Fundies was a great find for Breakfast. We went in with no real expectations but had been told good things. The café itself is a smaller section of the overall organic store, but has ample seating. The coffee is great, and was made quickly. Our order of sourdough toast with avocado was apparently difficult to understand when we veered off menu and asked for a couple of eggs, but eventually the kitchen team agreed to our outlandish ideas. The food was lovely, both bread and accompaniments were delicious and fresh. The oregano/feta spread is excellent, and the organic avocado will spoil you. Yes, it's vegetarian, and yes, you absolutely owe it to yourself to visit this great little spot. read more

Fundamentals Organic - Organic toast, avocado, halloumi and spreads. - Restaurants Near Me - Paddington, QLD

Whereas after a big night on the town you want a full heart attack brekky to soothe your troubled stomach, Fundies serves up the kind of wholesome morning meal you'd tuck into after getting up before the crack of dawn and doing a sunrise yoga class. On the odd occasion that I have filled those criteria (or thereabouts, sometimes waking at 8am and walking to the cafe is good enough) I've really enjoyed the positive vibes and nutritious deliciousness on offer at Fundies. Carnivores be warned that except for in some of the Byron Bay pies there is NO MEAT on their menu. There are however lovely fresh options like scrambled tofu, made with a hint of lemon which really goes down a treat, and avocado on sourdough toast with tomato relish and creamed feta - very tasty (almost as good as bacon). There are a selection of freshly made juices and various teas boasting miraculous properties. The coffee is also good (as well as fair-trade and organic). If you are sick of healthy good vibes by the time you finish your meal, you might want to head to the adjoining health supermarket to check out their range of whole grains, natural supplements, cruelty free cosmetics - that kind of jazz. Or you might want go and get some bacon, stat! read more

Fundamentals Organic - Restaurants Near Me - Paddington, QLD

well my fiance should be writing this one - but anyway... So the man loves MEAT and when we used the entertainment book voucher to go to 'Fundies' for brekky - he didn't realise that there was 'no meat' on the menu. Good thing he's a lover of all food and is always willing to give new things a try. If we go out to eat and don't talk to each other - it means we're soooo into our meals that we just become 'speechless' - and for the record - my fiance turned VEGO for 30 min!! he just LOVED IT! He ordered the big brekky and I ordered the sour dough toast (just so happened to be olive and rosemary - smancy huh) and it came with avocardo, tomato relish and the most amazing fetta/oregano delicious spread I've ever had! OMG and good coffee (always wins me over when there's good coffee) They threw in a poached egg for me too - coz I love my eggs. What can I say? in the heart of paddington and promoting healthy living - big winner for me! hope you enjoy too! read more

I've been meaning to check out the Fundies Cafe for a while now after hearing nothing but great things. I finally had my chance when I dropped in to their connecting wholefoods store on the weekend to pick up some 'necessities'. I was there around lunchtime but wasn't overly hungry so just wanted something snackish. Fundies offer their breakfast menu until 2pm which is fantastic and they have the usual suspects of Bircher Muesli, avocado on toast, big breakfast as well as scrambled tofu and smoked salmon with poached eggs on toast, all reasonably priced. From around 11, their lunch menu is on offer and they have some tasty sounding burgers available as well as cabinet salads ($13.90 for a plate of 3). Additionally they have small items such as rice balls and lentil patties which you can add a plate of three salads (+$9.50) or have by themselves. Plenty of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, all very helpfully marked on the menu! I liked the sound of the brown rice ball with pumpkin, shitake mushrooms, tamari and sunflower seeds with a tomato coriander relish ($6). For a small snack, it was perfect and really quite filling. I'm trying to think of something to compare it to in size but typical sports ball analogies are not really working for this non-sporty reviewer...maybe tennis ball sized? Anyhow, you'd want to consider getting a few or adding salads to it for a more substantial lunch. It was super tasty and I felt full on goodness after eating. Fundies also have quite an extensive drinks list but I just opted for water. I've heard the coffee here isn't the greatest but I'm sure it's drinkable. Fundies may not have the same beautifully decorated decor of some of the surrounding Paddington cafes but it's a cute spot to stop and get a good and reasonably priced healthy meal and I want to return and try some other things or just for an excuse to go next door to the health food store and spend all my dollars on random food items I just 'need' in my life. Note: there is some street parking outside or down the side street but just know that on Game Day (aka day of any Suncorp Stadium event), those parks are only 15 minute parks from midday onwards. I don't know if there's any specific venue parking BUT if you have any reason to drop into the shops across the road or Anouk at the same time, they have customer parking behind. read more

