I absolutely love it! At first glance this is a small little cafe, but I STILL get the cravings…read more Customer Service: The staff is super friendly and amazing. My two friends and I were even given free coffees! Don't mind if I do! They really make conversation with you and care about whether or not you enjoyed your meal. That definitely is a rarity when it comes to businesses nowadays. This place probably has the best customer service I've seen anywhere! Food: They have delicious meals all at reasonable prices. My two friends both ordered Big Breakfasts, which is reported to be delicious. I personally ordered the Eggs Florentine with Smoked Salmon and it was honestly incredible. I even wanted to lick my plate clean. Filling, great value, absolutely delicious, you cannot go wrong. The only negative thing I have to mention is that there is a decently long wait time so don't go in if you're already starving and a bit impatient. The wait time is worth it in my opinion for the delicious and fresh food, but it's still something to be wary of.

Hidden gem! Great food & great coffeee. Breakfast is sorted…read more There is no shortage of lovely cafes and restaurants on Main St in Mornington - you are certainly spoiled for choice. We were told to go to Blackbird by a local shop owner and were so glad we took their advice! Blackbird Cafe is off the main drag down a laneway about halfway down Main St. We went for breakfast on a Sunday morning and though it was busyish they were happy to accommodate a table for 6 without a reservation. Breakfast menu had all the usual faves plus a couple of great vego options for us so yay - Vegan Breakfast and Baked Eggs. Our friends had The Big Breakfast, Eggs Florentine and Avocado Smash. Also each coffee comes out with a itty bitty piece of cake on the side - too cute! The Big Breakfast definitely lived up to its name - huge! The hollandaise on the eggs was raved about and my Baked Eggs were AH-mazing. Lesson learnt - listen to locals! Check out Blackbird if you're ever down that way.

Best coffee in Mornington Prompt service…read more In industrial estate so parking not great but if you're in area it's consistent. Also has guest wifi

The beef Benny was so delicious and savory! Loved the sourdough! The magic coffee was nice and…read morecreamy and I loved how spacious the cafe was.

What a lovely Italian gem this place is. I was after a nice strong coffee and it certainly didn't…read moredisappoint. Deep rich coffee with a nice kick, all these flat whites are a bit rubbish down under hut jot this joint. I also had a bread and butter cake, served warm, with a clotted cream. Superb, moist and full of fruity flavour. Other half had a lemon curd cup cake that also was not dry, served warm and hit the spot. To drink she had a fruit salad juice; mango, passion fruit, orange and pineapple from the cooler. $20. Will be back when I'm passing.

Our recent visits were breakfast and lunch (not on the same day - please!), and we cannot offer…read morecomment on dinner. It's hard to rate this place in comparison with inner city experience; we found it good but not stellar. It's a solid 3.5 star performer, with no pretensions and with good staff. Possibly the best on the Pt Lonsdale Rd strip.

Cute little bakery and has a small grocer attached. There's both indoor and outdoor seating. Vegan…read moreoptions available. The pies are good-- not your typical gas station, dubious meat pies. The flavors are quite interesting. We ordered the Duck & 5 Spice Pie and a Beef & Burgundy Pie. The duck pie tasted a lot like Chinese BBQ duck which was kind of weird but interesting. The beef pie was good with big chunks of meat and good flavor, although a bit gooey. Both pies came with (onion?) relish. The attached grocer has a good selection of fresh fruits/ veggies and frozen take home meals which would be very convenient if you're staying somewhere with a kitchenette. There's a few Red Hill Bakers around the area.

Arrived after 2 for late lunch. Ordered frittata and iced coffee. Specifically asked whether i…read moreshould wait at counter or sit down. Told to sit down and they would find me. After a 20 minute wait i went back to counter to chase up my order. I was told it was my fault that I did not get my items ordered and eventually got given frittata in takeaway and my coffee was sitting on a counter for i don't know how long. This was all in a non busy time. When i went to the counter to chase up my food and coffee after a 20 minute wait i was told after 2 it was takeaway so apparently i should not have sat down as specifically told to do. Customers are expected to know all of this as the worķers just tell you lies and then blame you for not knowing their serving rules. When I spoke to the manager she reiterated that it was my fault and then blamed me for upsetting her staff member. When I said I was a tourist and could not be expected to know the serving rules, the manager and another server smirked at me. They made it obvious that they do not like tourists. At no time did I raise my voice or say anything to the staff member that was in the least bit rude. All I said was asked where my order was and told her that it had been 20 minutes. I also said that she told me to sit down when I ordered. I do not blame the server as it is now clear that the problem is extremely poor management. There was obviously some mistakes made but their response was to blame the customer and then falsely accusing the customer of upsetting a staff member. As a tourist to this area, i would not recommend this place and will never come here again. Lots of other friendlier and more professional places in the same shopping area.

