with a fun alternative for a caffeine fix in Toowong. Bottom line: Small menu, good food/drink but pricey

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    Bean on Dean - Salmon Dance

    Salmon Dance

    Bean on Dean - New Bean on Dean workshop. Wi-Fi to come.

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    New Bean on Dean workshop. Wi-Fi to come.

    Nowhere Espresso - Much cuter in person. My pics don't do it justice.

    Nowhere Espresso

    4.8(4 reviews)
    0.8 kmToowong
    $

    What a little daydream this spot is!…read more It's a vintage, hipster cafe with a furniture store attached. Not sure if they sell actual antiques or things that look beautiful and old. This place is famous with locals, I stopped by after a real estate listing bragged that the house was near local favourite, Nowhere Cafe. It's in a rustic old shop front with geraniums in pots and lots of outdoor seating. They fast and friendly, with delicious food and coffee. I'm sorry I didn't get to spend more time here. I will try to have brunch here again whenever I'm in Brisbane. This is exactly the type of cafe I love!

    Nowhere Espresso sits in an unassuming pocket of Toowong and over hearing a conversation this…read moremorning, one cafe patron hit the nail on the head: "It's funny when you see the community come together at a new business. There's just that kind of vibe here." And she's right. The two mornings I've been to Nowhere this week have been broken up by locals dropping in and out being spoken to by name and hearing updates of their lives, their children and more. It's a very similar vibe to when you visit Antonia and Brad at PUK Espresso in Kangaroo Point. It's this that makes your Mambo coffee that much sweeter. They're still waiting on a food licence, so for now, it is a selection of cakes and some sandwiches. There's complimentary Wi-Fi too and a kitchen table in the shop next door perfect for a work session surrounded by beautiful things.

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    Nowhere Espresso - I enjoyed an Australian specialty banana bread with butter. Scrumptious breakfast.

    I enjoyed an Australian specialty banana bread with butter. Scrumptious breakfast.

    Nowhere Espresso - Excellent latte! Very unique place in lovely Brisbane.

    Excellent latte! Very unique place in lovely Brisbane.

    Nowhere Espresso

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