Fundamentals Organic - Organic gluten-free rice ball made with pumpkin, shiitake mushrooms, tamari & sunflower seeds with tomato relish ($6) - Restaurants Near Me - Paddington, QLD

Fundies is one of the best cafe's in Brisbane. For an ex Sydneysider, it reminds me a lot of going to the trendy cafe's and restaurants of Newtown. Food wise, be warned: if you are a bit of a carnivor like me, just stick with coffee. However if you are happy for some veggies and jam on toast, you are in for a treat. read more

Organic delight! My sister clued me in on this great little organic store with a cafe inside. FYI the salads normally sell out by around 1 pm. I was looking into more natural sources of protein and was glad to find that they stock a few options in this department. Hemp protein whilst controversial in certain circles is a great substitute for the mainstream type offerings. Unfortunately this is not readily available on the Western side of the country at the moment. This is however well stocked and priced in this store. (same price as the manufacturer online) Apart from this there are many great offerings of the organic type ranging from tea to dark chocolate coated coffee beans to raw cacao powder. Good produce that is competitively priced. read more

I really wanted to like this place, it's whole organic vegetarian food and ethically sourced ingredients. I so desperately wanted to like it! My first attempt at eating here was on the 5th of January when my husband and I drove here specifically to eat at this place however it was closed for the "break period" over new years, bad business idea closing for THAT long over one of the busiest times of year, but it's not by business that's losing money so if they want to not make money that's their loss really. That day we ended up eating across the road and had a great experience. So today we drove back specifically (again) to eat here because of its ethical standpoint and the promise of a great vegetarian meal, damn were we disappointed! Firstly the prices were around 10 to 20% higher than similar dishes from similar style places that o have eaten at, and my fiancées coffee took SO long to arrive it was almost cold. The coffee was really nice, but cold and had clearly sat for so long the foam had started to condense and fall below the pour line. Our meals arrived after quite a long wait and they are utterly disappointing, (like the previous reviewer who I wanted to not believe) the meal lacked any kind of flavour. The "famous baked beans" felt extremely rushed, under seasoned and watery. It was as though they had thrown both a tin of beans (maybe organic but who knows) and a tin of diced tomato in a pan for a few brief minutes, added some blasé Italian seasoning and called it a day. To say that I am utterly disappointed in this meal pretty much sums it up. I wish I had eaten across the road again today, if I could get a refund on my calories and re-do breakfast I would go straight over there. read more

Just a correction on the date posted by Richard C. The actual date to my visit to fundamental store cafe was Sunday 29/4/2018 at around 2.30pm regarding my desert complaint and service. read more

Went here today to grab some lunch. Picked a salad from the cabinet to take away which set me back $17. I don't mind paying that if it's good. It wasn't. It was bland and boring. There was next to no feta in it which again, I wouldn't mind except it was listed in the name of the salad. Basically what I ended up with was some peas and shredded spinach with slivered almonds and dressed with the water the peas were boiled in. I won't be back. read more

Stopped by for a quick meal to try and shake the dreaded Mondayitis; my symptoms were slightly worse than normal because of excessive fun in Saturday night that I was still recovering from. I had a spinach and pesto pie with a mountain of salad and a double latte. Food was exactly as I hoped it would be - full of natural flavour, perfectly cooked, and filling. I could actually feel my body waking up as I ate it. Coffee was excellent. The service was a little mediocre but considering the quality of goods I'm pretty happy to ignore it, they have all the important bits right regardless. Cheers. read more