Mad cow disease is a brain disorder in adult cattle that may be spread to humans through diseased…read moremeat, hence a curiously yet puntastically named cafe, maybe I will skip the beef. With an open view out to the water I visited on the first day of a long weekend and the vibe was relaxed. Coffee arrived with a layer of milky foam I was frothing to drink it and it didn't let me down. Flavours were subtle and it went down smooth and easy. Food was a delicious umami delight. My order was the Madcowes Hash ($18), the large croquette was crispy, kasundi mushrooms meaty, egg soft and oozing offset nicely with crisp watercress. Looked good and tasted great .. olive oil was so fresh it was almost fluorescent green! Grab the bull by the horns and pop into this cafe when you're next in this small seaside town. Papers a plenty! Music - none, just the sound of voices reverberating around. Less ambiance but easy to chat

I'm glad I found this place !…read more Looking for a place to have a quick meal while i was visiting Phillip island, I ended in Cowes, I first went to another place, without any reviews and that I couldn't even see on Yelp, to give it a try. I sat, saw the waitress passing in front of me and watching me two times, and after 5 minutes without getting any intention (at least maybe, giving me a menu?) I decided that, well, maybe it was enough. THANK GOD (or whatever I don't believe in) because I ended up here instead ! Decided to go healthy (that's impressive Pierre) and had the Mad Cowes chicken salad (as you could see in the pictures) and it was a freaking good as it looked awesome ! The seasonning was just perfect, the chicken was not dry at all, and... I HATE THE CUCUMBERS (ALL OF THEM) You don't know me, but it's a big deal, if I say to my friends that I ate cucumbers, they would die instantly. It's like Superman eating Kryptonite, or... Batman eating his dead parents ! (it's a big deal) I had a perfect lemon meringue pie with a marvelous Mocha and that was it, I'm in love. oh and add a friendly staff, and a wonderful view on the ocean. YEAH

They advertise winning Australia's best pie for the mushroom and truffle pie and it was definitely…read moreworth the stop while in the area. The pie was really delicious, with a light flaky crust and rich creamy filling. Super delicious savory flavor with big chunks of mushroom. My coffee was fine but I wouldn't make a special point of getting coffee here. Really friendly service!

I adore the pastries and slices here. Everything tasted just like home and how I'd remembered…read moreyears ago strolling along Hesse St with a cup of coffee and a slice, looking at all the lovely stores. Service was fast and friendly.

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Always get friendly service, great options for breakfast and lunch or just coffee and a snack. It's…read moregreat the place now opens late for dinner Thursday - Saturday and offers BYO drinks, had a lovely meal on a Friday night. All in all a great local cafe which always looks after it's customers.

3.7. Feels and is a bit old fashioned in look. Sometimes that's a virtue…read more This is a nice little place with a substantial outdoor area at the front facing the bay and catching the water. The cafe proper is sometimes open to the elements at the front when the weather is right. It was a cool and sunny day and open to the air was just the right feel today. I had difficulty choosing the food today. The Dagwood Bumstead burger, basically a hamburger with the lot with chips on the side, sounded pretty good. My partner selected the BLT with cheese. The food was old fashioned but good. It was just what we were after. The burger was big, tasty and generous. A substantial meal with done lovely chips. The BLT was very well received too. It was all delightfully retro. There was good music playing too. Nice service throughout as well and the staff seemed happy and engaged. I realised I've been here a number of times over the years and I'll definitely return again.

Concerning when a cafe has a sign that reads something along the lines... "If you had a good…read moreexperience, tell your friends. If it wasn't so good, then tell us" I started to tell the guy clearing our table about the food but he just smiled and moved on. It's sad when the general response becomes "How'd you enjoy it guys" instead of something like "How was everything?"... Or "I noticed you only took one sip out of your coffee... was it ok?" First off our order was completely wrong with our poached eggs being over cooked and eggs we wanted well done being runny. Coffee was extremely average and food was generally over priced. My recommendation is try somewhere else...