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    Emily's Place

    3.4 (11 reviews)
    Closed 8:30 am - 7:00 pm

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    Evan K.

    I have a friend called Emily, and i get better coffee at her house. Located on the outskirts of Melbourne Central (before the strip becomes Swanston Street), this small cafe is a french inspired coffee and dessert house. Next door you'll find a waffle place, boost juice and lord of the fries; note to reader - try all of these before you try Emily's. Ok, a tad dramatic but the coffee and desserts here aren't too bad... it's just that you could find something better close by. A friend and i came here, grabbed a coffee and dessert and walked away content but couldn't really rave about it (Even though my coffee was watery). Even if you sit outside, you feel bothered because it's a popular walkway into Melbourne Central, you'll feel 'in-the-way'. My experience here just wasn't great, but some of my friends love Emily's!

    Arabella G.

    Less 'Emily's Place' and more 'Emily the Strange', this little cafe bordering on Melbourne Central is one of the most mediocre I've yet encountered in coffee obsessed Melbourne. Emily's Place kind of feels like a very tame French themed ride at Disneyland, all tiny bistro tables and 1960s rive gauche Parisian attitude. But without the revolutionary spirt. Or the insistence on good coffee. To be fair, Emily's is an ok place for a quick coffee on your way into - or out of - Melbourne Central. Just don't expect a great cup of coffee. You will leave très déçu.

    Gabriel P.

    I love it how there is no table service at Emily's Place (this is not the part I love) so you have to go up to the counter to order, where they have a large tip jar for the baristas - saying something along the lines of how hard they work to serve up great coffee every time. What a joke. The coffee here is not good at all. In fact this dingy little hole in the wall cafe is not much to write about at all. To be fair a little cafe situated in the entrance to Melbourne Central train station is not expected to be the home of anything good. But I think it should be possible to make a coffee that doesn't taste as burnt as a barbequed piece of meat. My good friend Emily certainly manages to produce decent enough coffee with her little stove top espresso machine at home - it's a pity this isn't her place.

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    Jai V.

    Iv been coming to Emily's for almost 2 years now, safe to say I'm a regular! I love the coffees and ambience and the staff especially! Always make you feel welcome. Whenever I'm in the city I always make it a point to stop by, great place to meet new people and catch up with friends. It's not a big place but its just cosy and inviting! I love it and will keep coming back for more.

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