This is a great little cafe in Yass. The food is great. Came here for breakfast and loved the…read moreexperience. But the best thing is the staff. Really friendly and welling to help. The coffee is good, not the best cup I've had, but still relatively good. I can here own a road trip, and really glad that I stopped here at this cafe.

A slice of Melbourne off the Hume Highway, Trader & Co. is the perfect spot in the…read morealready-delightful town of Yass. I was lucky enough to be directed there by the local tourism office, after my friend mentioned she's vegetarian. Everything is great: the atmosphere. The banter between the coffee/chai station and the food station (run by separate people under the same roof). The food itself was fresh and plated up beautifully. It's also a co-working space AND has an adorable selection of locally-made gifts in the front. I suspect this is going to be THE go-to spot for the cool folks of Yass. I hope it is for anyone driving between Melbourne and Sydney, too.

Really nice house blend roasted in-house from Imported…read morebeans, Melbourne/Sydney feels in small country town, great owner/operator business with excellent friendly service - a real gem. Country coffee shop done right ( for a change) Menu: great coffee + basic but yummy sweet treats and gourmet toasted sandwich's with some vego options. Wifi available.

Wonderful cafe with great food, wonderful coffee and even better customer service. Found it on our…read moreway through town and was well worth the detour.

From the owner: Specialty coffee, great food, warm atmosphereread more

I was looking for a good brunch place to kill some time between client meetings, and oh boy this…read moreplace was like finding a hidden oasis!! The food and service here are spectacular, and have really good prices. Even in the middle of winter, they have a courtyard area full of heaters to warm you up. It's absolutely a hidden gem, as it doesn't look like a typical cafe from the front. I ate here at least twice in a row, and loved it both times. Would highly recommend anyone going to Wagga to give this place a go.

We found this place by chance looking for a place to have dinner. Exceptional food with an Italian…read moreinfluence. Service was great and staff were really friendly. Quaint little courtyard out the front for outside dinning In fact we were so impressed with the food we came back for breakfast. We weren't disappointed, again lovely food, great service and friendly staff. Double espresso was right up there

Visited Cootamundra to see family in town on the seasonal workers program who were performing for…read morethe towns annual Christmas show. Paragon Cafe were open late into the evening after the show and were so lovely and friendly. While the wait times were a bit long (they had several customers that evening, including our group of 12) the staff remained polite, attentive and ver patient. The food was well worth the wait with the pizzas being tasty, including the burgers. We also ordered their spicy chicken pieces (can't recall the exact name) and omg these were to die for! The chicken was flavourful, very juicy and tender, sadly better than Kingsley's chicken imo. We ended up ordering more for the ride home. The owner was a lovely gentleman who was super accomodating and kind who gave us the last of their chicken pieces free of charge. We highly, positively recommend this cafe if you're looking for excellent quality food and service. Thank you Paragon staff. Happy new year!

Sign now says it's the New Paragon. Dropped by for a late…read morelunch, mid afternoon. As expected at this time of day, place was not busy. However, I suspect there were other reasons this place was quiet. Absolutely the worst coffee I've had in a long time. Not sure what went wrong but it tasted awful. The plain hamburger was nice, though, with fresh salad. The dim sims also tasted strange. The good news...it's now several hours after eating and I feel fine

Good coffee and good cake. Not far off the main road it is a worthwhile stop. Rural setting and…read morenice views, lovely shaded porch with heaps of books. We will stop here again.

Great location, awful food. We ordered a simple chicken and avocado sandwich. The bread was good…read morealthough cut about an inch thick; chicken was some sort of manufactured meat and the avocado was from a tube. I haven't had a sandwich that bad for 20 years. My daughter ordered a chicken salad which was made from the same manufactured meat. Tea was ok. Wasn't game to try the coffee.

Amazing food, coffee and service. The vibe in here is…read morehomely, quirky and welcoming. Absolutely recommend stopping at this cafe if you get the chance!

A little cafe/deli, barely noticeable from the street but well worth the visit. It was like having…read morelunch at home, sitting in a comfy old wicker lounge in one of the rooms. And listening to the relaxing tunes on the stereo - scarily, I knew most of the tunes that played too! There is more seating outside, like being in the backyard My Ploughman's Lunch was just right, and at a good price. Loved that my milkshake came in an old-style metal container too. Will definitely be back - my new favourite eating place while visiting Yass for work

You are missing out big time if you don't take the slight detour to Jugiong from the main highway…read more Food, coffee and jams etc are excellent. Today we had the minestrone, Aussie Turkish and of course coffee. Now, the browsing of jams, sauces, biscuits etc Once the relatives know you are going past Jugiong they expect delicacies brought back so you have to buy double I have subscribed to emails from here over the last few years and they are a good read with recipes.

After reading a few great reviews of this place, I decided to stop in for a lunch pit-stop after…read moreenduring 5hours driving on the Hume Highway boring death roadtrip that is Melbourne to Sydney, and what an absolute pleasure it was! Seeing countless small towns with service station diners and fast food restaurants, Long Track Pantry Cafe is an absolute haven for anyone looking to actually have a nice relaxing time on their roadtrip. The cafe is split into 2 rooms, with a selection of tables & chairs and a long bench seat, as well as tables & chairs outside on the leafy covered front patio. It's an exceptionally cute store, with a very rustic feel to it. Apple & pear shaped decorations, a big branch hanging from the roof, wooden noughts & crosses on the table etc. The menu itself is quite small, with about 7 main lunch dishes (served until 3pm), but you can also get an assortment of toasted focaccias and pastry items up until they close (4pm). Most of the dishes feature one of the homemade jams or chutneys that they also sell in store which are absolutely delicious. The food itself was great, trying to get home before dark we quickly wolfed down one of the toasties, but the bread was lovely and crispy and the salad dressing was great. The whole meal was very filling and very well priced for what you got as well as the peace & quiet of the place (note that we had lunch at 3.30pm - I think it gets very busy during peak hour). The shop also sells a number of country style knick knacks including tea-towels, milk jugs, cushions, books and plenty of other things - absolutely perfect if you need to pick up a last minute gift for mum / grandma. The perfect location & timing for a pitstop if you are driving Sydney to Melbourne (3.5hrs from Syd) or coming back the other way (5hrs from Melb). I definitely suggest you push through if you're getting hungry along Hume Hwy until you reach this place. I certainly had to eat my words after complaining non stop to my road-trip buddy about wanting to stop off and eat at Hungry Jacks in Gundagai :/